Show I I i Fig Fighting ting for for r rt t T Paris Parl Sept It It was an on unusually hot day dar and man many of our men fell feU out along the road exhausted the caus cause being being- lon long marches continual fighting fighting- and no rest says saS Paris I At the tho southeast ast of ot Pozieres thick clouds appeared on the horizon and to tho the Inexperienced the tho occasional lightning lightning lightning light light- ning and heavy thunder heard from the tho distance was Vas taken to be a thunder thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm storm but more experienced men knew the rolling nol noise o was as no thunderstorm but an artillery duel between French and Germans In tho the direction of ot Con- Con and le It appeared as It If the Germans Intended in intended intended In- In tended to turn the tables table on us Instead in instead In- In stead of ot defending defending- themselves es they the had taken the offensive with the object of driving us out of ot our positions at Pozieres The Germans started a terrible terrible terrible ter ter- bombardment and our troops troop suffered rut suf greatly under It When hen tho the ar artillery ar- ar tillery fire ceased wo we were on the alert anticipating an Infantry attack Small of oC the enem enemy troops w were were re spreading out moving toward our left heft wing and lar largo large o dark masses following in their wake e. e On our left wing on 01 elevated ground stood a British machine gun company concealed by brushwood Higher up a 1 well covered French battery batter s stood and on the slope of a n little hill hihl a Zouave Zou- Zou ave avo rc regiment wa was wag W We watched anxiously h for tor the tho outcome of or orthis this movement Reports KIS a posts came cume in saying tho the Germans h hi ha v. v l stopped topped for or the thu night and were resting rest In ing With dawn the ne next t morning wo we were up tip and about anti and so were the Germans An enemy aeroplane was waa circling around our left wing to tako take observations r Shortly aCt afterward r ard the dully daily work commenced Enemy artillery artillery artil artil- I lery ry shelled tho the machine gun un company and French battery Both were put putout putout putout out of or commission and tho thio German in infantry In- In fan fantry to attacked tho the and drove dro them out of their trenches This was vas 38 the signal for our main troops to march forward to o attack tho the enemy Severe ere fighting began bean along along- tho the whole line driving tho thio Germans out of th this the trenches taken from torn the and toward l Grand lo Grand whore thore they made a gallant stand |