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Show FAMOUS GUARDS SHOT TO PIECES By ANDRE BEAUMONT. (Special Cable b London Daily Telegraph Tele-graph ) France, Oct 21. Here is the first detailed account of how the German attempt to outflank the allies' le't on the Belgian frontier was foiled: A violent action was fought at Po-peringhein, Po-peringhein, in the course of which the allies Inflicted heay losses on the German cavalry, which was cut up. sabered aud routed. Their horses, hor-ses, which had been worn out by forced marches, were unable to stand They were charged again and again by allied cavalry. In one Instance not a single man out of a detachment of 100 horses escaped. German infantry from Ypres moved some miles behind to support the cavalry, but they were met by allied infantry and artillery. The Germans had trouble getting their guns into position in the wot, slippery ground. Wherever they tried to make a stand they found that the allies were ahead of them and were already shelling them One escape was a retreat in as good order or-der as possible along the canal to Ypres. which soon afterward was occupied oc-cupied by allied troops Meanwhile an equally hot engagement engage-ment was fought a little farther south with a corps of the guards The infantry opened fire at a range of about 800 yards and the allies' field guns were bombarding them from about two kilometers. The fight was a stubborn one, for although fagged out, the guard tried to maintain its reputation and resisted doggedly. The officers gave their orders as if on parade and the men tried to move forward. As one fell another took his place. Section after section was mowed down by the French troops firing volleys. The Germans finally broke and fell back almost In a rout They attempted a bayonet bayo-net charge as a last resort, but found themselves up against barbed wire They slipped and tumbled about in the marBhy ground. The few officers who remained fell and the soldiers retreateH In 1 arA or Icavlnc nt onr spot more than 500 disabled The'.' were saved from utter extinction only by the mitrailleuse section which protected pro-tected their retreat toward Lille. The German attempt to separate the allied troops had failed and the two armies were fighting in strong union side by side. The steady progress of the allied armies since that date Is only further fur-ther proof that the Germans are no longer In condition to hold their ground and It is only a question of days before they are driven completely com-pletely out of F rench territorv oo |