STRUGGLES FOR STANDARDS.
DEFENDED TO LAST MAN
LONDON, Sept. 15
The "Evening News" says that during the battle of the Marne there were terrible engagements at Senes, in which small farmhouses were several times captured and recaptured.
The French endeavoured to capture a German Eagle standard, but failed. Finally the French flag was hoisted, the Germans retreating.
Terrific encounters for standards occurred throughout the battlefield. The French defended their flags with amazing valour and devotion. In one case, probably twenty infantry holding a flag were successively cut down. A fresh comrade was always ready to replace the fallen one until succour arrived. .
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Northern Advocate, 16 September 1914, Page 5
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