t glisten in my eyes. Enough of tears! A
holy wrath inflames my heart!

No, this is not a wound upon my bosom, 'tis a red, red rose, the
quenchless flame of war, my sacred oath!

Red rose! My terrible red rose!

No, this wreath upon my head is not of waterplants, no, 'tis the crown
of Belgium, the crown of a free nation!

Where is my sword?

In the name of Justice and of Freedom, in my King's name I raise the
sword.

To Belgium's aid, O Nations!

God save the Czar and Russia, that gave her blood for me!

God save the King and Britain, that shed her blood for me!

Forward, fair France's children! Form your battalions, hasten, hasten!

To Belgium's aid, O Nations!

[Illustration: Map showing where the French were trying on June 20,
1915, to capture the German lateral lines of communications about
Arras and Lens in their steady forward drive in the north of France.
The "Labyrinth" appears in the lower left section.]

Battle of the Labyrinth

France's Victory in the Chief Western Operation Since the Marne

The Battle of the Labyrinth, technically described in French
communiques as "operations in the section north of Arras,"
really began in October, 1914, when General de Maud-Huy
stopped the Prussian Guard before Arras. Because of their
great strength the labyrinth of German trenches and
fortifications southeast of Neuville-St. Vaast formed a
dangerous salient which the French troops had to dispose of
before they could make progress eastward from north and
south of that point. The decisive part of the battle--or
series of battles extending over fifty miles of front--is
described in the brief review of the French official
observer at the front, and in the two accounts by Wythe
Williams cabled to THE NEW YORK TIMES after a trip to the
front specially arranged for him and three editors of Paris
newspapers by the French War Ministry.

By The Associated Press.

Account of the French Official Observer At the Front

_Paris, June 22.--A terrific combat from May 30 to June 19 has
resulted in the conquest by the French of the formidable system of
works and trenches called the "Labyrinth." The operations are
described today in a dispatch from an official observer at the front._

_The Labyrinth, lying between Neuville-St. Vaast and Ecurie, formed a
salient of the German line, and its position, a strong one, had been
greatly reinfo