Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-08-08
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LITTLE FIGHT ION THE SIDE
American Soldiers In Trenches 1e.o
Santiago stop Firing 10
Most Amusing Scrap

oecran" between an lrishnah aHN
a Teuton in the American
fore Santiago, while the Dattie ""2 49,
was 90 funny that the soldiers stoppeu
eriro Of the Spaniards to Watch INC
aissension in their own ranAs'
a volunteer in an exchange
private Cassidy of company \. SIX
teeptb u s. infantry, Private Nuo
and Corporal Mulraney were l"e
the foe side by side when CASSIDY ""s
hit by a Spanish don's bullet anu So
- tbot bourne whence no traVeIei
returns" Mulraney was so puss
numping lead toward Santiago 'h"'
he failed to note his comraoes u0"'"
until the poor fellow was pelhs
moved from the firing line Iheh nc
saw Mueller in the act of approprlat
ing two cartridge belts, one niieo anu
the other almost empty. Now aInihu-
milton was to be had in abundance
that morning. Every soldier ID the
regiment was supposed to have all inc
cartridges he could shoot away TO
CARELESS of accuracy of aim, so
CALLED Corporal Mulraney to see an
other-and a German at that-taklng
possession of what once belonged 10
his chum.
IF We had amy respect for the deao
we'd lave thin cartridges alone, salo
Mulraney with a scowl on. MS race
that would have scared Spaniaro
into surrender. ut isn't the likes OF
yez, We Dutch duffer that can fali
heir to me friend Cassidy's belongings.
I'll thank We, an with a bad grace 81
that to pass me thin belts before
take a punch at your dirthy face"
Dot vas all right" replied Mueller
defantly, his phlegmatic blood stirred
by the heat of battle Cassidy vas
good Teller, all right, andt he toldt
me l could hat dose ammunitions ven
he vas"
Eye lie, We Dutch robberi cried
Mulraney, dropping his rifle and shak-
ing his fist under Mueller's nose.
YEN put thin cartridges down this
minnit or Ill make yez wish Mauser
had sthruck We instid OF me fist
Il vas no liar" retorted Mueller
also dropping his rife, "undt can vip
any Irish dog robber who"
This pointed allusion to the fact
that Mulraney had once been ''strik-
err for his captain was more than
Mulraney cared to stand, and his
brawny arm Strengthened with stun
ming effect on Mueller's cheek. Al
most as quickly the Germans fist
landed on Mulraney's nose, and then,
to the wonder of their comrades on
either side, the two men went down
together, striking, kicking and biting
with complete Indifference for the
fierce battle in progress. Before eth
er combatant had inflicted any par
ucular harm upon his opponent
young lieutenant interfered and or
dered the men back to their places,
with the assurance that each would
suffer severely for such a fragrant
breach of discipline
For a few minutes both men pulled
their triggers with a fair degree of
regularity, notwithstanding the con-
could not forego. but Mulraney
changed the situation suddenly when
he discovered that no commissioned
officers were near enough to balk his
scheme of vengeance.
IF ye're not a coward yell roll
down the hill a bit of a ways behind
the trench" Mulraney muttered to his
foe, an whin | meet We at the bottom
may hivin hev mercy on We before I'm
trough wild ye!"
Mueller looked to the rear and saw
a steep slope of nearly fifty feet and
tangled growth OF shrubbery at the
bottom. He glanced along the line
in both directions and saw no Shout.
der straps nearer than a dozen files.
and then accepted the challenge by
casting himself out of the trench and
swiftly rolling toward the shrubberv.
Before he had traversed half the dis
lance Mulraney was descending in the
same fashion, and a resumption of
hostilities ensued immediately unon
his arrival at the foot OF the slope.
1t might be stated parenthetically
that big captain separated Mulraney
and Mueller and sent them back once
more to their places on the firing line
where they acted like good soldiers
the rest of the day. After the fighting
was over Mulraney lost his cheyrons
and several months pay, and Mueller
suffered even worse punishmapt