The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-10-16

tAoeFte gives some etrlklug e1emD4uo
On one OccAsion the Germans IN coa-
siderable force tried to enter eoMa
occupied BY British troops. One 0cet
tish detachment VAS entrusted with
the task Of checking the adyancing
Germans I'll the English troops sue.
ceeded In retiring In good order.
They took % a position In the nrst
bouse In the town. The Germans a.
rected n violent fre upon the houses.
which soon threatened 10 bury the de-
Tenders under their ruins. The Ger
man attack slackened, and the Scots
realized that the enemy was prepar.
Ing to take up = still better position.
During the lull Scottish sergeant
who occupied a grocery. discovered on
the shelves several packets OF choco
late, and turning to his men told
them. TN give a bar OF chocolate to
every man who kills a German" When
the attack was resumed the sergeant
grayely proceeded to distribute the
promised rewards.
Show Great Bravery.
The day after the same regiment
was occupying trench, swept by vio-
lent rifle and artillery fire, when two
priyates noticed that Frenchman at.
tached to the battalion az interpreter
occupied the most exposed spot In the
trench. One private said The
Frenchman is badly placed, let's widen
his trench and during minute, pay
Ing no attention to the hail or bull.
lets and shrapnel. the privates deep
ened the trench. and with the same
calm resumed their places.
The correspondent adds that the
bravery OF the English is truly admir-
able. Although they had suffered
heavily. the English never fiinched an
Instant when informed that one Of
their best units had just been annihf
lated They remained silent for a
few seconds and then answered with
wonderful determination: Never
mind. One day we win have the best
Of IT,"
Every newspaper Is anxious 10 pay
tribute to British bravery and PROV
ess. After their trying retreat from
Belgium the French are delighted that
the British should participate in the
more congenial task Of pursuing the
Germans. I'VE are happy" says the
Journal des Debats. that. after hav-
ing at one time occupied the thank
less position at Mons and Cambria.
our allies have the satisfaction Of be.
ing with the advancing wing Of our
forces on the side where most tro-
plies have been won"
still They Came On.
A Coidstream guardsman. writing Of
the lighting near the forest of Com.
piegne. compares the sight Of the
Germans issuing from the trees to q
'cup'finsi crowd a. the Crystal palace.
You couldn't miss them. Our buL
let's plowed into them. but still they
came for u. was well intrenched
and my rife BOT 80 hot could hardly
hold II. ! was wondering II should
have enough bullets when q pal
shouted. Up. guards. and at EN- The
next second he was rolled over with
| n nasty knock on the shoulder. He
| jumped Mp and Kissed. Let me get ut
them. his language was 2 st s'rons'
er tnan tnat.
When we really ala get 'ne ordef
TO get u them we maze no mis'ess
J can tell you. They crinsed q me
bayonst. but those on our 'eIt WINS
tried 70 Get around ~. ana after rae
a..
Ing % hard - we could fof quite
three hundred yards. we cut up nearly
every man VINO did not run away.
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