Evening star., 1914-11-15
STORIES Of HERO|SM
ON FIELDS Of BATTLE
Men Lying in British Hospitals
Have Wounds to Attest
Their Valor.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
LONDON, November MANY mar
row escapes and deeds OF wonderful
bravery have been made by the injured
British and Belgian soldiers now re-
covering in English hospitals. young
lance corporal of the Kings Royal
Rifles who is recovering from a bullet
wound in his knee owes his life to
crucihx which he picked up in an emp
ty house where he was billeted. A
strange impulse compelled him to pick
up the crucinx and put 1t in his hav-
ersack.
During an engagement a few days
later many OF the corporals comrades
were killed by bullets which were al
most spent. The young corporal was
hit in the knee and later II was found
when he was taken to hospital that
one OF the spent bullets had also pass
ed completely through his knapsack.
but had been detected from his body
by the crucifix. one Of the arms Of
which had been broken of by the bull
let.
Private W. Hinton of the Ist East
Lancers poses as the luckiest man in
within a minute without serious in
jury. One bullet fiattened fve rounds
of ammunition in his belt. Another
smashed the magazine Of his rife and .
Lieutenant Courted Death.
A letter from one of the Royal Engi-
neers describes the remarkable pluck
Of Lieut.. r. Pottinger OF Tedmouth.
Pottinger and his section were at
tempting to blow up a bridge under
fire. They laid the charge and the Sec
ti0n retired. Lieut.. Pottinger and .
sapper remained behind to light the
fuse. The charge did not explode. The
sapper then fred ten rounds OF ammu-
Pottinger then said: "rIl make the
thing go or" He shook hands with
the sapper and walked to the bridge.
There he put the muzzle of his revolver
tridges. Even then the charge did not
60 of. and the men had to hee. leaving
the bridge intact. If the charge had
gone off the young lieutenant would
approaching Germans would have been
robbed of an easy entry into the allies
territory.
One of the officers of the ill-fated
Cressy, which was sunk by the German
submarines. was severely injured on
the head, had both legs broken and his
feet crushed as he was thrown into
the air by. the explosion His body
was sucked under the water by the
sinking cruiser, but was picked up by
Twenty-four hours afterward the IN
jured officer regained consciousness.
and his first words We're: Are we
downhearted? No."
Only Sergeant Came Back.
A sergeant Of the line was made ad-
jutant for his GOODNESS and bravery
in one of the engagements in Lorraine.
with three men the sergeant was sent
across an open field to attract the fire
of the Germans, so the colonel could
tell where the enemys trenches were
and what their probable strength was.
A hail of bullets was directed at the
four men. They made their way to a
small farmhouse, where they climbed
up on a tile roof and from the shelter
of a chimney began firing at the Ger
mans. Angered by the impudence OF
the four soldiers. the Germans directed
one of their batteries on the house and
RACED it.
my smartest patrol leader is gone"
the colonel remarked, as he saw the
building crumble. The three privates
were no more, but the little sergeant
was soon seen running across the neld
toward his command. when the SER
geant arrived breathless at headquar-
ters the colonel asked with mock Sc
verify why he did not stay and con-
tinue the fire.
Sorry. sir. but the pigs knocked my
house down." was the reply.