New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-26
CHAPLAIN PRAISES
SIR JOHN FRENCH
British Commander Often
Spends Night in Hos
pital with Wounded.
INSPIRES GREATEST
CONFIDENCE IN MEN
Priest Who Went to Front with
Army Saw No Ger
man Cruelty.

Tho first American to reacn 'hi'
.o,,ntrv from the scenes Of actual hgnt-
no in the European war arrived mere
rosterdav on the Cunard liner Maure-
t.ria He is the Rev. James MalloH
. Roman Catholic priest, who served
ne chaplain at the front with the DIV
isb forces under Sir John French
Father Malloy, who is native VI
this country, had parish on MOTT"
Island. New Zealand, and is returning
% tho Antipodes. He was in LONDON
,vbon war broke out, and asked to 70
with the army as chaplain. he iel'
Iordon with the British troops on Au"
Gust II. and five days Later saw me me
Srst battle, which was at Mons; t
gaid the fire Of the BRUSH soIuIeL
was whitening, and that Germans VII III
down by the thousands before II. i
described the shells from thG ;,,S ai',,.
siege guns as terrifying Mheig' e &c
they struck, he said, a great clouu "a
dirt and smoke was thrown up; ''''N
houses were complete ly Destroyer.
Father Malloy declared the DuIIe g
used BY both sides IN the DatSle %
Mons were humane ones, ana IhaI
thew hit a part not vital the wouhle ,
soldier had splendid chance lor re-
covery. He observed no atrocities. ne
saw many British wounded VINO hau
bcen in German hands and heard 10
complaints. He counted thirty-hVe
aproplanes in the air along the RIVER
Marine, but few Of them we're Ter
man. -. go, tor
rifc artillery fire at night, the posl.
lions of the Germans being found out
bv aviators, who signalled by hghTs
and gave the gunners splendid chance
70 re. the ranges. lie paid great trip
ute TO Sir John French, leader OF the
british forces, and told Of the me
esprit de corps. for which ne and MS
methods Of discipline were largely re-
81 cannot imagine q finer morale
than that Of the British soldiers, ne
said. Their fighting qualities are
marvellous. Every man the held
knows he is fighting for the very ne
of his country. Their indomitsble ef-
forts are inspired by Sir John French,
$50 eager are these men TO attack
the foe that they actually have to be
restrained. Sir John is soldier with
his men, rather than an officer COM
handing them-Of course, | mean when
the troops are not in action. What
ever he says is right, and the men OF
the line as we'll as the officers Will
carry out his orders to the letter. |
have seen him talk with the wounded
soldiers. Often he speeds night IN
the hospital. His presence inspires
confidence among the men on the co.'s
They feel that their commander is with
them and they all feel more anxious
than ever to get well quickly, that they
may go out to attack the enemy. Men
will surely fight for man like Sir
John French.
THE fighting of the British and
Fr nch has been marvellous. The Ger
mans, | think, have encountered an
enemy they lttle bargained for. At
Senls the right wing of the German
army turned just in the nick of time,
or they would have been annihilated by
the achievements that came up from
the south. If the Germans had waited
another twenty-four hours they would
have been wiped out completely.
1.-THE Germans are outnumbered in
aeroplanes, which are an absolute ne
cessity in finding the positions of the
infantry. Most of the fighting is ue-
ing done in the trenches, with occa-
sional sorties in the open, and it is
absolutely impossible to find the in
trcnched enemy except by aeroplanes."
Father Malloy returned to England,
where he embarked on the Mauretania
on his way to New Zealand via the
Pacific Coast.