Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
STORIES OF ADVENTURE
FROM EUROPEAN WAR ZONE

a striking incident occurred at the
conclusion of High Mass in St Patricks
Church yesterday when the vast congre-
cation was astounded to hear the great
organ peal out the tune, ITS a Long,
Long Way to Tipperary." St Patricles
Is the largest Irish Catholic congregation
In Canada, and thousands OF It's members
are in the contingent Of S2,OoO Canadian
soldiers now on their way across the
Atlantic to the war.
AS the first notes of the now famous
tune were heard the whole congregation
stood STILL amazed by the unusual nom
church music. The feeling OF surprise
was followed instantly by smiles and
every evidence OF enthusiasm as the whole
congregation fell into step, and many left
the edliice singing the song.
An exciting story of the war is printed
today by the Petit Parisien. 1t concerns
the adventures OF Richard Macgraly,
private In the Scottish Highlanders, who
was captured by the Germans near
Noyon.
Bluding his captors, Macgraly plunged
into the Olse River while the German
soldiers shot at him. Although the bull
let's passed all around him, the Scot dived
far beneath the surface. When he bobbed
to the surface again the German soldiers,
who were summing along the banks of the
river, opened another fuslllade with rifles
and magazine pistols.
Macgraly again dived and swan as long
as ne could under water. Again he had
TO face the volleys when he rose to the
surface. the bullets spattering the water
over his face.
After being In the water FIVE hours and
swimming many miles. Macgraley finally
found the French lines and Joined his
regiment. Except for a few scratches,
caused by striking distractions In diving.
the venturesome Scotchman was un-
harmed He estimates that more than
5OO shots were fred at him.
British warriors have a new song.
It is:
Mei Of Yorkshire men of Kent,
Cavaliers. o Cavaliers!
Yo who into battle went
For your faith. and ye who spent
For your King your blood and tears
Answer us who cali you now.
Speak across the vanished years
Battlchclda OF long ago.
Cavaliers. o Cavaliers!
War has rent the veil that hides
dnnaSTs, no% sTSnsth ,aer Hna @RPsar' @ss
And by yet the 1ronsides,
Cavaliers. o Cavaliers!
still the noble forelands stand,
stu her green the oak tree wears,
still the nag Of England grand
Waves above tho English land,
Cavaliers. o Cavaliers!
One for King and country ALL
Needless how the battle vecrs,
Sound the bugle! At the call
Help u.s. so we hold the wall,
fronsldes and Cavaliers!
In one big business office of Liverpool,
H..
formed and classes are held regularly.
They are very popular except among the
office boys, who complain that they are
being almost bandaged to DEATH
at is vigorously forbidden for any
woman to cast amorous glances at British
md French prisoners" Is the text Of
proclamation issued by the military gov
'rnor OF Stuttgart.
letter written by an English private
ays:
II see you are all excited about getting
Is plenty of socks, but Heaven only
Knows when We shall get a chance to
wear them. 1 haven't been out of my
'oots for a fortnight. 1t would be
much more to the point II you would
end us men to give the Germans socks
Merry and Bright Is still our motto.
. Don't get downheartcd, no matter
What YOU hear at home. Some of these
ays things will come all right. Keep
our eyes wide open and you will have a
g surprise sooner than you think.
We're all right. and the Germans will
md that out sooner than you at home.
PRIVATE ]. WILLIS"
A British soldier writes this to rela- |
ives at home:
Things are a good deal easier with |
Is now. for the Germans are getting
ired of always butting their heads