The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-17
sHOW TWO FOUGHT A DOZEN
ONE OF THE Days BEST CARTOONS

LONDON. october s.--How two men.
| Uhlans. is described by n trooper of the
ROYAL Irish Dragon Guards.
| There was man of ours" he states.
| who carried chum to farmhouse
| under fire. and when the retrea. came,
got loft behind. The German patrol
the two, ono wounded. against dozen
uhlans. Behind barrier OF furniture
| they kept the Germans at bay, wound :
Ing or killing half of them.
The Germans made off and brought
a machine gun to the house, and
threatened to destroy it. Tho two SOL
| diers were not unmindful OF the kind
! ness shown them by the owners OF
the farm. and, rather than bring loss
on them or the village, thcy made a
rush out, with some mad ideas OF
taking the gun. Just over tho thresh-
old of the door they fell dead
People may call them pig-headed
for not surrendering. hut that sort OF
wrong III eadedness is worth n lot as in
SEPARATION to others.
There was young chap of the Irish
| Rifles. He was kneeling beside n
wounded man of tho Gloucestcrs,
think. keeping Off the Germans, who
were clrcling around like carrion birds.
He had been hit himself. but was game
ly firing at the enemy az fast as his
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| I'VE went to his assistance, but they
were both worn out when we reached
them. and, greatly to our regret, we
had to leave them to be picked up by
| the Red Cross people. That was hard,
but II you tried TO pick up every
be much use as a fighter, and as we
| were under urgent orders to take I'M
| position from which to cover the
retreat. we had no time for sentiment.
They knew that, and they weren't
the men to ask us to risk tho safety
of the army for them. Never mind"
tho rifiemen said with faint smile,
"the sisters will pick us up when It's
all over; but II they don't. sure. then.
we've got only once to die. and It's
the grand fight we had anyhow"
Corporal g. Peacock tGrenadier
Guards) writes
| II have arrIvcd" back In England
after getting souvenir iR-the leg
from the Germans We had rough
time during the last five weeks, not
having any rain. but being wet through
| with perspiration ever since we started.
and breaking a record by marching
| 100 miles In eight days
we were acting as rearguard, and
took up position In front of wood
| When we sighted the Germans we
thought they were small party like
ourselves but soon we found them too
! great, and had to retire through the
woods, as they were about 100 to I.
| Then we were caught like rats In a
trap, but our fellows fought WELL and
l believe killed twice as many Ger
mans as they killed English
1T was 1--WE hours before was
picked up by a German ambulance and
! taken to church, where they had
about forty Of our men whom they had
captured. and so. of course, we were
prisoners; including four r. a. 81. C..
| officers. We didn't get dressed until
next evening, and then the wounded
were placed In 4 house by themselves.
Next day the r. A. NJ. C. managed to
get us some food.
I'VE could hear the guns day and
| night, and. alas! the sausages came re-
firing through the village, taking all
that Gould walk with them and leav-
ing their wounded for US to look after
| There were thousands of the Germans
They took all day and night and rart
of the next day before the end came
mo sooner had the German patrol
gone out OF the village than the French
came through. and soon gave news TO
our people as to where we were Next
day we were shifted on our way home
after twelve days in the hands of the
~Germans."
Instructor T. A Anderson, of the
Durham County Constabulary, who Is
serving as sergeant in the Scots
Guards. writes:
III witnessed a most exciting incident
French staff officer went up in an
aeroplane, and the Germans opened
fire on him. Shots went wide al first
and then all around. He didn't mind
that, but turned around again and ran
the gauntlet
Then they started again. but that
didn't stop him. He turned once more
and came, before making off to head
quarters, with information as to where
the Germans were"
Lance Corporal Dignell, of the Royal
Berks Regiment. who was wounded. re-
lates how two artillery drivers brought
a gun out of action under heavy fire.
Seeing that the gunners had been.
killed" he states. these brave men,
led their horess calmly towards the
gun, a distance of a quarter OF mile.
When they arrived at the spot where
the gun stood, one driver held the
horses, amid terrific firing, while the
other limbered up. The horses having
been attached to the gun, it was
brought safely. back, and neither men
nor horses were hit.
From the trenches 1t was thought
impossible for these men to escape
death. 1t was a magnificent piece OF
bravery" ~
Colonel Sir Arthur Roscawen, NJ. p,
who'is in command of the Third West
Kent Regiment. stationed near Chat
ham. writing to his political agent OF
Dudley. says that the First Battalion
Of the regiment lost heavily.
Major Pack Beresford died leading
his men. Lieutenant Anderson was
killed at the same tine. He was
special reserve officer, who left in the
middle OF thes,trainins to complete the
list OF subalteris in the First Battalion.
He was a first-class cricketer, and
would have been selected TO play for
almost any county but Kent,
Another Third Battalion subaltern.