South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-11
Tells How Two Dragon
Guards, One of Them Hurt,
Fought a Dozen Uhlans

LONDON, Nov lO.-HOW two men,
one OF them wounded, fought a
dozen uhlans is described by a
trooper of the Royal Irish Dragon
guards.
There was man of ours" he
states. who carried a chum to a
farmhouse under fire. and when the
retreat came got left behind The
German patrol called, and found
them. There were only the two, one
wounded, against dozen uhlans.
Behind a barrier of furniture they
kept the Germans at bay, wounding
or killing half of them.
THE Germans made of, and
brought a machine gun TO the house
and threatened TO destroy II. The
two soldiers we're not unmindful OF
the kindness shown them by the
owners Of the farm, and, rather than
bring loss on them or the village.
aNey made a rush out, with some
MAJ ideas OF taking tn, gun. Just
over the threshold of the door they
fell dead.
People may call them pig-headed
for not surrendering, but that sort
of wrong headedness is worth a lot
as inspirations TO others.
There was young CLAP of the
Irish Rifles. He was kneeling beside
"a wounded man of the GlOncesters, /
think. keeping of the Germans who
were circli2g around like carrion
birds. He had been hit himself, but
was gamely firing at the enemy as
IL
NIT.
No Time For Sentiment.
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 if you tried to
pick up every wounded man you saw
you wouldn't be much use as a fight
er. and as we were under urgent or
ders TO take up a 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
the safety of the army for them.
"NeV r mind" the riheman said,
with a faint smile, the sisters will
pick us up when it's all over; but if
they don't sure then, we've only got
once to die, and it's the grand fight
we had anyhow.
Corporal G. Peacock (grenadier
guards) writes:
Il have arrived back in England
after getting a souvenir in the leg
from the Germans. We had a rough
time during the last five weeks, not
having any rain, but being wet
through with Precipitation ever since
we started, and breaking a record
by marching 100 miles in eight days.
I'VE were acting as rear guard,
and took up a position in front of
a wood. When We sighted the Ger
mans we thought they were a small
party like ourselves, but we soon
found them too great, and had to
retire through the woods, as they
were about 100 to one. Then we
were caught like rats in trap, but
our fellows fought well. and l be-
lieve killed twice as many Germans
as they killed English.
Prisoners I'm Church.
1T was 1--WE hours before I was
picked up ny a German ambulance
and taken to a church, where they
had about 40 of our men whom they
had captured. and so. of course We
we're prisoners, including four r. A.
NJ G. officers. We didn't get dressed
until next evening, and then the
wounded were placed in 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
retiring through the village, taking
all that could walk with them and
leaving their wounded for us TO look
after There were thousands of the
Germans. They took all day and
night and part of the next day before
the end came.
No sooner had the German patrol
gone out OF the village than the
French came through, and soon gave
news 20 our people as to where We
were. Next day we were shifted on
our way home, after 2 days in the
hands of the Germans.
Instructor T. A. Anderson of the
Durham county constabulary, who is
serving as a sergeant in the Scots
guards. writes:
II witnessed most exciting in
cident 4 French STAFF officer went
up in an aeroplane and the Germans
opened fire on him. Shots went wide
at 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 making of TO head
quarters with information as TO
where the Germans We're"
Lance COrpal Dignell. of the Royal
Berks regiment, who was wounded.
relates 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
lead their horses calmly towards the
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