Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-10
DEEDS OF DARING, ROMANCE
AND COMEDY OF GREAT WAR

Passing a building in Glasgow wher'
some of the Belgian refugees wer,
housed, two young girls were overheard
thus
"a wish we'd been gettln' French thil
year: we'd been able tao speak tae the
wee Belgians."
"Thoy widna understand French. for A
heard they speak Flemish"
well, A heard the Belgians speak bet.
ter French than ther dae in France, just
the same's speak we speak better English
than they dae in England"
This story OF Irish herolsm Is told by
a trooper of the Dragons, writing home
''There was a man of ours who carried
chYm to a farmhouse under fire. and
wheb the retreat came got left behind
A German patrol called and found them.
There were only the two, one wounded
against dozen Uhlans, Behind a bar
rier OF furniture they kept the Germans
at bay wounding or killing half of them.
THE surviving Germans made Off and
brought machine gun to the house and
threatened to destroy II. The 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 they rushed out probably
with some mad idea of taking the gun.
Just over the threshold of the door
they fell dead, their blood bespattering
the walls of the house.
The way in which the Russian soldiers
will risk their lives for comparatively
small luNurles Is evidenced by the fol-
lowing story. During the fighting in
East Prussia corporal asked permis-
Sion to take a couple of his comrades and
try 10 surprise one of the German scout
Ing patrols. When he returned and re-
ported tnat his effort had been success
full. his officer asked why he had Volun-
teered such risky work. The corporal
replied that the previous night a friend
had relieved a German officer of a good
supply OF chocolate and flask OF brandy
and he wanted to "try his luck" too.
And what did you get?" asked the off,
Ger.
The corporal grinned and showed two
cakes OF milk chocolate and five cigars.
An eyewitness, a soldier who took part
in that fearful siege. describes his Inn
prcsslons OF the slaughter near Przemysl:
1.-The fury of the Russians attack was
shown by examination of the battlefield.
The bodies OF fallen Russians In the zone
of our obstacles formed great piles many
metres high. 1t was a terrible sight. I
was one of squad accompanying the
examining officers. II was too sickening 10
repeat-those masses of dead and dying
wounded men. The dead were not so ter
rible-so sad TO me as those wounded
ut was the living. the writhing crea-
lures in that mass of humanity, causing
the piles of flesh to culver, as these help
less ones struggled feebly to escape"
letter sent by an Englishman in the Far
West of Canada to his sister. He is an
invalid. gone away for his health, but
his letter shows what he feels and what
he thinks Englishmen should do.
II cannot fight for the Motherland, but
/ can give OF my strength In that other
way. SO do you attend this matter for
me and apply II to any fund or cause
you deem worthy,
This is our Homelands day OF great
peril. How / wish I had the might to
crush our enemy. l do not fear for our
empires ultimate safety, believing that
We will mudde through somehow
Il am astounded though that so many
suitable men should loaf and hold back !
Why II such a call to arms could be
heard here, out In this Far West. TO de- |
fend this eountTy's very life. there would |
come from the woods the mines. the |
mills and all 100000 men IN a day. And |
yet back home they'll risk the PTussian |
heel rather than seek the glory OF smit- |
Ing the foe.
q hear that many Americans have