The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-10-16

intoenatieMal NeWo oovvtoos
pAris.--Ths stream u wounded frqU
tho hattlenelds Of the Masne and me
Ourcq ID being directed past Paris 70
hospitals In the rear. for tho Obvious
reason that until Il Il quite certain
that Paris will not have IN defend her.
self against attack II would be unwise
70 MI the ample hospital accommOoa-
ton Of the capital.
In the American hospital only IS q
those 500 beds ara occupied. ! came
scross soldier Of the Sixth dragons.
suffering from l bullet wound In tho
hip that be got At cempiegne. The
night before the battle Ills squadron
was on outpost duty. Some firing had
been heard. and he rode ahead OF the
squadron 10 see what was happening.
believing that French cavalry were
engaged with the Germans close at
hand. He cantered along moonlit
road until suddenly In the shadow Of
some trees he found himself. In the
midst Of q group OF German horse
men. He had his carblne across the
neck Of HIS horse and fred point blank
into the breast OF a German trooper
with whose horse his own came info
collision. The German was rs quick
with his weapon, and both men fell to
the ground. the German dead. the
British with bullet through his hip.
An instant later the squadron came
gathering up and cut the German de-
tachment. about thirty strong. 10
pieces.
HAS, strong Preiudice.
The British dragon has seen things
which have given MIN strong preju-
dice against the enemy. In Belgian
village he saw the yet warm corpse Of
peasant woman who had been struck
down by uhlap's lance. The uhlans
were riding out OF the village as the
British rode in. and the man who
killed the woman did 10 because she
could not or would not give him some
bread.
Once on patrol duty he came across
= stationary motor car In 1t were
three French officers and lady. all
dead. all sitting In the position In
which they were when they died. A
volley had been poured into the car.
The lady's hand hung carelessly over
the side of the car, and the fingers
showed marks OF rings which had been
roughly stripped on.
Our cavalrymen were. he added. y
good deal pestered by the eneny's
aeroplanes during the retreat from
Mons. Whenever a German aeroplane
appeared over bivouac the order Was
given to change camp. and weary men
and horses had to move further on.
One man told in voice from which
the bitterness had not yet passed Of =
breakfast lost In this way. The meal
almost assumed the proportions Of =
feast. Two geese and three hens he
and his mates had prepared for them
selves. and just when they were ready
to take them from the firt. the enemy
appeared in force, and the breakfast
had not only to be abandoned. but to
be abandoned to the Germans.
Tureos Best Patients.
OF all the patients the best. say the
doctors. are the Tufcos. There b NO
limit to the pain they can endure.
Yesterday afternoon the parade Of
two standards captured from the On.
envy was, accepted by Parisians as a
good sugury for the success OF their
arms.
The number OF French priests ssry.
Ing with the colors Il = good deal
Larger than has been imagined. and II
In stated authoritatively today that ~
nnny a. 10000 priests are enrolled rs
combatants. The departure OF the
cardinal archbishop Of Malines from
the Care 81. 1Axare gave rise last
night to . picturesque scene. The
archbishop was fully robed. aud stood
on the platform surrounded BY . large
crowd Of priests and others who have
sympathized keenly' with the Belgians
In their struggle. As the train left the
station he stood In the carriage bow.
ing to those ON the platform--an an.
celtic figure Of the Richeiiea type. .
man Of dominant personality. with q
charm Of pose and expression that
made one realize how keenly his work
In appreciated BY his countrymsa In
Belgium.
tess o. Horses Appalling.
The wsstase Of horses during the
present war has admittedly bseu ap.
paiiing. Al this st. Lazars terminus
today ! met n general with some 200
men Of the Ninth French dragons.
They had no horses left and had
come 10 pick up some II present walt.
Ing In Paris. They wers then taking
an eastwsrd-bound train ~ far as
Chateau Thierry. Their purpose was
TO harass the retreat Of the Germans.
who at this point In the airing line
arr said 10 BE- utterly exhausted.
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