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

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, TITS Long,
| Long Way to Tipperary." st. Patricks
is the largest Irish Catholic congregation
In Canada, and thousands Of Its members
are in the contingent Of $1,000 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 non
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 edifce singing the song
An exciting story of the war Is prlnteo
today by the Petit Parisien IT concerns
the adventures of Richard Macgraly.
private in the Scottish Highlanders, VINO
was captured by the Germans near
Noyon.
Eluding his captors, Macgraly plunged
Into the Disc River while the jermah
soldiers shot at him. Although the pul.
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 fusillade with rifes
and magazine pistols.
Macgraly again dived and swan as long
as he could under water. Again ne neu
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 hnaiiy
found the French lines and Joined ms
regiment. Except for few scratches
caused by striking obstructions IN diving
harmed. He estimates that more than |
800 shots were fired at him.
British warriors have new song.
1t Is:
Men Of Yorkshire. men OF Kent
Cavaliers o Cavaliers!
Ye who into battle went
For your faith, and ye VINO spen. sn.r,
Answer us who cali you now.
Speak across the vanished years
From the harvest fields aslow,
Res.1sfi,as csNaiisas. q 3 tens easaiisTs, fs2
War has rent the veil that hides
cdrnasHst new sTsnsh sy saer aass
Cavaliers, o Cavaliers!
still the noble foreiands stand,
s, SIN n her green e, the oas srsns sTs9
Waves above tho English land,
Cavaliers, o Cavalers
One for King and country ALL
Needless how the battle veers,
ss,I, Sound the buge s "a a II. the cal call
Ironsdes and cavaliersl
A letter written by an English private
says:
~ see you are all excited about getting
us plenty of socks, but Heaven only
knows when we shall get chance to
wear them. 1 haven't been out of my
boots for fortnight. . . 1t would be
much more to the point If you would
send us men to give the Germans socks
Merry and Bright Is still our motto.
Don't get downhearted, no matter
what you hear at home. Some of these
lays things will come all right. Keep
'our eyes wide open and you will have a
Dig surprise sooner than You think.
We're all right, and the Germans will
Ind 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 |
ls now, for the Germans are getting
ired Of always butting their heads
against stone wall, and we are keen
ng our spirits up wonderfully, every
hing considered. We don't mind how
lard the Germans press us. for we can
Llways give them as good as they give
Is with something to spare as re-
hinder to Kaiser Bill that he's backed
he wrong horse this time expect
e knows it by this time. and / wouldn't
e In his place for the world. It must be
wtul to feel that you have made mugs
{ so many poor chaps who are being