The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-07
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| PARIS. October 6.-The stream Of
wounded from the battlenelds of the
Marine and tho Ourcq is being directed
past Paris to hospitals In the rear, for
the obvious reason that until 1t is quite
certain that Paris will not have to de-
fcnd herself againat attacks, 1t would
DC unwisc TO I'LL the ample hospital
accommodation of the capital.
| In the American hospital only hsty-
+tlye or whoae 500 beds are occupied, l
| came across n soldier of the Sixth ORA
goons, suffering from n bullet wound
I'm the hip. that he got at Compiegne.
| The night before thc battle his squad
ron WAS on outpost duty. Some firing
had been heard, and he rode ahead or
the squadron to see what was happen
ing. believing that French cavalry were
engaged with the. Germans close a;
| hand. He cantercd along mooniit
road until suddenly I'M the shadows OF
| some trees he found himself In the
| midst of group OF German hersemeu.
he had his carbinc across the neck of
his horse, and fired point blank into the
breast OF a German trooper with whore
horse his own came into collision. The
German was as quick with his weapon
and both men fell to the ground. the
German dead. the Britisher with a bullet
| through his hip. An instant later the
squadron came Gathering up, and cut
| the German detachment. about thirty
strong. to pieccs. $50
| This British, dragoon has seen things
which have given him 4 strong pre1u-
| dice against the enemy. in a Belgian
village he saw the yet warm corpse
| or n peasant woman who had been
| struck down by n Chlan's lance The
uhlans were riding out OF the village
as the British rode in. and tho brute
who killed the woman did so because
she could not or would not give him
| some bread. i1F ttrr a7-e
Once on patrol duty he came across
stationary motor car. In II were
| three French officers and a woman. all
dead. all sitting In the position in which
they were when they died. "A volley
had been poured into the car The
wonans hand hung carelessly over the
size OF the car, and the fingers showed
| marks OF rings. which had been rough-t
! Is stripped Off. esl
Our cavalrymen were, he added, a
good deal pesteied by the cnemy's
aeropianes during the retreat from
aions. Whenever n German aeropiane
appeared over n bivouac, the order was
given to change camp and weary men
ana horses had to move further on
One MAJ, told In a voice from which
the bitterness had not yet passed Of a
breakfast lost in this way. The meal
almost assumed the proportions of
teast Two geese and three hens ho
~" H'o 'ndtcs mao prepared Tor them-
selves, and Just when they were ready
to take them from the fire the enemy
appeared In force. and the breakfast
had not only to DC abandoned, but to
be abandoned to the Germans
Or all patients. the best, say tho doc
tors, are Che Turcos. There is no limit
10 the pain they can endure
The number OF French priests
serving with the colors is a good dcni
larger than has been imagined, and IL
Is stated authoritatively that as MANY
as $4,000 priests are enrolled as COM
oatMnts' The recent departure OF the
Cardinal Archbishop Of AIalines from
the care st Aazaret gave rise TO a pic
turesquc scene. The archbishop was
fuiiy robed. and stood on The platform
surrounded by largo crowd sof priests
ana others who have sympathixed
ni Ken, win the Belgians in their stEug-
gle. AS the train left the station, he
STOOD In the carriage bowling to those
on the platform--an ascetic figure of
inc Richelieu type. n man of dominant
personality. with n charm of nose and
expression that made one realize how
courtrymen in Belgium \
The heroism displayed by the British
troops is the subject OF admiring com
ments In the French papers. The
Gioerte gives some striking examples.
IN one occasion the Germans In con-
/ &
occupied by British troops. One scot
tish detachment was intrusted with
the task of checking the advancing
Germans till the English troops sue.
ceeded In retiring in good order.
iney TOOK up position I'm the first
houses In the town Tho Germans Al
rected violent fire upon the houses.
which soon threatened to hurry tha
oefenders under their ruins. The. Ger
man attack slackened, and the Scots
real)2ed that the enemy were prcpar-
Ing to take up still better position.
During the lull a Scottish sergeant
VINO occupied grocery, discovered on
~, lug sheIVes several packets of choco-
late and turning to his men, told them.
u give bar of chocolate to every,
man who kills Il German" When TIC
attack was resumed the sergeant
graVeiy proceeded to distribute the
promised rewards.
The correspondent adds that the
bravery of the English is truly adj
mirable. Although they had sms,ered
heavily, the English never ninched an
instant when informed that one OF their.
best units had just been annihjlated
They remained silent for few seconds.
anu then answered With wonderful de-
summation; Never mind, one day we
VIII have the best of It,"
Every newspaper Is anxioua 70 ~,
tribute to British bravery and proves.
after heir,trying retreat from BEGUN,
the French are delighted that the Rrit
ish should participate in the mnra
congenial task Of pursuing the Carr
mans. we are happy" says the Jour.
MAJ aes Deoats, that. after having at
ton at Mons and Cambrai, our alIiaa
have the satisfaction of being wite ths
advancing wingcof our forces on. tbe,
sue Wnere most trophies have been Il