Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-14
DEEDS OF DARING, PATHOS
AND HUMOR OF THE WAR

'T have just heard story. poignant
in its misery" cables a correspondent
"A mother went to see her son at hos.
pital He was lying comfortably tucked
in bed, his head wrapped In bandage.
"'You do not suffer much?" she asked
anxiously.
"'Non. petite mere replied the soldier.
pas trop.'
The day is fine,' she continued; let
us go for little turn in the garden; your
head will be all the better for it, and she
pointed to his bandaged brow.
Excuse me. mother dear he said. 4
am little fatigued.'
But you must be wounded more seri-
ously than you said she said. anxiously.
bend near, mother, and Will tell
you
"She bent her head.
My two legs and my left arm have
gone
"The shock was terrible; her beloved
boy, so handsome. so charming in his ma
ture! No. no, 1t could not be true! When
evidence of a frightened glance, she rush.
ed a demented creature from the ward,
crying out her misery"
A writer tells this story OF q trip out
from La Ferte:
Outside the town we found on hill
the grave OF a Highlander. I do not re-
member ever to have read more touch
ing epitaph than that which the dead
mans comrades had written In pencil on
the rough wooden cross, made OF strips
torn from an ammunition box. This is 1t:
Here lies Private -.
No. -. Highlander.
Killed I'm action.
He was a good pal"
From the cross hung his great coat, the
back all torn by shell.
This story comes from a war corre-
spondent In France:
1--WE proce eded in the direction OF Cha
teau Thierry. A few miles outside we
came across a small British convoy re-
turning with batch of 40 German pris-
oners, including eight officers and Red
Cross doctor. The British convoy con-
sisted only OF a sergeant and six men.
They told me that they were returning TO
fetch supplies when the detachment of
Germans came out of the woods and stood
on the road with their hands up. They
willingly accompanied the ludicrously
small British force. for they were starv-
ing and had SURRENDERED to get food.
I'VE presently deserted a lonely figure
along the long white road. When
regiment. He had been wounded In the
foot and was using his rifle as a crutch
Where are you going2 / said Sure and
/ m going TO the front he replied. How
do you expect TO get there? It's about so
miles away
"'Ah, now. II can get to the next
village maybe I'll be finding a wagon to |
give me a lift; II not. I'll go on tramp |
ng.'
"I gave him tobacco and little money,
and left him hobbling along. CHEEKY and
A German non-commissioned officer,
brought to a Brussels hospital, told OF
how surprised the German troops were
when they were first sent against the
Il was wounded at the engagement at
Narsage," he said. 1T was a fierce ight
md the Belgian soldiers beat US badly.
We were told that we must cross Belgium
~ railway to get into France
Imagine our surprise, therefore, when !
m arriving in the proximity OF the from
Ter my regiment was ordered 10 march
Oward Belgium. They then told us that
We were going to fight the Belgians, who
to hinder our crossing their
erritory adding that 1t was for my coun-
ry, life or death"
A graphic picture Of the feelings OF a
lan plunged for the fiEst time into war
re given IN a letter received here from
Russian officer al the front He wrote: