The river press., 1914-12-02
BRINGS To LIGHT !
THE FIGHTING MAN !
Youthful French Volunteer De.
|ivers His Message, but
Loses His Life.


but l got away, and the row alarmed
the guard and spoiled their attempt at
surprising us. You bet the old nag had
special feed that night
A Soldiers Unfinished Letter.
A touching story of an unfinished let
ter is told by private in the Scots
guards: I'm the trenches in one Of our
off days l was sitting smoking a 'fag,
and my chum was writing a letter to
his mother. He had got to this-'l
have got through without q scratch 50
Tar, but you never know your luck
out'-when bullet rounded of that
sentence better than you or l could do
1t, and his grave is in the lonely valley
of the Aisne."
A beautiful little story of self sacri.
flee Is told by a gunner of the Royal
artillery: "ln one of our night fights -
he writes, "a chap of the Gloucesters
had his rifle knocked out of his hand
and big German lunged at him with
bayonet. Quick as lightning one of
bis mates sprang between him and the
German and received the thrust in his
chest He died within an hour, and
when asked why he did it his answer
was: God! couldn't help it! He's
got wife and kids"
Austrian Kaiser Decorates Girl.
Rosa Zenoch. twelve-year-old Aus
trian girl, who was seriously wounded
while minfstering to her father. an
Austrian officer, on the battlefield of
Tannenberg, has been decorated by
Emperor Francis Joseph personally for
bravery, according to Max Fivars Of
BraddOck, Pa, who was passenger
on the steamer Red Cross. which reach
ed New York from Europe.
II met the little girl on train con.
veying wounded soldiers to Vienna"
Mr.. Fivars said. "She was with her
father, who also was wounded. During
a lull in the fighting at Tannenberg she
had gone out on the field carrying wa.
ter for the wounded. She found her
father lying there and was giving him
a drink when a shell burst near them
Her right leg was almost torn from
her body.
emperor Francis Joseph heard Of
her bravery and visited the girl at the
hospital. BY his personal orders she
and her father are receiving every
possible care while there. He decorat-
ed her, and when she gets well she
will wear an artificial leg made for her
by the emperor's orders"
Bomb Set Americans Free.
After having been confined in prison
at Antwerp for nearly two months.
suspected OF being German spies. four
Americans We're given their release by
means of German bomb which de-
stroyed the walls of their prison. The
Americans are Frank Rosney. Thomas
McKeown. Frank Smith and William
Boyle, all Of New York, who returned
home on the steamship Red Cross,
which left in September with American
nurses and doctors for European bat.
tlefelds
According to the story told by the
AAAASA ANoA's tuNv "SlC SVlIe llOAI Au('
werp to Rotterdam when they were ar.
rested as spies and held. pending inves.
tigation,
I'VE were confined In prison at
Antwerp" the spokesman said, land
We're evidently forgotten when the city
was bombarded by the Germans. On
the second day of the attack bomb
struck the wall Of our prison, tearing
1t away and enabling us to escape. We
then joined the tide of refugees going
into Holland and made our way to Rot,
terdam."
Delivered Message but Lost Life.
La I.iberte OF Paris describes the
death Of a young Frenchman. which it
calls the most heroic yet recorded.
Rene Granger. aged eighteen. born in
La Vendee. where his great grand,
father fought against the republic, vol
unteered ut the outbreak of the war.
He was attached to regiment en-
gagged in Lorraine. where his ability
corporal. Recently, when his regiment
held an especially dangerous position
on the fighting line. his colonel asked
for a volunteer to take Il message tc
the advanced companies across ground
exposed to deadly fire. Granger Of
fered to go. and the colonel demurred.
owing to his youth. but finally agreed
to send him.
Granger gave the orders to the first
three companies and received IL wound
in the hip rs he approached the fourth
Nevertheless he persisted in his task.
crawling across 800 yards of the shot
swept plain to the farthest company
When only fifty yards from the goal he
was mortally wounded by shell. Lit
ter bearers from the force he was try
ing to reach picked him up. and he sue
ceeded in giving his message with his
dying breath.