Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

striking incident occurred at the
conclusion Of High Mass in st. Patrick's
Church yesterday when the vast congre-
cation was astounded to hear the great
organ peal out the tune, "Its a Long,
Long Way to Tipperary." St. Patrick's
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 nom
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 lett
the edince singing the song.
An exciting story Of the war Is printed
today by the Petit Parlsien. 1t concerns
the adventures of Richard Macgraly,
private In the Scottish Highlanders, who
was captured by the Germans near
Noyon
Eludine his captors, Macgraly plunged
into the Disc River while the German
soldiers shot at him. Although the pul,
lnts pa assed all around him, the scot dlVeo
far beneath the surface. When nc poppeu
to the surface again the German soluieIs'
who were summing along the banks Oh ,o oie
river, opened another fuslllaue WITH iii'eS
and magazine pistols.
Macgraly again dived and swan as iors
as nc could under water. Again ne nau
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
ffntIpa MnCRraley Ilnully
found the French lines and joined ms
regiment. Except for few scratches,
caused by striking obstructions III oiVlns'
the venturesome Scotchman was un-
harmed He estimates that more tnan
500 shots were fired at him.
British warriors have a new song.
1t is:
Cavaliers. Cnvaliersl
For your faith. and ye who spent
For your King your blood and tears
Answer us who call you now,
Speak across the vanished years
From the harvest fields aglow'
Battlenclds Of long ago.
Cavaliers. Cavaliers!
War has rent the veil that hides
Englands strength, and It appears
Cornaught now by Ulster rides'
And by yet the Ironsides.
Cavaliers, Cavaliers!
SAN the noble forelands stand,
Still her green the oak tree wears
Still the dag Of ENGLAND Grand
Cavaliers, Cavaliers!
One for King and country ALL.
Hccdless how the battle veers
Sound the buglei At the call call
Ironsdes and Cavaliers!
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 a 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 downheartcd, no matter
what you hear at home. Some of these
days things will come all right. Keep
your eyes wide open and you will have a
big surprise sooner than you think
find that out sooner than you at home.
PRIVATE ]. WILLIS"
British soldier writes this to rela-
tives at home:
Things are a good deal easier with
us now. for the Germans are getting
tired of always butting their heads
against stone wall, and We are keep
ing our spirits up wonderfully, every
thing considered. We don't mind how
hard the Germans press us, for we can
always give them as good as they give
us with something to spare as a re-
minder to Kaiser Bill that he's backed
the wrong horse this time. 1 expect
he knows it by this time, and I wouldn't
he in his place for the world. 1t must be
awful to feel that you have made mugs
of so many poor chaps who are being