Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-16

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siderable force tried to enter a town
occupied by British troops. One Scot
fish detachment was entrusted with
the task of checking the advancing
Germans till the English troops sue
ceeded in retiring in good order.
They took up position in the first
houss In the town. The Germans d.
rected a violent fire upon the houses.
which soon threatened to bury the de-
tenders under their ruins. The Ger
man attack slackened, and the Scots
realized that the enemy was prepar
ing to take up still better position.
During the lull a Scottish sergeant
who occupied grocery, discovered on
the shelves several packets of choco-
late, and turning to his men told
them, I'll give a bar of chocolate to
every man who kills German" When
the attack was resumed the sergeant
gravely proceeded to distribute the
promised rewards.
Show Great Bravery.
The day after the same regiment
was occupying trench, swept by vio
lent rifle and artillery fire, when two
privates noticed that a Frenchman at
tached to the battalion as interpreter
occupied the most exposed spot In the
trench, One private said: The
Frenchman is badly placed, let's widen
his trench" and during a minute, pay
ing no attention to the hail or bull
lets and shrapnel, the privates deep
ened The trench, and with the same
calm resumed their places.
The correspondent adds that the
bravery of the English is truly admir-
able. Although they had suffered
heavily, the English never finched an
instant when informed that one of
their best units had just been annihi-
lated. They remained silent for a
few seconds and then answered with
wonderful determination: Never
mind. One day we will have the best
of it,
Every newspaper is anxious to pay
tribute to British bravery and PROV
ess. After their trying retreat from
Belgium the French are delighted that
the British should participate in the
more congenial task Of pursuing the
Germans. I'VE are happy" says the
Journal des Debats, that, after hav-
ing at one time occupied the thank
less position at Mons and Cambria,
our allies have the satisfaction of be-
ing with the advancing wing of our
forces on the side where most tro-
phies have been won
Still They Came On.
A Coldstream guardsman,, writing of
the fighting near the forest of Com
piegne, compares the sight of the
Germans issuing from the trees to a
cup-final crowd at the Crystal palace.
You couldn't miss them. Our bull
let's plowed into them, but still they
came for us. / was well intrenched
and my rife got so hot. l could hardly
hold it, | was wondering if l should
have enough bullets when a pal
shouted, Up, guards, and at EN- The
next second he was rolled over with
a nasty knock on the shoulder. He
jumped up and Kissed, Let me get at
them His language was bit strong
er than that.
When we really did get the order
to get at them we made no mistake
l can tell you. They cringed at the
bayonet, but those on our left wing
tried to get around US, and after rae
ing as hard as we could for quite
three hundred yards, we cut up nearly
every man who did not run away"
Referring to the cavalry he writes:
"You have heard of the charge of
the Light Brigade. 1t was nothing to
our charge
Slash and Slash.
Il saw two of our fellows who were
endorsed stand back to back and
slash away with their swords, bring
ing down nine or ten of the panic
stricken devils Then they got hold
of the stirrup straps of horse with
out rider and got out of the melee.
This kind of thing was going on all
day.
In the afternoon I thought we
should all get bowled over, as they
came for us in their big numbers.
Where they came from goodness
knows; but as we could not stop them
with bullets they had another taste
of the bayonet. My captain, fine fell
low, was near to me and as he fetched
them down he shouted: Give them
socks nv lads How many were