The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-10-09

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recklsssncss! The trouble began pa
Tuesday when. sxAsbsrsted hsyoa1
measure by the Invaders, brave TO-
bacccnist declared to . couple Of the
Prussians: u serve men. not bullies."
He followed his words with . blow Dc.
iivered nercely from tho shoulder.
The Infatuated soldiers dragged him
from his shop and hurled him on his
knees in front OF the door. His wife
rushed out shriekinG for mercy. A
shot rang out. Another. :.
Man and wife lay dead.
Immediately the news Of this oct
new through the town. Outraged and
furious, the conquerors marched In.
stantly to tho house OF the mayor
their hostage--and arrested him. They
conveyed him without moments de-
lay TO the military headquarters.
where he was imprisoned for the
night. On Wednesday morning court.
martial sat to decide his fate. A few
minutes later this brave man paid for
the indiscretion OF his people with his
life. dying splendidly.
Relieved by Turcos.
And then guns were turned on this
town Of living men and women and
children. Shells crashed into the
houses, into the shops, into the sta.
ton. At Chantilly. seven kilometers
away, the amazed inhabitants saw q
great column of black smoke curl up
into the air; they guessed the horrible
truth. senlis was burning.
The work. however, was interrupt
ed. AT midday the glad tidings were
heard, The Turcos are here" With
in the hour broken and blazing SEN
lis was relieved and rescued. The
Turcos pursued and severely pun
ished the enemy.
Today these streets are terrible to
been shattered to pieces-broken TO .
pile OF stones.
One eIp heartache.
London.-The Westminster Gazette
publishes a letter from correspond
ent who obtained special permission
to visit the Aisne battleflelds. The
loeter does not deal with the mill
tary operations. The writer says:
''The whole district northeast Of
Paris is one big heartache. imagine
driving In an automobile through the
lovely roads of France. with the
harrests ripe and trees laden heavily
with fruit and everywhere In the
fields. on the roadside. on hill and In
valley, sitting and lying. are not har-
vasters, nor holiday-makers, nor
happy idlers. but dead men. stiff and
stark. covering the fair fields.
Dead Stand In Trenches.
men In uniform lay or sat or stood
ss<they were ehot or had fallen from
mortal wounds. Until I saw with my
own eyes dead men standing or lean
Ing stin against their fellows In tho
trenches and actually against the
earth Of the trenches itself. I had not
believed the stories that had reached
Paris Of this fact.
1T Ia impossible to conceive 4 night.
mare more hideous.
AT small village at no great dis
lance from Cotterets we came upon .
German surgeon. assisted by q French
Red Cross nurse. operating In an open
yard with several Prussian wounded.
but most OF the cases were past say.
ing. although undoubtedly all that was
humanity possible with the limited
means at his disposal was being done.
Two British officers near by also were
being attended TO. but scant hope was
entertained OF their recovery.
An undeniable fact IL that both
the English and French armies arc
particularly scrupulous In their treat
ment Of German wounded"
surfer. 0ssyinS Death.
London.---A picture Of the suffer.
ings OF the German troops, crsmped
In miles OF underground trenches and
galleries along the Aisne river. Ia Civ
en- by the Paris correspondent OF the
Daily Mall.
lie says that the autumnal weather.
with It's warm sunshine In the day.
time. damp nights. and bitterly cold
dawns. IL extremely trying to the men.
who are compelled TO spend every
mipute In the same section Of the
damp, depressing trenches.
Alarms Occur Often.
II the men step from their trenches
TO the level ground. they do 90 1t the
risk Of their lives.