Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-29
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BEST STORIES OF
CONSP |CUOUS
Soldiers Who Fight on With a
Fine Disregard of Shot
and Shell.

ic episodes ana remarkable in
cidcnts are found in the human
interest stories from the fields
of battle of the warning nations o.
Europe. Some of the best Of these
stories are told here.
Particulars have been received at
Pctrograd Of the heroic action Of Lieu
MaZur lakes.
At the end of 1t his battery was
ilanicd on the right by German in
fnntry and on the left by machine
guns. Behind him was lake. cutting
off retreat. Determined not to sur
render. Lieutenant Smirnolf galloped
full speed with his battery into the
lake, In which every man and beast
was drowned
Smirnof's father, learning Of his
sons action, expressed joy ut his choice
Of death before surrender.
During an assault on the fortress
Of OSsOwitZ Il German column got into
a bog. The Russians shelled the bog
and the single road crossing 1t. The
Germans In trying to eXtricate them
selves sank deeper and deeper into
the mire, and hundreds were killed or
wounded. or the whole column there
We're only about forty survivors.
Had to Call Gunner OFF.
An incident of the courage OF the
British royal field artillery Is related
hy or h,,
half battery in rather exposed pO-
SitlOn was CALLING the Germans by the
accuracy OF It's aim. Finally the Ger.
mans concentrated several of their bat
tcrieS OF 1t. The result could only be
one thing, as it was n David against
half dozen Goliaths. Finally all the
guns were silenced but one The men
who had been manning them were ly-
ing dead and wounded around the
ground.
On" man was left. He went about
his work with II doggedness that be-
spoke determination to stick there to
the end. And the end would have
stopped liring for II minute. were about
to recommence to silence the lone gun.
But IN officer interfered. calling the
lone gunner away. And he went away
regretfully.
Dying, Bids Men Fight On.
A story of the heroism of the late
Captain Haggard. nephew of Rider
llaGEard is told in Il letter from Pri-
waite G. Berry of the second battalion.
Welsh regiment. Berry says that his
company was being subjected to Sc
we're German artillery fire when Hag-
gard ordered the men to fix bayonets
and charge
What IN officer! What IL soldier.
We were prepared to follow him
anywhere, but were checked by n
storm OF Maxim fire. When MORALLY
wounded he would occasionally open
his eyes and call out: Stick 1t. Welsh
regiment, Stick II. WelShr
so our brave lads stuck Mt it until
our artillery got into action. We won
out. In that field were strewn thou
sands and thousands of German dead
and wounded. Captain Haggard died
that evening His last words were.
Stick ii, WelShr"
Has Ninety-seven Wounds.
French surgeon major now in Il
Paris hospital has ninety-seven official
" counted wounds. He tells this story:
After II hard days fighting ON Aug.
80 bandagcd my last case and was
remountinS my horse when | heard Il
sound like thunder. and shell burst
over my head The horse was killed.
and was thrown violently to the
ground. An orderly carried mo mile
and quarter, when he found Il stretch
on. on which he carried me three miles
farther
NO essential organ was touched
lost IN ear and the sense of hearing:
the right side Of my head was Scared;
my left arm was ripped to the bone;
my back was riddled like colandcr:
my loinS We're torn and my legs tattoo
ed in highly inartiStic designs. hut
still live"