East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
WOUNDED TROOPER HAS
THRILLING EXPERIENCE
CRAWLS MILE AND HALF WITH
FIVE BULLETS INfBEDDED
IN HIS BODY.
(By p. NJ Sarl, United Press Staff
Correspondent)

LONDON, Nov l0-(By Mail "a
New York. "A mile and half crawl
with five bullets in his body, under
artillery and rifle fire, was the awful
experience OF Private Dan Hurst of
the Coldstream Guards.
Writing TO his wife, Hurst says
Don't fret over, me. have five
wounds, but am lucky chap to be
here TO tell the tale, for IL the shell
which hit me in the chest had ex-
ploded a bit lower l should have
been killed outright Our ambulance
men tried to get US away but the
Germans fired upon them so they had
to leave us to take our chances II
rained in torrents all that night (Mon-
/ 6ay) and the Germans put sentries
with bayonets over us. They took all
our food and water away. and on
Tuesday afternoon some Of them
tried to make out that We had been
firing upon them. We asked how
that was possible when they had TAX
en- everything from us. but they were
going to shoot US, when an officer
came up and stopped them.
On Wednesday they removed us to
the far side OF a haystack out OF their
line OF fire. so we could not get hit,
but one OF the British shells exploded
near US. and OF course. got hit We
thought It best to make a dash for II.
l could not walk and had to crawl on
my hands and knees with my wounds
bleeding. and while 1 was crawling
away they started to fire on us. There
were six OF US who started but only
two Of US finished. Our trenches
were only a mile and half away but
It took US four hours and a half to
crawl there"
81 have the honor to inform you
that l have enlisted in the 4th
Queens wrote a butler resigning his
position with a wealthy Kent family
by whom he had been employed for
Is years. 81 hope my leaving will not
inconvenience you, but feel that my
obvious duty is to do my little share
towards the defense Of my king and
country, especially as my work as an
indoor servant Is such as can be done
and in times like these think
should be done-by women. No single
man with any patriotism can remain
IL he is able bodied and otherwise
eligible to serve in the army"
A photographer in Southampton
row Is showing outside his studio an
apt comment on the war. Last Sep
tember the Duke OF Westminster and
other British sportsmen sent round
a circular letter asking for subscrip-
ton to the Olympic Games TO be held
in Berlin and in the request were the
following words: TN honor bound
Great Britain must send a team to
Berlin and this object can only
be accomplished by efficient organi- |
zation and adequate financial sup
port"
The photographer has written be-
low by way OF comment: The re-
sponse to the above appeal has been
most successful, the money has been
found; and the team most thoroughly
equipped. is now well on its way to
Berlin. Very little doubt exists that
all the prizes will fall into its arms
This effort is headed I'm Honor
Bound"
LONDON.-"Day and night the
agony of Antwerp is present with
me-" said the Bishop Of London
preaching at st. Nicholas Cole Abbey
but II there be a God in heaven, the
wrongs OF Belguim-absolutely inno-
cent in this war-will one day be
avenged.
"For myself, when 1 have boys
vi HON 1 love as my own sons killed
every day and my rooms filled daily
With their sisters and their young
widows. I feel that I should go mad
-or my religion.
at is hardly to be expected that
Great Britain can feel charitable
owards Germany, which has per-
,etrated diabolical acts Of cruelty; but
we must fight this war
With Christian faith"
LONDON-For refusing to obey
he police regulations concerning the
pwering or extinguishing Of lights,
,dwin Nash. a west London saloon
eeper was fined $25 and costs. Po-
Ice evidence showed that there were
hree big incandescent lights in the
aloon, and on the constable telling
i'm that he had too much light on
he premises. Nash said he would have
S much as he liked.
The officer promptly turned two
ut, and Nash in rage shouted,
Are you the - Kaiser" and re-
ghted one. The magistrate remark
that certain section of the pop
lation seemed 70 think they knew
etter than the authorities as to the
anger that might. be expected from
eppelin raids, and intimated that
uture offenders would be severely
ealt with
London is a city Of gloom after sun
ct. owing to the determination of the
uthorities not allow hostile aerial
aiders to recognize particular dist
lets by the street lighting.