Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-10-21
BY GEORGE DUFRESNE.
international News Service.

international News Service.
Paris.-The stream of wounded from
the battlefields of the Marine and the
Ourcq is being directed past Paris to
hospitals in the rear, for the obvious
reason that until it is quite certain
that Paris will not have to defend her
self against attack it would be unwise
to fill the ample hospital accommoda-
ton of the capital
In the American hospital only 55 of
those 500 beds are occupied. l came
across a soldier of the Sixth dragons,
suffering from a bullet wound in the
hip that he got at Compiegne. The
night before the battle his squadron
was on outpost duty. Some firing had
been heard, and he rode ahead of the
squadron to see what was happening,
believing that French cavalry were
engaged with the Germans close at
hand He cantered along a moonlt
road until suddenly in the shadow OF
some trees he found himself in the
midst of group Of German horse
men. He had his carbine across the
neck of his horse and fired point blank
into the breast of a German trooper
with whose horse his own came into
collision. The German was as quick
with his weapon, and both men fell to
the ground, the German dead, the
British with a bullet through his hip.
An instant later the squadron came
Gathering up and cut the German de-
tachment, about thirty strong, to
pieces.
Has Strong Prejudice.
The British dragon has seen things
which have given him a strong preju-
dice against the enemy. In Belgian
village he saw the yet warm corpse OF
peasant woman who had been struck
down by uhlan's lance. The uhlans
were riding out of the village an the
| British rode in, and the man who
| killed the woman did so because she
could not or would not give him some
bread.
Once on patrol duty he came across
q stationary motor car. In 1t were
three French officers and lady, all
dead all sitting in the position IN
which they were when they died. A
volley had been poured into the car
The lady's hand hung carelessly over
the side of the car, and the fingers
showed marks of rings which had beer
roughly stripped OF.
Our cavalrymen were, he added,
good deal pestered by the enemy''
aeroplanes during the retreat from
Mons. Whenever a German aeroplan'
appeared over bivouac the order was
given to change camp, and weary mel
and horses had to move further on
One man told in voice from Whlcl
the bitterness had not yet passed OF
breakfast lost in this way. The mea
almost assumed the proportions of
feast. Two geese and three hens h
and his mates had prepared for then
selves, and just when they were read
to take them from the fire the enem
| appeared in force, and the breakfas
had not only to be abandoned, but t
be abandoned to the Germans.
Turcos Best Patients.
Of all the patients the best, say tn
doctors, are the Turcos. There is n
limit to the pain they can endure.
Yesterday afternoon the parade c
two standards captured from the Ell
envy was accepted by Parisians as
good augury for the success of thei
arms.
Tho ,,,,robar of Eronoh rrioctc cory
ing with the colors is good des
larger than has been imagined, and
is stated authoritatively today that a
many as 10000 priests are enrolled a
combatants. The departure of tn
cardinal archbishop of Malines fro1
the Care ST. Lazare gave rise las
night to a picturesque scene. TIL
archbishop was fully robed, and stoo
on the platform surrounded by larg
crowd of priests and others who hav
sympathized keenly with the Belgian
| in their struggle AS the train left tn
station he stood in the carriage bow
ing to those on the platform-an a!
celtic figure of the Richelieu type,
man of dominant personality, with
charm of pose and expression tina
made one realize how keenly his wor
is appreciated by his countrymen i
Belgium.
Loss of Horses Appalling.
The wastage of horses during tn
present war has admittedly been al
palling. At the st. Lazare terminu
today l met a general with some 20
men of the Ninth French dragons
They had no horses left and ha
come to pick up some at present wal
ing in Paris. They were then takin
an eastward-bound train as far a
Chateau Thierry. Their purpose wa
to harass the retreat of the Germans
who at this point in the firing lin
are said to be utterly exhausted
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