Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-04

and SOLDIERS, We were told 70 30 h'Hf
A. we would hardly find our father o.
nome. tu, oncamped or marching out
side the fort a. make roam fu The in
coming reserve when reaching home
We found our mother To- toofa. but
presently went ~ neighbofing VIE
iago 10 which our father. being Az of-
ficsr. had 70 GO W camp with the rest
lof The garrison We saw double hcad-
led trains cOmlnF ln Daded with re-
scryis,g and saw many marchue from
the depot 20 the barracks There was
Inc excliemen. no hurrah. everybody
looked qnlcl bot serious everybody
seemed ~ know what be- was a. do
Ia ramp. SO aiw numerous large grind
stones and soldiers Sharpening their
sldehfma (swordsj there were others
digging trenches preparatory to cook
ing supper Ammunition and provision
wagons were coming and going hard
tack and other emergency ratiUna we're
ldisiriimted Some Officers were huy
ing hofaes and trying their action br
fore the fire 81 file and gun and train.
ana many other Things thn might be-
Iexetabis There was constant rus
il~ and lYustie but everything was or
der The next morning these troops
march hing through tho fort. had an
impressive opcn.hif church service.
and after taNng dinner iu the bar
rufka proceeded - The depot where
double header trains toot them 10 tho
border BEFORE cmharkine officers
made short speeches to their men.
friends aud relatives WoFo allowed tp
say "a ast. yes with many the Hat.
farewell The hands played the drum
mrrs beat and the buRica called our
f,ih,t wa4 ihe onis officer nut 90 aiA-
teon ~ hia rank that came back alive.
but wounded
boz the memorable battle ~ ssslan.
where Emperor Napoleon aud a laruc
army cprpa with AN The artillery was
enpturod there wnH "a phce Ga Mon
cooled whore me FRENCH tried repeat
/ edif to hrelh through tho German
lucs and 500 Germans n1vuausb
tefe hliod con- SPOT ~ leas thpn three
'arrrs They hcM fho ground 800 right
with use above result Scar fhorc our
father was boo gre1t dfnFer liia nu-
eicr wAa killed. urm hY hH .IIe he
3 was Skinned hy hnlot ur lnwer ,nI
n los thp sho1th ~ bls Wurc vaH .trl.N
liu another. which SENT - Wfn nr.e
d lower ha hcnd hno,Eod oW Wa hrmcf
and hli hin knee 1H.r, u" r'.riIe go l
shot through hf lrff Hlnd Nl..r drr
, lue hH wound hc remained. won't nn BOZ
siouu through tne ,.meca of ra.,lc.
'and unlan. where crcr houa, BOA t0
'h. titcn separately from ihr d,nentna
: lroueh tnd uilr 81 flrft ua.r e1a
10 io0 slAndinr on t0 hr ntra ~ ~,
dan rhDtm of thr H0cnoa taken
. after Tho battle are Htu ln onf los
4 'sesaon
Is cur father the Ncund hindrrlnr him
e from active service returned hom,
"A Iplth tninloa1 ~ lgh and hc8Nl
wnuu,led mon. 50 that time there were
hhnda " "fuuctlfcurru" vho wtrrd ii
Fueriln warfare The train beg spite
~ tho rcd croas signn was ntD,tod I1
.uoh in THESE che nsnui wounded mrr
" Idcfondnr ana driving tho foo ae.t
After tno Vlr when Hum.rr
tho Dciman mmt Mu rmtn, u
IS FRANCE 600 Gee indemnify vt. W.J. 5000
e. father Win ihcm 30 Voa opr frlun.
Goo boz HpWcd 90 gn Nerc with mnthri
i'ur sotcul months wr stayed 40 chu
'onton ono 90 thc rrlnon FORTS. Whcu
0ur father Naa commander quito off,
ten farmer VI IL neirhhorinE ills,
would visit us in whusr house uui
father was uuartcred Wrns thr wan
u cordial friendship cAIstrd hrtwrri
T. nur families and luhful Visits Ncu
=, madc %, both rndcr thr rudln.e -
/ thiH man we wont ftclurulh q. rHrs
IA without father German suldi.n, uuI n,
A lng allowed to $3.50 atur lhau d ,rri.li
tine outside ~ rtrH We niw smun.
other ashta thr enormous DESTRUCTION
canscd hv thc uprising ~ tnr arnol
commune whith was moro ar.cro ibat
thai %, lbe Gyrmtns We snw MAN,
70 me sreat FORTS ~ 'Arls noW tha iu
urr circle of tho notifications uu.0
& whcn W. we're prnmcnndiug trrn,i
~ wotNlug man prohahly under tno iu
q rluourc ~ drink watkins hchind us
'd pscd offensive language From TIM,
300 90 time ho made hls Dog take hoh 10
er mothers skirt, ull my father gave tl~
ar ear severn hloe 1po anscrcd MAJ
uard roeks "a throw at uH Two 0ivr
ie man soldiers, seeing thr prcdicamcnl
lr came te the resrue. throWing tho maj
rr ON the ground and holding him IN
very short time large crowd q
,c French sathcrcd around aus My moth
r. er speaking their language pcrfoctl,
4 explained the situation The Fronc
" we're furious al their own --uuntryma
r. and would haNc RiVen him thrashin
nj had not my father prevented a. "
s. finished our promenade In pcace
e. About half year thereafter th,
Az part of the German army wac move
at nearer thor own coantrS', as per agree
az ment In the treaty ef peace ami Wet
ma stationed at Sedan. There Frcnc
at woolcn manufactures with whom m
! father was duariercd Immediately ara,
he tho battle, hearlng that the same rrel
81 mcnt was "a be- stationed there agah
r. prey on my father Go take qmai