Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-03
SIDELIGHTS
--ON-
European War


ISOLATED Press).-How an unnamed
Northumberland in the French army
stiffened the courage of his men and
his own, when they were about TO
charge the enemy for the first time, is
told in the Figaro The colonel wound
! ed. but convalescent, is described as
relating the anecdote on the train as
| follows:
ut was in the course of one of the
| numerous battles on our right wing.
| For the first time my regiment was
about TO go under fire. The moment
was decisive; the regiment had their
battle formation and now it was nee
essary, over open ground, to march
straight and resolutely at the enemy.
| Their fire was hot, and already had
produced ravages in our ranks. II was
scourging. l had taken my position at
the head of the regiment and given the
order forward but, separated from
their base, my men hesitatcd. In vain
/ repeated the command. Then, re-
turning toward them / said:
What? You finch? All you will
gain out of this turnabout is death on
the spot without having been OF any
use. Attention! Take my arm, one
of you, and all of you lock arms, and
arm in arm, gun in L<nd, we'll ad-
vance. You'll find that's not so bad
MY word, the idea decided them,
and arm in arm we started forward.
! They soon got warmed up and for a
little l was nearly forced to hold them
back. Oh! the brave fellows,"
A lady who was listening said:
at was fortunate, colonel, that you
yourself were not afraid" Not
afraid" exclaimed the colonel "Ch,
madam, if you knew what shivers
went through me. But when l saw
them hesitate, l had to set an exam
pie. l was bluffing."
Correspondence of The
Associated Press) - Christian He'll
strom, Secretary of the Olympic
games in Stockholm, 1912, when trav-
cling recently in Germany and Aus
tria on behalf of a London company of
whom he is now manager, was several
times arrested as an English spy. Once
in Austria, when waiting on a railway
platform, the officials we're quite sure
Mr.. Hellstrom was a spy and the
crowd had already started aggressive
behavior toward the Swede when he
dug out of his luggage a certificate
OF the Order of the Red Eagle, which
was conferred upon him after the
games. This certificate also on later
occasions proved still more useful and
efficient than did the Royal Swedish
governments passport. Mr.. Hellstrom
is now in London again.
Correspondence OF the
Associated
ment of the Lord Chief Justice that
barristers who are now serving in the
kings army may appear in court in
their uniforms, rather than in their
customary white wigs and gowns, has
produced great change in the ap-
pearance of the pleaders who attend
the daily sessions of courts at the
Temple.
Scores of young attorneys are uni
Versity men who have entered the SER
vice but are still quartered in London
or its vicinity. 1t would be a great
hardship to them to sacrifice the time
necessary to put on conventional garb.
and the lord chief justice makes it
possible for many young attorneys to
look after their practice notwithstand-
ing the demands of their military Of
fees.
Paris.-( correspondence of The AS
sociated Press. "A we'll known men,
Der of the academy has written a let
ter for the man who never gets one"
to be distributed in the French
trenches. In it he says:
Apparently there are very few
our soldiers who never re-
ceive any letters. But if there is such
a one it is to him that l address this |
letter.
Il see you from here, my dear young !
fellow, l see your disappointment and
your sadness when the quartermaster |!
appears in sight with a number of let |
tiers in his hand and calls out first |
this name and that, and deals out to |
eager hands envelopes which contain |
the good wishes of the family and a |
and everyone listens for his name to |
be called out. Nothing for you.
You fight, however, just as well as |
your comrades. And whilst you only
do as well as they do, you really do !
more. The other soldiers
are fighting for the homes of their E,
ancestors and for the defence of their
property. You have neither home nor
ancestors nor property, and you fight !
with as much courage as those who
are getting letters by every post.
Don't be ashamed because no one
has written to you. Be proud. Others
have been born in a family whose posi-
ion is made. You will have the salts
faction and the pride of making your
own. They have received; you will
give, and your part is by far the best.
"Once more. my son, courage and
good luck. And let me send you a
kiss. / who have no son, and -ou who
have no father.
"(Signed) BRIEUX,
French Academician."
General Edward F. Winslow. who
lied last week at Canandaigua, y. Y.