The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-02
TRAGEDIES
OF The war
Pathetic Scenes and Touch
ing Reunions Witnessed.
Real Anguish of Battle Falls to
Lot Of Woman-Thrill-
ing Stories.

LONDON, sept. Zb.-COuld all ths
amazing. graphic and thrilling wal
stories now being brought back by
wounded British soldiers be compiled
and published they would make high
! iy interesting reading. Every day
hundreds of the injured are invalid.
ed home and they all have tales to
tell.
All the wounded soldiers who have
arrived at Aldershot have stories of
the remarkable artillery practice by
the German guns. which they ascribe
to the close cooperation between the
guns and aeroplanes.
While men must fight and bear
the consequences like men the real
anguish OF war is the lot of their wo-
men The fact is sadly evident just
now at the hospitals in which our
wounded soldiers are being tenderly
nursed back to health and vigor.
Take the scene at the London Hos
pital, where some hundreds of our
warriors broken at Mons are being
: cared for. All through the day the
institution was begieged by relatives
of those within. anxiously inquiring
for the latest itdings of the patients,
or waiting. patiently. hopeful.
Inside, there were many touching
scenes. pathetic reunions of husband
and wife, mother and son. A hospit-
lal inevitably sees much of the drama
%; life even in peace; in times of war
al is there. perhaps, that the human
factor is uppermost
A wife returns from visiting her
husband-an infantryman disabled
while in the thick of the fighting at
Mons-full of hope. and talked
of the prospect Of her husbands early
recovery. She could scarcely credit
the fact that he had actually re-
turned.
1T has all happened so quickly"
she said. HE managed to wire. tell
ing me to come and that's how have
seen him so quickly.
Look what he gave me-" she add
ed. and produced q small, evil-look-
ing rifle bullet. which was passed
from hand to hand.
Her husband would soon be better. |
That was welcome assurance. But
she did not want him to get well
too quickly" Like every other wo-
man. however. she was proud of the !,
part her man had played. One told !
little tales Of bravery on the part
of the wounded, of heroism under ,
fire against tremendous odds, of So
licitude for ehums less capable of
caring for themselves.
Large numbers OF additional
wounded reached this country, and
like those before them. had stories
OF adventure to relate.
One Of the 100 men taken to Birm-
ingham, who had lost his left hand,
wondered why he had been sent
home. Il can still do bit of damage
with this" he said. shaking his
right fist
A member of the field artillery,
whose head was bandaged and who
could not speak. wrote down the fol-
lowing: "The shells came down like
rain and our regiment had only one
officer left. was on flank with my
gun and fired about go rounds in 40
minutes, but we wanted support and
could not get it."
One man belonging to the SuffOlks
stated that his regiment arrived at
Mons on Sunday afternoon. and they
were Immediately set to building |
trenches. At that time the Germans
were about 1000 yards away. but
when 800 yards Off they closed in, ,
some lying down. others kneeling, 4
and the third line standing. 1T was I
then we peppered them" he said, F.,
''and II is no exaggeration to say we {
tore great holes and gaps in. their {
ranks. Each of US In the daylight '
fired with precision at the obvious
target. but In the dark--and the
eIght ragged for two nights without {
! bresk-we simply had TO fire in I
their direction. trusting to luck,
A bombardier OF the Royal Field '
Artillery explained that the enemy I