Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
STORIES OF ADVENTURE
FROM THE SCENE OF WAR

| rules the waves, Britons never never
never shall be slaves"
1t was the most perfect act OF brother
liness which l have ever witnessed.
A report from Paris says that some of
| the French soldiers have discovered that
the Germans are very unwilling to face
the black troops from Senegal. Taking
advantage of this fact they have care
fully blacked their faces with burnt cork
before charging the enemy. This, added
to the horrible yells to which they give
vent. seems to have had considerable eff
feet. On one occasion q body of Ger
mans simply turned tail and fed like
rabbits when they saw these Christy
minstrel Senegalese charging them.
This Is a story of n soldier who took
part in defense of Maubeuge:
THE Germans commenced the attack
on August 25. On September / a shell
fell on the fort and exploded in the COM
mander's room. He then led us into the
entrance Of the tower, which was brought
down two hours later. We could hardly
breathe in this stuffy little corridor and
thought that our last minute had ar
rived
All of us, even the most optimistic.
prayed on bended knee. When things
became q little calmer the commander
we could. He advised us to change our
military uniforms for civilian clothes il
possible This most of us did at neigh
boring farms. For several days we hid
in the woods all of the time, knowing
that we were being tracked like stays.
Four or five nights passed without sleep
and we only ate wild pears. Later, how
ever, l managed to escape to Roubaix,
tired out, famished."
A wounded private told OF the breaking
up Of an English tea party in relating the
story Of a surprise attack by the Ger
mans. British soldiers were boiling water
for the tea when the Germans dropped
a shell In their midst and drove them
to cover.
A wounded Scots Grey in London said;
1.-The mistake the Germans make is in
assuming you can go on forever without
noticing your butchers Some of these
days the German machine will break
down because the men directing II make
no allowance for the limitations of flesh
and blood"
veteran OF the South African War
said of the fighting in France
The Boer War was a game of skit-
ties to this. The Germans came in
masses. 1t was like shooting rabbits
only as soon as you shot one another
came up in his place"
The German strategy of concentrating
artillery fire on one point for consider
able time had q terrible effect on the
nerves of some soldiers. The din and
noise and screeching of shells is ter
rible Many of the men stuff their
ears with cotton wool and tear up hand
kerchiefs for the same purpose.
Tulip bread is being eaten in Amster-
dam with a relish. Tho scarcity of wheat
forced the bakers to stop making whole
wheat lOaves, and they are now making
their bread with one part wheat and two
parts ground tulip bulbs. The bread is
pronounced very good and nourishing.
The War Department has commended its
use for the army.
England has forgotten the Sultan of
Zanzibar. The ruler has been hard hit
bv the war. He is marOoncd In Paris
with only s. and has Is dusky wives to
feed. His regular pension has not been
paid by England and the Sultan applied
to Ambassador Herrick for relief. The
latter will take 1t up with Sir Edward
Grey. the British Foreign Secretary.