Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-29
SideHghts of the Great War
Rome Oct. 2s.-Recognition is given

| Rome, Oct. 2S.--ReCOgnltlOn is given
German discipline by Luigi Barzinl
war correspondent with the French OF
the Roman Corriere Della Sera, in q
recent article on the lighting about
| Chambry.
Along the road Of Chambry story
| of combat OF man against man was
| told by the dead" wrote Mr.. Barzini
"A troop Of Germans who had been LETT
| behind to guard the rear had taken
cover in the ditch, along the road. from
where they had replied to the fire of the
enemy.
THE Germans offered resistance to
the very last--the last dead Frenchman
lay three meters from the ditch. Then
the storm passed over them and killed
the last one. Stabbed through and
through with the bayonet, the German
soldiers lay against the embankment in
a row. Bent bayonets and broken rifles
spoke Of the violence Of the desperate
struggle.
THE first in the row was the ser
geant who had left part of the small
force. It seemed that even in death he
still uttered commands. Another group
of dead lay about the body OF the Of
ficer who had been in command. The
similarity of expression on the faces OF
the dead was striking. Only the uni
form told the private from the officer.
There was a sort of fraternity among
them all even in death.
THE dead Germans still had their
knapsacks on their backs, were SPLEEN
didly dressed, and appeared to be ready
for parade
London, Oct 2S.-The ousting of
Germans and Austrians and the call to
the colors of French, Swiss and Italians
has shown to an extent little suspected
by the British public how departments
of the hotel and restaurant business,
barbering and even teaching had been
taken over by foreigners. At the out
break of the war. 10000 foreign walters
alone quit their jobs in London.
Foreign teachers have left thousands
of vacancies in Great Britain. They
were mostly private teachers or en-
ployed in private schools. Those in the
regular English schools were teachers
of langua ges as a rule, but not always
London, Oct. 2S.-Englsh children
are playing a prominent part in the
present war and manifest greater en-
Some extreme peace advocates ex-
press regret that youth should display
such a militant spirit, but many prom
inent educators and churchmen re-
joice in the interest the children are
displaying in England's fight and are
taking steps to give all children in
schools, Sunday schools and churches
proper instruction concerning the his
tory and progress of the war.
ONO ~rominerf hi~ho'o rocertlv ad.
vised that every child in England
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every meal for the British navy which
has made it possible for Englishmen
to have an interrupted food supply.
The young son of a prominent Eng
lish official recently told his governess
that if God let the kaiser get into Par
is he would know there was no God
and quit saying his prayers, And the
little chaps sister. on being twitted
because she was a girl and could not
go to war. retorted When grow up
l shall be soldiers sweetheart and
will make him fight"
Troops of children, many Of them
boys and girls scarcely out Of the
cradle. march through the Stun sec
tons of London armed with wooden
swords and carrying the flags of the
allies. Frequently the little folks sing
the Tipperary marching song so popu-
lar with Tommy Atkins" and keep
step with tin-can music
To English children the war is an
immensely personal affair The kais-
er is supposed by most young English
children to be leading the German
troops and it is a great mystery to
many little Britishers why King
George is not in the field.
A general movement has been inau-
gurated for daily instruction in pri-
mary as well as secondary schools
concerning the progress of the war
and London papers are filled with let
tiers from prominent educators who
point out the magnificent opportunity
teachers will have for practical les
sons in geography and history because
of the various parts of the world in
which the English troops are engaged.
With the opening Of schools next
month most of the Boy Scouts will
be relieved of picket duty throughout
England. Their work in protecting
canals, railways. bridges and public
buildings has been Of great assistance
to military forces engaged in prepare.
ton for foreign service and the little
chaps who have frequently stood on
duty in pairs at night. relieving terri
torials from such trying work, will
doubtless be the heroes of all public