Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
STORIES OF ADVENTURE
FROM EUROPEAN WAR ZONE

A striking incident occurred at the
conclusion of High Mass in st. Patrick,
Church yesterday when the vast congre.
cation was astounded to hear the great
organ peal out the tune, "It's a Long
| Long Way to Tipperary." st. Patrick's
is the largest Irish Catholic congregation
In Canada, and thousands of its members
are in the contingent of $4,000 Canadian
soldiers now on their way across the
Atlantic to the war.
AS the first notes Of the now famous
tune were heard the whole congregation
stood still, amazed by the unusual nom
church music. The feeling of surprise
was followed instantly by smiles and
every evidence of enthusiasm as the whole
congregation fell into step, and many left
the edlflce singing the song.
An exciting story of the war is printed
today by the Petit Parisien. 1t concerns
the adventures of Richard Macgraly,
private in the Scottish Highlanders, who
was captured by the Germans near
Noyon
Bluding his captors Macgraly plunged
Into the Oise River while the German
soldiers shot at him. Although the bull
let's passed all around him. the Scot dived
far beneath the surface. When he bobbed
to the surface again the German soldiers
who we're summing along the banks OF the
river, opened another fusillade with rifles
and magazine pistols
Macgraly again dived and swan as long
as he could under water. Again he had
TO face the volleys when he rose to the
surface, the bullets spattering the water
over his face.
After being in the water five hours and
swimming many miles, Macgraley finally
found the French lines and Joined his
regiment. Except for few scratches
caused by striking distractions In diving.
the venturesome ScotchmAn was un-
harmed. He estimates that more than
500 shots were fired at him.
British warriors have new song.
1t Is:
Men Of Yorkshire, men Of Kent,
Cavaliers. Cavaliersl
Yo who into battle went
For your faith and ye who spent
For your King your blood and tears
Answer us who call you now,
Speak across the vanished years
Batte1elds of long ago,
Cavaliers. Cavaliers!
War has rent the veil that hides
Engands strength, and 1t appears
Connaugkt now by Ulster rides,
And by yet the Ironsides.
Cavaliers, . Cavaliers!
still the noble forelands stand.
still her green the oak tree wears,
Still the has Of England grand
Waves above the English land,
Cavaliers, Cavaliers!
One for King and country ALL.
Needless how the battle veers,
Sound the buglei At the call
Ironsides and Cavaliers!
In one big business office of Liverpool,
volunteer ambulance corps has been
formed and classes are held regularly.
They are very popular except among the
office boys, who complain that they are
being almost bandaged to DEATH"
''It is vigorously forbidden for any
woman to cast amorous glances at British
and French prisoners is the text of a
proclamation issued by the military gov
ernor of Stuttgart
A letter written by an English private
says:
II see you are all excited about getting
us plenty of socks, but Heaven only
knows when we shall get q chance to
wear them. I haven't been out of my
boots for fortnight. 1t would be
much more to the point If you would
send us men to give the Germans socks
Merry and Bright is still our motto.
Don't get downhearted. no matter
what you hear at home. Some of these
days things will come all right. Keep
your eyes wide open and you will have n
Dig surprise sooner than you think.
We're all right, and the Germans will
ind that out sooner than you at home
PRIVATE ]. WILLIS"
A British soldier writes this to rela-
tives at home:
Things are a good deal easier with
us now, for the Germans are getting
tired of always butting their heads |