East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-03
HOW FOOTBALL STAR
REGARDS WAR GAME
GERMANS HAVE NOT SCORED
GOAL YET DECLARES ENG
LISH PLAYER.

lBy +. M Sarle, Oniteu fTebS Stdii
Correspondent
LONDON, Nov. 14.-(By Mail TO
New York. )-Here's how the football
fan saw the war.
In letter from the front, prom
inent north-country football player,
now serving in the Royal Field Artil-
lery, says: "The great match for the
European cup is still being played out,
and / daresay there's a record gate,
though you can not see the spectators
from the field. That's one Of the
rules OF the game when this match
is on. In spite OF all their 'swank'
the Germans haven't scored a goal
yet. and they are simply kicking at
the ball any way In their blind rage
at not being able to score.
"our team is about as III as you
could have them. and they are all
good men. though some Of them are
amateurs and the Germans are all
pros professionally. The Germans
forwards are a rotten pack. They
have no dash worth speaking about
and they come up the field as though !
they were going to the funeral Of
their nearest and dearest. When they
are charged they nearly always fall
away on their backs and their goal |
keeping is about the rottenest thing
you ever set your eyes on.
II wouldn't give a brass farthine
for their chance OF lifting the cup. |
and II you have any brass TO spare
you can put II on the France-British |
team who are scoring goals so fast i
they haven't time to stop and count /
them The Kaiser makes a rotten I
captain for any team. and its little |
wonder they are losing Most Of our
chaps would like to tell him what they |
think OF him and his team"
Captain Stewards wife and his
father and mother are proud and 1
happy that he has died for his coun-
try's honor and a scrap OF paper"
This Is the family tribute paid 10
the memory of Captain Bertrand
Stewart. OF Sir John French's staff
recently killed in action. Captain
Stewart has suffered Imprisonment in
Germany for alleged espionage at the
time Of the Morocco crisis. but was
released when the King and Queen
visited Berlin last year.
When he was on trial Captain Stew
irt closed his defense with these defi-
int and prophetic words:
"If your distinguished country
ever attacks mine I hope to be am
,ng those who take part in the fight.
even II my own regiment were not ,
,alled out, should endeavor to serve
With another"
The spirit In which the British
roops carried out the long retreat
rom Mons is shown by letter from
private Thomas Harman. OF the Kings
Royal Rifle Corps. The officers
Inew that We were disappointed at
having to retire. for they and we
lnew that We were doing better than
he Germans and were inflicting
ieavy losses on them. On the fifth
lay--we had three days fighting be-
ore We began to retreat-the colonel
,ame round and spoke to us, saying.
Stick TO IL. boys, Stick TO it. Tomor.
-ow we shall go the other way and
advance. Biff, biff." The way he
said 'biff. biff' delighted the men and
Ifter that we shouted biff. biff'
very time we had to turn and drive
back the Germans"
That there are humorous moments
wen in the most terrible phases OF
var. is indicated In a letter from
cldler In the Northumberland Fusil-
ers describing the fighting during the
etreat from Mons 81 saw my mate
blown out OF a trench he says. HE
lad just before brought a pound of
,utter for us. didn't know where
hat went. had a loaf OF bread
trapped TO my back all through the
lighting, and very glad / was Of the
,hance TO eat II dry.
The curtain has been rung down on
he British German Friendship So
iety. which was organized in 1911 by
he late Lord Avebury and Sir Frank
.ascelles, formerly British ambassa-
or in Berlin. At general meeting
( the members, It was resolved that
is desirable that this society be
Wound up forthwith" Its funds are
, be distributed or the relief OF
'ritish subjects in Germany and dis
ressed Germans in England.