Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

A striking incident occurred at the
conclusion of High Mass in st. Patrlck's $
Church yesterday when the vast congre-
cation was astounded to hear the great
organ peal out the tune, ITS a Long,
Long Way to Tipperary." st. Patrick's
is the largest Irish Catholic congregation
In Canada, and thousands of It's members
are in the contingent OF 5000 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 LETT
the edifice 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.
Eluding 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 Dobbed
to the surface again the German soidiers'
who were summing along the banks OF the
river, opened another fusillade with rifles
and magazine pistols.
MacRraly again dived and swan as long
as he could under water. Again he mad
TO face the volleys when he rose to the
surface the bullets spattering the water
over his face.
After being in the water flve hours and
swimming many miles, Macgraley nneiiy
tnna
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.
1t is:
Men Of Yorkshire men OF Kent,
Cavaliers, o Cavallersi
Ye 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
From tho harvest fields aglow,
Cavaliers Q Cavaliers!
War has rent the veil that hides
Ensland's strength, and IT appears
Copnaught now by Ulster rides,
Cavaliers. Cavaliers!
Still her green the oak tree wears,
Still the nag of England grand
Waves above the English land
Cavaliers, o Cavaliers!
One for King and country ALL.
Needless how the battle veers.
Sound the bugle! At the call
Ironsides and Cavaliers!
In one big business office of Liverpool,
a volunteer ambulance corps has been
fnrp1e6 and haI1 ri
They are very popular except among the
office boys. who complain that they are
being almost bandaged to DEATH
at 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
is plenty of socks, but Heaven only |
tnows when we shall get q chance to
wear them. I haven't been out of my
'oots for fortnight. 1t would be
much more to the point II you would |
end 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
lays things VIII come all right. Keep
our eyes wide open and you will have a
zig 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-
ives at home:
Things are a good deal easier with
IS now, for the Germans are getting
lred of always butting their heads