Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-02

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place xi-h q CRY. Noe. lads. give
shsm helIi' wishou; waiting to see
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Equally Interesting are some Of the
letters from men with The feet Tom
Thorne. writing 10 his mother. in sssr
sex. says.
Before We started fighting Ne Wers
al very nervous. but after we joined
In we were all happy and most Of No
Laughing tin IL vas finished. Then We
al sobbed and cried.
'Eyen if never come back, don't
think I've died a painful death
Everything yesterday was as quick A.
lightning.
I'VE we're n octioR on FRIDAY morn
ing on Helzolaad ] had Q piece a
shell as big as the palm of my hand
60 through my trousers. and as nay
Etaurfr4g IN
breeze. l think | was very lacky."
A gunroom officer in a battle cruiser
writes:
The particular ship we were en-
gagged with was In a pitiful plight
when we had finished with her--her
tunnels shot away, masts totterine,
great gaps of daylight In her sides.
smoke and fame belching from her
everywhere. She speedily keeled over
end sank like . stone. stern first. So
far - is known. nOae a her crew
Was saved. She was game TO the
last. let 1t be said. her nag flying till
she sank, her guns barking till they
could bark no more.
Although We ourselves suffered no
capes Three t0rpedoes were OBJ
served to pass us. one within q few
feet. Fourinch shells. too. fell short
or we're ahead of us. The sea vas
alive with the enemy's submarines.
which, however, did W no damage
They should not be snderrated. these
Germans. That cruiser did not think.
aDparently, Of surrender"
What naval warfare seems liks to
the black SQUAD" imprisoaed In the
engine reom - Aescribel BY - en-
Gine-rooR man q the Laurel, Who
went through ths scrap" O2 HelgO-
land. Writing 70 his wife. he says:
n wss . terribly anxious time for
-, sAn tell you, - We stayed down
there keeping The engines going At
their top spssA in order to cut OF thS
0srDans frs0 their Aeet. We could
hsar TIE awfsl DIN sseund snA H.
scampeFing Of the tafs - deek ~ they
rushed about from point to point. anA
We knew what vs. - the fore Whe0
Ne caught cd glinpsss of the stretchs
or bearers With tAsir ghsstly bus
dens.
We heard the shells crashia0
against the sides Of the ship q
shrieking overhead, - they passG
into the water. and We knew that q
any moment oae might strike US In g
vital part and send us below fGN
OssA.
~ . ten ti0ss harder o. the me-
VAsos 80 = n - sngins roso -
- 49, - leck takiAg par n ~
ooAMnG. ~ they. - lsast, have ~
eac1esnsst - the AgAt, anA n to
sAAp y struck thsy have more thaA
Q sperting cAancs ee escape. We AAvo
osae."
PssM Q oyins frsnchmsa. !
The moGe dramatic letter comes
of battle. when the Red Cross soldiers
were collecting the wounded after .
heavy engagement, there was found
q half sheet Of notepaper. on whido
IVES writtea . message for q womaA.
Of which this 10 the translation:
'S~ eetheart: Fate In this Dressat
war has treated ~ more cruelty thaa
many II u8vc uOt uvCo
create for YOU the happiness Of whscA
both our hearts dreamed, remember
that my sole wish 10 now that yOu
should be happy. Forget me. Create
for yourself some happy home that
may restore to you some of the great
er pleasures of life. For myself I
shall have died happy in the thought
of your love. My last thought has
been for you and for those I have
at home. Accept this, the last kiss,
from him who loved you"
Writing from a fortress on the
frontier. a French officer says the
colonel in command was asked to send
a hundred men to stiffen some reserv-
list artillery in the middle of France,
far away from the war area. He
called for volunteers. Some of YOU
who have got wives and children or
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