The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-01

surrounding forest the strains OF the
song he loved SO well:
tie long. long way TO Tipperary, but
my hearts right there.
He could stand j. 10 longer Placing
his knapsnck on his knees, he sns In
the tiickering campfire light and wrote
TO Molly. Mike MaioneE. noticing this
action. tlptoed toward Paddy and.
reaching forward. snntcled the half
finished letter from the latters hands.
Triumphantiy Mike dashed back, and
while several OF the soldiers held Pad.
dy. Mike rend aloud the roughly scrib.
bled words:
Dearest Molly-Very soon We sure will
have the biggest battle OF the war. 1
don't know whether will come out OF
II alive or not. so, my sweetheart colleen,
l write to say goodby iu case
Laughter and jeers and taunts at
Paddy enraSed him. His face llvid In
the fiery glow from blazing logs. he
tore himself free and rushed madly at
Mike.
"D--n your he ahrleked.
The men clinched. then broke tho
clinch and hammered one another un.
mercifully.
"Whnt's this?" stern voice sudden.
Iy pierced through the night
The men stopped lighting. The spec.
tators fell back before the comman-
daut. Colonel Downs.
Boys" the old colonel said quietly.
save your strength for the enemy.
nrtfk -naN< IL
Now be ready. We march at day
break"
The battle OF the Bridge OF Napo-
leon III. crossing the river Aisne will
go down in history rs one Of the cost
Hest. bitterest engagements OF all time
The Germans held the approaches to
the structure as well as those 10 other
arches over the picturesque stream
The line OF battle was Approximately
twenty miles long British nviators
had discovered the location OF the
German trenches. In which were con.
cenled infantry. sharpshootcrs and ma.
chine guns. On the tanks the Teutons
were guarded by ~ centin,eter guns,
the epOchal machines OF death which
bnttered into shnpeiess heaps OF brick.
marble and stone the cathedraIs. pub
lic buildings. costly palaces and hum
BILE homes of Rheims. Antwerp. Lou.
vain. Alost. Senlis. Nieupurt, verdun
md dozen other localities.
The allies covered the advance OF
their infantry and cavalry with well
timed. well directed artillery tire. and
the Tipperary guards soon found them
selves past the trenches and chief
fnctor In the fight for the control of
the bridge. The German fire was like
rain OF death. Men fell on all sides
Many wounded dropped into the water
and were drowned.
Rooney. having penetrated to the
middle OF the structure, seized a de-
serted gatiing gun, and. lying Dat on
his stomach. directed whitening Gre
into the very faces of the foe. They
fell back gradually. New courage seiz-
ed the hearts OF the guards. They
charged with fixed bayonety. and the
German center was broken. Their
great battle line. twenty miles long.
was cut In two through Its very mid
die.
But sorrow attends each victory In
war. among the severely wounded
was found Michael Maloney and a
score of other loyal TYpperary sons.
He still breathes." said the surgeon
graveiy as Michael was laid on q
stretcher and received the sympathetic
care OF Red Cross nurses.
Fortunately for him his shattered leg
improved sufficiently In a week TO per-
NIT him TO be invallded home.
Molly's fnther here proved himself
true friend OF the younger home rule
advocate. He insisted that SiichneI be
brought TO. his home. where Molly
could administer TO hlIR. the necessary
cares and comforts. The soldier made
the most OF his opportunities to guln
favor with Molly and was succeeding
fairly well when the letter from Paddy
Rooney was received. Paddy had re.