The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
MANY PLUCKY DEEDS
ON EUROPEAN FIELDS
Canadian Won't Shoot Potato
pigger-German Stands
Foes at Bay.
WOMEN SHOW COURAGE
special cowssss~xeaoe 70 II, Scr.

the present moment. But there are ex.
,srral differences to he observed tina,
would probably not strike q stranger.
The restaurant supper. for example
- no longer such q great feature as !;
saa before tho war. though II has by
10 means disappeared. on the other
hand the West End afternoon tea re-
sorts have never been so crowded a:
this time OF the year As they are to-day.
Everybody seems TO GO out to tea, takcr
by or taking A. many men In khaki
A. they can collect. Khaki, OF course.
no longer counts as something out OF
the ordinary. But every now and then
YOU may observe q strange uniform.
frequently you may see q Belgian. now
and then a French ofYicer. more rarely
q Servian evan.
No, long ago II was something . little
out Of the ordinary for the guests sitting
about in the foyer OF the Carlton Hotel
to see young man enter In the uni
form Of French private soldier. He
had driven up In n taNicab. utterly with
out baggage OF any kind. and In care
fully brushed but very trench stained
uniform. long blue coat. baegy red
trousers and kept, strolled up to the
reception clerk and asked II he could
have nj. usual suite" He was quickly
recognized and went 60 hts rooms TO
wait for the necessary tailor
YOUNG Canadian's Experiences.
He was a young Canadian. who had
been In Paris the day England declared
war upon Germany. Without waiting
10 see what Canada proposed doing he
enlisted ~ once In the French Foreign
Legion. and after some weeks training
had been sent to the front. where he
spent seven weeks In the trenches be-
fore he appeared In tho Carlton as q
French "Piou-Piou." having been trans
ferred TO the Canadian contingent, then
on Salisbury Plain.
Some OF this young soldiers expert
ences at the front may be interesting
enough TO tell again. The question put.
one notices. invariably by women to
man from the fighting line. Have you
Killed any Germans yourself?' was put
to him without saying yes or mo-"
he replied TN tell you how ! didn't
Kill q German. Il was the hrst time
was out on patrol duty. I had with
mo q Scotchman who enlisted at the
same time a. In the Legion.
1--WE were not far from the German
line when dawn began TO break. Pres
emily At about ssventy-ffve yards dis
lance w saw . couple Of German
soldierA They were absolutely un-
armed. their tunics were Open and they
we're engaged busily IN the peaceful
lob Of digging UP some French peasants
potatoes with Their trenching spades. I
whispered to Mac TO take tho man on
the left and drew bead on the
other. But whan ia Tot that far I
couldn't ffnish the operation. had
never fred a. q man before and I sim
ply COULDN'T shoot in cold blood an
unarmed man digging potatoes.
HadnN the Heart t. shoot.
4 lowered my rife and turned to Mac
- tell him how felt, and saw that
no too had lowered his. He had felt
the same as myself
The soldiers postscript was, but I'll
never let another German on!
On his way from the trenches TO the
coast my friend had TO call at Afniens
to hand in his rife and knapsack. There
70 met French sergeant who told him
story such as Kipling might delight
In. He asked the sergeant what he
thought OF the British soldier.
He is brave man." said the
Frenchman. 81 will tell you Just one
little tale. was In the retreat from
Mons and with a comrade was mixed
up with some English troops. Both OF
us. as happened to 40 many. fell out
from exhaustion and found ourselves
alone with a British private soldier.
Close by. on .he side OF the road. was
a peasants cottage. The people we're
s,!!l within and they gave us coffee
and bread.
I'VE were Jus. about to 20 on when
some others rushed In and told US that
the Germans were close at hand In pur-
suit There was no question Of our
"a, In, x.,tn
We simply had TO hide and try to save
our lives In that way. But the English
soldier asked me what the people had
said and why we were SO excited. I
explained to him in English trat the
German. were close by. He simply
said. Then ! suppose We must hold 'em
up bit here
Three Of US hold up the German
army. In a moment the Fnglishman
pulled the rain barrel from the side
81 the cottage and put II In the centre
- the road. saying TO me. You French
les take the sides and I'll take the
middle. And 20 We arranged our
selves to hold up tho German army. The
Ensl!shnan was shot TO pieces I was
wounded In tho head and my ormrade
in several places. But we both lived.
and tho Germans treated US we'll.
handaged US and put us back In the
cottage IN which We had first found
shelter
some hours later the British. having
made q stand pushed the Germans
back past the cottage and when they
resumed their retreat brought US with
them--and so we are here; but tho Eng
lisrnan was shot 20 pieces"
P11cky German Soldier.
Another story told Of . Germans
pluck. Again my friend was out on
night patrol, this time with q body Of
eighteen men In charge Of q sergeant.
~ dawn they Jaw I'VE German pa
trolls Two thoy shut, two got away
and che nth they surrounded. Whom
10 bad ussd all his cartridges ne took
nv nis By the muxxle and stood At
bay, The Frsnchmen tot nearer and
shoutsd 70 him 70 surrender. advising
him THAI no was SUcky TO b . pris-
onar instead u losing has itfa His only
sn6wep WAs that u waA - d1sgrsos for
. oernAn soldier to b . prisoner"
and no waited COR rhzn 20 como on or
shoot o,f1n
The paksul sssn rusnsd In TAs Ger
man lay about him Justify. and when
he ~ 00wu and could DO nothing else
hs ~ ths Frenoh sergeant's hand to
the bona Thsy TOOK him back TO their
own linen, but no word Of Information
could they set ouG Of him.
Uoat favoT4te In London Just now
70 Capt. 0eorGev1cs. the private secrs-
tsry Of Prince Alexis, tho King OF
he-vias cousin. who v hsre on an i'm
potant mission. AZ . luncheon table
the other day the Captain told one or
TWO stories to illustrate the feeling that
h.