The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29

lodged by never failing vigilance his
righteous wrath will be softened. per-
haps, by the rem mbrance that these
army before the battle Of Meaux. which
turned the tide OF war and flung back
the enemy In retreat"
There is a graphic description OF
events at the time of the German re-
treat from Paris. The author adds:
Episodes that seem as incredible as
a boys "A of war took place
IN those first days OF September, when
he German right rolled back in Il
retreating tide. on one Of those days
an English regiment marched along a
dusty Dad for miles with another body
men tramping at the same pace on
a parallel road, in the same white dust
which cloaked their uniforms-not OF
English khaki, but made in Germany.
Hundreds OF German soldiers, ex-
hausted by this forced march In the
heat, without food or water, fell out,
took to the W. Of woods and re-
manned there for weeks, In parties Of
Six or eight, making their way to
lonely farmhouses where they de-
handed food with rifles levelled at
frightened peasants. taking pot shots
at English soldiers who had fallen out
in the same way, and hiding in
thickets until they were hunted out
by battues OF soldiers long after the first
great battle of the Marine. 1t was the
time for strange adventures when
even civilians wandering in the wake
NJ hattla fnnn1 fhap,uf.rn. 1a,.n.,l -.
the weapons OF men who cared nothing
for human life. whether it was their
W or another's, and when small
battalions Of French or English, led
by daring officers, fought separate
battles in isolated villages, held by
small bodies of the enemy, cut off from
the main army. but savagely deter
mined to fight to the death.
"Out OF the experiences Of those few
days many curious chapters OF history
Will be written by regimental officers
and men. / have heard scores of
stories OF the kind, told while the thrill
OF them still flushed the cheeks of the
narrators n when the wounds they
had gained in these fields OF France
were still stabbed with red hot needles
OF pain. so hat a mans laughter
would be checked by a quivering sigh
and his lips parched by a great thirst.
Because OF its vivid interest and it's
fine candor / will give one such story.
II was told to me by a young officer
of zouave who had been in the thick
est OF the fighting to the east OF
Paris. He had come out of action
with a piece Of shell in his left arm.
and his uniform was splashed with
the blood of his wound. wish |
could write 1t in his soldierly French
words-so simple and direct. yet emo
tional at times with the eloquence OF
a man who speaks OF the horrors
which have scorched his eyes and of
the fear that for "A little while robbed
MIN or all courage and Of the great
tragedy OF this beastly business of
war which puts truth upon the lips
II men.
Il wish also ! could convey to nv
readers minds the portrait Of h n
young man with his candid brown
eyes his little black mustache, his
black stumble OF beard, as saw him
IN the rags n tatters OF his zouave
dress, concealed "A little beneath his
long gray blue cape If a German
Vhlan whom he had killed with his
sword
When he described his experience
he pdffed at "A long German nine
which he had found In the pocket OF
the cape. INT laughed now and then