The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1915-05-22
YALE PROUD OF HIM
Senior Enters German Army and
Wins iron Cross.
Rsivsss 20 Discuss Ne esplelts sut
rsiis Interesting story of Now
he Foresd Nay irto the
Ranks.


Ne- Hates Conn Yale 10 very
proud ~ Kari Llewelyn. the senior
- h0 has last returned TO college after
b.ius wounded aud SinninE Tho Iron
Cross
WHeB LisNslYn arrived IA Ne~ York
several weeks agu he refused 20 Ills.
cuss his exploits a. all and he stu is
silcnt about the deed Of heruism Shich
ended ln BIS liing sounded On tbs bat
tleHsld Tor many hOurs. and bntng
picked pp iittio better than dead lie
has h"psvcr. Just been induced 10
dcscflbr che method by which he
forced himself into the German army
lie said
~ VAS August . when 40 drew ap
on the German frontier Instead oi
the customs officers whom one usually
nnds, there we're ladies serving hot
coffee and sand witches to the passen.
gers aboard the incoming trAias Most
Of these passengers were refugees
from Fnsland Who sore being vel
coined back TO the fAthsTland.
4 got on at every atop the train
made and tried 10 cniist. but they told
me they acre full and would have
90 En on ! nnAlly found = place where
they would accept mo and We were
sent 60 the driil ground The peace
serEeaBts vho>had retired from ten tc
twenty years before. wrre In charge
of the drit
The class ot uoldicTs Ne met at the
start ~ tho Nar weta better educated
than the ordinary regulars. Nine
weeks gatcr Ne acre al the frunt !
fatird To Sc, the full nine weeks Train
iug however FOR at the end OF sin
weeks my commandant came tc me
aud Informed me that because % a
communication from the state depart
ment - tho United States was
bounced I sent IN a protest To the
kaiser but It never got there
"Rut waited sent down tn the
station Wlth about Ave hundred girls
tn see NV company on when Il en-
trained tried 10 at through the
gates but ! couldn't So went down
the track and hoped the train as u
came by Ny comrades N~re Elad 10
sce mo aud Spuld do anything for me
YOU can have my boots, said one
Take this coat. said another. I took
tham. and With that disguise I man
AGED to rludc the ofieers
When we cot veil into France.
ho~pscr fesscd up 10 the captain
and hc called me down In about ths
4.
spent ,ru minutes At u, reminding me
ot the responsibility I had placed upop
him I felt smaller and smaller
really had not besu considerate. but .
I cad N got hn Nith q bullet would
sue him and force him 20 pay me alt
/ mcny
lie really Has tickiea With the
proposition Of NY being there. though
/ us lsi me match tn the column ~ith
| tho men Nhen We vent forward scon
man became tOctsick took biz
pack In the villages Ne wen, through
( everyone thought I Was a prisoner
You snoN the nrst thlRg a soldier
makes prisoner 30 IL 20 carry his
baggage snd Nas doinE that ia .
| civilians suu The diflcaty with tht
prisoaer vas that nc sang their eNn
/ s0BCs Nth them
"FNnslly tbey Ist me snlist Sort
psif ct Frcnch worktfoassys, A
sergeant Nss kulcd sha-t got his'eoAt
snd it nucd me admirably ElHipmsni
sccn becams easy TO ohtaia, bat q
Wss no, ~ before Aay seve kiIisd
Z want Go say something Ahou'
/ atrocities 81 which YOU have heart
- mach I Uont say there Wrfe none
! tor there Ssre atrocities on hSth sides
NoaNe al heard ot the cathedral A.
Rcims and the way the barhartAhi
shot Il 70 pieces ! vas there a. tbs
time We were net shooting At ths
eAihedrsl sRa 'he F-zres sr' ,a,n TITS
They put battery N Cathedra
sausrs NheFs they thoGEht Il wOul,
net he ht 4 German aieT spotted :