Oxford eagle., 1915-09-16
TELLS WAR TRAGEDY
Wounded French Officer De-
scrbes Thrilling Escape
Slips Out Of German Prison and
Makes Way Back to Own Lines
Peasant Baby Shot In His Arms
BY German SentineIs.
International News servseeJ

Unteruatcnal News Servtcsl
Paris.-A Lieutenant in the French
Foreign legion has Just told the fol-
lowing story here:
II vas on the night Of August -.
after the retreat from Luneyille- To
wards Eve | received a ball in the
forehead-see the scar on the right on
TIE frontal bone | fell stunned bV
the blow. One Of my men picked ne
Up. and | could hear him eonfusedIy
saTing; Our lieutenant Is dead Ny
comrades took me behind a wall and
left me there
Towards seven came to myself In
fever. and believing | was in the
thick OF the battle. I shouted For
ward. but those TO whom gave the
order were German anbuIaace men
They took me on a stretcher to Lune-
vile and shut me In the barracks OF
the chasseurs. which had been trans
formed into hospital
The window bars were old and the
fever gave me the strength Of ten
dug at the cement with a knife. ana
tore out a bar Slipping through. 1
Passage leading TO the Rue JolIivet. 1
was bleeding at the knees. but what
natter | cravled a few yards and
saw the uhlans defltng past IN the
main street Close by was a house
where | had seen a light appear and
then go out After knocking gently
and getting no answer. l broke down
the door with my shoulder and went
H. revolver in hand. A whole family
was hiding under the staircase. and in
whisper | said | was French and
they had nothing to fear.
A trembling woman's fingers were
held out to guide me- Give me a
cloak. hat and a pair Of trousers |
said In second or two these were
forthcoming. Which is the drst road
| come to- The road to Bayou A
mans toneless voice added: Lieuten.
ant. you are going-Iet Us 20 with
you lit my pocket-Iamp to look at
my ccmpanions-a lower middIe-cIass
family. the man pale. with chatteriue
teeth. the woman also pale. but reso
late. and two children one Of seven
and the other baby OF nine months
AL right | said. we will go-au i've
ot rs.
Disguised as civilian. with bowed
shoulders like an old man. | led the
way, carrying the baby. We ran and
crept along the banks Of the Mosells
where the bridges were occupied b.
the troops We had to go on noiseIess
ly. for | had heard the cultural cries
Of the sentinels on outpost duty. III.
baby began TO vail The outpost hearc
Is and 'Wer da?' rang out $50 yard,
away We did not reply and shower
ot bullets swept rs. whistling On al
sides Run. and run Fast cried. anc
! took the baby again
He was crying Just now. but va.
quiet again Another shower OF bul
let's ay left arm felt heavy and m,
little finger especially hurt ne hor
horribly AT last We fell into a dens,
scrub God be thanked. We wer,
saved. But the undergrowth wa
thick The man had knife with hin
and had still mine So We went Ar i
ertrins a path through The woman
notaeriy even in her terror. offered q
take the baby TO tighten me No. no.
said. he does not weigh much an,
he 10 asleep
We cut SO hard into the wood
heard afterwards tat il was the for
est % Parroy-that we cane to
clearing and a path But how heav-
the baby was, A grand. fne boy. sasl
the mother. and did not doubt her q
the least We walked hard. xoin
westward Suddenly French voice
challenged Halt. who goes therer 4
French ofaesr. ! answered. and ad
vanced TO explain who We were an
whence we came
Bur you are wounded. Lieutenant,
says the sergeant -Hashs Say non
lag tor the sake Of the others. r,
Piled. for By the glare OF tie lantern
had seen blood also or the baby's bor
ne. Two men TO take these zoo
people 70 the rear ordered with