El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06
HINDU5 DI5DiIN
GERMAN SHELLS
Indian Troops Of the British
Find Cold and Dampness
More Distressing.
~ FREDERICK PALMER.

British Headquarters. in France, via
London. Eng. March 6.-The pictur-
sequences of the indian troops Of the
British empire breaks the monOtony OF
the srim business Of modern war at
the British front. The little mule carts
OF these soldiers move about among
the powerful motor trucks from Eng
land
Ii was first feared that the indians
might not stand shell fire well, but
lneF became used to IT, and now Iney
are even cOntempruOus OF it. Accustomed
TO hot and dry climate, the chill and
rainy weather and the mlry mud OF
northern France have been their worse
enemy When the sun shines a. smile
spreads over the whole indian force.
Thanks to many layers of warm cloth
ing and careful attention, the SICK re-
port Of the indian troops is normal
Food Brought From India.
All the food Of these men has to be
brought from India Speaking no word
OF English, these dusky strangers have
come from the other side Of the world
u fight in France for Great Britain
Bllleted in barns with thick layers Of
straw for their beds. each race cooking
its food TO its taste and according TO
It's caste customs, they form a separate
world Of never ceasIng wonder TO the
French inhabitants
This morning there was seen 5000
cavalry riding by on muddy road at
a background Of flat and misty land
scapc with all the impressiveness they
would snow at a royal review. Oc-
caSlcually among the dusky faces IN
der the Curbans there were the white
counIenances Of the English officers
who had trained varied tribes and who
have stood with them in the trenches
in icy water up TO their waists against
Would Fight. Despite Age.
Sir Pertab Singh, ? years old, rode
at the head Of his regiment
Iley told me / was to old he
said but I replied, IF YOU viii not
let me fight in France I will go to
AfShanistan and fight there. I don't
mean TO die in my bed. and 1 cannot
live much longer. So they let me
come"
Although all the cavalry is fighting
as infantry in the trenches, cavalry
OFFICERS keep up their cavalry drills
and the horses are in condition. This
IS because there maybe a chance for
The cavalry when the expected German
break comes. Everybody on the line
speaks OF the Germans going back as
If this was ass certain as the coming
of spring
One OF the British officers with
whom the newspaper correspondents
watched the indian troops ride past
made the remark:
The Canadians in their trenches are
now doing we'll"
AmeTIcun-Britisher Fighting.
The driver in the motor car in which
the correspondent were conveyed 10
the from. revealed his Americanism )
the use OF New York slang. He had 10
taNicags running in New York but he
came over, as the English say, TO do
his bit"
One meets here Englishmen, Irish
men and ScOtchmen from every part Of
the werld ready to serve in any mental
capacity in order to help Now --ou
take this message 10 all my Irish
friends in America for me" said an
elderly Irish medical officer in charge
o. a hospital train -TeU them 1 have
been sleeping OF that car seat for
six weeks with the harp alongside OF
me and the Union jack over my head
It was a fine time we had when they
let me load my train with wounded
right where the shells were falling, nut
they do not permit that. any more
Practice With Grenades.
In the outskirts Of a village where
German shells fall at intervals there
was seen infantry detachments prac-
ticing at hand grenade attacks and in
the defence Of trenches Nobody wor-
ried about the danger from German
shells, while they rent the air with
their own explosions Of bombs thrown
at close quarters.