Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-03

Drapeau" received his baptism of fire.
Under a furious shelling by the Ger
man artillery his men hesitated. Lieu
tenant de Fayolle turned to encourage
them but perceived that though he
had kept his vow to go into the fight
with his white gloves, he had for
gotten his red and white plume. Inn
mediately drawing it out of his KNAPP
sack he stuck it into his shakoss and
the section, electrified by his example,
rushed forward.
You are going to get yourself kill
ed Lieutenant" cried a corporal.
Holds Enemy, Then Falls
forward! Forward! was the young
soldiers reply as he bounded forward
at the head of his men. A few minu-
tes later he lay inanimate on the Char
leroi battlefield with bullethole in his
forehead directly underneath the red
and white plume.
Lieutenant de Castelnau was a men,
Der of the "Montmirair' class. He,
with his section, held the enemy in
check half a day and at the very mo-
ment when he had succeeded in
throwing them back received his
death wound.
HE had a noble end" was the COM
ment made by his father, General Gu
rieres de Castelnau, on being inform
ed of his death.
Second Lieutenant Lanquetot, aged
10, cited in the orders of the army for
his presence of mind in taking COM
mand of his company under fire after
the commandant had been wounded,
and for the courage. GOODNESS and
energy he showed, was "Croix du
Drapeau" man.
"Croix du Drapeau" man with his sec
ton held bridge head an entire day
in order to facilitate a difficult retreat.
He got every man away safely at night
and in good order, a most creditable
achievement when it is considered how
much easier it is to MAINTAIN men in
attack Jan in retreat.
Dear Old Daddies
A young Saint Cyrian. wounded once
and returned to the front, took COM
mand of a company of territorials, all
old enough TO be his father. My dear
old daddies," he calls them. and every
and every one would give his life for
him.
The story is told of n second lieuten-
ant of the class of 1914 who was lead
ing his section on the line of the User
in junction with the Belgian troops,
without apparent consciousness of a
great danger that he was running into
Where are you going like that,
lieutenant? asked an officer of King
Albert's staff
"As far as the Vistula, commandant;
the Russians are calling for u.s." was
the reply.
How wish the world could have
heard his men laugh behind him as
if they We're deaf to the screeching Of
bullets all around" said the Belgian
officer. "And how 1 would love to
French troops" he added
Why" someone asked, ARE they
braver than others?"
NO, it's not that: the others are
quite as brave only the French soldiers
are joyously brave"
Casualties Are Heavy
The ATS young men accepted at
Saint Cyr but who were still in their
years service with the regiment be-
fore entering were also promoted sec
ond lieutenant, and 81 of them have
been killed, while the proportion of
and honors is about the same
as in the other classes. They had no
to be christened at Saint
Cyr but in view of the heroism they
showed they had the honor of being
on the field of battle the
"Grande revanche" This name was
particularly appropriate for although
the average French civilian had ceas-
ed to think of recovering Alsace-Lor-
raine before the war. the Saint Cyr-