El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-09

? ANCY, France, Jan. 5.--NFeI DeFll-
Nj Ter has become. like other cities
\ Of the past, a regular show place.
It's few remaining inhabitants, rein
forced by people of greater distinction
from the outside world. have provided
rbe material for living" pictures
AGAINST the dead background OF us
crumbIing walls.
Practically everyone VINO now comes
TO Lorraine is taken to see II and 70
rooraIize over its destruction. President
POincare during his visit 10 Nancy Was
duly introduced to its ruins ana 70 Lne
ouiet sister of the Order or ST. Cnafles
Of Nancy who cared for the Wounueu
all through the dangerous times OF IT'S
commandments by French and Germans.
the running fight in the streets ana
the horrors Of the wholesale aets OF IN
cendiarism which brought an put
handful of its houses crashing to the
Now she is one of the few women in
France who wears the Cross Of the Lee
zion of Honor. The president borrowed
the decoration from one OF ms SUITE
and mined it upon her black robe with
his own hands.
On the day that the German soldiers
came into the town some Of them began
the work of pillage in the churcn 81
one end of it, while the Few dozen
Chasseurs Of the defending force were
still keeping up the fight In the streets
on the farther side of the river me
Germans tried amongst otherT hlngs'
to break open the sanctuary above the
altar. in which is kept the Pyx, con-
tanning the cOnsecrated waters by tr-
ing several shots at the lock ALLer q
time they gave up the attempt ana
moved on in search Of other games
Then, while the bullets were still ny
ing SOeur Julie succeeded where Ihey
had failed. knowing that they would
be sure to come back and, determined
to save the sacred elements from their
sacriIegfous hands, she picked up a
bayonet which had been left lying on
the floor OF the nave, and with us
help wrenched open the door OF the
sanctuary. The PyX she found lying on
its side. pierced with bullet holes, with
its contents scattered around It No
one but a priest had the right to touch
them, the SOeur Julie, though a relig-
ieuse was not a priest But she col
lected the waters, and placing them IN
the sacred vessel, carried 1t to her
house and put it, for safety, among
the bottles and tins and dishes Of her
hospital buffet
Following Davfd's Example.
Then she began to have new fears
When the fighting was over the Ger
mans would be sure to search all the
houses for food, and her precautions
would all be in vain. So, with Iuu
sense Of the enormity Of her offence.
as there was no priest within reach. she
followed the example of king David
with the sheWbread, and communicated
the consecreted waters to herself.
Afterwards a priest did come to the
hospital to help the wounded and as
sured her when she confessed her mis-
demeanOrs. that both in the church and
hospital she had done perfectly right
Another hospital superior, Soeur
Marie Rosnet is wOrIny or special
honor for the way in which she
stood up to the German authorities
in CIermont-en-ArgOnn and actual
" succeeded in getting a company OF
German sappers to save the houses
which had been set on fire by Ger
man soldiers.
Gives AbsOIutiOn; Dies
A private soldier, badly wounded,
was lying in one Of the hospitals
and thinking that he was going 10
die, asked for the service OF a priest
At the moment, no priest was to be
found. The man in the next bed.
with his thigh hideously shattered
hy shell, was in a state of coma
Gradually he realized that the doc
tor and the nurses were talking
about He just managed TO make
nurse understand that he was him
self a priest and would pronounce
the dissolution Of his fellow soldier
if she would hold up his hand, and
then, as he whispered the words that
brought to the other the comfort
that he wanted, he died.