The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
AMERICANS ARE
p 'GUNGA DIN FOUND
Soldiers Rejoice Because Small Indian Mascot Is to
Return-Jess Wizards Victory Is Announced,
but Truth Is Doubted.

Special Correspondence TO THy sus.
PARIS. April 27.-The following notes
from a Foreign Leg1oner's diary have
been received from the front:
March 22.-warm. Up at 7 in the
morning. Coffee. rum, cup and a half
Of wine. chocolate and half a loaf OF
nice bread. much whittier than usual, al
though that Is known as white bread.
March 23-warm. It's raining on
and of and as l write l am lying out
much nearer the German lines than the
French. Left for the rear lines at Curry
at 3 A. NJ. Arrived at 80 and went
10 bed tll 10. saw a farmer who said
he would be glad to take anything to
Paris. as he was leaving with three Eng
lish boys for the English army. l did
not know there were any English still
with US. Sent some letters by him and
Zinn sent a Belgian bayonet found on a
dead German by a Belgian OF our rom
pany. The fortune of war.
March 24-Still warm. Had n swim
In the river. King and Morlac are back
from Fismes, where they went yesterday
TO buy a stone to mark Phelizot's grave.
Shooting practice at n n after lunch,
but | remained behind with linn. who
has a bad foot, as my arm IL sore.
Sweeny and Boullgny visit us and we
nave tea and some nice fruit cake from
Iirn's home in Battle Creek, After din
ner to-niht silence fell over the loft as
two Belgian volunteers began singing,
one with a high tenor and the other an
alto. II was fine. Everybody clapped
their hands for more when they stopped.
The report IL spread that "Gunga Din"
Is coming back. | am pleased. very.
"Gunga Dir" Is a very small indian
boy. and very. very obl!ging. hence
christened 'Gunga Din" instead Of hts
real name. Perrera. He was our boy
q. e., the Amertcans').
When we were IN trenches he would
, bring US water. wine and things to eat.
and IL he could not come himself would
get others 10 bring them. Back In the
days we were In barracks he would run
errands, wash things mot clothes-thc
town laundries did that but dinner
pails). and was always in attendance.
our gratitude often took the form OF
cussing him. but we all liked him
When we got 10 the front he was put
with the Red Cross and made our life
much easier In those early, hard days.
Yes, I am glad he IL coming back.
March 2b-Still warm. Fatigue duty
after breakfast. getting food supplies.
then wood. and after lunch till 4 build
ing sheds, Borrow 20 francs from
Sweeny and contribute five TO Phelizot's
tombstone. General assembly called for
march In fun campaign kit. Proved 10
he a company inspection by the Cap
tain 10 see which men leave things
behind. Ono OF tho R~elgians rave me
a ring he had made from aluminium from
the head OF a ~ German shell, quite a
fine piece OF work,
Miss the sportins Sections.
March 2s-Fine sunny day. To bed
-. 49, A.
no special news and az usual tho sport
ing sections are missing.
March 27-Very cold. too cold "a
swim in the river 30 take only u foo,
bath. Assembly for exercise AT noon
during which an aeronlane lowered high
above W., and was shot AT from some
where, The white dots OF smoke appear
then fifteen seconds later the noise %.
the explosion of the shell is heard. sc
that the distance must have been about
three miles. The dots spread and unite
and form a small white cloud, looking
just the same as the other white cloud,
in the blue sky formed by nature. Kin
has received permission 10 go 10 Pari,
and leaves tonight with the food train
He is TO return in forty-eight hours.
Hurrah! No more matches, Nc
more cigarette lighters, An advertise,
ment has been found Of cigarettes which
light like matcnes on the specially pre-,
pared side of the cigarette packet. Get.
ting a light is one of our Creates
curses, Half the time the matches are
moist and won't burn. Patent lighter,
won't work most OF the time and are III,
cause OF most OF our call downs by our
superior officers t~corporals) IL We ge'
The finder to burn. as II acts as q
flashing sigma to the enemy. We hav,
sent nine francs tsl.S0) for twenty
packets 10 the address in Algeria men,
f." toned In the ad., carefully giving two
names for them to be addressed u IL
case one name may figure among tn,
dead AT the front before they arrive
No more matches needed! It's too goot
to he true.
April Sat Curry (back Of lines
where we rest)- Drizaling rain. BouPh
some bottled pickles in afternoon. Cap
dcvllle made some ~fritters after the
boys had made a kitty TO provide IN,
necessities, having learned hat egg
were O~btainable, Frittcrs fine Later
We had some pancakes made ny anothc,
would-be chef.
April 4-My DAYS rations contained
only half . bar OF chocolate instead OF