The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-17

III tVw tcMu 70 Ilu&
Two OF these Australian boys. lean.
Ranked horsemeH from the plains.
tree men Ia the very carriage of
their heads. started 10 mount uie
steps. Pull them up" ths heuten-
ant OF the p. Ms guard snapped out.
For q moment | thought We would
have q scene. but the two boys. who
had not heard the otieiA order. lis
tened with faces ~ cold as marble.
and. without losing . trace Of dig
nifty. turned and walked down the
stairs. wanted 10 cheer. The land.
Ing at AnEak was easier for them
than 10 walk down those stairs. but
they did II like cowboys and men.
"Klnp's" Son a Private.
Most OF these Australians have
plenty of money and there Is no tell
Ing by their rank how much money
they have. Ono private has rented
the most expensive house for rent In
Cairo and has a retlnue Of servants.
He IL the son OF q pearl king.
The democracy OF this army shocks
some British officers and delights
some others. Usually they like 1t, be-
cause the type OF British Officer who
has been sent to Egypt 10 usually q
man who has knocked about the back
countries and values men for being
men. spent the morning with q
British major who had received or
ders TO work up q contingent TO
handle camel corps. For corps cap.
tain no picked up an Australian who
has not an n to his name and
swears beyond belief. But he under.
stands camels and that Is ell my
friend asks He has been doing a
large share OF his provisional recruit
ing sitting In = cafe. and the word has
| passef aroInd whore no 10 70 be
found. And this IL the British army!
An Australian told me a story on
his colonel. They were fresh back
from GallIpoli. and ordered up for q
review SO the colonel gave them a
few instructions, in the family circle,
al to how they were to behavs, and
ended by saying:
And for the love OF Mike when
tho General IL here don't call me
Bill"
| can quito believe that story. After
seeing the joyous Australians il does
not seem bit out OF the way.
Longing for a Scrap.
Three OF those mighty men from
the Antipodes were riding on q street
car with mo the other day and three
dapper efendi. with polished boots
and more than polished manners. en-
tered and sat down opposite,
One OF tho Australians leaned
across to me and remarked;
Stranger, can't you do something to
start a flght' | need exercise
The etfendi looked disturbed but
kept their seats.
The most typical OF the stories
have heard on passable authority oc
| Cured the night OF the evacuation Of
Anrac, the particular evacuation In
which the Australians did not lose q
man. Officers have told me that al
they walked down that deadly slope
to which they had clung for months
they had not the slightest expocta
ton OF ever getting away alive. They
hoped they might get some OF theii
men on on the transports which had
come up under cover OF night, but C
escape themselves they considered i'm
possible.
| That night, though everyone knew
what was going 10 happen. va;
chosen by several mighty Australiani
to got dead drunk. They could not b,
moved. But In the dawn. hours after
everyone else was gone, they woks
from their drink Numerically, and
SWAMI ea natii they were picked up
After First Effect. Ordinary LIE.
Once the FIRST overwhelming etfec'
OF tho Australians has passed, on,
secs from tho terraces more OF III,
ordinary life. the racing gharrie,
with their shouting drivers bearins
along Egyptian women with fine eye.
and the thin white wells, more {
provocation than protection, nov
In vogue In the East Some OF tn,
ladies' OF the sultan's palace hav,
also Just passed In a French limou
sine, going three times as fast Al
anyone else. and note they too wesl
the gossamer yashmaks.
| On the sidewalk Immediately be
low the rail of the hotel. an Aral
woman 10 souatting telling the for
tunes OF two Australians, A waite
carrier. dirty beyond belief. pushes
along through the swarmlng porters
otlcers are arriving. bag and bag
gage. every half minute. and through
the red ferIes comes brighter toucl
Of color as two British generals, res
bands on their caps, red tabs on thei
lapels and strips OF service ribbon
with every color In the rainbow. pal
up
hut through all this d.stractlnl
color comes q figure In a white turbsn
and white harnoose who dominate
the sidewalk. A stair officer who ha
just descended the steps sees him an,
thrusts out a hand for him to shake
He gives Il quiet, dIgnined shake