The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-10
ange Case of
ed Soldier
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20 Of verdun. while en-
eunterattAck upon the
4 q the ground and lay mo-
- countersttack succeed
Zach held the ground on
mt occurred Bianc's
Dsvsure. serving In the
saw him ian ana wken
- went 30 him and took
"A Appearances Blanc was
1I1ure could ind no wound
noun tho case VIVA refer.
hat the man had bean
6ir pressure of Q missile
weak heart. had sue
p mat cause under excite
cured . CONN. or. rather,
6nried his friend near q
ID through the battlefield
= severe rain set In.
tiny stream that ran
: ravine and OVERCOMING
b the morning Devaure
bends grave and found
had widened the ravine
of the box containing the
cosed. Moreover, the end
moved. This removal as
azure. who. looking into
~ 1t empty.
I much surprised at this as
30 discover that his friend
Ned In battle without any
g been hit. After study
BE causes Of the absence
be arrived at the conclu-
water as 1t receded took
ID It But this did not ac-
removal OF the end Of the
day several attempts were
- Germans to recover the
ngh which the ravine ran.
d lodgment. but were not
It During the fighting
= slowly retreating In the
re he and his comrades
posed to the German IRE,
living way before the enc
I'd the protruding end Of
D which his friend had dis
i Devaure's establishment TO
> Of a pair Of boots In the
his dead comrades boots
Id he remained buriedl
y the ground contended for
a possession of the Ger
Faure told some Of his com
BIS having failed TO find
y and Of his having after.
/ the soles Of boots in the
The retreat. He was laugh,
ID story.
the contention for Blanc'l
D was not Jet over. Al
D next morning the French
Der effort to possess them
In this fight Dsvaure wal
j ravtne, but one Of hi
ssre LArrabee. passed righi
OK In question. The French
i dispossessed, and LARA
u that he had stood wher,
&c into the box, the sur
interior. and It was empty
was forced to the conclu
3 first view was correct and
second he must have beez
Dough be had been as SUR
pair Of soles az he was o.
box that contained them.
bordered this much foughI
and when night fell III,
fter Smelling the wood, I'D
take It. Devaure's com
zmong the forces used In re
is attack. Amid the fash
the glare Of searchlights
and the shouting, the tw,
zorces contsnded for th,
|iie Devaure's company wer'
ward he saw a man ris,
ground and turn for q mo
: at the French a. II to sat
q whether they were friend
Then. evidently assured
award the Germans and be
At them with his rife.
- Devaure's astonishmen
he white haggard facs o
= friend Blancl
vas more nearly paralyse'
at this ghostly being thai
tful scene about him. Tn
back into the ranks OF ID
evaurs seized his arm. ant
arned.
erds were spoken. though
p either for the din. Blu
rs assured that bis Sr1en'
finn In the fesh.
came and the fightinl
q recounted his REMARKABLE
20 his chum.
pme to consciousnees wit
nfocation and chilled feel
u resting against some OF
n q spasmodic effort b
object away and felt rusf
Which soon engulfed him
he was incloeed except q
pulled himse& in that d
struck water at or abou
Finding a bank. he scran
I'D, realizing that he Nigh
nemies. lay still TIL Their
ough to see the road. The
e and hid
next day. seeing German
an to the ravine and he
crawl again into his col