Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-17

cert in return for which his hunRr,
crew got fed.
The next day he set out on a So-dsy
! tramp TO the northeast, determined to
! find his colonel and to report himself
1t would take too lona to describe
those thirty days. D'Artagnan him
self had no more Gascon impudence
than his Gallic cousins. They never
lacked food aud they never ceased
playing. Everywhere they went they
were received with cheers. Behind
the lines. over No Mans ground, play
ing all the national anthems ever writ
ten, they created such profound stupe-
faction that all firing gave way TO
cheers
Finally after 30 days with but IA
men left out Of IS, the little. ragged
band arrived at a little wood. which
unknown to them lad Just been va
Gated by some British troops In face
of superior German attack.
The enemy We're Just streaming
across the valley and beginning up the
slope to the wood, and the British had
not quite retired out OF the wood,
when the bandmaster sensing some
thing out OF the ordinary, gathered his
motley crew an don shattered instru
mcnts began 10 give n ghastly imita-
ton OF the British Grenadicrs." To
the amazement of the enemy they
paraded in front of the wood playing
for dear life. The enemy swayed,
halted, unable to understand what to
do or what was happening. The re
treating British halted, stunned, un-
comprehendng. then bursted with a
cheer. and to the strains of Rule
Britannia" reoccupied the lost posi-
ton.
Tho motley crew was put under ar
rest and the colonel sent in II report
TO the divisional general requesting, as
he had 10 field courtmartial. The
bandmaster appeared before the gen
eral, where he got an awful wigging,
concluding with thanks from n big
man and a promise Of promotion and
reward. He received the II. G. NJ. and
was allowed to stay where he was.
Not so Tedious.
When the battle OF the Marne had
been won and both sides took in earn
est to their long winer's watch in the
trenches. life. though encumbered 10y
rain and ofttimes waist-deep mud, was
not as tedious and dreadful as might
be imagined.
A little to the rear of the firing
trench men and officers soon had an
elaborate system OF dugouts where
those who were off duty could sleep
and enjoy themselves. We had of
ficers' messes, mems meSses, shower
baths. victrolas, banjoes, and above
all, we officers had the most wonder
ful orderly that ever lived.
His name was Plummer, and by in
telligenoe and bravery he had risen to
corporal and had been appointed
orderly to the officers mess. Now
you may imagine that even with such
a fine army service corps az we had
there were various things we wanted
badly such as fresh butter and eggs.
fresh fowl etc.
Well. let mo tell you. we tasted
these delicacies. How. where. or
when Corporal Plummer and his gang
Of privates got their stuff. God only
knows, and ne is silent one. Two
facts remained, we enjoyed the food
md we knew that Plummer was
calmly looting the surrounding farms
at the risk often OF his life, a crime
for which he could have been, any day.
court -martialled and shot.
| remember, one day. when the men,
OF which / was the senior. desired
some fresh fowl and eggs. every well
SIR" replied Plummer. I will now
continue the story In the words of the
br!gadier general, who Unexpectedly
turned up for an inspection and hon
ored our men by his company.
Captain" he said TO me after din
nor, you have an excellent table
Sir" l replied, We have an eN-
cellent orderly"
"Well," said the general. 81 met your
orderly this evening staggering along