Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-02

In fact, British soldiers have curiously de-
tached and generous way of regarding their coun-
taken prisoner picked wounded the British
soldier is disposed, as hundred thousand In
stances show, to treat him pal" to divide
his food and share his cigarettes with him he
passes to the base.
In the gladiatorial fights for the entertainment
of the people in ancient Rome the defeated COM
Blatant expected to expose his throat to the
sword of the victor, and any shrinking on his
part caused the arena to ring with the angry
shouts of the thousands of spectators, Receive
the Steeli" By all accounts the Germans have
dislike the bayonet. They might we'll be para
lyzed indeed, at the afrighting spectacle of that
thin line of cold steel welded by furious Irish
man; but If the bayonet in the hands of
soldier of any of the other British nationalites
his cry to the German that recoiled from its
thrust would probably be Receive the steelw
pressed in the rudest and toughest native fdiom.
The way of the Irish at Ginchy different;
and perhaps the pronunciation of their revenge
was not the least magnificent act of glorious
day.
IF we Drained them on the spot who could
blame us? IT'S ourselves that would think 1T no
sin if 1t done by anyone else,' said private
of the Dublin Fusiliers> Let me tell you" he
went on, what happened to myself. AS I raced
the open with my comrades, jumping in
and of shell holes, and the bullets flying thick
around us, laying many fine boy low said to
myself: This is going to be fight to the last
gasp for those of us that get to the Germans.
"As came the trenches picked man
out for myself. Straight in front of me he was,
leaning out of the trench, and he with rifle fir
ing away at if we were rabbits.
Il made for him with my bayonet ready, de-
termned to give him what he deserved, when
what do you think didn't he notice me and
what was up toI Dropping his rifle. he raised
himself up in the trench and stretched out his
hands toward me- What could you do in that
case but what did? Sure, you wouldn't have the
heart to strike him down, even if he were to kill
you.
81 caught sight of his eyes, and there was such
a frightened and pleading look in them that
once lowered my rifle and took him by the
hand, saying, You're my prisoner!'
'I don't suppose he understood word of what
said but he chung to me, crying. .kamerad!
Kameradr glad than ever that
hadn't the blood of him my soul. It's queer
thing to say, maybe of a man who acted like
that; but all the same. he looked decent boy,
every bit of him.
81 suppose the truth of it is this We soldiers
both sides have to go through such terrible
experiences that there is accounting for how
we may behave We smight be devils all out in
the morning and saints less in the evening"
Trench Repartee and Trench Favorftes-
The relations between the trenches include
attempts at exchange of repartee The
wit, as may be supposed, in such circumstances
is invariably ironic and sarcastic. My examples
are Irish, for the reason that have had most to
fairly representative of the taunts and pleasan-
tries which often banded across No Mans
Land.
The Germans. holding part of their line In Bel
site them were being held by Irish battalion.
Hello, Irish ~ they cried How is King Carson
getting on, and have you got home rule YETI"
The company sergeant major. a big Tfpperary
man. was selected TO make the proper reply, and
order that it might be fully effective he sent 1t
through megaphone which the colonel was &C
customed to use In addressing the battalion on
parade. Hello. Gerry =" he called out I'm
thinking 1t isn't information We want. but divar-
shion but IFS information I'll be after giving We.
all the same Later on wen be sending We some