The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-11-23
haisers Soldiers Commit Afro
ciOus Acts on the Field
of Battle.
THEY ARE TREACHEROUS
mo Man Unless He Has Act
ually Been There or Has
Heard Friend Tell About 1t
Can Believe the Truth"

Charleston, S, c., Nov. IA Ca
madam who was in Charleston told
several stories of the war and the
manner in which Canada is fighting
Germany. His statements dealt with
the frightfulness of the Germans and
the atrocious acts soldiers of the
Kaiser commit on the field of battle
The first-hand information the Ca
madam gave to reporter was OBJ
talned from young Canadian law
yer who volunteered during the first
stages of the war and as a lieuten-
ant, went over among the first to
race the Germans, and having been
gassed shortly after the gas was
hrst used in battle, he was sent to
England, where he lay in a hospital
Tor three months, until he finally re-
covered sufficiently to return to his
home in Canada and is now q lieu
tenant colonel and has returned to
the trenches.
The name of the Lieutenant is
Edward O'Flynn, and he was in the
1 55th regiment and his home is in
Belleville, Canada. He told several
interesting stories to his friend, who
was in Charleston and the Cana
dian repeated them.
Horrors Bring Recruits.
There was a parade in Toronto"
the Canadian stated, land in the
parade were 1900 crippled soldiers
who have come back from the war
and from the trenches crippled for
life. asked my friend O'Fiynn if
such public showing OF the Grip
pied men would not decrease the
number of men who volunteer. but
he stated that the recruiting officers
have better days when such affairs
are held for the reason that the men
who see the parade and their old
friends realize what the war is AM,
decide that they are needed to helm
get revenge for the condition of their
country
Twelve hundred" the Canadian
continued, were using canes and
were hobbling along at the head of
the parade, 500 more were on
crutches and $50 automobiles car
ried the rest, some or whom had no
arms. no legs. no eyes, or had been
badly broken.
NO man unless he has actually
been there or has heard a friend tell
about 1t. can believe the truth about
the conditions that exist There
has been great deal in the newspa-
pers about the war and the Germans
have been run down for the things
they have committed, but they have
not gotten half they deserve.
The treachery of the Germans is
beyond doubt the worst that a SOL
dier OF any nation could commit.
O'Flynn told me the story of one
German who was wounded in the
stomach and who was asking for
water and when he was about to re-
ceive the water he shot the Cana
dian who was about to give 1t to him.
~ oHS pidCe, the canadian soldiers |
took the body Of a Canadian prisoner
who had been crucified from the side
of an old barn. Another time
large number of Germans surren-
dered. but the officer said In broken
English that he wished to surrender
his sword to a man of equal rank,
and when such a man came from an
other part OF the line and was about
to receive the sword. he was shot
and killed by the German.
Enemy in Hailing Distance.
"O'Flynn said that the trenches
were about seventy-five yards apart
at one time and that the men in the
trenches were often engaged In con-
yersation. and at one time one of the
Canadians yelled. rs there any one
there from Smith Faiis7' and Ger
man answered. Yes, 1 am who are
your asked the young Canadian. II
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