The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-04
IRELAND'S TROOPS DOING GOOD WORK
 ON BATTLE FRONT
Late Captain Redmond Leaves Pen Pictures of Their Life in the
 Trenches

Dublin, November 3.-(Correspond- ence. IA series of vivid pen pictures If the life of Irish soldiers In France. written by the late Maj William Red mond, the distinguished Irish leader, shortly before his death at the front have been collected by Mrs. Redmond and are to be published shortly In the form of a small memorial volume. ES tracts from some of the most striking of these letters have been put at the disposal of the Associated Press
 One of Major Redmond's letters deals with the capture ot Ginchy by the charge at Ginchy" he says, was that the Irishmen sang Irish patriotic songs. one battalion to the other. as they charged and the effect created was inspiring The scene after the battle he describes as follows:
 The Germans surrendered very free iy. and in very few instances waited for the bayonets of the Irish. When able. the enemy made good his re- treat but when this was not possible. he surrendered and threw down hiH arms In some cases, however, treach- cry was attempted.
 T met e Munster fusilier. who in the confusion of the battle had got separated from his battalion He was resting by the road waiting to find someone who could direct him to his headquarters He was covered with mud. but full of genuine enthusiasm
 tA At many prisoners He replied Yea but added that once or twice tho Germans had tried treacherous tricks. One party advanced as If to surrender, shouting Kameradi Kameradr an< when about 20 yards off opened fire. 1 asked that Munster man what then took place, and he replied, We knocked them over till further orders-'
 "Ons prisoner said. We do not want war-it Is the war of the rich man. and the poor always suffer-
 Nearly all tho Irish possessed soma trophies of the fight and 1t was 6 common sight to see even the wound ed on the stretchers clutchlng in their hands German helmets and bits Of enemy equipment.
 Many Of our wounded were Just boys, and IL was extraordinary how they bore pain which must have been intense Very few murmurings were heard One young man said to the aplain. Oh, father. il is hard to die far from home in the wiids of France. Certainly the fair land of France just here did seem wild-the trees all torn and rfven with spot and the earth on every side ploughed with huge shell holes.
 ''The Irish, while clearly immensely
 pleased with themselves, showed no
 undue exaltation and their demeanor toward their captives was good hum ored and even kind It was pleasant | to sec how tenderly they helped tho wounded Germans along, and down the road from the dressing station 1t was common sight to see our men help Ing along prisoners Just as kindly as If they were their own comrades. The losses In the Irish battaIions
 were naturally heavy. but by no that had been done.
 Tt Is not too much to say that the whole army has expressed warm ad- miration for the action of the Irish troops. and the capture of Ginchy, coming hot-foot on the taking ,t Guillemont. has put, 1t Is safe to say, an entirely new complexion on tho whole position in this part of the line.
 "A captured German officer de- clared that his people had believed that Ginchy could not be taken. But
 he added. you attacked us with devils, not memo ono could withstand them"