The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
Harry Lauder Visits Front
to See Grave of His Laddie
Scotch Singer Describes Experiences Under Fire. Singing
to Men in Trenches Through Flanders

me by the arm and pull me into his
little dugout In the west. Here.
Harry" says he. clapping q steel he'll
met on my head. keep that on. lt'N
maybe save you a wee bit"
III Tn a blawn AVA nit ma ncid
the rest o nell no be worth takin'
hame tae Scotland" said. "Hae ye
nacthin in the shape O. steel troosers 2"
Souvenirs From Arras.
Still the bomhardment went on.
The boys didn't seem to mind. They
carried on as II they were at camp In
peace times. ] sat and watched and
marvellcd. There seemed rs be earth
quakes all around MS. The hot air
was thick and heavy with the smoke.
the dust and tho smell OF burning
powder. The first line was getting It
hottie stretcher bearers were busy
A Seaforth camc over to me during
, q particularly heavy fnslllade. ITS a
right, Harry" he said. "They're get
! tin tired now. They'll be .kpockin'
| off In Il minutc!" Sure enough tho
| Germans did knock off. But
! thought;to myself rs tho "Whispering
| Pcrcys" slackened--what Hike about
the Scottish lads is, they never get
, tired!
| Another day on crossing over the
battle field of Arras picked up n few
| souvenirs from tho men. From ono a
| German sniper's overall, and a Dundee
man gave me a beautiful gold plated
revolver. really most expensive ar
| ticlc, heavily chased and artistieally
inscribed
How did you rot IT," asked curl
ously.
Found It lynn on the gr,n." says
! he.
wishing to obtain all tho Information
possible about tho trophy.
"Rcide n German officer. You see.
explained the sergeant. II wis on out.
post duty on night. an I met the Ger.
man officer comm cot y shell hole WI
the revolver in his ham, lie wanted
10 speak tae me- but he dinna rc'
lime! | found the revolver on tho
| erun' beside him. an n gold watch ir
his waistcoat pooch, It's n champion
,tmekeepcr. Harry"
A Grccnock chap gave me two sou
renirs. "They'rc no. np to much" HI
arologl2ed. .'Jist a German field cal
IAN n o-bladed knife. It's all he wal
worth whon~I wis feenishcd wi him!
I got n German water bottle from
X. O. S. y. warrior whom met In m
travels. "rhc night done this fcl
low In was the best spent since lef
Aud Rookie" he said: absolutely tn
| In htrut sv,sr IN
!. n drink. The bottle wis fu' o beer
l an ! never washed my mnstache 10
J three days. II wis good bcer!"
:. Message to the Aud Foisk.
|, At the headquarters Of n SeottIs
>. brigade one evening | gave a concer
70 over twelve thousand mcn--Gallan
Hiehla nders and Lowlandcrs - an
after tho program concluded ! had to
J. with tho general In command. But
g couldn't settl" myself 10 cat I'm
usual" All the piers were sklrliI
= | ootside tho windows screnadinE m
s "Thc Drunken Piper was the tune
q kept dirlin' my feet TO. and o. Scot
land seemed to be hoochin' ootslde.
n could nae MAR sit quiet than the re!
u ) the PARTY. 20 let DOT vince
l. ,Oochs masef tao case my frrlin's al
y applaud the musicians. I.raw. bra
Is ads. every mothers son.
i Before left. the colonel called II
three cheers for Harry lauder. ana II
!. 'nsty lungs of 10000 Scotties rent u
u ,ir. felt ovtrpowcrcd. aye. an. rPoo
] "rood to he among the lads ~ ma a
u lear coptry. Then a young Argyll aH
ot Sutherland private came over. "Tl
y. hoys want the 'Hoose 'Mang Il
Y Heather again. Harry" he said. "afo
~ We gang AVA
e And never while life lasts will | 10
ID get the chorus, taken up In every pa
e! Of the neighborhood. Thousands
e men. each with biz Scottssh heart
1t big English, Welsh or Irish hes
- ! poured forth such volume, such
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