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


prodding the government like the very devil to
put venom into their blows at We, and more power
to his elbow while he's at that work, say we.
AS for home rule. mean to have it, and wen
get it, please God, when yere licked! Put that
in yer pipes and smoke it,"
The two for the Germans in use among
the Irish troops "Gerrys' and "a corruption of
the French "Allemand's for Germany "Alleymans."
Brief informal truees are not infrequently come
to between the opposing fof ces at particular sec
lions oeEthe lines. so that one or other, or Doth
may bring in, after raid their wounded and
their slain. One of the most uplifting stories
have heard was told me BY a captain of the Royal
Irish Fusiliers
Out there in front of the trench held by his
company lay figure in khaki writing in pain and
wailing for help "Will come TO me?" he
cried, in voice broken with anguish He had
been disabled in the course of raid on the Ger
man trenches made the night before by battalion
which relieved in the morning.
These appeals of his like stabs to the COM
passionate hearts of the Irish Fusiliers. Several
of them told the captain they could stand it no
longer and must go out to the wounded man. IL
they were shot the attempt, what matter!
1t happened that little dog then making
himself quite at home in both the British and
German trenches at this part of the line. He was
a neutral he took sides; he regularly crossed
from to the other and found in both friends
to give hin, food and kind word with pat on
the head. The happy thought came to the cap
tain to make messenger of the dog. So he
wrote: MAY take wounded man in?" tied
the note to the dogs TAIL and sent him to the
German trenches. The message in English
for the captain did not know German, and had to
the chance of the enemy being able to
read 1t.
In short time tiIe dog returned with the
swer. 1t in English. and it YES; you
can have five minutes So the captain and
man went out with stretcher and brought the
poor fellow back to our lines.
Then standing the.-top of the parnpet, the
captain took off his hat and called out: "Give the
Germans three hearty cheers. boys" The re-
Spouse was most enthusiastic. With the cheers
were mingled such cries :"Sure. the Gerrys
not all bad chaps, after ALL and May the
heavens be the bed of those of them may
KILL More than that, the incident brought tears
to many mans eyes the Irish side; and 1t
may be, the German side. too. Certainly, an
swering cheers came from their trenches
have had from French officer. who was
wounded in a cavalry charge early in the war. an
account of a pathetic incident which took place
close where he lay. Among his companions in
af1fctfon were two who were far gone the why
of death One a private In the Uhlans and
the other a private in the Royal Irish Dragons
The Irfshman got, with painful effort from an
inside pocket of his tunic rosary of beads which
to mutter himself the invocatons to the Blessed
Virgin, of which the rosary is composed.
"Haf Mary. full of grace the Lord is with
thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed
is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus"
The German. lying huddled close by. stirred
with the uneasy movements of weak from
pain and loss of blood hearing the murmur Of
prayer and, looking round In dazed condition.
the sight of the beads in the hands Of his fellow
in distress seemed to recall to his mind other
times and different circumstances family prayers
Mt home somewhere in Bavaria and Sunday eve
ming devotfons In church-for he made. In his
own tongue, the response to the Invocation: 'Holy
Mary, Mother of God. pray for sinners now at
the hour of our death. Amen"
So the voices intermingIed in address and
prayer-the wrapt CALCULATIONS of the Hishman.
the deep cultural of the German-getting weak
er and weaker In the process Of dissolution. until
they were hushed on earth forsver mors