Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-18

telegraphing to the Enncio at Munich.
Bavaria, the department had been
s s.s to ts r Ro ssas The young s s ssa
! buried in the cemetery attached to the
hospital. 1T was at least a consoIa-
ton for the family to know the burial
place." said Father Huismam.
A Prussian Vine Fought For France.
Heinrich Muller. was born a Prus-
sian and achieved his military educa-
ton in the German army as a con-
script, but he was soldier by trade,
and fifteen year ago, when his service
in the German army was ended, he
wanted to see some real fighting and
went to Africa and enlisted in the
French Foreign Legion. After several
years of service in Africa he was nat
uralized as a Frenchuan and became
an officer of Chasseurs Alpins. He
held that position when the war brooks
and despite his German birth and
strong German accent he entered the
war as a French officer.
Three weeks ago his brigade was on
the Somrne. Mulier's colonel sent for
him.
Muller" the colonel said, I have a
hard job for you
Thanks" replied Muller.
I'VE have not been able to advance
for four days." said the colonel. we
have been held up, the whole brigade
has been held up, by a group of Ger
man mitrailleuses in the Sunken Road
Because Of their position our artillery
has not been able to reach them We
are Smelling them all the time, but we
have not been able to put them out
of action. Exactly at nightfali this
evening your chance will come-that
is to say, in thirty five minutes. Tho
artillery will extend it's fire. You wiz
take your section and throw yourself
on that group of mitrailleuses. The
trench is fifty yards long. AS soon as
you are in the Sunken Road with your
a a FHyfl1 anr.f
both sides, to right and left. But we
count on you to take the time and at
tention of those mitrail1euses for five
minutes.
Understand" replied Muller salut-
ing, Il will attack the sunken Road at
twenty minutes after A."
"Muller"-the colonel called him
back perhaps we will not see each
Il will capture the sunken Road"
said Muller.
But you win undoubtedly be kill
ed" said the colonel Il have chosen
best soldier. Give me your hand"
The two men shook hands and Null
Ter went out to collect his section At
APO exactly the artillery that was
threw its fire hundred yards further |
on, and Muller jumped from the |
trench, shouting, 'Forward!"
Some of his men hesitated
roFWarQ! shouted Muller. TO-
France! Forward"
His men sprang after him and dis
appeared in the darkness toward the |
Sunlzen Road. Five minutes later tho
brigade followed, passed the Sunken
Road and installed themselves in the
captured German lines.
The colonel went back to the Sunken
Road 1t was in French hands, but |
not those of Muller and his men. No. |
Muller nor one of his men remained |
aIve: The next morning Muller was I
There was not a wound on him. bu.
his arteries had been cut in his wrists |
and his throat. He had been bIei to /
death as a pig is bled.
From one of the German prisoners
the story was learned. Muller led his
men into the Sunl1en Road and theE
fought like devils turned loose to hold |
the crews of the machine guns and
give the brigade time to get over the
quer. They could only hold the Ger
mans for five minutes One of the
Germans succeeded in pinning Null
lerS hands behind his back l.
He shouted in German then. H.
told who he was, his birthplace A /
German officer struck Muller with hfs
pistol butt. Muller shouted: IL
''Vive Ia Francei"
They cut the arteries in his wrists Il
Muller shouted:
"Vive la Francei"
The brigade poured into the SunIxer 8;
Road. They swept across it.
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An irnpossibiIity.
1t seems like folly to ask the United
States Senate to agree on anything - {