The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-03-29
WOUNDED BRIT0N HIDES TWO MONTHS
BEHIND HUN lines, then ESCAPES
Thigh Shattered He Takes Refuge Shell Hole and Enemy Believes
Him Dead-He CrawIs Across Trench and No Mans Land
to English Positon-Many Stories of Brave Deeds
on Battle Front in France.

ceIoped almost into marksman, fir
Ing from his left shoulder. Although
he is still obliged to use crutches. he
expects 10 recover the use of both
limbs.
Sergeant Captures Fifteen Men.
So many stories of brave deeds como
from the battle fronts that it is diff
cult for the staffs to select the heroes
most entitled to military hOnorS. A
New York Herald correspondent has
gone through q record of the most
recent awards and chosen the follow
Ing as worthy of special newspaper
mention:
Sergeant A. w. Bennett, of East Sur
rey. led the first wave of an attacking
party with great gallantry and dash to
The hrSt objective, capturing fifteen of
the enemy and killing many more. He
then took command of the party and
led them to their second objective
where he killed an officer and several
men. During the withdrawal Of the
ralding party he showed a fine exam
pl" to his men, and withdrew them as
if on parade. although subjected ia
severe rifle fire.
Private ]. w Barker. Royal Scots
FustlierS-A bomber was shot close to
him, and two of the bombs in his pouch
we're ignited. Barker pulled open the
mans pouch and threw both bombs
away, when they Immediately explod.
ed. He was dressing the wounded
man at the time. and his action saved
many of his comrades.
Stand on Live Grenade.
Corp. r. W. Allison. Northumber
land FH<iliers-When his officer was
severely wounded and lying under fire
he Went back and sheltered him with
his body at great personal risk until il
was possible to move him to 4 place
Of safety. No praise can be too great
for this splendid act of devotion
Private f. NOVEL;. Royal ScOtS-IIc
was preparing To fire Il rifle grenade
when an enemy shell burst. knocked
the rifle out of his hand and caused
the grenade TO fail ont Calling to the
men near TO get clear he put his foot
on the grenade which exploded and
blew off his foot by this act he saved
the lives Of an officer and five men.
Private T. II. Seel, Northumberland
re@iment-While carrying message
from brigade Headquarters to Il for
ward station was badly wounded in the
head and both legs by shell within
100 yards of his destination. He
"rawled the rest Of the way and de-
livcrcd the dispatches.
Private G. +. Passoe. Manchester
acknowledgements ny another
soldier he went POO yards to Il detached
post to bring in wounded man. They
dressed the wounds and carried the
man 100 yards across the open in broad
daylight, in spite of rifle fire. machine
gun fire from an airplane and the
ground. and shipping. as well as heavy
shell fire during the concluding 10O
YARDS OF lhelr Journey.
Aviator Saves Men in Boat.
Pioneer W. T. Smith Royal Flying
c"rp>-AS gunner i'll an airplanc he
slot down an enemy machine, but his
own pilot was then wounded and fell
forward inS"nSihln on the control lev
or. Smith climbed forward along the
plane. pulled The pilot off the lever.
and got the machine under control.
The pilot partly recovered and Smith
remained standing on the side of the
body of the machine shouting words
of encouragement to him. The ma
chine was eventually landed without
much damage.
Agents IF the British and Foreign
Sailors society tell Il thrilling story of
a French airman's quick and heroic
action in saving life Several British
sailors were in an exhausted condition
in an open boat having been on Il tor
pedord steamship, when II French flyer.
coming from nowhere apparently.
,woOped down close to him and DROP
ped q life belt On il was slip of
paper with this message:
Cheer up. lads. I'm going for help"
He vanished in jiffy. Five hours
latter ship he had summoned arrived
ard rescued the drifting men who
could have survived but few hours
longer. The name of the French ayi-
ntor was never learned.