Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05
CHAPTER xlll-continued.


Coming back along the same road we
halted to let another convoy Of mules
60 past, and an officer Of the Royal
naval division came up and began
talking to our officers. He was telling
them how he and his men had landed
at TX" beach, and how they had to
wade ashore through barbed wire.
"And. you know" he said In q sur
prised way. as II he himself could
hardly believe it. "the beggars were
actually firing on us" That Is Just
like the Limeys, though. Their idea
IL not to appear excited about any
thing at any time. but to act as though
they were playing Understanding
around on a lawn with paddles In their
hands. half asleep. The Limeys are
certainly cool under fire, though. and
think that because the Anzacs did
10 we'll at Gallipoli people have not
given enough credit to the British
regulars and r. N. DIS. who were
there too, and did their share Of the
work. and did 1t as well as any men
could.
After a while this officer started on
his way again, and as he cut across
the road q French officer came up.
The Limey wore a monocle, which
caused the French officer to stare at
him a minute before he saluted. After
the Englishman had passed him the
Frenchman took a large French penny
out OF his pocket. screwed It into his
eye and turned toward US SO that we
could see 1t. but the Limey could not.
That was not the right thing to do,
especially before enlisted men, so our
officers did not laugh, but the men did,
aud so loud that Limey turned around
and caught sight Of the Frenchman.
He started back toward him and l
thought sure there would be a fight,
or that. more likely, the Limey would
report him. Our officers should have
placed the Frenchman under arrest,
at that.
The Frenchman expected trouble
too. for he pulled up very straight and
stiff. but he left the penny In his eye
The Limey came up to him, halted
few PAGES of and, without saying
a word. took the monocle out of his
EYE. twibbied it three or four feet II
me air and caught 1t In his other ey'
when 1t came down.
"Do that, you blighter." he said ant
faced about and was on his way dowl
the road. They had 1t on the French
man after that.
This Philippe Pierre. Of whom
have spoken, told me a story abou
two Limey officers that I hardly be
iieved, yet Philippe swore 1t was tn
truth. He had been In America befor
the war, and he said he had seen on
Of the officers that the story Is abou
many times In New York.
He snid there were two Limey off
GERS going along the road arguin
about the German shells which tn
Turks were using. One of the officer
said they were no good because the
did not burst. Just about that tim
a shell came along and they pickle
themselves up quite a distance frol
where they had been standing. Al
other shell whlzzed by and landed fiji
IN the side Of tho road. The Office
walked over. dug It out Of the gr0un'
- A.. $780,. A.. l.-u- .-l A..
to prove that they did not explode
The only thing that would NAL
me believe that story Is that Phillipl
Pierre said they were Limey officer
No one but a Limey would remer
her such an argument after beir
knocked galley west BY q shell co
cussion. I do not doubt that q Lin,
would do It II It could be done, thong