Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
'0VFR TIFF T0pl By ARTHUR GUY EMPTY
 
Copyright by ARTHUR GUY EMPTY

been issued for this purpose. He
 called the lance corporal to account.
 The corporal answered. "Blime me,
 sir, the straw was issued but there wasn't enough left over from the ser wants beds; in fact, we had to use some of the ay to elp out, sir.'' It is needless to say that the ser wants dispensed with their soft beds that particular night
 Nevertheless, it is not the fault of the individual office; it is just the sur v1val of quaint old English custom. You know an EngIishman cannot be changed in a day
 But the average English officer is good sport. He will sit on a hre-step and listen respectfully to Private Jones' theory of the way the war should be conducted This war is gradually crumbling the once insur- l mountable wall of caste.
 You would be convinced of this if you could see King George go among | his men on an inspecting tour under | fire, or pause before little wooden cross in some she'll tossed field with tears in his eyes as he reads the in-. 1 scrfption, and little later perhaps
 bend over 8 wounded man on a stretcher, batting him on the head l More than once in a hospital, 1 have 1 seen altitled Red Cross nurse fetching and carrying for a wounded soldier 1 perhaps the one who in civil life de- livered the coal at her back door. To- day she does not shrink from lighting This flag or even washing his grimy body.
 Tommy admires Albert of Belgium
 because he is not a. pusher of men,
 he LEADS them. With him it's not a
 case of take that trench" it is come on and we will take it."
 It is amusing to notice the different characteristics of the Irish, Scotch
 and English soldiers. The Irish and Scotch are very impetuous, especially
 when it comes to bayonet fighting.
 while the Engfishman, though a trifIe
 slower, thoroughly does his bit; he is
 more methodical and has the grip of a bulldog on a captured position. He is slower to think; that is the reason
 why he. never knows when he is licked t
 1 Twenty minutes before going ove1
 the top the English Tommy will sit
 on the fire step and thoroughly ex.
 anime the mechanism of his rife tt
 see that it is in working order an6 will fire properly. After this examin.
 ation he is satisfied and ready ts !. meet the Boches.
 But the, H1Shman or Scotchman sit. !, on the fire step, his rifle with bayo net fixed between his knees, the but | of which perhaps is sinking into thu mud-the bolt couldn't be opened witt a team of horses, it is so dusty-bu The spits on his sleeve and slowl, poiishes his bayonet; when this i
 done he also is ready to argue. witt | Fritz
 ), It is not necessary to mention tn. s Colonials lthe Canadians, Austral , 1 ians and New Zealanders); the who'll t. world knows what they have done fo , England. I The Australian and New zealande 3 ] is termed the "Arzac" taking tn name from the srst letters of thei e.faeial designat:on--Austra an 7 I. New Zealand A,my Corps.
 :: Tommy d37ides- tste German arm 3 into three classes according to thei e fighting abilities. They rank as fol g flows, Pr;,ssians, Bawarians and Sax r I-ons
 When up against Prasssan eregi s meftAit is a case of xfeo .sour nappe
 below the parapet and 5at.s. 4 nang [ bang all the time and a war is ol : The Bavarians are iittls better, bu 2 the Saxons are fairly good sports an t are willing occasionally to behave a gentlemen and take it easy. but yo