Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-10

especially the Prussians, he had a good deal to say.
 I've seen nothing. heard nothing, and done nothing. and all want to do is to forget the war; what is past is gone. l wouldn't take fortune for my experiences, but I would not go through it again for three fortunes; 1t is too horrible for words
 Private Weisgraber enlisted in the Canadian arm yin 1915 and was sent overseas almost immediately He was three days in England and in France went almost directly to the front lines. After four weeks he with a squad of men were cut off from his comrades and he was taken prisoner by the Sax ons. Lucky for me it wasn't the Prussians." said Private Weisgraber, ''or 1 wouldn't be here tonight. They were devils and showed no mercy. The Saxons were fair fighters and fought clean'
 He was first taken to Ministers and then to Luxemberg. Being able to speak German fiuentlJ, he was made an interpreter for the prisoners and, watching his chances, one dark night he made his escape. Travelling always at night, sleeping days and eating raw turnips and other things he. could
 
 and by motor lorries after three weeks, he reached his own lines. Here he was. as is the custom. given a chance to go to the rear, but he re- fused and stuck with the boys in the front lines.
 He has been on various missions to Egypt, Malta, Italy, Belgium and even went into the German lines as cor poral and risked his life time after | time to gain information for the allied cause. His deeds of valor on the field under fire and his missions came un- /, der the personal notice of Marshal ! Foch, who recommended him for pro- motion to an officer. Private Weis- i graber refused the honor. rather thar 1 leave his comrades with whom he had l gone through hell. i At one time he rescued from a shel, 1 hole Lieutenant Badger. who since died of wounds. but before his. death 1 wrote to The Bulletin of Private ; Weisgraber's deeds of bravery and il is through this source that we learn ot his actions, and not from his own lips The rescue was effected under terrific l shell fire and machine gun fire, but he i received a machine gun bullet ir the ! leg. He was in the hospital twelve 1 weeks. At another time he was agair hit and went to Blighty for nine weeks
 In telling of certain battle he saiC that when he and his companions went after a machine gun the Huns would keep peppering until they were on hin and then cry "Kamerad" and hold UT their hands; but shoot you in the back if he got a chance. The only way te get them was to hand then 1 a bomb.
 We couldn't bayonet a man with i his hands up. but we weren't respon- ] sible for what bomb would do. This was the only way to treat those Heines i for they shoot you the minute ,youi back is turned"
 /! Other horrible brutalities of the Ger i mans were described by Private Weis- 1 eraber but are too horrible for pulp ication.
 | Private Weisgraber arrived in Hali- i fax on Good Friday but has been al 1 a camp in Canada since then. He has l been wounded twice and gassed, but l shows no effects from either, although his helmet has been dented with shrap- 4 nel in several places.
 He was loud in his praise for the women who were in the hospitals and on the fields and also praised .ths l Yanks for their work last spring. The |! Tanks were a welcome sight las i spring when they stopped the rush O Heine for France and they sure, die { fight and I am proud 70 be one of tht l same nation. although I served under another flag, he said.