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  2. "COULDN'T HELP HITTING THEM."

    The following graphic account of the battle of Mos is contained in a letter written by a Sergeant W. Loftus to his brother. It deals with the British retirement form Mons: ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 475 words
  3. FAIRIES OF MERCY.

    "Busy from early morning stil late at night, the English nurses who arc tending the wounded in France will be gratefully and lovingly remembered by our soldiers" writes an ...

    Article : 183 words
  4. "HELL'S FURY BLAZED FROM THEIR EYES."

    An officer describes the battle of Mons as follows: "As the Germans scrambled up they seemed cocksure of themselves, but they had forgotten ...

    Article : 279 words
  5. NARROW ESCAPE.

    A wounded soldier who reached Charing Cross exhibited two holes in the knee of his trousers. "A bullet-went in on the outside, he said, "passed through without touching my ...

    Article : 70 words
  6. FIFTY MILES IN ONE DAY.

    An officer bringing despatches from the front stated that on the occasion of their first brush with the enemy the British forces, some of the units of which had marched close on 30 ...

    Article : 88 words
  7. "LIKE RIPE CHERRIES."

    One of the Middlesex (the old 57th) said: "At any rate, we lived up to our name as the Die Hards, and the Germans will not be in a hurry to meet us again. We never seemed ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 211 words
  8. "THEY RAN LIKE HARES."

    A non com. of the Royal Berkshire Regiment, describing the fighting around Mons. says: "As they came into view in the open in front ...

    Article : 223 words
  9. "A STING IN THE ANKLE."

    "Thirty-six hours in the train, six hours march, camping at night, cofee at 5.30, in the line of fire at half-past eight, a sting in my ankle after five minutes, followed by an ...

    Article : 108 words
  10. WITH THE FRENCH IN BELGIUM

    Staff officers in consultation with General Silverstre (in forage cap) considering the strategic movements of the French cavalry. Copyright Photo International News Berrica. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 27 words
  11. "AT THE BAYONET!"

    The following thrilling narrative is from the pen of a French Soldier: "A piercing yell rose from the enemy. Was it a cry of triumph? A short command rang over the field in French ...

    Article : 132 words
  12. DEATH OF "A GAME 'UN."

    "No names, mate!" Thus did one of the Gloucestershire Regiment adjure a Pressman not to mention his name, when giving him some of his experiences. ...

    Article : 175 words
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