Evening public ledger. [volume], November 30, 1914, Sports Final, Page 15, Image 15

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5B PmLADTJJLHM, MONDAY, NOVEMBER SO, 1914.
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ARMORED TRAIN'S
CRUISE IN BELGIUM
BROUGHT HOT WORK
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British Bluejacket's Diary
Narrates Adventurous
Career of Naval Detach
ment After Fall of Ant
werp. LONDON. Nov S0.-A diary showing the
peregrinations of a party of bluejackets
nines the fall of Antwerp recently fell Into
the hands of a Dally Chronicle corre
spondent. "It Is written a bit rough like, Mr."
aid tho tar apologetically, "but It is the
truthful log of nn armored traln-a train
that has scared the German. They calls
us tho 'moving base,' and we don't halt
laugh at them shelling tho spot where
sve was five minutes n3o and where wo
ought to be always, as they think Wo
alls oursclvea tho 'ragtlmo navy boys.'
Vo are touring artists, and we have put
it across those Howlans and Bavarians
omethlng shocking, I can tell you."
Tho diary gives tho movements 6f one
of tho armored trains. Some of the cx
trnctH are as follows:
October 1. Loft II. N. Barracks, Chat
ham It gunlaycrs, 42 trained men, 11
teaman gunners. Left Uouth Dock for
31. M. tf. EngndlnoS found her coaling:
not aboard safe on routo for Ostcnd. Dur
ing tho time steaming with tights out we
had tho misfortune to run on mud; but
two destroyers, skulking about towod us
off. Uut was delayed three hours. Out
at last arrived at about 12 noon frlday.
Octuoer 2 The Engadlne's ship company
gaVo Uf a good send-off, and wo gavo
cheer for1 cheer. We found a train wait
ing for us which convoyed us to Antweip.
Wo passed turough Ohont, Brugs
iDrugge), St. Nicholas and Bcrekem, and
arrived Antwerp 7.20 p. m. Belgian ofll
cera met us and we crossed tho river In
A tug. We p.ixucd through tho city to our
quarters, which was a girls' high school
that was converted into barracks. Re
ceived orders to bo ready by 3 a. m , and
went to tho station to armored tialn
which had on 4,7 gum and one aerial
sun, Wo ns told oft for guns' crew. We
mnda ourselves acquainted with our sur
roundings, and was then roady for any
emergency. So being tired, Be tuincd In
all loft attached to station.
October 3 (Saturday) Had breakfast
and. had a run up to see the position, and
finished for the day.
October 4 (Sunday) Loft Antwerp In
nrmored train nt 4 n. m. for Waorlos,
whero wo ns shelling all day. Wo
brought doivn a war balloon at (COO ynidsj
We then returned to Antwerp,
after being In action nine hours.
October 5 (Monday) Shelling nt Verdron
all day. Trench Joined us with contl
metre guns. Belgian captain asked for
volunteers to rescue three refureea. It
was carrtsd out by some of us safe, but
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Tf iiiliu bin snai iiiruugn uugn.
IE October tl (Simdn). Olllcer christened
Hi our guns Drake. .Nelson. Jelllcoe. Left
HiThourout forSfrft: arrlvlnir 4:30. Left
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;iir name oc .Meiie. me - in tno
.trenches. "Wo fired SO rounds tit s.
nnu in rounus 01 lyaauo, covering tno
retreat. AVo retired to Hans-
beke for tho night. L'cutenant was high
ly pleased with tho night's work.
October 12 (Monday). Cleaning out guns
and getting ready for shelling. One 4.T
advanced under our Are and fired two
roundi 1. Stayed nt Hansbcke till 7:30
p. m.. and" then returned to Atho, Bel
gians blew up Gent bridge.
October 14 (Wednesday) Met other
part tit armored trnln. which brought uc
ammunition from Dunkirk. Our 6-Inch
guns are nt, Dunkirk, under Lieutenant
. Loft Dlxmudo 5:30 n. m.. arr.
Llghtcrvcldo f h. m Left Llghter
vclde, arr. Zonnebce 12 noon: t
S p. m. fired on German aeroplane,
brought It down, killing two officers.
: October 10 (Thursday). Wont to Hon
thorn, on 12 noon. Dead horses on lino
and rotd, and lot of dead Germans. Cap
tured one Uhlan and two Infantrymen.
Went Into action; shelled Ger
mans ope mile north at Commlncs.
October IS. Shelled Germans out of
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farmhouse They tried to blow up lines,
but couldn't
October 19 (Mondnj) At Hantherrt
again Bombarded church held br Ger
mans and killed 'em all.
October 20 -Bombarding Germans at
JSonncbeke. They had It hot and holy
Called Battle of Lille.
October 21 Gel mans retreated ftvo mile
from Zonnebeke. We nhelleil them all
tho way. It was murdering them, said
nn ofllecr. Left for Poperlnghe. Our bri
gade hnrd preMfd. rired 20 rounds L
nnd cleared Oermons off. Our DIv. now
advancing back. ,
October 22 (Thtiwilay). Left Ypres for
Battle of Lille. Bholllng all day.
Cavalry. Loft for Zellebeke at S p m.:
fired 27 S nnd 21 L. T. N. T. nt Germans
for a nightcap.
October ii (Friday). Shelled Germans
out 6f Honlhcrn. Fired 4 B and i U
Ti N. T. Army officer brought frosh or
ders. A German battery Is advanced, so
we nro oft to put It out of action. Did It
first round.
October 28. Five miles south of Elite
bcke blew up German big gun. Lieut
said It was "Jack Jonson." Captured DO
prisoners and seven big guns. Prisoners
tent to Havre: ages II to 19.
October 2, At Bethuno for La Bosfe.
Fired some rounds nnd drove off German
attack
October JS (Wednesday). La Ilasse. put
anothrr German gun out. French battery
on our left plt another out. At night
went to Yprcsi In action 7 p. m. for seven
bourn. But Is guns, three batteries, out
of action.
October 29. nombordlng German bat
teries nit day at La Basse.
October 20 (Friday). Shelled German
Infantry position. Put 'em on the run nt
Li Basio.
October 31 (Saturday). At La Barse;
put mure German guns out of action.
Hundreds of 'cm dead around us. Gawdl
It was a sight!
SOCIALISTS SHOW "MOVIE"
IN DEFIANCE OF POLICE
Disregard Order Ptohlbltlnrr Sunday
Performance In Pittsburgh.
I'lTrsBUBGH, Nov. SO.-Soclallsta nnd
moving picture Interests scored a victory
jvstcrday, when. In doflance of a. polICo
order, the "Lost Paradise." a five-reel
feature, was presented In the Lyceum
Theatre,
Director of Public Snfety Chnrlen S.
Hubbard "had announced If an attempt
should bo made to present moving pic
tures on Sunday, In nccordancc with
the custom of the Pittsburgh Socialist
F.ducatlonat League, tho lenders of the
affair would bo nrrcrtod Tho Socialists
had announced that. If there was nny In
terference by the police, the easo would
git to tho highest courts. Tho pictures
iho"wn by them, they asserted, were du
catlonal In their nature and not for prollt.
It hnd bcn anticipated that warrants
Would be served on Socialist loaders at
tho Lyceum, which was crowded. Nd
tlces were served and not n uniformed
Office? wan In sight.
KICK ON NOSE COST $500
Mine Company Taxed for Injury to
Boy.
JtAHANOY CITY, Pa., Nov. 30.-rivo
hundred dollars for the loss of a nose,
tho result of being kicked by a mulo In
the Knsko. William mine. Is tho award of
n Schuylkill County Jury to Joseph Ker
konky ngnlnst the operators of tho mine
and In nddltlon his fnther was grnntcd
13000 for loss of his son's wages and hos
pital and physician's fees.
Tho case wns one of tho most peculiar
which ever confronted tho Judges of
Schuylkill County. -Negligence on the
part of the company In maintaining
vicious mules wna charged. Tho boy,
who Is 19 years old, will wear a rubber
nose for the remainder of his life,
POPE MARRIES COUPLE,
FIRST IN FORTY-FIVE YEARS
Pontiff 2?ulfnis Promise Mode Several
Years Ago.
ItOMU. Nov. 30,-Pope Benedict XV In
perron solemnized today the mnrrlage of
Prince Itufo Delia Scnlotta and the Count
ess Gabrleln Baccl In fulfilment of a
promlso he made while still Archbishop
of Bolognn. -
This Is tho first time a Pope has per
sonii(ly officiated nt a marriage slnct
Plus IX married Alfonso Bourbon, Count
of Cascrta, to the daughter of Ccaint
Traianl In 1W.
ENGLISH 'USE FISTS
IN STOPPING CHARGE
OF PRUSSIAN GUARD
Fierce
Attack of Kaiser's
Crack Troops Beaten Back
by Hand-to-hand Fighting
in Trenches.
LONDON, Nov. 30.
How British soldiers used their fists,
ns well ns bayonets and knives, In beat
ing back n fierce charge of tho Prussian
Guard In tho fighting In Belgium Is told
by Doctor Tnsker, of tho field ambulanoo
service, who writes:
"Not far from us hns taken place one
of the most terrible sights In the history
of the war Tho famous Prussian QUaWl,
11,000 strong, were thrown against a com
paratively small portion of our line.
After their first charge they left 700 dead
In the field. They, however, charged
time and again and finally they took our
trenches.
"In tho meantime such of our fellows
as were left gathered together secretly
In some woods nnd charged tho enemy.
Another fierce fight ensued.
"Our men fought with bnyoncts as well
as with knives nnd used oven their fists.
Finally tho lost trenches were regained.
The losses on both sides were terrible.
At first only three out of tho wholo
Scotch battalion could bo found, but Inter
about 150 gut together. Tho line con
tinued In our hands nnd tho pride of the
German army hnd been repulsed "
Prhato Jnckson, of a Hampshire regi
ment, wrlteD ns follows of the same des
porato engagement:
"As soon as It wns dark we heard
the sourd of trumpets, with a lot of
shouting nil along tho line In front of
us. Wc Unow what this meant the
Germans had started to charge us. It
was a night I shall never forget. They
camo shouting like mnd. Alt we hnd to do
wns to keep up n rapid fire. They broke
through our lines Just below mo. Wo
had u lot of our ennps wounded In tho
trenches
"1 fired about 150 rounds after I wns
wounded, as I could manage all right.
It being my left hand, so I expect I
killed or wounded a few Germans after
they wounded me. When they broke
through us wo could sco It wns tho
Kaiser's crack regiment of Prussian
Guards Well, I pity them that night, ns
thuy invat have lost very hentlly.
"As Foon ns they broke through below
me, in offcel gnvo us tho order to got our
of the tiench nnd be rendy to meet them
with tho bioonet. He told the wounded
to try to get back to headquarters tho
best wny they could. It was an awful
Light.
"Wc Just got our i enforcements up In
time to make a charge I stood and
watched them a minute as they came un
to help us They killed nearly ecry Ger
man that got through. Tho rest rnn back
to their tronchea. Wo got back to our
headquarters. I carried a chap back who
was wounded In tho nnkle I knew him
quite well. Ho said to me. 'Is that you,
Peter?' 1 sufll. 'Yes, yes.' His name Is
Wllklns. He was n great football player
In my battalion.
"After ho hnd been bandaged I wont
and got a wheelbarrow from n farmhouse
and pushed him back to an ambulance
Wo would stop a minute or two and look
back and could sco them charging the
Germans COO yards away. It was ncnrlv
ns light as day. as tho rcwere threo or
four homes ablaze, which tho big guns
had ret flro to It wns n horrible sight.
"I should llko to have been there the
next morning. Tho plnco must have been
covered with dead Germans."
Aid to Violin Pupils
A European violin Instructor has In
vented a diagram printed on paper to bo
pasted on tho neck of an Instrument to
show a pupil whero to placo his fingers
to produce desired notos.
What Constitutes a Hair's Breadth P
Technically spenklns, n hnlr' breadth
Is 17 ten-thousandths of an Inch.
A Slight Mistake
She This dress doesn't suit my com
plexion. 1 must ehnnge It.
He More expense? I can't stnml It;
you'll ruin met
She You slllyl I don't mean the dress
I mean tho complexion.
Very Rare
"Whnt Is a phenomenon, Uncle Bill?"
"A phenomenon Is n small boy nbout
your size who never bothers anybedy."
Didn't Want to Waste It
Smith Bllklns got married rather sud
denly, didn't he?
Jones Yes. Somebody gave him a
railway pass to Seattle for two. and he
didn't want to waste It.
Inside Criticism
"So you are going to be married,
Mary?"
"Yen. ma'nm, nnd I'll be leaving you
next Tuesday."
"Well, I hope you aro getting a good
husband.'
"If ho ain't any better than the ono
you've got I won't keep him long." De
troit Free Press.
THE KID'S CHRONICLE
A was sewing In her room this nftlr
noon, and I went In, saying, G, ma,
vvnt do you think, I no ware you can get
2 sent stamps for a sent npeece.
Thatn rcedlcklllss, sed ma.
No mum, thnts rite, I sed, 2 sent stamps
for a sent apeece.
Cancelled stumps, muybe, you cant
catch me, sed ma.
No mam, regullr stamps thats nevvlr
bin used befonr, I sed, wat do ou think
of that, ma, 2 sent stamps for a bent
apeece.
You go out and buy me s. cuppil of
them and ma bo 111 blecve It, sed ma,
and I tud, awl rite, give mo tho - sent.
Ich nm did, and I went erround to the
drug stoar and calm back with 2 wuu
jvnt stamps,
W'y wnts this, sed ma, you sed Z sent
stamps,
Yts mam, thare .' sent stamps, alnt
they, I sed, beers wun sent stamp und
heerx anuthlr sent stamp, alnt that 'J
sent stamps, I dldent say 2 ! sent stamps,
did I.
Well, for pltys sakes, enybody no you
can get a sent stamp for a. sent, thats
Kraey, sed ma.
Its a Joak, ma, I sed, you thnwt I ment
2 2 sent stamps Jest bekause I sed 2 sent
(tamps.
So I did, sed ma, Us rathlr complicated,
but III huff to try It awn you re farthlr
wen he kums In. Wlch she did, saying
to pop, Wlllyum, wot do you think, Iv
made the gratest discovery, I no ware
ou can buy 2 wun sent stamps for a sent
apeece.
Git out, sed pop,
I do, axullly. sed ma.
Wat, 2 wun sent stamps for a sent
apeece, sed pop,
Absllootly. sed ma.
In uthlr wrrds, you no ware you can
buy stamps for Ixackly wat they aro
werth. Is that it, sed pop.
1 dldent ray that at awl, dont jump
at conkluilons, sed ma, I sed I no ware
you can buy 2 wun sent stamps for a
dent specco,
Well, well, I slppore they have stlok
kum awn tho bok and awl, sed pop.
that have nvvlr bin used.
Hum bargain, I congradulate rou, sed
pop, and now wood you mind ipfoarmlnjr
me ware you have hidden thet evening
paplr.
But dont yu wunt to- bjj the mer,
d ma. , ,
O, is thare an anjer, sed pep.
Of corse, sed ma, the Joik Is, thare ony
ftnny stsmjM-
Utms.rkhJL sed pop. I have no- deubt
thnre a grate Joak oonncekttd with the
sale of wi)n ent stamps for a penny, but
you wilt, pardon me if I remind yu wunts
tuoar that yeti shoo4 nevvlr trust yurestlf
With a Jak, sum day wun of tbw wlH
turn rutid and bit you.
O. you &vvhr tblnk a Joaka a J.ik w
Uam " teH It yureself. td ma. Ad
M rf tb ream and w foiynd
MB-salf f4 NArUs to d k,
1tn M HMa for a.
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WHEN A FELLER
Dead Broke
"Wo nrn nil dead broke out our way
this fall."
"How do you live, then?"
"Oh, wo lend each other a little "Bos
ton Transcript.
Just the Trouble
Knlckcr AH men are etmal before
tho
law.
Backer That's Just tho troublo; they
should be ecjual after the law Judge.
That's Bight
She Do you know that Busslan soldiers
aro supplied with handkerchiefs at tho
expense of the Governument?
He Well, I should say that was rather
a necessary expenditure In a country
whero every name is either a cough or a
eneeze.
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NEEDS A FRIEND
Very Hard on the Poor
Mother Yes, I like Clarissa to attend
the cookery class It teaches her charity,
too, as all the dishes are distributed free
to the poor.
Father Well, I know poverty Is a
ciimc. but I think that's t severe a
punishment.
Egoist's Vocabulary
"ITnlhcr." said the small boy, "what's
a 'bon' mot'?"
"Some little Joko that you turn on the
spur of the moment,"
"And what Is a 'wheeze'?"
"Some- other fellow's Joke." Washing
ton Star.
Prophet Without Honor
Mrs. Flubdub I'm afraid It's going to
rain today.
Mr. I'lubdubOh. I think not. I Just
saw the weather man going down the
street with an umbrella. Judge.
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