The Greenfield Hustler (Greenfield, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1914 Page: 4 of 9
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GREENFIELD. O K L A.. HUSTLER
ACTUAL BATTLE SCENE NEAR YPRES
Detachment of Belgian carbineers In the environs of YpreB during a desperate engagement, holding an outpost
against a raiding squad of German uhlans.
TOLO10 KILL SELF
German Soldier Takes Own Life
at Officer's Order.
DISCIPLINE IS MAINTAINED
Correspondent Finds Main Army Kept
From Atrocities—Outposts In the
Country Are Accused of Com-
mitting Abuses.
Chicago.—I have Just returned from
Montdidier, 15 kilometers (nine miles)
east of Roye, writes Gabriel Delagarde
to the Chicago Daily News. I gleaned
there information which tends to show
that, while discipline is severely main-
tained by the German military au-
thorities in the larger communities,
the uhlans and scattered outposts in
the country districts have committed
outrages. I shall give one story illus-
trating each phase of this situation.
Whe^i the Germans reached Com-
plegne they found the city almost
empty of able-bodied men, there being
only women, children and aged per-
sons. There were some cases of pil-
lage. but, generally speaking, the In-
vaders conducted themselves well.
Two Hours to Kill Himself.
One Saxon, however, billeted on a
house where there was a defenseless
young woman, began to court her as-
siduously. When she resisted Ms ad-
vances he attacked her. Fho succeed-
ed In escaping and wer.t at once to
complain to the commanding officer.
The latter accompanied her to the
house, where he saw the furniture
overturned and every evidence of a
violent struggle. The officer turned
sternly to the soldier and said:
"I give you Just two hours In which
to kill yourself. If you ire not dead
in two hours you will be shot."
A barricade had been erected In the
street. The soldier went behind the
barricade, fired a revolver bullet Into
his own head and was buried without
ceremony that evening.
While In Montdidier I went, accom
panled by a soldier, to Interview a
young woman whose parents own a
large farm close to a village near
Royo. She Is twenty five years old
and has a sister twenty-four. Her fa-
ther is old and bent and her mother Is
about fifty. She has no brothers and
all the man employees are in the
army.
Thus when about a dozen uhlans
came and lodged at the farm there
was no able-bodied man to protect the
women. The uhlans ate and drank
heartily, then began to make remarks
which frightened the mother, who ran
to hide In the cellar, where she had
already concealed her two daughters.
Presently the uhlans began to search
the house. One came down the first
steps to the cellar and shouted in
French: 0
"See here, madame, were there no
woman domestics on this' farm?
Where are they?"
Terrified, the daughters crouched
behind a large barrel. Seeing only
the mother the uhlan disappeared and
all went away.
Nothing is more remarkable than
the simplicity with which the coun-
try people relate their terrible expe-
riences. They utter no exclamations
of horror or dread, and one feels that
they are incapable of inventing the
details. They merely tell what they
have seen or heard in the same quiet
tone with which you might remark
that you had a mutton chop for lunch-
eon.
AIRMAN FOILS DOUBLE DEATH
FRENCH BOY SCOUT
■ ••—•.
Chops AwJy Caught Bomb From Aero-
plane Despite 8torm
of Lead.
Northern France.—A remarkable
feat has earned distinction for the
commander of a dirigible who was
sent out to destroy with bombs a rail
way junction occupied by the Ger
mans. Descending low after evading
the enemy's searchlights, the dirigible
dropped three bombs In rapid succes
sion, but the fourth, after its mechan
ism had been set going, failed to slide
from Its tube. The d'rlgible was In
danger of being blown to pieces by its
own bomb.
However, the commander boldly
climbed out on the framework with an
ax in his hand. Under the full glare
of the searchlights and pelted with
bullets he hacked away the tube and
Its projectile, only Just In time. The
bomb exploded 300 feet below.
The dirigible was tossed In all dl
rectlons, but got away safely, and its
purpose was fully accomplished.
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Strains or
Lameness
your Stable
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"Oh, yes, I got back all right I had
plenty of money."
"Did you know that congress appro-
priated $500,000 for tourists in Eu-
rope?" '
"I certainly did not know. I shall
at once write to Washington for my
share."—Louisville Courier-Journal.
The French boy scouts are playing
prominent part In the war. They
are filling the gaps at home left by
their elders The picture shows ons
of the scouts guarding the railroad
tracks.
GERMANS CHEER THE CZAR
MHoch der Cxar, Dreimal Hochl" Cry
Wounded When Visited by
Nlcholaa.
Petrograd.—During a fortnight's so-
journ with his armies at the front
Czar Nicholas had the unique experl
ence of hearing lusty German cheers
for himself. His majesty visited and
spoke to thousands of wounded in the
field hospitals. His tour included an
Inspection of the wards occupied by
Germans and Austrlans. In one ward,
entirely occupied by wounded Ger-
mans, the men. who were unable to
rise and salute, simultaneously greet-
ed their visitor with "Hocb der Cxar
dreimal hoch."
Few Men Left at Home.
Bordeaux.—In many amall cities and
towns of southern France response tc
the call to colors has been so great
that there are, In some cases, twenty
women to every man remaining
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• most everywhere. If
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i
is ;
Fair Propoaltlon.
She—Papa preaches on "Love One
Another" this evening. Shall we go
and hear him?
Her Beau—No; let's stay at home
and practice what he's preaching.—
Philadelphia Ledger.
—.—
U. S. GOV. LAND FREE
Under special act of Congress the
agricultural land in the U. S. Forest
Reserve of Arkansas can now be
homesteaded in tracts of 160 acres
to each person, free of cost. 1.000,000
acres free pasturage range where cat-
tle, hogs and sheep fatten 'eight
months in year without grain. No
overflow lands. Country very healthy
and well watered with running
streams. We select these agricultur-
al lands, take applicant to lands and
locate you. Send 25 cents for State
map showing location of Reserve and
copy of Special Act to
A. V. Alexander. Locating Engineer,
Little Rock, Ark.—AdY.
In the Hospitsl.
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Patient—Yes, and I can stand s
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Expert swimmers keep their mouthi
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