Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, March 11, 1915, Image 5
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GENERAL VON HEERI
V. '
General von Heeringen (with hel
gists, at the front In the western war
SNAPS FQEHRENCH
French Officer With Kodak Is
Welcomed.
Tells Remarkable Story of His Experience
in Getting Picture of the
Germans?Men Seemed
Quite Happy.
Paris.?^'Illustration, France's leading
pictorial weekly, recently contained
a remarkable story and a remarkable
photograph of an Incident
which occurred in the famous forest
of the Argonne. Both picture and
narrative are the work of a French
junior offlcer, who writes:
The general one morning said to
me: "I want you to make your way
\to our first Una. and if possible phoijwW.tsaminir.ntfsii.fi.
you, for the enemy shoots the first t?
kepi he sees a^d the moment he hears t<
a sound!"
Amid a mass of branches 1 a
perceived our lads. A lieutenant, e
witruba oy leiepnone, was expecting g(
me. In a penetrating whisper he a
said: "Hist! they're only fifteen me- f<
ters off." I soon reached a faggot
hedge, and peeping through, with the _
aid of a field-glass, I could distinguish
a heap of fresh soil ahead. It was
the German trenches. "
"Don't look too long," said the lieutenant,
"or a bullet will whip that
periscope from your hand. What we'd
like to know is whether they're 'bad
boys' or 'good boys.'" b
By "bad boys" he meant the Prua- 8
sians, who fling grenades, bombs, or 1
minenwerfer shells morning, noon, ^
and night; and by "good boys," the p
Saxons, who are lazier, and leave us c
In peace for hours at a stretch.
We kept as still as mice all the J
while, watching intently. Suddenly 1
the lieutenant began to whistle a popular
German song: n
Drunten lm Unterland, f
El! da ist's so wunderachoen. b
In the valley below C
How glorious the life! n
He stopped. We never moved a ^
muscle. Then from the trench oppo- ?
site came the concluding couplet, whistled
In the nnniA kov
I
El da lst's so wunderschovn,
Da moccht' Ich Jaeger setn!
How glorious the lite P
With the huntsmen you know!
1 could hardly believe my ears. At
my side a soldier exclaimed: "Look,
there's a German. That's the first v
we've seen alive since the war be- ?
? ? - I
- ? . "Hold your tongue! Do you want Q
- to be bombarded?" This from the lieu- .
SO
* tl
savens!" pursued the soldier, n
i artillery had made deaf, "there's h
a kouple, one with a green cap and j
something shining on it." ^
with my glags I could easily see
twJ German heads just appearing
aboee their parapet of earth?a sharp- v
sholter and a Bavarian infantryman. v
Tley saw the blue kepi of our im- ?
puajDt -piou-piou." In genial tones 1
the! called out. " 'n Morgen Kamaradi."
(Good morning, comrade.) Then 1
other heads appeared. I counted five;
ontf belonged to an officer. This seemed h
to ie the psychological moment to get
a useful and curious record. So I
handed the lieutenant the camera and
h? held- it above the trench and
dried out "Photographiren?" 0
"Ja, Ja," called back the Germans, o
whose round faces broke into a broad w
smile. b
* > I quickly scaled our trench, and get- h
ting possession of the kodak I t<
stretched myself flat on the loose soil si
- and focussed the German trench, h
"Click," and with a salute to the en- h
emy 1 dropped back into the trench,
jnst as a cheery "Dank" came across v
the Intervening space. ci
They seemed quite happy. One of b
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NGEN AT THE FRONT
y*i??ggw
HQ^U^HnsffW
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JfltjOiraBa^HSVlfl^^^^FaJ^^B' >< i
Iraet), one of Germany's ablest stratearea.
them went so far as to throw us a
packet of cigarettes. A bough stopped
It, and instantly a German came out
of his trench, apparently with the object
of picking it up and handing It to
us. But the lieutenant, with a grim
smile, pointed.a revolver at him; the
Teuton returned, and the cigarettes
stayed where they were.
PEN PICTURE OF EMPEROR
Glimpse of William II as He Appeared
Recently at Eastern Battle
Front.
Amsterdam.?An Interesting pen
picture of Emperor William appeared
in the Kreuz Zeitung. an army organ
published in Berlin, from its correspondent
on the eastern front. It
says:
"The emperor appeared with General
von Mackensen, passing along a
line of troopp. For the moment I had
an impression that he had grown ter
itihii ijffi m tm w mam jtti
ig from the fact that the head pro- 4
sctor he was wearing to keep off the G
irrible cold waa gray. 1
"As a matter of fact the emperor j
ppeared extraordinarily fresh and Q
lastic, thoug' there was an added t
eriousness noted in his features and a
certain bitterness in his voice which c
armerly was not there." e
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iRST GIRL IN 120 YEARS [
leirs of Cunningham Family Have b
All Been Boys Until This b
Baby Arrived.
San Antonio, Tex.?The first girl to 0
e born in a family for about four 8
enerations, or about one hundred and 8
wenty years, was born to Mr. and 0
Irs. W. A. Cunningham, 627 West 8
lussell place, recently. They have 11
hrlstened the baby Mary Elizabeth.
Mr. Cunningham and his brother,
ohn H. Cunningham, belong to an old
'ennesaeee family and have made
heir home in San Antonio for about
ine years. In each generation for.
tie last century and more sons have ,
een born into the family and have
arried the name of Cunningham into
lany states. The birth of the first
aughter was an event of no little lm I
ortance in the family of Cunning- (
am.
NAN, 75, TO HUNT LOST MINE
'lans to Lead an Expedition Into Far
North in Search of Old
Claim.
Princeton, B. C.?Col. Robert Steenson,
veteran mining man and exlorer,
is at work on the Gladstone
line, near Allison, and has sotne fine
re. Although seventy-five years old,
e is planning to lead an expedition
o the far North in search 'of a lost
line, which was worked In the Cari00
placer days by two men, Rose and !
ohnson, both of whom were killed
1 a quarrel about their discovery.
Colonel Stevenson was acquainted I
ith the men and has information
rhich leads him to believe he can re- j
over the ground, which is on a trlbu
EU-y of Antler creek.
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a
looaier Marshal Quits In Disgust h
When Only One Arrest Is Made 1
In Two Years.
Hammond, Ind.?Two years ago
iddy Crouch was Inducted into the.
fflce of town marshal of Nashville
'lth great acclaim. His salary was to a
e $1 a week and $5 for every arrest p
e made. Oddy thought he was going o
) make a fortune. Recently he re s
Igned in disgust In the two years s
e had been marshal of Nashville he c
ad made one arrest, netting him $5. s
"They are too danged good in Nash- b
llle," said Oddy. "I'm going to Chi- ti
ago to be a detective. Them's the e
oys that ^pet the money." a
HAS HIS OWN WAR
r
Gunner With Traction Engine
Plays Lone Hand.
British Officer Tells of "Funny Old
Cove" Who Travels About With .
Field Piece and Fires When
He Is Ready.
London.?While it is said that modern
warfare does not give to the individual
many chances to distinguish
himself, a Uritish cavulry officer in a
letter to the Ix>ndon Times tella of
a gunner who carries on a little war
of his own. Going abojt on a traciion
engine, towfng his gin behind lUm.
he unlimberB, fires a few shots ^nd
goes on his own way. That his wc-rk.
no matter how amusing, is effective is
told by the officer, wh j says:
"There is one incident I must cite;
it amuBes us mightily. Some time ago,
when closer to the lin-ss, we were uul
exercising one fine miming when tb^
funniest old outfit ca:aj along?so.u*
old guy gunner with t* Dig gun towsj
by a sort of traction jr-gine. He wi.s
a funny looking old ctap. He stopD' d
his caravan, consulted some notes, aod
swung around into position and let ?ff
a couple of shots. T? e first one ov?>r,
second short, and it appears he was
quite satisfied with t*.?^ next four, r'or
he started packing uk> again.
"He had a kind crf aeroplane with
him, too, on a lorry, also in tow. He
was the funniest looks ag old cove you
ever saw; seemed to J^e running a little
show of his own. Last we saw of
him was around tha :oraer with his
traction engine half mired in the
ditch. But it appear he knew what
he was about, for h.e put one of the
enemy'j guns out of action with the
four shots.
"Those little motor ;.ycles?we call
them wasps, for they L Is that sting us
into action. You're snugly between
uianKeis ana you he*r the snorting
and buzzing of one coming up the
road. You hope he ijoes on?but no.
he stops outside headquarters. You
hold your breath. It he proceeds at
once it's an ill omen, as he wants no
reply but his receip^d envelope, and
it's 'turn out,' full ^arafie marching
order, drat line transports and all.
"He waits, and after hve minutes
wriggles on his rovh caughlng and
snorting and spark.ng, and it's all
right and you can go to (*eep again.
The wasps?the beggars always get
you on the hop?th.>se are the dispatch
riders, through whi :h ail our orders
come.
"There was a paik of flying met
?r I mirnliit, mint , ttaUtfaMM
lown a taube with r.tie tare from tw^^
f our planes that went up after hint
["hey have one very fast biplane there,
heard one very great yarn of a big
ibserver. While he ?8|s flying over
he German lines add returning
gainst a strong head wind the ranhine
gave a heavy jerlt and dip and
ent his gun, map cask, etc., overboard.
Some seconds after the pilot
elt a great bump. It wajs his pal comng
back into his seat, from which h*
iad been absent much i too long for
its own comfort j
"The wings of the machine were rid
lied with shrapnel and the pilot ant
bserver had to sit tight over thels
heets of armor plate. I think they
.re worthy of the greatest praise. The
inly thing we envy them is the imposibility
of their being turned out ?1
light. They can work only by day."
COLONIALS IN EGYPT
Tl, .. .... . . . . - ^
m lic uieu ui me coiomai oivisior
,'hich is encamped near the pyramids
a readiness to defend the country
gainst threatened Turkish invasion
ave quickly settled down to make the
lost of life In the desert. The picture '
hows an officer of the Colonial troops
iding an unaccustomed steed.
Small Girl Fast Typesetter.
Nashville, Ind.?Margaret Allison,,
ged eight, is one of the youngest,
rinters in the state. Each evening,
n her way home from school, she
tops at the Democrat office, where
he makes from fifty to seventy-flvn
ents setting type at 20 cents a thounnH
Onn oolloo ***** ~u ? ?A
vuv v* vuv i/yv ou? aei "H
y hand in three hours. Mr. Allisot^ I
ather of Margaret, is one of *fee fas*
st compoa'.ioiw <?e this part of *3ik ,
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GIGANTIC^ ANM
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f Through the clever work of New Yo
pllt included the destruction of St. Patr
of .Carnegie. Rockefeller and other wealtl
j Frank Arbano dropped a bomb and light*
I ai^usher. Other detectives, some disgi
interior of St. Patrick's cathedral. At ti
| Frank Arbano, who placed the bomb in
i at scrubwomen. At the top, on the rigb
i made the bomb.
Contestants sprinting down Seventh ?
TOWN HAS RI
Only 12 men are left in the village <
ige. The village is comprised of 60 dwe
WOUNDED SOLDIERS AT
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\ BB
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The magnificent and historic resident
>and of Coitsuelo Vanderbllt, has been
lumber of /wounded noncommissioned 01
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CHIST PLOT FOILED IN N
rk detectives a huge anarchist conspiracy
-ick's cathedral and some of the big financ
ly men. While 800 persons were at early r
?d the fuse. It was immediately extinguish^
lised as scrubwomen, placed the man under
he top, on the left, is Detective narnet, dis
the cathedral. In the center are three det
it, is Inspector Owen holding the bomb,-and
jMARATHON RACE IN N|
venue in an exciting contest held in New '
MARKABLE RECRUITING F
v<a^HHfi.wS ***
>f Brewster, Northumberland, England, an<
lllng houses, and out of the 60 males in th
|LENHE|M CASTLE FR"
v ' ln^ ^ : ,40
:e of the duke of Marlborough, husconverted
Into a hospital where a
Beers and men are being treated,
i.
C + A/TEyCTPymm# -fyi -*y
IEW YORK
was nipped in the bud. The
ial institutions and the killing
nass in St. Patrick's cathedral
id by a detective disguised as
arrest. The picture shows the
guised as an usher. Below is
ectives, two of them disguised
below is Charles Carbone, who
PIA/ YflDlf
b?i unn
fork recently.
IEC0RD
!&
I they are cripples or over
& Dlace 56 have enlisted.
ICH SOLDIER IN ARMOR
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