Show BRAVE SOLDIERS FRA TERN 1 7 ED ON CHRISTMAS MORN By HAH OLD ASHTON pr a Cab by Arrangenan W h London Da y : Te egrph and In ern ona News Serv e IX NORTHERN FR AN CE Dec 30 I On Chr s mas morn ng two B t si so d ers af er s gna ng a truce of good fe owsh p from the c own of the p trench va ked across to the Ge man nes with a plate of mince pies The r seasonab e messages were most cord a y rece ved Thev ad a Oood feed and a bott e of Lieb aum c ad vere sent back w th a pac of Chr stomas cards for d stribu on among their fe ows La e n the day he Germans returned e co up n ent and sent a oup e of capar boned e a ds ac oss to our dugouts An off c ous soldier p ompt y arres ed them and sa them down n a comer of h s t ench Presen y an off cer came along a d asked What he wor d ave you got t ere Beg pardon s r rep led t e so d er but a co p e o landstreamers sa d hey d coire ows us appy re urns so I abbed em e Rea z ng hat th s was hard y pij ing e game the officer read the sentry a horn y o the amen ties of the fest ve o I cas o and asked the landsturn men to depart w t tl e con p ments of the sea I son o e r own Ines |