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Show with corpsos covered over with earth, and ovorywhere arms and legs stick out. "Fobruary 10. Ono of tho people was shot by a territorial guard who was frightened to death. Theso pcoplo pco-plo aro not to bo rolled upon and havo no Idea of a soldierly llfo. Ypres Devastated. "February 12. Tho destruction In tho vicinity of Ypres Is terrible, hardly hard-ly one stone on another in tho villages, vil-lages, and Ypres ItBOlf, with all Its beautiful buildings, Is almost destroyed. de-stroyed. Yet tho city is so largo that wo can always still find protection for advancing a division nearer. Dally wo await an attack, and the report Is that tho Germans are going to assomblo a million soldiers In order to break through to Calais. My cough still causes mo a great deal of troublo, and It Is bitterly cold in tho tronches. Not ono of us yet has seen thoso 'comfortable' quarters mentioned In tho nowspapers, and our troops aro by no moans In good choer or happy. Prays for Protection. "February 14. This war Is terrible, terri-ble, and It were tlmo that It camo to an ond. On both sides so many worthy people fall! My guardian angel must reach out his protecting hand to mo during tho noxt 48 hours, nnd I pray that ho will bestow upon mo strength and courago to fulfill my duty, bo that In enso of need I can glvo my llfo for my country and tho honor of my family." fam-ily." With that tho Journal breaks off. The guardian angel came, but ho brought tho last wreath. Thero is much In theso pages to stir human sympathy. Tho widely accepted Idea in England that this war Is a sort of dangerous sport immediately collapses In faco of tho stem and inexorable truth. Whilo Gorman recruits long to havo their baptism of flro over with bo that thoy may becomo seasoned votornns, this English captain writes: "Thank God wo havo not yet boon under fire." |