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Show PRIEST LEADS THE , TROOPS TO VICTORY London, Nor. 16. A correspondent or the Morning Post with the Monto-nogrlns Monto-nogrlns describes an act of heroism by a priest who led the soldiers in battle when their commander was killed. This occurred Thursday when an unsuccessful attempt bv tho Turks to storm a position held by the Montenegrins Mon-tenegrins In the valley or the Boy- I ana river. n When tho commander was taken to tho rear, mortajly wounded, the chap- .nmigaVe, hIm nIs benediction. Then," says the correspondent," ho snatched -up a rifle and cried to the soldiers, 'Forward, sons of Cher- C nagora, In defenso of the cross and I . JL ry of Klns Nicholas." I The priest, brandishing his cross t ".''iij.i';PiiilmiWiW)WiiipiiLiNi,ip(j ac I like a banner, had reached the firing line when a fresh and more furious volley came from tlie Turkish column He stood among the recumbent sol- i dlers, who continued lo (Ire. Then he began to chant the hymn "God Against the Infidel." He reached the lines which In English run. "Tribu-latiou "Tribu-latiou shall not avail to bend the army of the Lord," when his voice suddenly died away He waved his arms about his head and fell on his face with a bullet through his heart." |