RESCUED Y A TANK
BRITISH SOLDIERS' HUMANITY TO DISTRESSED FOE. Lieutenant Arthur A. Dal by, of (ho Tank Corps, in a letter from thn front, flives a striking example of how the British soldier treats the German when Ilia latter is in trouble. Their tank having bocomo inextricably emhedded in sodden ground, the crow look shelter from barrago and luaehiiie-gun fire in a system of tunnels. From hero "we saw a Fritr. wandoring about in the open," writes tho lieutenant, "and we shouted lo him to romo in; but ho conld not hear us for I lie. row. So two of our men insisted on going lo fetch him in—simply to got him out. of danger, mind you—and tliey succecded in doing so in spite of tho shells. Ho was in an awful state, trembling all over. However, wo gave him cigarettes and 6cmething to cat, and he soon bucked up."
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 37, 7 November 1917, Page 11
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151RESCUED Y A TANK Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 37, 7 November 1917, Page 11
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