Rescued by a Tank.
Lieutenant Arthur A. Dalby, of tlie Tank Corps, in a ltter from the front, says the Daily News, gives a striking example of how the British soldier treats the German when the latter is in trouble. Their tank having become inextricably imbedded in sodden ground, the crew took shelter from barrage and machine gun fire in a system of tunnels. From here "we saw a Fritz wandering about in the open," writes the lieutenant, "and we shouted to him to come in; but he could not hear us for the row. So two of our men insisted on going to fetch him in—simply to get him out of danger, mind you —and they succeeded in doing ho in spite of the shells. He was in an awful state, trembling all over. However, we gave him cigarettcs, and something to cat, and he soon bucked up.''
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 25 October 1917, Page 4
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