Captaini-Lieutena.nt Hersing, who sans, •the Lnsitania. has the. names of his victims—the ships he has sunk— neatly engraved on a silver cigare6te case, ■with the°dates behind, and a small Iron Cross in the corner. His friends declare that he received/ more love-let-ters, more proposals, love .parcels, flowers, and photographs than the most ■popular actor or actress ever dreamt of. Hersimg has paid that there is but one serious risk in his job; that was the British destroyers. "Those beasts of prey are on'you before you can say 'knife'.".Sergeant C. W. X. : emeyer, the Empire's chamipjicn recruiter, is now in Canada securing itinera for the overseas service. Niemeyer, who enlisted in Alberta and, went to England with the first contingent from' Canada, was severely -woundied at St. Julien. Before he had fully recovered' from his wounds ho addressed street gatherings in London vvi'.th such marked! success that he was retained as a recruiting officer and became quite a well-known figure at most of the important points in the city. Ini the last few months he is said: to have secured' over 8000 men as a result of hiis addresses. Recently the Canadian Militia authorities sent him to Canada, and lie is now making recruiting speeches in various cities in Ontario, and will visit other parts of the Dlomiraon.
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Nelson Evening Mail, 21 September 1916, Page 7
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