INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 250, 24 November 1914, Page 4

INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.

CHARGED BY MAD HILL

An extrjordii ary ir.cident i< related by Mr Mithcuar J , president of the Fans Municipal Council. At Montreau, near Sezanne, he found on a hillock the dead body ot a bulluck, surrounded by the bodies of eighteen German soldiers. An inhabitant of the district, who witnessed the incident, told him that when the approach of the enemy was announced, the peasants opened all the stable doors ia order that the cattle might have the upportunity of escaping in safety. Among the cattle was the bull, 'lhe animal rushed out into the road, sncrted, lashed its flanks with its tail, and glared arcund. At that moment the Bound of the cannon was heard. The brute rushed forward, and cut of the village towards the mound, where a German company had just taken up a position. The bull, with its horns down, and mad with rag?, dasfed right into the midst of the Germans, and began to bowl them over like ninepins. The toldier?, taken by surprise, remained stupetied for some miments Then one tired at the animal, stepping it lor an instant, hut only inflicting a slight wound. It continued its mad career, and dashed hither and thither among the affrighted Germans, tossing and tramplirg them until a storm of bullets ended its life. By that time the bull had killed no fewer than 18 Germans, and the little hill resembled a shambles. PRUSSIAN RECEIPTS.

The hostilities in Ptland are taking a very embittered and cruel form This is the result of the behavLur of the Prusians to the civil population. Special indigna tion has been caused by the receipts with which the Prussians intended to pay for the supplies they requisitior.ed. These documents were written h the German language, which the peasants dii n.t understand, but were Lever.heless accepted by th:m in good faith. They have since < isccvcred that these "receipts" in many cases bear ruch i:-ccriptior s ts, "I anr obliged t) jou for jo.ir beautiful horse," or "v\ho_ver presents this at the end tf the war will be hanged." LEFT HIS MEN BEHIND.

An ioiercstirg story is rilat.d by a wounded private tf t r e Middlesex Regiment cjt-cerni.ng a young officer of his ccmpaiy, who was the lOUyds sp:int champion of the Army a few years age. Ord.rtd ly the eolor.el to fake a ccrtai i hill, the officer and his platoon started ell' at the double, 'ihe officer, in his zeal to get to grips with the eneinv, unconsciously outdistanced his men and arrived at the bp of the hill a couple of minutes bef .rc them. G eatly to Ins surprise, he found a i.erin:;n battery of eight guns dernteri. When the platoon get up, they immediately set to work to cLstrcy the guns, and in the midst of it a body of the enemy appeared and made sign 3of w.nting to sUirer.de:. Not t" be caught napping, th= ofticsr ordered his mail t> lix bayonets and relosd. Tn>y then tj; k the German piis.ihen ar.d marched them to headquarters.