The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1918, Page 2

DEE. 12, 1918 THURSD. GE t BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE crete HUN SHELL HITS __ TWO BROTHERS Talk of Mother Before Death « Ends Suffering. ARE BRAVE TO THE FINISH Fate Singles BestLiked Men of D Company to Be Struck by Same Ger- man Missiie—Were Good Pals, Who Always Did a Little More Than Their Share of the Work—Die Sie by Side. In a tiny village of Lorraine where a regiment of “doughboys” were re: Fd after 2 Jong stretch of time in the trenches, a German shell found a mark in two brothers. They were, rushed to the neare: hospital, mortally wounded, writes Frank J. Taylor, Unit ed Press correspondent. They were just regular, hard-fight- ing “doughboys,” liked by all of the men in D company because they were “good pals who always did a Uttle more than their share of the work.” Every man in the company admired the brothers because he had seen them behave bravely when it wus hard to be brave. Out of all the men in D company it was hard to see why fate had singled these two to be struck by one German shell. Fate makes no explanations, so the doctors in the hospital opernted skillfully and quickly on the brothers and,placed them in beds. side by side, in a ward full of wounded. For a time both men lay there hov- ering between life and death, and there whether or not they would ever gitin consciousness, Regains His Senses. Finally one of them stirred slightly, and gradually came to | motherly nurse bent over him and eased his pain as much as possible. Then she whispered to him that his brother was on the next cot, but still unconscions. The couscious brother looked dazed, but gradually an enlightened look came into his eyes as he recollected what happened in the last unree hours, He + looked acroxs to the next cot, faintly reached hi: rm toward his brother and whispei “Joe, how The other bro: and gradually stirred slightly, 2s. The s he looked and finally | around Ww told him: “Here’s your brother on the next cot.” The second brother looked over with pained amazement. “What are you in bed for, George Are you hurt, too?” “Yes, Joe; they say the same shell got us both.” “Are you hurt badly, George?” “7 think so, Jo feel awful weak. How you? Does it hurt you # lot, boy?” “I don't know too, But ther describe.” “What is it, Jo “I dunno, George. But. remember the things mother used to tell us when and to} s it does. I'm weak, other feeling I can't a a her lap? Sunday and over, jus it years a, “We w it hit us, . hear mot telling Bible stories, can hear her now, too, Joc.” “T wish she were here, don’t you.” “I should say so, Joe. Mayhe the nurse of some one will talk to us the way mother used to. We ought to do it, anyway, because if something hap- pened to either of us, mother would like to know we were all right.” “TI think so, too, but say—George.” “Yes?” “If I should die, you'll be careful so you can go back and lopk after mother, won't you?” “That's a promise, Joe. I want you "to make the same one to me.” “Let’s shake on it. George.” They reached their arms across the space between the beds and clasped hands. _ Both Die for Country. “I'm not afraid.” said Joe, “if you come through all right, George. I wish we didn’t have to leave D company though. but even if we get well, we probably couldn’t go back with the boys. I'm afralJd I’m pretty low, George, but don’t you worry. There’s no pain now.” “I'm not in pain, either, George, but awfully sleepy. We don’t have to,wor- ry about Company D, because the boys’ll never lose a chance to get a Germa “That's right, too. I feel myself go- ing to sleep; so good-by, Joe.” “Good-by, George.” \ ‘The brothers drowsed back into their pillows, and the old hospital chaplain, who had just arrived, made his services a simple prayer for two brothers who were never to awake from the sleep they were enteripz. Tn a certain New Engiind town a brave mother has already been told by Uncle Sum how the nation appreciated the brave sons she reared, taught and gacrificed “to make the world a decent place to live in. x In a certain New England regiment on the front iv France every man in D company has promised himself and his “pals” that D company will never lose @ chance to gct a German, te Your ercoat order should be placed- now with Klein, Tailor and Cleaner. far i aight to get on, UNCLE SAM BEATS OL’ MAN WINTER The government plans to continue its motor-truck routes from middle-w great di ern manufacturing cities to the s iculties were encountered last winter in keeping them; sopen. 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