On the lighter side of the picture is the following anecdote, which is current, though its absolute truth is not vouched for On a recent occasion a British Cavalry subaltern, who was cut off from his men, hid in the edge of a wood by a road. It was not long before he saw an unsuspecting armed German soldier patrolling the road. He could have shot the man without warning, but felt that it would be akin to murder to kill him in cold blood. In order to instil a little of the spirit of combat into the affair, therefore, he crept out of cover, ran up behind the "Bosch," as our Allies would call him, and gave him a ferocious kick. Instead of showing fight the startled and pained German gave a yell and rag for dear life, leaving the subaltern laughing too bard to shoot.
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