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Mataura Ensign, 14 January 1916, Page 5

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I TURKISH SNIT’Fdv'S STOHW Tin' lollowuie. is ;iu e \ Ira e I 1 n>iii a loiter received 1 in I’erlh liom an Australian uHioi'r a | (Jalhpoli : '‘l>u i" i u tin 1 oppr.iions al Anv.ae a Turkish sniper was captured ami as usual taken nmler eve.irl In the la-aeh In lie mierrnaaled I*y tin* slall.. He looked I riplil cm d and at ilrsl nothtnp coll Id lie enl nil 1 nt him, Al l"M il“ was induced In talk ahmil- linnsolj ami' almni the dan;:erons work had keen doinp hetoiv his rapture. 1 w ! > nr Ihrre slall olTtvers were uuesl lonUie, )11m as In why lie undertook In carry ni'ij. siieli ha/.ardnns dill ies. “‘Well, you see,’ oil id Ihe liipk, '"e nej, noil paid. and also a ir'iins.’ '(At hen ns.’ said ihe slall nilieer. ■ AN'ha< dn vmi mean hv that !''' “ 'We p.el L's (id lor (-very nri\ ale soldier iv'e hit,’ answered I.hi' nrisetier, •ns Ini fiery in'li-euuimis'oned nilieer. | Ills I'll)- a iini'nr rramenhil ollk-er, arid p| | ur a senior i ■■■dmeuial nllii'er nr nflieor cnmimiiidine, a nnd. “ ‘How 11111 eli do roll pel lor shnntiman nilieer with ted on IPs I'inm and hal.; j ’ its kill line of the stalk olTf.'ei", indii-al inp at the. same kime a red ham! rnuml h's eap and. red oorpels on Ids I iiti if- .. , , . "The Turk looked uiieoiiilortanlo lot a timimMil. ‘I hen. pul-Uuo up It s hand as it wardtiljr nil a hlew, he said. No. no. eltemli, il' we shook one nl you 've pet shot ourselves.’ ”