WIRE-CUTTER'S BRAVERY.
KING VICTOR AS SPECTATOR. The King of Italy recently witnessed a very dangerous feat. A young soldier, a mere youth, volunteered to cut the wire entanglements of the enemy's trenches. A group of officers, including the King, attracted the attention of the Austrians, who began to shell them. The King was respectfully recommended to retire, but he refused, saying that their presence drew the fire of the enemy awr.y from the adventurous wire-cutter. As soon as the enemy discovered the wire-cutter they concentrated a terrific fire upon him, but the soldier continued to work, making redoubled efforts to accomplish his task. He returned, miraculously uninjured, amid the cheers of his comrades. The King wished to congratulate the intrepid youth, who had been brought before him. When asked his name the soldier gave it, adding that he was a leader of the Republican movement in the Romagna, which in June, 1914, had tried to overthrow the monarchy, but that he was now determined to shed the last drop of his blood for the King, who was the first soldier in Italy.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16020, 11 September 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)
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182WIRE-CUTTER'S BRAVERY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16020, 11 September 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)
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