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I take leave to dedicate this book to Mr. Elmer Davis, through whosefriendly offices I was led to track down the hero of theseadventures and to find the true account of them even better than thedaily paper promised.
Had Ranjoor Singh and his men been Muhammadans their accomplishmentwould have been sufficiently wonderful. For Sikhs to attempt whatthey carried through, even under such splendid leadership as RanjoorSingh's, was to defy the very nth degree of odds. To have tried totell the tale otherwise than in Hira Singh's own words would havebeen to varnish gold. Amid the echoes of the roar of the guns inFlanders, the world is inclined to overlook India's share in it alland the stout proud loyalty of Indian hearts. May this tribute tothe gallant Indian gentlemen who came to fight our battles serve toremind its readers that they who give their best, and they who take,are one.
T. M.
One hundred Indian troops of the
British Army have arrived at Kabul,
Afghanistan, after a four months'
march from Constantinople. The men
were captured in Flanders by the
Germans and were sent to Turkey in the
hope that, being Mohammedans, they
might join the Turks. But they
remained loyal to Great Britain and
finally escaped, heading for Afghanistan.
They now intend to join their
regimental depot in India, so it
is reported.
New York Times, July, 1915
Let a man, an arrow, and an answer each go straight. Each is his ownwitness. God is judge.—EASTERN PROVER