The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 29, 1918, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
PAGE TWO
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"Over the Top"
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
Machine Gunner Serving in France
I
d r ?bt. ivti, t>jr Arthur Uuj Murpcr)
turned t<> our lullets uiul T li:nl io tret
|>usy imiiM dinte'y with the dinner issue.
Pinner i-oiisistfil of stew made
from fresh hoof, ;i couple of spuds.
1> 111 I \ hit'!" Maeoiioehie rations and water?pU
nt> <>f water. Til're is yreat
<'oiiip' i it ion anions: the nun to spear
villi tin ir forks tin* (no lonely potUtOes.
After (I in in r I tried to w;sli out
tiin dixie \ iili i old water and a run.
find I- arm d am- In r maxim of tlie
trenehes?"It eaii't he,d"tn." I slyly
\vaNlnd one ot the ohler unit from
utiollier section, ami was horrified To
pee him throw into his dixie four or
live dotihle hltndfuls of mud. I'lnn he
poured in some water, and with ins
hands our d the >. xV in- a a :
1 thought in was talon: : it awful risk.
Supposing the t ook shoultl ha\? so n
hint After had' an It of itt -tn
ressftil clTorts 1 ret urn 'I t y dix e i
lite n?ok shaek. I" it tr? fu to put on
lit" rover, and returned to !. I ".:
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Resting Back of the Lines.
I'rrtty sin n tin* rook jinko'l hi* hoiul
In ih?> ilin r ii11<) sh?>iit?Lil: "Mi y, nriL.
mint- nut lu'ii- 11 ii<) cl?mi ytuir ilixu-!"
T | roti -ti'd Hint I trfiil wnstinl n tin 11"
hour i'ii .1 alr< ; ilv. and usi <1 i:|
my only romuinir.i; shirt in tin* atti'iiii't.
With a look of ilisilain ho < xrliiiinod:
"I'.inw mo. your > I i 11 Why
In didn'r v n uso mud?"
Without i word m | y I pot husy
villi 'in- m.i; ! : nil soon my was
hriplit : . : lit
Most i f tho aftornoon was sp? nt by
tiio nun wrltinp l?-tt? rliomo. 1 usod
my spurt' tiino to chop wooi) for tin*
rook mill po with tho i|iinrtoruinstor to
draw rouI. 1 pot ha< k Just in tiino to
Issue our tiliri! Iiioal \S 11 i * 11 oo|i?Jsto'l
of hot ton. I i ii-i il out my i!i\.o urn!
returned it to t!o cookliouso. a'; 1 w?nt
hnok to tho ! '. t with tin xl? i I; rat oil
feelinp tlint my day's lahi r wa- dim
I had falloli nsli-i ; nil tlx straw wholi
ont'o npnin tho n ok appeared in tho
tloor of tho hillot with: "Bliino mo. you
Ynnks uro lazy. Who in a-pom' to
draw tho wiitor for tho mornin' ton?
I>o you tiiink T'tn a-poln' to? Woll,
I'm not." and ho loft. 1 fillod tho dixlo
with water from an old squeaking well,
uad once npnin lay down in tho straw.
CHAPTER VII.
Rations.
Just dozinp off; Mr. I.nnoe Corporal
butted in.
In Tommy's oyes a lance oi moral Is
one degree below a private. In the
corporal's ey? s I?* is utie degree above
a gem ral.
I If ordered me to go with him and
help him draw the next day s rations,
also told me to take my waterproof.
Kvery evening from eneh platoon or
machine-pun section, a lance corporal
and private go to the quartermaster
sergeant at the company stores and
draw rations for tin following day.
The "quarter." as the quartermaster
sergeant is called, receives daily from
the ord< rlv room (captain's otlice) a
slip showing the numher of men entitled
to ration- so th< re is no chance
of putting anyth *- ov? r on him. Many
arguments take place between the
"quarter'" ai d the platoon iioncom. hut
the former always wins out. Tommy
savs the "quarter" got his Job because
he was a httrjflar it. civil life.
Then I spread the waterproof sheet
on the ground while the quartermaster's
batman dumped the rations on it.
The eorporal was smoking a fag. I
carrifd the rations hack to the billet.
The corporal was still smoking a fag.
How I envied him. Hut when the issue
commenced mv envy died, and 1 realized
that the first requisite of a noncommissioned
officer ot. ii< ?!...
is diplomacy. There were l!? men In
our section. and they soon formed a i
eeiniein le around lis after the eorpornl
had called out. "Hutions tip."
The quartermaster serjreant had
Klvcn a Mli|? to the corporal on which ,
was written a list of the rations. Sit- (
ting1 on the floor, tislnp u wooden ho*
ns n tahle, the Issue eomtneneed. On ,
the left of the corpora! the rations i
were plletl. They consisted of the fol- 1
low ine:
Six loaves of fresh hread, each loaf
of ii different size. pi rhaps one out
the six heiny ;is tin I as a panettke. tli?
result of mii army servioe corps man
plneiny a hox of hully beef on It during
transportation.
Throe tins of jam. one apple nn?l th<
Other two plum.
Seventeen Herniuda onions, nil different
sizes.
A piete of cheese In the shape of a
wed ye.
Two one-pound tins of butter.
A handful of raisins.
A tin of biscuits, or as Tommy o.Ils
them "law breakers."
A bottle of mustard pickles.
The "bully beef." spuds, condensed t
...ill I... I ? I ?
iii -ii mi in, mi nun .n.iii urn- I
chin iiiions" (;i can tilli'il with meat. I
vi j-'i tnlili's Mini jironsy water), had litvii \
turned nver to tin- cmnpany nmk tn t
make sfn\> fur in xt day's dinner. lit' t
also rft-fivt'd tin1 It'll, suunr. salt, pep- \
per and llntir. t
Serateh inn his head. tht> cnrpnral c
stutlii tl tin- -lip issued tn liim hy Hit'
quarter. Tin n in a slt?w. mystified i<
vnice In- rend nut. "Ni>. 1 siftiini. III f
int'li. 11i-t'ji<I. Inavfs. six." lit' looked t
pi: v.\ tl ami sulilnqui/.cd In a muslin; <
voice: |i
"Six leaves, nIn? teen nu n. I.et's srt>. n
tint's 11, i -f in a h af ft'i* lift ft ti i!it"i? /
wi ll. ti> tnal.f it en ii. four t?f ynu'll (
liavt* In uiiii k in ??n nut' leaf." s
Tim 11 'ir tjiat put stuck mailt'a lnwl, t
h'lt tn tin avail. Tlii* bread was dished t
Hit. ! : tlx si . n t mi a air ritnit-r nf
tlif Milt t thri indipnnnt Tenuities at*- s
costnil thf cnrpnral with: r
"What th' vnti rail this, a lnaf nf
hrt'iHl? I jinks tiinrt* likt* a snipini; N
plait'." tl
Tim cnrpnral answered! 1'
"Well diiii't I la lilt1 Hi" T didn't Itakn ''
it; snmi'lniily's pet to pet it. mi shut "
up until 1 tl'-h 'lit tinMinkin' rnt
ions." s,
Tin tl the corporal started nil the r'
.lain, "
".lam thri apph "if. jdutu ''
\\
in a tin main s tw ve men t> r t tins,
set ell ill t lie I i iI ML' ! tl."
ilt> j-assed (iri'iintl th" .lain, ami
thet'e we- allotla'l' 1. '. Se; if didn't
like tipple, whih other- who recti veil
plllllt W re p: ' 1 i.'ll tn a| | A't el" tl '
wil.lt ill ' eft I,, I - Wile a ' 1 ami ' '
the i went 1 tl.
"I'erti tain tn ,i t s. st'Vt ti'? t ii." Ti
Ti" t i I; i ! a\t <letl a row hy sa.v- n
Inn tilllt he tlhl in't want till oniotl. ami n
1 sj d rle-y in.J yecr hi- ; Mi -"n ". mi
I i?ne""o.t I \\ ill.! .! u i i !<>o. f.
Tlii' . or|.oi;il lo..|<i <| his irrniittnlo.
"t'lieesO, pounds. two." 1.
Tin eorpnrul liort ow oil ;i jnokknlfo w
(eorp. mis iiro itl\v*ny*? Imrv' nini'V ntnl d
slleed the cheese??:i<h slieinif 111"i11ir- :t
ii?(r forth ? port r?mark from tin* on- tl
looker" ti" to tlio eorpor: Is oy.-"iy!it. tt
"!{:ii"ins. oijtuos. elirht." 1.
l'.y itiis titno tlio oorporttl'" ner\ " t
tii.l trone w?-"t. ft ltd in ?!? "p:iir In- said ti
ttint tin- r:ii"iii" wore to I . tuned ? ver t<
to tlio < o. fl r 'Mllfl'" (j '.'.I'll ptl'lllit'.L'). !.
'I'liis <|i i ? ?*iii . : >1 :i I:" o .iil
int." I'itt qtt wn- i n y r. ? t? i .1. 1.
"IP"! nit" titi". one "
With his borrowed ,in< kknifo. the p
rorporul opono.l tho tin of hiseiiits. itri<t n
toll! everyone to help themselves?no- si
tioil.v r< spotuleil to tlii" imitation, t
Tommy is "fed tip" with hi"onits. ?
"Hlltker, till", two." ,!
"Nine in < i ton In the other." ii
A to tt.or riiiin
"I'm I.li s mustard, hotth ? one." u
Niiietc I'll mums were put in ;i steel r,
lu'lnu't. tin- last r>iu' i wt \\ inninp i!i? t!
{lit III s. 4 III till' IK-X t IsMIe tlllTl' WITH ?|
lily IS names. ns tiu- winner is elimi- fj
tintim) until rvi-ry man in the section |
has won a bottle. p
Tin- rnlTle is closely watched, because I
Tommy is suspicious when it comes to li
pa milling with his rations. e
When the Issue is finished the cor- o
poral sits down and writes a letter b
home, askinp tin ui if the > c annot pet t<
some M. i*. (member of parliatnerit) to s:
have him transferred to the Itoynl Fly- 1
inp corps where he won t have to issue v
rations. k
At the different French cstiiininets "
In the villupe and at the canteens Tom- h
my buys fresh epps. milk, bread and li
pastry. Occasionally when he is flush. I
he invests in a tin of pears or npri- ti
cots. Iliv pay i>- only a shlllitik a day.
1?4 cents, or a cent an hour, .lust lump- f
ine, a cent an hour for beinp under '1
fire?not much chance of pettinp rich s
out flu re. fi
When he poes into tiie fire trench a
(front line). Tommy's menu takes a h
tmrilile. Me carries in liis have-rsack t
wmit t lie povermrient calls craerpc nev u
or iron rations. Jflu y are m>t supposed f
K? ne opened until Tnininy .lbs of >t;ir\
:iTi<?ii. TIk y consist of one tin of li
bully liocf, four biscuits, a little tin u
which contains ten, supar im?l . ?\<> n
cub.s (con. cut rated beef tablets), h
These are only to lie used when the v
enemy establishes a curtain of shell r
(ire on the communication trenches, t
thus preventing the "carrying in" of ji
rations, or when in >m attack a body v
of troops litis been cut off from its base
of supplies. v
The rations are hroupht up at nipht >
b.v the company transport. This is a I
section of the company in cluirpe of v
the .|uartcriaaster serpennt, composed ^
of men, mules and limbers (twowheeled
wapnns), wlil. h supplies Torn- J
toy's wants while in the front line.
They nre eonstantly under shell fire, j
The rations are unloaded at the entrance
to the communication trenches (
and arc "carried in" by men detailed
for that purpose. The ?|tinrl<-rum^t*-r f
sergeant never goes Into tin* front-line
trench. He doesn't have to. end I have *
never heard of one volunteering to
do so. *
The company sergeant major sorts n
the rations and sends them in. I
Tommy's tren< h rations consist of all
the Inilly hecf lie can cat, biscuits. <]
THE LANCASTER NE
horse. tinned butter (sometimes 1?/t !
nen to ii tin), jam <>r marmalade. nndfl
iccusionnlly fresh broad < i *>n to a i
oaf). When it is possible ho yets ton >
ind stow. I
When ninys are quiet, and Fritz is <
lehaviny like a yentleman. which selloui
happens, Tommy bus the opportui
lity of iiiaktn? dessert. Tills Is |
'troiioli pudding.*' It is made from i
irokon biscuits, condensed milk, jam?
i little water added, slightly Havered '
vith mud?put Into a ran toon and J
ooked over a little spirit stove known [ i
is "Tommy's cooker." 1 (
(A tirm in I'.liyhty widely advertises!
hose cookers as a necessity for the ! t
in-11 in the trcm-hes. Cuililde people v
my them?ship them to the Tommies, t
\ lie. ire' leilintely upon receipt of snme
lirow tlietn over the p:irnp< t. Seme- t
lilies :t Tenuity falls for the :ul. iitul 11
res the eeeki r in a ?1 n?nt te the disrust
ami ihseeinfert of the other no 1
'llpi'llt s. ) \
This mess is stirred up iii ii tin mid
1 lew d te simmer over the Ihiiues i
rein I or until Tommy decides \
lint has reached surtleient (gluelike) i
ell-istcney. lie takes hi" bayonet and
iy i t us ef the handle carries the I
i ss up III the front trench to cool. 1
Lftep ; h s cooled o'V lit" trie" te e: t it. II
?eti? t:.!iy one or two Tommies in a t
eet'on have etl si-Iron stelli.o lis and s
lie tin is st.en emptied, it.tee | tasted
re- it | inhlimr. hut only once.
In addition te the regular ration is- I
ue Tommy uses another channel to
nlarite his menu.
In the Knidish papers a "I.en. 'v v
el.li, r" eelumti Is run. This is for <
lie soldiers i.t the front who are supesed
to he without friends or rein- I
Ives. They write to the papers ami <
lo ir nana are published. (Jirls and r
1 |
evn i: In li'n'laiid tnisvver t heii) and. n
end out t creels ef foodstuffs, elga- , h
ett s. . en !\. etc. 1 hav e known tl a
V a iy" s.thli, r to rei iv. :.s miiiiv ;e '
vo : reels ami eleven letters in one J vv
CHAPTER VIM.
--
The Litt'e Wooden Cross. o1
A f* or r?*:ii:iitiliiv in riM hilli-t^ for ,)
'lit . V - \\ . |i i ii \ 1(1 till' II! a I'll 'tin!r
? 'hat tl?r ||('\? mornim: wo wmiM I.
I 1
L'o u" to "tnko i \it, At six in tin- ,
. f il' < ".! m:ir< h Marti d :it.<!. nttori ?
1 im : :f li i!o\> ii tin1 <1 listy roml. \m ; p
u'niti tirrixoil sit rt-'i rvc j v
I a;i<. No. 1 In tin' lo:i(|it:ir ?i-t of. ,i
hi?Tin- ttuin on my loft wits nntnod w
1 ' to WnlHni:." n < hoory -ort of foliw,
Ilo Iniiizhod inn! Jok< <| nil the
.i.v oti tho nmnli. Imoyint; tip my1
moping spirit'.. I * ?>ti 1?! not tiirnro ont j
nything nttrsiotlvo in again ormipylng |
in front lino. hut Ivto did not sootn to
ilnd. said it was nil in n lifetime. My K.
ft lioi I wns blistered from tho rnh I ,.|
itiL'of tnv t ii\ y man hing hoot. I'oto! ,,
otirod thnt ! wns limping and offered 1
i o rr\ 111\ t!o too I.v ii iit.>- ! i . .t
:t:! ?I !li?' < thi<of till' man !> i) tin |,
tr -li irn \ and courtce is!\ refused ,
i- oflVr.
We J,: <1 m t'- n li.i'f way through tin* s|
ntimmrilr.ition trem h. I'rtr in my ini- ?
n diate rear. Mr had !i?^ hand on r i> r,
htujhlrr. as nun in a communication ,,
reach havr ti> tin tu keep in touch with ^
tii'h other. Wc had ,inst climbed over '
hnshi'd in part nf flic trench when w
> ? 11r n ar a man tripped fiver a loose ,j
iirnal wire, and let nut an oath. As (j
sinil. l'efe ruslu d to his hi I p. To
each the fallen man he had to cross i
us hashed-in part. A hulli't cracked
i tin- air and I ducked. Then a mean r,
rem the rear. My heart stood still. j,
went hack and I'ete was lying on the w
round. By the aid of my flashlight ?r
saw that he had tils htirnl pressed to j(
Is right breast. The flHirers were covred
with hhiod. I flashed the liirht 0
a his faee and In its irlow a grayish- ~
1 ue color was stealing over his roun- ..
i?nance. I'ete looked up at me and
aid: "Well. Yank, they've tlone me in.
can feel myself going West." His | (.
nice was pottinp fainter and I had to j.,
nocl down t<> pot his words. Thru he j
live tne a messape to write home to _
is mother and ills sweet in art. ami I. ;
ke a preat hip hooii. cried like a hnhy. | ^
was los'lnp my first friend of the
ronches. | .
Word was passed to the rear for a
tretcher. He died before it arrived,
wo of us put the body on the
tretcher and carried it to the nearest t
rst-ald jiost. where the doctor took j ^
ti official record of Pete's name, num- |
er. rank arid repiment from his idenc
Itv disk this to be used In the ca?- '
ally lists and notification to his (
fimily.
We left Pete there, hut It broke our s
earts to do so. The doctor informed 1
s that we could bury him the next i 11
riorninp. That afternoon five of the 1
oys of our section, myself Included,
rent to the little ruined villape in the I
ear and from the deserted pardons of i
lie Frciii ti chateaux pathered prass I
rid flowers. I rotn these we made a w
ireath. it
While tlie hoys were makinp this c
treat It. I sat under a shot-scarred
pple tree and carved out the follow- ' <|
rip verses on a little wooden shield | s
ihich we nailed on Pete's cross. a
'rue to his Ood. true to nrltaln,
Iioinp tils duty to the last, j tl
um one more name t<> ?> written i ii
On the Holl of Honor of hrroer pasaert
'assed to ihelr God. enshrined In glory, "
Knierlr.g life of eternal rest o
>n<- more < liapter In Knglund's story f
Of her sons doing their best
I 1
lest, you soldier. mate ao true, v
Never forgotten by uh below i ,,
{now that we are thinking of you, j
Kre to our real we are bidden to go. (
I 1
Cext morning ttio whole section went | <1
iver to sny good-by to Pete, nnd lfthl ! s
lirn nwny to test. I ll
After etteh one hud n look tit the fine
?f (lie (lend, n cor porn I of the |{ A.
/
\VS. LANCASTER. S. C.
M. C. sewed up the remains In :i Wankct.
Then placing two heavy ropes
across the stretcher (to he used In lowprint:
the hotly into the ^ ave). we liftpil
Pete onto the stretcher, ami rev
areriuy cdviTCd mm wim a large union
Jack. the flag he hail died for.
The chaplain led the way. then came
(Tie office:* of the section, followed hy
two of the men carrying a wreath. immediately
utter catue poor l'ete on the
"ag-drapod stretcher, carried by tour
?<>ldiers. 1 was one of the four, lh*titid
ih" stretcher. In column of fours,
nine the remainder of the section.
To get to the cemetery, we had to
hiss through tin* little shell-destroyed
.illage, where troops were hurrying
o and fro.
As the funeral procession passed
hese troops came to the "attention"
tnd smartly saluted the dead.
I'nor l'ete was receiving the only saute
jt private is entitled to "soinevhere
in Franc*."
Now and again a shell from tlie Cerium
lines would go whistling over tie
illage to hurst in our artillery lines
n the rear.
When we reached the cemetery we j
in I t..il ill . .. .
<M ill! tiju-ll JjrilYO illl'l
:ii?l llii- sir. tcli t ln*sii|o It. 1'orttiiii';
hollow s(pi:ir?' tiroiiiKl the ojn 111nof
ho jrrsivi*. I!??' <*ti:ii>l:iiri ri*;ul tin* I?nri:iI
crvicc.
to mum itr.i) bullots win*
rrnoliinc" i'i tin- :iir :iI?? v?? us. Ir,iT |
?li?'i?*t mill I. nii'l r.oitli* r '!"! \vi?. I
Win u 'In- I > il\ . s |n\\ m it lulu t!: j
riivi* tl><* tinL* !u*\ intr I :i r?*ui \ ? !
\i' < !I kci! imp lu rls tnjjotliop III; I
illlll* ! > tln> salute. I
I li-ft lx*,i?ri* tin* (rrnvp \\;*s filliil in. ;
ciiiiM iii*t I'l'iir to son tin* ilirt thrown
n tin* blanket r*>vi*ri*?l t'n* ?* f my i?iiniuli*.
< >11 tin* western front tin re are
i> eotlilis. ;||ul ynii nn* liirUv t<> m*t I
lniiKi't In prnti i t you frni'i tin* wi t
ml tin* worms. Several < I tin* see.)
on st:iyi 11 uti'l ih'i or.'itril (In* ;:inY"
i I Ii wliiti* s11iiii*s,
'I lint ii lit. ill tlm Ilcht of :i nun Iv
ninlle in tin- maeliilie minm r's ilutli i;l
f tin* front lino troiirli I wrote Iwn
: rs. I Mil* to I'ete's inotlmr. 'In1
luT to liis s?optima rt. \\"fiiIt* it* nt; .
lis t ciirsi'il tin* I'riissinn wnr *?:> I
itli nil in\ heart. Jim! I think that St.
cti r it- i I same
'I !< : ? !ii:liiiniirr^ ill Ili?* d-iL'ont [
I:iui:lii!iu nml joking. To tin-in I
i ! - \V: - unknown. I'rettx Minis, in i In*
; rtnili ol' their merriment my I lies
i^.-ipiu : red. Oii?- >ni 'ti forgets on the
?"-ti-rn front.
CHAPTER IX.
Suicide Annex.
T was in iny tir>t iluimut nnil looked
rounil ruriou^ly. over tin- door of
lino was it little sijrn remiini: "Sui- 1
Ide Annex." I'ne nt .In- hoys told
u* ttint this particular front trench
n s called "Siili-hlo I >11 eh." I.nti-r on
learned that machine trnnm-rs stud
iimln-rs are known as the "Suicide
luh." 1
T'.at *! :_-? lit u:-s muddy. Tin- men ^
: t in a I M ashed In mini ate mud. ~
lid dn :iuu-'l mud. I had never In-fore
allzed rl.at so much discomfort and ,
livery eoiiid he cnntaitied in those ,
iree little letters. M I' I?. The Door j
f tin- dim-out was an Inch deep in
ater. ' 'litsiih- it was rai,nlni; eats and
nj;s, : I -hin rlvuh-ts were triekliiu.'
own tin- sii iiv I oin tin. .tp sii-.fi
nmouatelx above int' I'liinf n drip,
rip. drip. Suicide Annex \v;is a hole
Ipht feet wide, ten feet loup and mx
et hlph. It was ntiout twenty feet
clow- ilie fire trench; at least there
ere twe.dy steps leading down to It.
iiese steps were cut into the earth,
lit at that time were rnudd.v and slijv
rv. A man had to he very en refill
r else he would "shoot the chutes." \
'tie air was foul, and you could cut 1
lie smoke from Tommy's flip's with a
rife. It was cold. The walls and
>of were supported with heavy squarelit
timbers, while the entrance was
lrenptIn tied with snndhaps. Nails had
eon <Iri\ n into these timbers. < in
ach nail hunp a miscellaneous assorti<
nt of equipment. The liphtinp ar- i
impements were superb- one candle
i a reflector made from an ammunl- I
Ion tin. My teeth were chattering
rotri the cold, and the drip from the ;
Irshaft did not help matters much. I
Vhlle I was slttiup hetnoaniiic my j
ate and wishing for the fireside at '
nine, the fellow next to me. who was !
. ritinp a letter, looked up and inno ,
ently asked. "Say, Yank, how do you
pell 'cniillngratluii 't"
I looked at him in contempt and an- '
we red that I did not know.
From the darkness in one of the coriers
came a thin, piping voice singing
me of the popular trench ditties en- ,
it'ed:
i'u'S up your Troubles in your Old Kit
Hag. and Smile, Stiule, Smile '
livery now and then the singer
ould sfop to rough, rough, rough, hilt
: was a good Illustration of Tommy's
heerfulness under such conditions
A machine-gun officer entered tfie
ugout and gave me a hard look. I
tieaked past him. sliding and slipping,
nd reached rny section of the front
ne trench, where I was greeted by
lie sergeant, who asked inc. "Where
i 'live you been?"
I made no answer, hut sat on the
inddy fire step, shivering with the!
old and with the rain heating in my !
aee. About half an hour later I J
I. i .... ..n? ?? # .1
<a|F ..mi ii 111*1 iht it'imw mm (
?fii! on guard with my bend stinking
ver the top. At ten o'clock I wm?
plleved and resumed my sitting post
Ion on the Are etep. The rntn sud*
only stopped and we nil breathed 11
lirh of relief. We prnyed for the mornug
ami the ruin Issue.
(To be Continued.)
FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1918.
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