The Glenwood post., 1914-10-10
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tssas1 hoos - ~ l1aDgsAnala-
ia noAsss Aattis tAsse = - ever
DovsriAg seass of nnrsaA1ay." - saiA
The business of sss1aG 0aa kill each
other seems mechanical hssanss ef the
prep0aderance a ths 0AeAiAs sle
ment in the affair; tie human element
simply bleeds and 14ss, bat the ma
chimes continue IN their Dsrfsction OF
slaughter.
The conduct Of the eagiish and
Irish soldiers in the trsnehas was sur
prising. There those Dsa stood be-
hind shOulder-high mounAs Of dirt, fac.
ing level sprays of death n front. yet
cracking jokes and singing snatches
Of music hall ballads betwesa volleys
Stupendous bravery, ! call It. or stu
pendous absence Of aefveo-
I've heard men undoe the crashing
IRE Of the terrible German guns and
with comrades droDDiAg an about
them unite In roaring It's Q Soag road
to Ttpperary' - II thsy vsrs In bar.
racks. Sometimes r1 hsar Q big Irish.
man call out to Q DeagAhee in tAs
trsnchss. Well. winged TT Dsech
man. all right Tho boo10oos q kill
ing. with them. sse0sA DssUsaal and
TO resemble . sporting sveot
'But how the 03e0AaO ~ Dounl
tAas British line at MOSS! IAsy eaas
on and on and o.. nsvse stseeans. nsv.
q falts1ng. Il vas hko - vaves
Of bluegray - sollinG - tAFeagh
ths fog. Ons wave voah heoak a4d
die away. but s.otAse veull - rigAt
bshind It, pushing q iasaseahly. rAs
German connaAAses theDV oAstr -
late tAs fscs sf BrieAsA ~ v1tA. AAso
lsts rscklsssnssa. eeaaE1nG - ~
sAssr weight oe nnahaaO Aoo0osvAaln
~ 90.
TO - thoss 0senaa nnss NV
forward through siasoss ~ lfks
watching rsgiDeats - ItaV reBa1lasu
psshiag across . tabss. yNa'A 80 q
loas row Of DaIs baos baeiA. to1Dsl
With spiked hslnets. brGak lsea esvss
and cone rvshinS. ae -. Thea q
BHtisA qua at yosr slbsW vs1al spssk.
. sAsll would fall rigAe - ~ miAst
oi tAa& Alus block. . srsaa aEAag ~
q s0oks asA coil aAA-tno hlneh
woaA b Ooss! kSth1ag .lo4sbot {
few httls nsa naAly runn1ng boeh
through the hass Of powder s0oAs.
But the German shells kept os0inG
and coming. They are terrible. thsos
shells! have seen one she'll oatss
= little hill and there exDaode. eAay
ing away the whole top Of the hin.
have seen q company Of British wipod
out BY the explosion Of . single shsll
Perhaps the night fighting = the
most weird and terrible to sSo. In
this the forces Of the allies had the
superiority, through their prepoaAsr
ant equipment of aeroplanes Ths al
lied forces had IS aeroplanes, which
were busy day and night, but sspe
cially at night.
You would hear = whirring 0f In
visible propellers overhead aAd b.
straining your ears could trace the
direction Of the night flyer over thS
German positions. Gunners o&aad
ready behind their pieces keyed ~ q
= high pitch Of efficiency.
Suddenly . spark appears y u
heavens; It falls. The airman - -
covered the position Of . GernaA ~
tery and his falling torch makes ~
range and the position. Instantly ~
British guns roar and . shower q
shells sears up to follow the line q
that falling star"