The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-22
Life in Trenches on Belgian
Frontier Is Terrible Game


CAssociatrd Press c0rresGs1udenceJ
London. Dec - Miscries % lite iu
the trenches are windy pictured in ID
story written by "a English soldier
who is ON b Bcirlau frontier lie
enlisted as . private but later was
raised Co tn officer Thus he has had
an opportunity L. soc the war from
different augics Hla story Hllov
n Isn't tho danger that affects ous
ia the trenches. put th. h~ariahlHs ot
cold and damp bullets from snspsrs
the Germans have dots of thos, QUE
night nnd aa N-hiz1 lhuu your ,sr-
continually aud occasionally -urspnri
mases onr tuck ones head down IIf
one srts go used 90 b Trims tnaf
although % mty sound inrrcitnie-t
DOT neror"es ear less noticeable titu
cts trafHr. Tor instance.
AZ ulght sometimes an outuurst Ht
ARTILLERY or Ca Wild rattl, of muskctrS
at ara imaginary night Jtttc0 wtA,ns
one stln. sore. frozen ANA 'dii ul
strong LANGUAGE from ntfui dreams
which mainly c themselves
with steak puddngs and huse fires
40 home.
The cold s really horrible ono
never ccsses .hlforus 81 nisht iuv
solcs of one boots free aud ono i-
awakened by .e feet and forced Goo
Set up and stamp uli the blood come
sents Co circulate once more day
light brings some respite rlt the
whole time uur forced to muit'0 u'
the eyes. and such things a. Caialltfu
] 49,. |.HHnH.
cardlaaus AND Woody waistcoats ,au-
not be TOO numerous 1 can scarcely
button ms coat over ans numerous
/ ruimcut and 5000 / perish.
WasaIug tui shaving are Ir1 ti."i
10. impossible, pfhcors % Wru leave
the trenches lse miners coming ur
from 70 pt. uIt somehow tnat does
not worn. l- The idea "i Nash.ng Boz
such cold b. ... 4Wful. fof Do .uip"e-
sIai, o. rrstDr, tbc circulation ot tN-
Z ercise in 3D. BARROW crowded II'utn
and in Ihs i.a outs thrrr ls ins,
room o. Ie down They tse u"N ''
Euulnu tp ..t.r aut rNHi .uI coke
ljust in Time Tl,re would Hat, ",rn
wholnsaI, irls' niherN
The waiter f. the ma. hIue sums
freezes aud fu.I has to bee nurFci
back 60 aston u front uf hIrs Rifles
lrupturud ns tH. sudden sn'te '"ns'
aGeut ct brua ured. This s rather
welcome however, tor iit wood from
"a dereI.t r1e uusHs H@auuluI.I.
The water utlics frcvas fH" ana
+ have Go be tItwrd u Voter s 30
nuisance a. has ta be- iri Deed Hs ri-
ugus parilss fram farms and tilh-
ln the rear Ca process Whl.h ihht
sometimet $500 .r three h1uI
Ia is cNimurlIuary hnw Hsr1i"i-
the men slD u contriyinE tnluss t't
their comfort Tncy tut ittic htt
places ln the slide Of the trench. Hnt
them with tn from nmmuniti"n
boxes, ana fop them ueau} Win
,himness madr of bull lcsi un7
The3 build elaborate riic ragas ana
make themselves snuE cunos H"ies 20
sleep .n. roofing them with material
from ngarot ruined almh'
piled over With earth
The food b plentiful o. s'od p
crying need u for miik ana irult
Plenty OF tobacco and cigarettes are
90 90 had There r. a deafth 90 thin-s
80 read. ANA it b. considered ranA
treason ID aFht q ARE with a piece "i
aeWrIfnprr
The trenches stretch in "a rratiit-
ally ~unhrlken line from tne sca 90
the east Frontier. not iR sruils OF
Isolated rifle pts. bat in what are
really series % small towns linsvd CO.
geihsr by harrow communaaiins
trenches each battalion occupying it'
own la'le town. which mas BE- an,
thlng from half e mile 90 two mites
hons. lnd r. lmndrel yaFds "f sa deep.