Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-14

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s- t-E %. snidie-f nausC them
says.E spS-lng witt unwilling %
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Fu- our comrades. too they
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Vher m comrades 80 ihess
uaic one the, vii lear 81 high
Indicating 3 1ump nigt overhead
have never BefOr. seer auct JOY a.
-n.ss soldiers displayed
o-rat C-y fo- s-~orape-
The second Freat CO vac Tor nss-s-
lspsrt Al RlDnl lns t-ip trun Ger
many b. automobile W. were ever
. ntsrs asked for newspapers. tns -,
css--t crTiuG out for then atts- the
tNscirs car Thit nesr - under
Hi&noabis ~ n. army a. ths trDu-
Eiost practically nothing o. vnEf IL
ENLt " II Lls urlt
hsrsrsr ys nafr.c ". ve-s SUI
'9unosc ~ men ASKING for new EEd
St tsc M pleasure u telling MANY
nuncfscf - soldiers -ns frsi irfuf-
nation u lhs he-oic osso o ID. Car
ii.sn submarine ~ stdct sam -nrss
british cruisers
DHs q u. c1rsrElJrs e. ne front is
hh0O-ils a. Frsucn ssrUtisnss FU-
NE trsi tfns siDcs N. bsriMninr q
the va J Obtained -slLsbIs iufurus
non sbout ths sc-ivi-iss o. tie Frsrct
and britlst tFsrt Al thit point the
asrppLsnss are particularly plentiful
sDc ons of Thea. hostile machines
tist sss-y nurrirr about eleven
cloeS 30 rsxulsriy ths; - plui =
csusc tbs 'lutch tys- Wher be
sppesrs be Is g'sstec BY TIE slrship
guns
hae The uniuu. experience G, See
lns French tysr unosr Ere TIE
hrti inunstiOn that be vas rssr vas
LOUD srplosi0r from q cannon Dssr
by Fsr and hign " II the sky saw
suocenly q rcuno ball Q. whit. smoke
Hnsrs the sh-syrsi had exploded
Near by was the eyer looking like
black spsck
ebes Assy Unee. Fi,e.
Another explosion, another white
bsn and the ssroplsns close By A
ibirc. fourth and 9Th boon came.
each followed By the sppssrsnc. 0,
white bali Of smoke. but each TING the
fyer Vas stiI there After ten shots
ht5 been fired there was . rvv Of
great round clouds of SMOKE stretched
h&f way across the tky With the
black speck u the ssroplans In the
lead. and gradually mounting higher.
away from the dangerous fire
IN ten minutes S3y0os worth OF e1.
pIosives hac been 20, away without
bringing Gown the air scout.
special shrspnei fes Air shess
Tie shrspDel fired n nysrs is con.
ftructec differently from ordinary
shrspnsl. which describes q psrsbols
and 10 timed 10 explode over the
enemy and send down . shower Of
shot from above. These aeroplsne
shrspnsi send the sho, straight ahead.
and % probs bly, every one Of th.
fhslls saw sIploc.ns sent sone bLl.
lets through the wings Of the aero
plane
~ one % these shots skaters the
notors or wounds the Eyer or the Oh
server the shell has accomplished its
purpose. for since the Germans have
taken their position here no eyer OF
either army has been tho; down.
though practically no machine has re.
turned from a reconnaissance trip
without is wings being puncturea
Hsts But Hsspeet British.
Throughout the army wherever
TALKED with officers and men. found
bitter hatred for the English. but
warm prsise for their fighting capa-
bilitieA
Especially effective has been tee
English artillery. which the Germans
cay sstonisbed them by its accuracy.
One reason for this ia that the region
Of France where we are has been
used for msneuve-r and the enemy
knows the exact range. Nevertheless
there 10 DO sparing Of praise for the
good workmanship. The English
here have some naval guns which
have done great damage.
English soldiers have also astonish-
I'd the Germans by their powers o.
resistance and accurate rife nre. bu,
the Germans say that the English
strength lies mostly in the Aesenstvs
~ much a. the English are hated
90 much are the French respected
Everywhere the ofhcers speak well OF
the French.
They hight . gallant fight and OBJ
serve the rules OF var" say the Ger
msns. They are . worthy foe"