The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-06-17

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80 The following day | was on
out post duty with four others At q
farmhouse about 1000 yards from the
enemy trenches Aud from where Me
could watch several roads. IL was
little after noon when We got the
and up to 5 80 p. m. We we're left In
comparative peace. mean We we're
not being shellsd ct that time,
though as several batteries Of French
75's we're just behind us and shooting
over our heads "peace" was noisy
one. But about 5: 30 the Germ ans
began shelling the farms and roads
and the railway track near, Us and
! for half an hour II seemed that they
IL ksd every square ,ard 0f that
eighborho d wi h = rapnel. Snort.
| Iy afterwards ~e we're recalled 10 Join
the sou dron aud moved nur quar-
ters hurriedly ) ,nny James tmy
'orsel las n small cut fro u shell,
and have not had scratch.
ssa Tn my frst shift Tin Vlam-
eTtinghu) a time shrapnel eurst over
niy head and literally peppered the
ground with bullets around ne
picked up twu My second shift was
mora unfortunate, my heai being
tight over the centre Of the tOWn;
eight Of the sin inch fellows hurst
within SO feet OF me at intervals
varying from one minute To IS.
} as almost buried In bricks, dirt,
paving sto IS, etc, several times,
nut was not--seTiously hurt A hor
rIhle tragedy occurred when one OF
the shells fell into the house beside
NE ann killed or s OF party Of ii
who were ell In the room where II
hit. There was one old man and the
1t acre women aud children, one q
baby Of 3 OF 4 months. One Of the
, survivors, woman apparently the
molhaTl came out into the street aud
b pRed for assistance TO move the
b dies But WAs AT that time very
busy with the Iraffic ard had TO re.
1
Nrnt In but could do nothing as the
lboid.s we're all mixed up in an inex
= tr C ,hle confusion OF fuTnlture, etc.
In fact, II Was hardly possible TO tell
q which body vas which. Add TO this
y n,ess Of bodies, blood, dust, bricks,
= c., the TACT that some of them were
y not yet dead, but Rasping painfully,
= and the horror OF tile thing Is cOm
I" plets.
y s"s On arriving IN camp tha
night ! found regiment OF French
regulars next 10 Us and 4 lot OF then
came over ard Ii en- to FarFie
= Corporal Leathan's fiddle. One 0
tie Erenchmen broWn-faced fellow
with glasses, took the violin AM
played Us some lov6ly music. Til
y Frsnchman was an artist at the joll
> 1t seemed 30 strange, while tile ni
guns we're laundering away contInu
oI OusIy, and after day OF such tuE
n. mOil and hloOd aud danger, TO lie o
ce one's back In the Moonlight and lis
be leu lo really lovely viollnist play
ne Ing such selections as "CaVatinA
Of "Trayiata, Last Rose Of Sum
mer," "Auld Lang Syne. " Jus
ul fancy = Frsnchmau play Last Ros
o. Of summer out In an open heId !
,lg l,elglnm, with an accompaniment Q
ad heavy artillery fire!
40 -" All the boys zee and tai
v" u are very cheerful and In the bea
"h u spirits. s's As 10 tue hghtin
In the neighborhood, the enemy ha'
" lost all the advantages they ha
'er gained and have beon driven bac
nv slowly but surely. Our artillery
io' undoubtedly superior to theirs, b'
'uj they seem To have an advantage
'e. the air In this Immediate localit!
ol Their sir craft seem 10, ny over US
'eu SiIi perhaps ours are equally ou'
es' over their lines. s"s We have ha
'rt more than 10 days Of continuo'
III hghting nov, and horses and me
are pretty tired.
no '"s IL was great sight TO y
oi the IndIan divisions come In. Th'
ho' ire tine trOppsa The Ghurkas don
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