The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-11-05

wrecked and blackened and there isn't
yesllge nj greenery LEFT. bar tho
heRstiy green fungus.like patches
where the H. T. shells have burst.
Even the rain water and mud goes
bright green from this cause, Talk
about the blasted heath OF Macbeth
IL isn't In II with the ruin and desola'
ton OF this part OF the world
II don't know II I've managed to
convey to you any idea Of the part I've
been existing in lately. but It's been
like horrible nightmare to ME and
Two seen few horrors this last year
Sheiled All Day Long.
IAN day long We have been sheled
up there. and they've also had several
trench mortars at work throwing 80
pound bombs by compressed air This
particular brute liz called a minenwerf
or. and you can see the bomb coming
II goes up miles In the air turns u
somersaut and then begins 20 drop
One gets an idea after a time as 10
where II will fall, and then there's a
rush for cover, The beastly thing
lies on the ground for about two sec.
onds before bursting, and altogether
It's n thoroughly nervcracking brute
The infantry loathe them and keep a
perpetual lookout for the 'soissidge,
as they call e. It's also called the
aerial torpedo. The eject Is terrific,
and believe II does more harm than
most shells Glad to say we have got
onto several OF these things recently
Every hour or so all the German
gums would open q proarranged bonn
bardment OF this position. and then
We get Il with vengeance. You can't
imagine how rotten II Is, You crouch
down-in the very bottom of the trench.
and Il seems as II It's impossible 10
come through IL alive The air is full
OF colossal and deafenng rushing
sound, the whole earth trembies. para
pets and sandbags fall IN. and showers
OF splinters and smashed.up things fly
shrteking Gil over the shop Every In
slant the explosions seem 10 come
nearer 10 you. and finally when you
have made up your mind that it's all
up with you, the row dies away. and
you 80 back 10 the ordinary intcrmtt
tent Smelling and bombardIng which.
then seems almost peaceful
Dead Are Everywhere.
"Ot course we had plenty OF casual
ties and the gunners didn't escape
The Last day | Was M there our wire
got blown 10 bits somewhere ont In
the open behind the trenches for about
the hundredth tine. so | went out
with one ~ my telephonists 10 try
10 repair H. We were in the midst
OF registering our targets for the at
tack, and We had to so over some aw
iul places dead Dcu,schers every.
whore, Suddenly as We crept along
a hedge there was terrific bang. a
cloud OF smoke, and my man. about
titty yards ahead Of me, disappeared
entirely. or course. fattened out
at once thought the poor chap had
been completely blown 10 bits. as the
shell had burst right at his feet How
ever. heard yell after few sec
ends and made q rush for the spot
taking what cover | could. because II
locked as il we'd been seen and the
Booksellers had fred one OF their for,
wari guns ~ us found the poor
besgar still alive and conscious. but
horribly cut, made him as confer.
table as could told him to lie still,
because be- coulG be seen ard woeia
very likely he shot at again, and then
bun&ed ~ "a Try to find streteher
party
Ne were some way from our
trenches ard In a part that's strictly
avoided ON account OF the attention
paid TO u BY the peu,sthers II sup,
pose because there are some Of their
old trenches there that Nc toni ~tn
the hayCnct. LuckUy / hadn't gone far
before | uiet "A sergeant and ,~o men
So collsrcd him and serdttx OF one
man sOr the strttchcr bearers. the
rest OF Us vert back and got nv chan
GU, Of 4 We tied him up as Test We
could and then had to carry him rig