Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25
BRINGS BACON HOME"
BUT ITS NO EASY TASK
Noncommissioned officer in Lancers
Writes OF His Thrilling
Experiences.
AMUSING AFTER 1T IS OVER
In Dodging Encmy's Fire, Falls Into
Mud Holes, and Food Arrives at
Trenches in Anything But Appetiz-
ing State.

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last time on duty on tho trenches. Each
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stores to our temporary hotels One
nigh, II foil 20 nv LOT 70 go 81 with
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Our route lay behind the trenches
and Consequeutiy all the German bull
lets that had missed their mark were
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Iar spot on the outward journey we
were lucky and passed without en-
coun.erinr nm, e,ors h,,,,o+s hu, al
'''"s '''e 'o'u we were oe'hS Sh'pe"
at, and every now and then We had TO
duck our heads
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men were given their loads. Mine was
three pieces OF bacon. was lucky
enough TO end sack az M, ,,o
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''e'" IN It, ana then we started Off
on our journey 10 the trenches.
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a ,arrn,a r,o. 40
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what a dinIcui, task - WAS -, Iea LIZ
oho.,t hobind ~. - " MaiN
hit TIC w.ood ,,as oi,h ie'tins
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which continIol,t .e,,,son "lusie
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hit warn, Nov arc, 80 s'''"s
III 'hEis "hiSIhiNG
FAST LIKE Hail.
so we started off again, grooming our
way through the wood. BY this time
IN" bullets were whis,linG past like
nail and then suddenly a star-shell was
sent up. and, OF course. we had 10 drop
rs fat as possible upon the ground in
order to avoid being seen by the enemy
snipers. When the light had vanished
We al! jumped up and ran as fast as
posSihle; nntl ] came 10 sudden halt.
n l'cforns =, ,a d or%r Tree stump IN my
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