Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-26
THEIR WORK ENDED.
Troublesome Battery Located,
Will Trouble No More.
Interesting Description Of Artillery
Work on Battle Line-eattery
Has Unique Record on Sew
erai Different Fronts.

Berlin.-A picture of battery
which has fought in several different
battle fronts is given by a writer in
the vossische Zeitung. He says:
"Our position on the plateau had
been furiously bombarded through the
night by the Italian artillery. We
were able to locate most of the bat
teries. but there was one which kept
up an incessant 're until dawn. which
greatly puzzled US.
THE sun was rising behind the mist
in the Adriatic. which we could plain
ly see from our elevation. l had just
been awakened by q tremendous roar.
wrapped my blanket about me and
came forth to see what it all meant.
Captain Laytos was already peering
through his telescope. His high coat
collar was turned up to protect his
throat and ears from the cold. and his
hands were buried deep In his pock-
cts. Captain Laytos is a Hungarian
artillery man, thirty years of age;
has been twice wounded. and has just
been granted q six-weeks' leave. but
he refuses to leave his battery. He II
an ideal soldier. his chest is covered
with decorations and he now com
mands the battery.
He comes down from his position
at the telescope and carefully studies
the map. He lights a cigarette and
again mounts his high chair in front
of the telescope. He calls Prentelli,
who knows the location of every stone
within a radius of twenty kilometers
and asks about the house. 1t stands
about one hundred meters to the left
near the cross roads, and was paint
ed white a few months ago.
LOOK through the glass and tell
me If you see anything strange about
it, said the captain.
"Il 10 not all white: here and there
It 3 marked by what appear like darl
spots
Precisely said the captain. That
is where this battery is located. The
Italians have placed their guns in the
rooms of that house. But well d1
them
Captain Laytos and Lieutenant
Wehler study the map. figuring out
the distance. The elevation and angle
are given over the telescope wire. Ths
captain hands me a cigar.
"'You have time to light cigar.
he says. before we fire. We shall firt
in thirty-five seconds. Take a lool
through the glass and see the result.
Captain Laytos takes out his watcl
and begins to count the seconds al
I look through the telescope. | SCI
the white house bathed in the morn
ing sunshine. and l see also on th'
road leading to 1t a wagon creeping
along. l feel like crying out to tn
wagon party to get under cover. ant
almost simultaneously ] hope that ou
shells will get them. The captain i
at his post looking through the tele
scope next to mine. hear the orde
given to fire and at once there Is
roar that shakes the whole mountain
I'VE have hit the mark shout
the captain.
Almost a minute elapses befor
the smoke disappears. ! look agail
through the glass. The white hous
is gone: all / can see is a hole II
the earth where it stood and the bar
| trunks of a few trees stiu standing.
That was good work. said th
| captain. handing me a cigarette. i
was the 1.2O0th shot Of Our Richard. q
we call this battery. 30 named afte
Lieut.. Richard Karner. who fell in bal
tie a few weeks ago. This same bal
terry was at Liege. at Antwerp. Il
France and l don't know where elss
Ask Bauer
Bauer, q sturdy young chap. tame
by the sun. heard his name mentione
and came forward.
Again. ! do not see you wearin
your Iron Cross and your medals
Sorry. captain. but ] haven
enough room for them
And later. when the enemy cease
their firing. sat down with Baue
who was in Belgium. France. Polan
Galicia, Serbia. and is now here o
the Italian front and had him tell N
the story of Our Richard"