The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30
TArBE SURPRISES
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YlnSiou or a l,HOO pound pvo1cctlle from
a T., inch gun sounded like when burst
IN some 400 yards away. n I was to
VII suo; where the atnospr, no al
though not loaded with poisonous gas.
Is equally fatal to the newspaper mans
tc,lth--.hr British army headquarters.
On a perfect summer Sunday the train
,o,l the PARTY TO Calais. whence We
~ruunohiled into Dunkirk. where the
officer in charge OF us introduced us to
Cot. Nj. who commands the French
irons in that region. The Colonel re-
ccivei us with a charming ~politeness
snd ceniality that made us believe re
vas really delighted to interrupt his
Absorbing work for u benefit. lie
Invited us 20 lunch for next day. gave
" certain reports on the poisonous gases
srd then took ny 10 see some of the
d,mage done ny the bomba rdment OF
lgusi-k.
Bomi,ar ri ment Of Dunkirk.
m tho Us; 'hrnn DAYS OF April eight,
,-en;,.tNo and three monster shells OK
r1dcG M Dunkirk. and then the bonn
tudment ceased. The first explanation
US that they came from the sei, but
o. that would have meant that a German
dreadnought had h"rG w'tnin tive ~
miles ~ Dunkirk for three successive
days that explain zion. although sug-
eested in an official cnmmunique, had
10 be dismissed. and Il was concluded
,ha, the Germans had mounted one or
more huge Krupp gus. probably near
nxmude. far enough inland TO he sate
from an English DR.. T." IS
As nine days had passed with, ut any
resumption OF this b~ombardnent It was
thought that me gun had been put out
OF action by it, own firing and was no
longer TO be feared, "A theory which
sscmed all the more plausible rs the
,unber Of shells fired daily. after In.
oeas,ng from eight to twenty-five
dropped to three.
At the station was an admirably ntted
w receiving hospital for wounded. Which
re " I'm $50 Benoist d AZy Cformorly
Iai,ahe' h de Vogue). whose husband was
military sttachc 10 the French En-
hassy AZ Washington. has directed ever
,rye the war began. What the work
ts me, Mt at times may he Judged
from thu fact that on one a last
No,pmber 1900 wounded arrived at the
station. Attached to this hospital base
l. a heet OF twenty automobile ambu-
hrccs belonging to the American Hospi-
g. ut Neullly and run by young Amer
l. rs. T"c~; hoit from Col. n Mime.
dtEy to the Taitroad yardman extoled
Il. services of these American boys.
IT,, s." o always ready FOR action. al
Vas ,lger 20 ret AS near the front AS
the wee allowed. and what seemed TO
have struck every one most, always
eoll humorcd.'
Il WAS impossible to get anything
on Of tucm about their doings. at least
Tor puhlj, ton. for they pleaded II they
talked the authorities might not like II
military authorities never like people
eho ,aihp and they might not be allowed
to 20 10 the front again. hut would be
Kept at work at some distant hospital.
running wounded from station TO hos
I rtal instead of going where all the
excitement was and bringing them In.
And so the story must go untold OF
the? captains anxiety the day he had
sent two with an ambulance into a
hti.e town which soon after became
The object Of a hot bombardment
Us the two showed no sign of return
ms The captain at last sent the other
cars on their way and took his W
INTO the town, sad at heart 10 think
Ne would he returning with one or
Two wounded II not dead fellow workers.
He found one of his men busiiy engaged
n snapshottiug exploding shells. while
me other vas patiently waiting. The
Nent snapshotter very reluctantly re-
'nqI.shed his occupation to move to
s'Ier quarters.
~ story is being told at Dunkirk at
me expense OF the English anti-air-
c's't gunners. They complained that
Nt french gunners, shooting from fixed
por's known to the enemy. always
ssFed away the Taubes. before they
uN" EHgiishmenb could get a shot at
Wen' whereas II left to them, their
SUNS mounted ON automobiles, could sur
Prise the Tdubes from an unexpected
POM one day the French artillery
pVllS'd 70 leave the mex Taube to
1' allies. II appeared. sailed round
W. Inc town, dropped some bombs and
NV away without receiving a shot. In
'estgarou. according TO the Dunkirk
UE showed that as the Taube had ar
u''W"en = n . o'clock In the
.,W"'N'ph the English anti-aircraft ar
"wY'S was busily occupied with tea, and.
~, ' according to Dunkirk, the English
'"et| means to make an afternoon
Id, "Se'Ni' compulsory under the next
"V ard"n up at a Hague congress.
servant" Take to Cellar.