Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-09
PALMER TELLS OF
LIFE IN TRENCHES
ASSOCIATED PRESS CORRESPOND.
EST GIVES GRAPHIC oEs-
cHisTtos oF LIFE.
Br.ss1 seisisrY sssr Germans ~
Frs-es wsitss Until ere BIS
pusr~ Cones
~ FREDERICK PALMER.

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British ueaag1arrsrs in France. via
L0adoa. March s-ssss o n--Tlerr
roa az. and keep yoar head dozn;
ts Is safr target a. that distance
said che oEerr NEe BAD come o1f %
the shelter Co meet tE@ rrsspar~r cor
rvsPoeasrfs who uere be.aF permitted
l1 visit t5r trsaehrs-
TIE c1-resp spacdrnts eerf lu The DE-
fsrsrs af tae edge % a hard uooa
grove called FI9~Essrrst woods. The
British had f11eht ferc~iF ia ORDER 60
r~s passrssioa % ttis grove. f1g 90
rraaE cover for them. uceastouaiiF
a1l.~ts ufistird overhead and che
sHsE 90 Grrmar shells akich were
1~seE Frrd ~ saHrst faE tu Gre rrar.
passed aissrr s9. aeit- q atG1ra Er.f-
tsN tsur-F was srsGi1E Gee shells Ir
asr opposite sirrcft1e
Ns Intervals I'M ere d1sTuses urn
were ValEtsE VirF rj1~s laid. fo pi1E
any n1efrF tataE tEaE looked lfET q
Er-oo
-rr a zrsb5F Erimrs appears. can
rau ruF "a ballet ..r1EEa Jazz vas ask
. ct Of oar OF tire rie~mre
rts i1oss sg. rETY don't p4t thru
ur VrrF efse1. sir. vas tE- answer
Two raaErr1 esd fuy yards away
vas n veil 90 aaatbaEs. The bare reid
asfVeea rrr tVu lines vas as fit~less
ss a DESERT. and for an one could see.
che German brrastWosE was not oc-
-rpfrd By a sirzIr human being. But
there. as on tre British side. sharp
shooters were waiting and officers
1ssre Watching trrogEh the rrfractiuE
a -ru-s os tf~ pe~iscuFes.
Wait a MsntnE
Three moatha E~ir ue1ches have
remained ta the SAME position and
never fr an that time. bat shat some
1r~ ls on the Lookout. and che reserves .
are ready f1T an attack.
Here vs wlu be- ulfn the big push .
CONES said the men. BY the -biE
rush" rhey refer 90 the movement /
when the new British army is IN the I
trenches.
Nt rfEhf German patrols creep olt|
to see 30 tte British are up 60 any
.fEinr nee aud tire British do likewise .
so ascertain 20 the Germans are And F.
sometimes some OF the men are killed. .
Those who are not on watch are
I11uEiuE on beds % straw under the (.
timber roofs To the rear. there are /
many more shelters where Officers and .
alr1 are quarterct- one old South Ar
riran veteran vac planting primroses .
on the earth roof % his house 1t f. T.
getting primrose time In England.
ts said.
Except for the thrcsa of shells and F.
the bang OF the guns. the scene -
most peaceful Whsu tho Germans cut
loose Vit1 some thrills % the rapid
f-e-s or begin s1eiiiuE. the men take
90 their shelters until the storm a.
over They are aiWays IN danger from 7.
srluire and are likely 90 be called
any time 90 suffer losses 20 repci an at
taeE. They 90 Eot think % poasibiii-
ties.
~ sou are Eiucd. vhy. you are
killed SAYS Tommy Atkins. and
what's thr us~ IN worrying about its
The more gou worry the better %
p,rasea the German.
Familiar Win Death.
Prom Mons 90 Yrres she British
regular rutrsd faanlitarity with death.
Very pru1d are the men who have
stacE js through from The aim" %
the British landing until uDW. When
ore of tlem vas asked about GO. be
satis
-Iust Igeit that's all Maybe iii get
o. from q Eaieer shea this winter IL
over
~ uiEht All tar work in the neigh
h1rtnz trenches ts done Across Tho
ere asrr behind tag trenehSs. food
and tiu1b~rs and cvssythiaE u~~csd is
carried gg o. hand Ia q sail % mud.
Yes there's 20 ous FroeitrE % Escars
faE uhen 60 wouid seem that human
itv must have an escape valve. Ia
TIE German boys may bear you and
thsn turu loose. And q mas not Oaly
cost your tifs. but yogT pals. 80 don't
Il ha0 Yourself Any one here much
wfth ts~ British army has heard thc
sane rwrnarE ruany times aad spoken
tn shs same language. % has peculiar
appeal