The Nome daily nugget., 1915-02-24
FOX RAMSAY 0N
 THE FIRING LINE
(continued from TuesdayD

after, when We lndue Il ictoiili''l99'''i'S in force along the same road we had i approached by At about a. m. as our long line was advancing in columns or half sections Owo by two), We were surprised to hear several shots and a i curious butt futt" mot putt puttD ! close above our heads This continued some five minutes Cit seemed like as many hours) while our regimental headquarters were finding out from whence exactly they came. Frankly l was quite relieved when we galloped a few hundred yards forward and formed troops behind farm There we waited while several shrapnel shells rattling on the farm in question showed we were anything but safe. II was not long. for instantly came the order dis mount. action, front" This means that number threes hold the horses. four in number. while the others advance rifle in hand I got rife and bandolier | this was the reason I had got the job of interpreter. il was a good excuse to get to the front, where l could shoot to my hearts content Well the ensuing battle is unique as being the only en- gagement We could see as a whole. As a rule one only sees ones trench, field or wood and that is all. The guns posted behind, or the troops on our right or left one sees nothing of.
 We'll mixed with the men, nobody seeing me or saving nay-for an inter preter Is supposed to be a non com blatant. The two other regiments had gone on to the left and the other was in support in our rear. all skllfully sheltered in a wood or behind a farm. We walked. in single file and carefully down hedge where we lined the same zing the while, part of us stretching out into plowed field on the left of the hedge where I was. l found myself next to our regular squadron leader who said. What you here? Well it doesn't matter" However we all had | careful look through our glasses and 1 before there was a road, raised above the level of the flat country, behind which were the Germans. Ii was how
 eyer, only rarely that we could see a
 head with it's spiked hemlet, emerging
 from small house. Then ensued a ing the range which was given at 650 lyards. So turning to a Tommy beside
 me said "You take a shot at that little
 window at the end of the red building
 and we'll see if that is the range. He
 fired and looking through my binocu- lars l saw the pane go in. Then as shots came flying close to our ears. we
 flattened ourselves to the ground W, ivolleyed the hedges in front then oul , horse artillery came up on our right , band wheeling into a favorable position opened fire I ought to say that theiI
 guns had been busy all this time. but
 they mostly burst well behind IS. They Idid not seem to have the range. It was
 chaps ranging the road with
 their shells We could very
 plainly see them burst all down the
 road, l, ?. 3. 1, and 6, the dust flying goff the road as the shrapnel bullets Istruck, the smoke hanging in the aii
 like little dabs of cotton wool Need
 less to say no German showed head fwhile our shells were flying.
 Our gunners refrained from smelling
 the house. I presume out of motives o1
 kind heartedness. They did not want
 to destroy property. We only had ono
 battery, 6 guns of 15 pounders so wher
 they reloaded back came the German
 bullets and shells. One chap quito
 close to me was shot through the livel
 and died in couple of minutes, ap-
 parenty painless Poor chap, he merely
 got up a little bit to make his position
 more comfortable. Why no more were
 hit do not know as bullets were con
 stantly hitting the hedge where our
 troops were lying However only or
 5 were hit
 This went on till about D. m, by (which time We were eramped with ly- ling fiat. As matter of fact l only Hired three shots, there apparently be- ling nothing 10 shoot at I could do more good by using my glasses, for there were plenty of rifles, better shots Ithan I, only waiting h be told where to fshoot
 CTo be continued.)
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