The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-07-22
SHEPHERDS VIVID WORD
PICTURE or the BATTLE
Line AROUND CITY or YPRES
BY VIM. G. SHEPHERD.

Unlteu ffeS3 StaIl NofTespouurDt
Copyrighted 1915 by the United Press.
Copyright in Great Britain.
Headquarters Of the British Army.
Northern France. May 21.--(By Mall
to New York.--Lunch in the little
Belgian village which this morning
has had its first taste OF Germon shell
frc wasn't appreciated by me. Three
of Gen. French's flying men sat at the
tatle across the wny.
MY quarters were blown to bits
this morning" said one. Il don't
suppose I've even got comb left
A worried, young woman. dressed
in black, came up to me.
Il can't give you much" she said.
Madam has gone and the cook has
gone and the woman who washes the
dishes has gone. too"
when are you going?' asked one
Of the flying mem
"oh II more shells fall I suppose
must go too" she said. She brought
us coffee. rolls and oranges.
"Ah. those Bosches, "she hissed.
They were three weak words that
did not express. by hundredth degree.
her feelings.
She was too busy TO stop and talk.
At least fifty officers were seated at
the great long table and other small
er tables. demanding something to
eat And this one winsome-faced.
German-hating Belgian girl. who had
stuck TO the Job. ran around among
them with coffee pot. with bread.
cheese and fruits and TO top 1t all.
came into the dining room at last with
huge bowl OF soup which che had
been cooking while doing all her 9TH
er tasks.
Its late. but its good" she said.
and so soup was desert. made by a girl
who had stuck to her stove like
soldier sticks to his gun.
A Canadian soldier has seated him
self near u.s.
Everybody eating in spite Of
shells he said in tones that were
strangely American. He had seen.
from another part of the trenches.
the German gas fumes. He said they
rolled up hi the clouds. The clouds
we're many-colored. The men who
were laid out turned blue and gasped
for breath. Their lungs hurt them.
Il was like inhaiing flre.
Il didn't use to be SO sure Of those
outrages In Belgium he said. but
now by God, believe II all
His words rang with tremendous
earnestness. But they seemed as
weak as the three words which the
giri had used. to express her feelings
We went back to the hospital at
1880. A minute later the doctor
came out. gave orders TO the driver
and climbed into the car. We started
off. while the doctor ransacked can
vas bag and hauled out some crack
ers and can OF preserved meat.
He had heard officially what had
happened in the town. Twenty shells
had been fired and then one Of Gen.
French's British batteries had been
ordered TO find that German battery
and silence H." with the long fns.
ers OF their shells. the British artii-
ierymen had felt out the German
guns and had stopped the German
tornado. Whether the German guns
had been blown up or whether they
had stopped firing to hide their where
abouts from the British battery. was
not known. But the point was that
they had stopped. I bean to under
stand. as we sped out OF their town.
why the Belgtans meet revere Sir
John French's soldiers. the men who
batter Germany because Germany bat
tered Belgium.
How is the man whose Jaw was
shot awayg- asked the doctor. His
long. nimbie surgeon fingers were
opening the tin can with a jack knife.
Pretty bad" he said. "He was sit
ting up in bed, sopping away at the
lower half Of his face. with blood all
over everything
Hes an old Belgian merchant he
added. Lived here all his life. with
everything quiet and peaceful until
this morning. He can't live"
He didn't curse the Germans!A Per.
haps he knew what the girl and the
Canadian hadn't known, the weakness
OF words.
Our automobile after an hours run.
stopped at the foot OF hin. The