The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

dayv o0rnparsd % previous days Yes-
terday svUnAn6 . shell came crashing
into the little chsteau whore ths boys
stay during the day. Trnkard and
Haeffeln were sitting outside In front
Of the shack at tho time n the rush
Of air knocked Trtnkard of his chair.
sending him hight over. The boys were
ready to 20 o u night duty Ut happened
about ~ when tho explosion was heard
shrapnei scattered all about h yard
and buildings, but By . miracle no n
was hurt
y am sending you . photograph. IN
which I I'm wearing . finger BOWL made
OF sheet iron, as a protection for the
head aGsAnst shrapnel. W. have had all
sorts of body arnor to Try IN this war.
but I Guess the fnssr bowl headseer
will remafn Tho oruraderlike body
srnor 10 not practical Another dodge
that seems useful - . eaton TO attach
TO our rife barrels ~ slips ovcr the
end) TO hoo on to wire entan% Clement.
and then shoot, cutting tho wire.
MAJ 3.
"sersean. Charles sweeny Ia TO be
sent to an officers school 70 be coached
for . ~lteutenanoy. Our adjutant tser-
Eeant@}or) has }ust taken q course,
and Sweeny 10 to 20 NEXT. probably In
q months time. All the boys arc de-
lighted at Sweeny being in line for
waah. and was At West Point from
1900 to 1901. II 10 . great compliment
70 him, as me rule II that q man must
become . Frenchman before receiving
. commission. One of Sweeny's latest
exploits was TO take . corporal who
understood German and creep within
the German lines and listen to the con-
versation. thus obtaining valuable IN
formation, II took them three hours
to crawl 200 feet.
IF Sweeny 10 promoted 10 BE- lieuten-
ant Il will be a sort OF recognition OF the
American volunteers services. We
started about forty strong and now num-
Der seventeen here, ThA is an aviator.
Bach and Hall arc trying to become
the same. Rockwell 10 IN the First
Regiment and the rest are at tho rear
trying to got we'll. We feel as n
some ono ought 20. be rewarded and
Sweeny u certsinly the best man"
MAY 10.
"w. J. Guards The Soul OF Paris IL
a pippin Of 4 book. It's great. ! began
Il and could not put II down until had
finished Il. Cnsey read Il first, and by
the time he had got half way through
Il W. q heard so much about II that
he had . hard time holding on to It
until he could finish II. Then l got II
and Collett got II next. Now Sweeny
has II, with everybody else after II. l
don't now how II appeals to II reader
who did not go through those first weeks
Of var time, but how II revives memo
rios for those who did. bringing back
tho feelings and atmosphere OF those
days, We all thank the writer most
heartily for Tho pleasure his book has
given US.
MAY IL.
'King Ia on 10 Paris on a two months
leave, Lucky fellow But he de-
serves a holiday tas We all feel we dol,
Real Fight Near at Hand.
There was an attack bet ween Berry
au BAG and Craonne IN tho evening
and all through the night last MONDAY
and II was continued yesterday evening
and night. We could see the lights and
the cannon flashes and hear the noise
to the east of our positions at Curry,
We were all packed and ready 20 he
called at a moments notice on the morn
ing OF tho Ilth. Tho General OF the
army corps was here cat Curry and
left word that 10 man was 70 leave the
~cantonfnent. and everybody was to be
ready. ! understand that the Germans
attacked on Monday and carried some
Of our trenches and that We counter
attacked last night, hut we ave not
vet heard the result.
"Capdeveille received several large
bundles OF good things from home and
friends In the States Cthings come IN
bundles and We had a picnic Every
thlng-Cisars. cigarettes, tobacco. Jams
cakes and n large F'ranco-Amoricau
plum pudding. The pudding IL still
intact because we have no rurn 10 burn
over 1t. We do not get rum served out
now except when We are IN tine first
trenches. ANA the sale Of liquor has
been forbidden by military order How,
ever We have hopes. as Swceny has nm
dertaken to get some from Fismes "a
supply dspot).
'Anothor recent order IL that al
men must shave on their hair, this I.
not merely rs discipline, for Smar,neas
but as y prevention against typhoid