Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-21
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sun on horseback, We continued to
the battery that was to shell the sap.
have seen batteries well hidden In
straw stacks ana in woods and dug
into the ground, but this one was like
bug in a rug. Fifteen feet away not
Q gun could be seen. except along tile
Inc to the rear. upon which the
sighting point was established.
In this glade We set the moving Pie
turc machine to make n scenario of
a Russian battery in action. but our
picture was short, the second she'll
landed in the gap itself.
We In the peaceful glade had seen
what appeared to be fire drill Yet
II had brought death to men and Wild
owhood to women.
The Wine of Death.
Now We We're to visit the place
whore the wine of death is spilled. A
nard gallon over a natural bride path
a visit to battery OF heavy artillery
of the type the French have recently
copied, lighter and faster shooting
type than the German or English, an
other little ride, and We are dsmount-
Ing before a platoon OF infantry at
the edge of a wood
An embarrassed round faced boy
with sergeant's stripes and cross OF
st, George on his chest steps forward
and shouts a report TO the general
quite drowning the reports of rifles,
which have been growing louder as
we approached
An agile middle aged colonel steps
out of the woods like Robin Hood and
after introductions, we advance on
foot.
The colonel Is explaining that the
outbreak of the war found him in a
garrison on the Afghanistan border
as we reach the communication
trenches and Thompson shouts from
the rear.
II suppose that this is the wine cel-
lar, colonel stealing my stuff
Cellar of the wine Of death il Is
and even as We later proceed to the
firing trench shuffling feet and tender
hearts bear TO the rear all that was
mortal of a soldier of the car.
Brave and Uncomplalning.
Ivan IVanovitch had survived the
fifty days butchery from LODI TO
Warsaw and back to the Rawka to
fall before a snipers bullet
Brave, patient, accomplishing Ivanl
He has pushed the cars borders from
the Baltfic to the Pacific, and now
his steady walk is driving it to the
Mediterranean sea, this time to re-
main
A large army has preceded him
where he has gone; larger one will
follow before the war is over.
But now TO lunch.
The trench winds continually to
prevent enfilading fire and to limit
the effect of a fortunately placed
she'll Around one of the curves we
find cave opening to the rear. In
the cave is a table and on the table
all kinds Of good things to eat Ca
Ware, sardnes, cheese, canned lobster,
cake more cavlare radishes cold
meat, and to drink tea, much tea,
weak tea, sweet tea, only tea. Like
other Europeans. the Russians do not
drink water. How often have ! long
ed TO turn on the faucet and get one
real cold drink of water
We eat heartily TO the smattering
fire of rifles and the occasional burst
OF nearby shell. Soon music comes
to wait on appetite; a soldier with an
accordion plays the lays of Russian
peasantry From elsewhere in the
ground appear two mustached sol
diers. face each other, and begin to
dance.
Bespangled With Cross.
The "lady" partner is bespangled
with a cross of honor won in light
housekeeping with bayonet (on out
post duty). "She" shows nice pro-
portion of embarrassment and CO.
quetry to her partner, who has this
post of distinction because he is one
OF the few men Of the company who
have lived through the whole war to
date.
/ realize now that | should have
brought a recording talking machine
as we'll as a cinema The sounds OF
modern war are more impressive than
the sights, even as they are In the
hospitals The film will show tho
dancing men, the dreamy musicians.
the noble general and his officers.
but memory must supply the music,
the rifle fire, and the bursting shells.
| linger over the meal. 1t Is my
great hour: to them only a break in
the monotony of trench warfare.
Luncheon over, we advance again.
our party reduced by the generals
order to himself, the colonel. Thomp-
son. Prince Toundortoff, count, and
me; ah. yes, there also is our good
friend Colonel Billy"
We pass through a labyrinth
of communication and supporting
trenches filled with curious soldiers
thronging to see the strangers and
so into the firing trench.
This is a plendid affair, with q
shrapnel proof head cover and loop
holes about two feet apart. BY means
of a step cut in the bank a second
line of men can fire above the ROOF.
The Germans are firing freely, but the
Russians with admirable discipline ar
not returning a shot or rubber neck
ing"
Battlefield Through Pcriscope.
Through the loopholes little can be
seen. as II Is not safe TO look from
one for more than moment. peri.
scope is therefore produced and
am enabled TO take a deliberate. look
over the battlefield.
see nothing. Yes, | see an occa-
sional puff as of yapor where the
snipers are working, then by focusing
a field glass into the periscope de-
feet about a block away the wire en-
tanglements of the German army and
behind that a line in the earth where
lies the firing trench. I
Crack-bluck!
I have been too deliberate. goou
glass has detected the periscope ana
n sharpshooter has hoped to find a /
weak spot where the officers head IS. I
Fooled again." | think with unreas-
enable spite as / move on.
Now Thompson has the machine up /
and is grinding away at real battle
scene. The Germans are firing quite
fast, the crack, OF their rifles, the
bluck of the bullets in the parapet'