The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-16

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aihything thai hooked HrasuAl as W.
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Of TIE hlrch fssfsst.
/ pad All WY ssitses 10 work md
tried 10 detect some symptom th&i
everything vas not lust a. Il should
ha III IN ordinary Wood, ! ssasefI
HOshlng cot ~ the ordinary. and VA
isst about 10 ivay so whsn my knsc
struck ssmething hard and 1 looked
d0wn Twas staring straight iltte the
nuzxle Of . huge naval gun smplaeed
81 a angie Of about thirty .iegrsss'
A Msllcepesslsd Gss.
This gun was ID an ~ppdergrcuhd
house For distance n at least
two fest back Of tho nnaxzla the gun
was shrouded With . green growth
which completely concealed u The
house had . roof. but sracn things
were growing upon u and there vas
absolutely nothing TO tell that nnder
the cover was d gun pik We entered
the house ~ means Of soine concealed
steps and there ws found detach-
rnent OF men ready 10 rake the san
speak when q returning air scout
should give the gunners directions a.
10 Just where 10 let o sheii drop.
II vas While I was In this sun pit
that rapid firing was heard a. the en-
treins sdge Of TIM wood. The can
ncnadtng waa from 3 French battery
engaged 10 aaying Oh b German aarc.
plane which unQuest ionably was seek
lag ID locate this big gun which had
caused trcuhle In the German lines,
but whose position the easnay had
been unable exactly 10 determine
The next day from rock rising NJ
most sheer to height Of nearly seven
hundred feet l locked through the
clear air toward Metz. The capital OF
German Lorraine, which with III cir
cling fortresses IL the prizs most Gov.
eted BY the French. The artillery Of
the republic emplaced On . ridge to
the right and little In advance Of
this position has succeeded 10 reach
Ing with its shells ono Of the most
forts standing guard over
Meta. When the French break down.
II they can break down, the defenscs
If Meta, an army viii spring from the
ground and advance toward the Ger
man goal Of IT, ambition Metx. how
ever. while really only Q few miles
away. 10 . long ways Oh, bccanse BE-
tween the outarmost French lines and
The city Of desire lies D German army.
ind right here ON this line within
he nsxt few days or weeks. or per
aaps even months, there n sure to
come fighting OF q quality 90 narcs az
ID put al oshes nghting along this
,oe-ails limo into the class with things
Lauae.
Views the Battlefield.
Frum where stood there lisa bird's.
sye view OF great battlefield. We
made an early start In order To be-
1hls 10 climb this needie-liks rock be-
lore the sun was higk. This hill 10
called Moasson. and on In crown
hero is a chapel built In the eleventh.
century and which Affords fair and
mark for the enemy's ar
.illery. The Germans for some rear
son or other have left this pinnacle
alone for the main part. On occasions
hey send shells over Il, and today
was one Of the occasions. A shell
passed over my head Wills I was
climbing the rock. I heard Its whis
ling distinctly, and instinctively l
much TO the amusement Of
The French army oficer who stood II
my side The thing yca hear be-
said. never hits you. rs half .
mile past you before you hear the
sound"
In climbing the hill Of Mousscn
there are many places where one Ii
put from under cover. Walking W tho
hin was diiyicult. but running was inors
than dificnlt. and yet had to run be-
tween the covered points. On this
hill va we're within range. not only VI
shell tire but Of small rife frc, and
The journey up and down had its I'm
pleasant moments.
When halfway down this Rock OF
Moussou the cannonading grew louder.
The truth was that A new battery had
opened, one much nearer 10 us than
he guns which had hesn tAnndertn8
before. We looked down from the hill.
tide TO tie village Of pcnts-M cusson
which lay nesting 1t our feee lnta
The village the shells were pounding.
All that ve could see vss clouds a
auss ana smoke nsinglea - We knew
with mortar. stone Fragments -
The ground powder at plaster