The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06


the English way Of putting IT,
Is,u'"y the Germans agree Tint
,''IlnE' after firing ha. ,,o,,., s
,G,Iph' "' inns factory efficiency ui,
m"'h war Is carried ON ",y n",,.., Wll-
m''''I',s that rifle nru~ f., "'" ~, "u"IS ,,..,
,. ,",u' "ii'r dusk the G,rnon ,, ,,.t
!,|'"''N !r, u" q point between ,ha i,'"' |"'u
I" "rIe 'hry pluy uuul tbc, ,ro ,,neI1 ,,neS
'''Ilihn airs for the mas, 49,, iieu
,a,a,Il ,m,ariaDIl mixing m Il fey, % y, w., 'Ha
o.no'i'n 'rS of their hostile boyts n a
VI,l"l"lil good band rs r,r,.in -, All
@nis'Stlr ,nuslaStlr applause. Sometime. " u v".
"'','"hN nave only phopogrn,,h. VI"
no bhnd. The diffrreu,. "p"' ANA
Sn,I.a,ll Srey TulN The canned music bonr M IL Is
'"'''"''y enjoyed by both sides '' y
sing All Along Line
We are singing ,Th,...
lin. ' 'o'a me IN Ber
lts catchy little air. 4, "TI,,or
ur'' hld the simple works ,ro ,l',', 'ppvi,
V"iHe'l. 80 many NJ the Cor,,a.'s'.
n,oro, ,Jm English that weeks ago they hnd
iucked ~ II up from hearing tbe rs,,n,"a n"u
~ we o'her trenches sing. They nsn'
nny sing II better, too. for must =.
'ecogllzed as an aid Ia I'M. wa.,,,''
Hpiri' III Germany. The Rriton 10 a .I'
guiafly tonelcss bird. hut bacansa ~.
I,heS ,i' music he makes an excellent om5 w
u"nce' ,ce' Almost every night ofto,
."' u"N work IN done these mooal
soluiers refer TO fighting as worL
some one In the German lines a. 90.
'aln @ 10 begin singing the simnle l,,,.
ul''ieS OF the fatherland. II the trench
shouted over: ''' VIII Oe
w" Sou sing 'ripperary' pexty"
anu M they sing the army snn,
VI England. nnd tired English so,diar,.
%. I'm III the darkness and listen. some
~, crueS, though not often. they ioln
ne "erlnnn mass chorus can hnr,Ii.
ue improved by volunteer aids who
nhVe been sQuattlng ON their honncha.,
W muddy trenches for days IN -,
leaSt one occasion the DrtiIlary dnat
was called off In order thai tbe sine
ing might not be- lnterferea with In
any case the biz pin work aly,vs
Sihckens with the darkness II Is sa,n
,ilht there IA no record of either sIJa
iiring upon the other sides cnncar,
,he'ls nave ~ course. dropped anon,
,ne singers But, they came from a
'''Nahce' aud the artIllerymen were
not held responsible. They didn't know
Matches at Target Shooting.
IL often happens that the opposInp
trenches hive been pushed 80 near
Vach other that neither side dare
teihnt rifle fire In that case n staIa.
mate IL reached The men slt ahont
ihthe bottom Of their trenches ont NJ
uahger from everything except ey.
plodlng shrapnell. They have nothing
10 DO nut sit. Days become lmpossi
MY long aud dull Then they arrange
target matches. Each side puts mn n
proper target The best riflemen on
'llher side take turns In firing. The
o'her men keep themselves hidden
hut watch the scprr Each side signals
the result Of each shot There h
story Of one angry rlteman who threw
down his gun aud started single
handed to storm the German trenches
The sangulnnry trlflers." he roar.
ed AT his protesting comrades. "rhey
simalled mo bull ~
The English are particularly well
supplied with bully beef IN tins
TIE Germans all have sausage Az
soon Ms a wounded German begins 10
convnlesce he Is placed on a diet Of
r0rk sausage and beer. I've seen this
W The Berlin hospitals, Sometimes
the English digestion rebels at more
bully and the German eplscure wishes
10 vary his sausage with beef. 40
that some hungering man runs up a
little individual flag.
"A four-pound sausage for three thus
OF beef Is the usual ratio Of ex.
change.