Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-29

fore. tho bodies remained where they
fell. This shows how grim is the
actually. despite the occasional sallies
OF wit. = breastwork jester takes care
not to show his head when he makes
= quip. lost bullet makes it his last.
EVERY MOVEMENT PROTECTED
ny WALL OF SAND BAGS
1t is shrewd. calculating war. and
every movement from parapet and
camp fire is under protection of the
wall Of sand bags which the bullets
cannot penetrate I have heard plenty
of admiration expressed for the skill
of Germans as soldiers from both the
ever. expressions of their confidence
that the Germans have shot their bolt.
When We came to Irish regi-
ment. ] heard an Irishman say:
II have three brothers in the states,
and / am going there myself after tho
war. The Germans need n licking, and
whenever anybody needs licking
that's tho place for the Irish
These lrishmen insisted that I have
cup of t.a-and wouldn't / try q
slice CT bacon. which was sizzling In
the pan. while an occasional bullet siz-
Hled over the parapet My wounded
host, going beyond his own bailiwIck
chatted with his fellow officers about
Observation-Disclosures and other business
details They referred to this. and that
friend who had been killed since they
last met rs If death were a familiar
thing TO all. Not one lauded war or
found any glory IN It. and all had no
other thought than of continuing until
victory was gained.
II got a few yards ahead of my
guide ! found It was the privilege OF
a civilian to be alone in that world
Some soldier instantly demanded to
know who was. and II there happened
TO be no one about TO identify me 1
should have been promptly apprehend-
ed and sent to headquarters under
suspicion of being a spy
1t was alters in the mosning when
my host and lay down In his dug-o
but not to sleep, for there are many
things to talk about. Twice. when the
desultory firing became heavier on
both sides. he went out to see what was
tho cause
We have not settled down yet on
this front" he said: the Germans arc
pretty grouchy yet over their beating.
Both sides begin firing on the slightest
alarm. They don't want to risk any
night attack getting started"
At dawn, as said good-by. and ex-
pressed regret to my host at having
kept him awake all night he laugh
!ngly replied. ooh. no; 1 stay awake al
ways at night. My time for sleep is
from TO b. day, when we can see
the Germans If they Try on any tricks
In leaving the lines by daylight care
/ must be taken against appearing In
open spaces which are visible to the
enemy's sharpshooters. who may not
| r6lke miss second time, even II
I they do the first
MOST FEARFUL EXAMPLE
OF ARTIILERY'S POSEF
To sec Neuve Chnpellc ny daylight
/ Is to gee the most fearful example OF
| the power OF modern artillery fire yet
witnessed. No village is left; there Is
/ only mashed brick and mortar, With The
exception o. half a dozen houses. whici
/ were hit several times. After knock
ing the Buildings to pieces the British
shells kneaded and pulverized the re-
| mains.
Yet two objects stood practically un
harmed on that low skyline of ruins
they were effgies Of Christ on the cross
Of the type familiar to travellers II
France. Eight-inch shells had exca
waited enormous holes on either side o
the base Of one. While other trees IL
tho town had been cut in two and spin
tered and gashed, four small evergreen
( shrubs around the other effigy had beer
undisturbed. Many OF the soldiers re
/ marked this curious phenomena. In
deed, the soldiers talked much OF 1t.
In going over the ground one rcadil.
yisuaiized how this battle which stiff
ened the English confidence had beer
fought. There were the remains OF tn
old frontal and reserve trenches whicI
the Germans occupied when the BATH
began with n burst OF fire from a null
titude of guns fred on signal. One coul
realize how In the crash Of explosion
and rendins Of earth thore could b
only insane confusion in the Germa
trench which the British infantr
rushed: bow that terrific blast OF gun
merry was carried on to the next defens
and the infantry charged again to gal
another few hundred yards OF ground
how In the streets OF the village who'll
partics OF Germans surrendered an
others. temperate in the pandem oniun
tried TO return to IRE hack.
The Germans wero taken utterly b.
surprise. Eeuye ChapeIle was a slaugh
ter for them; the British. advancing int