Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

peeped from behind the velvet tree
trunks and doffed red nightcaps; had
we discovered fairies dancing on the
| moss carpet, the surprised ones would
have been not us, but the fairies.
| In this enchanted forest to talk OF
Germans and war was ridiculous. we
were speaking in ordinary tones. but
| in the stiffness of the woods our voices
| carried, and from just below US dog
barked.
DO you allow the men to bring dogs
into the trenches?" l asked. Dom
they give away your position?'
Was German Sentry Dog"
That is not one of our dogs" said
| the colonel. That is a German sentry
dog. He has heard US talking"
But that dog is not across the val
ley" I objected. Hes on this hill.
He's not 200 yards below u.s."
But. yes. certainly" said the colo
mel. OF the man on duty behind the
log barrier he asked:
How near are they?
Two hundred yards said the soldier.
top log, pointed directly beneath US. 1t
was as though we were on the roof Of a
house looking over the edge at some one
on the front steps. I stared down through
mysterious. motionless. silent with the
silence of centuries. Through the inter-
lacing boughs / saw only shifting shadows
or, where a shaft Of sunlight fell upon
the moss. a fash of vivid green. Unable
to believe. ! shook my head. Even the
Boche watch dog. now thoroughly an
noyed, did not convince me. As though
reading my doubts, an officer beckoned
and we stepped outside the breastworks
and into an intricate cats cradle of
barbed wire. 1t was dashed to heavy
stakes and wound around the tree trunks.
and had the officer not led the way it
would have been impossible for me to
get either in or out. At intervals, likes
clothes on line. on the wires were strung
empty tin cans, pans and pots and glass
bottles. To attempt to cross the entansle-
ment would have made a noise like ped
dlers cart humping over cobbles.
We came to the edge of the barb wire
and what looked like part of tree trunk
turned into man-sized birds nest. The
sentry in the nest had his back to US and
was peering intently down through the
branches of the tree tops. He remained
so long motionless that l though. he was
not aware of our approach. But he had
heard us. Only it was no part of his
orders to make abrupt movements With
infinite caution, with the most considerable
slowness. he turned, scowled and waved
US back. 1t was the care with which he
made even SO slight gesture that per-
suaded me the Germans were as close as
the colonel had said. My curiosity con-
ala not naad ~ s..e ~ no. sen!
already on nv way was
Worn in Case of Night Attack.
At the post of observation / saw a dog
kennel.
..,r,
ihere are "atch dogs on our side,
ALSO" / said.
Yes" the officer assented douh, fully
..Tb. ;ao, :. +,,.
,ue" 10 'nae 'iieir nearing IS pet'er
tnan tnat or the men, and in case Of night
attacks tney VIII warn u.s. But. during
me day, they get SO excited barking at
ene ooche dogs mat when darkness
So,nes, anu we need them, they are worn
W. anu iasl asleep
we continued our walk through the for
est ana wherever we went found men at
, moIh repairing the path and pushing the
parp wire ana trenches nearer the enemy.
h sbilo th hanaeh by the ferns and dragging
they We're able to work openly. and the
and the cras, Of wv fa,i nile oiows OF axes
AK in forest does not suggest war and
the scene was still one of peace and
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