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needle long, blood-stained arms stretch
after us-arms OF men with yeilowish,
distorted faces.
Again re arc forced to seek cover on
the ground. Too many Of our people
have already fallen. And the enemy,
whose front is not yet uncovered, bends
around on both sides Of Us. We must
have regard for the safety Of our rear.
Our first skirmish line takes the form Of
a shallow. widespread curve.
On the wings the tumut breaks out
anew. The captain crawls on his stomach
along the front. His people must know
that he is with them.
All at once he receives q start. There
lies a Russian officer. among our soldiers.
His youthful. handsome face is as white
as the snow on the brarchee. His eyes
roll and the pale lips try 70 form a word.
The captain bends over him. \ file leader
says: Breast and upper leg" They
5andace the badly wounded man and give
him something 20 drink.
Our captain wants to 90 ahead Then
the Russian says 70 him softly and in cor
rect German. Don't shoot
The captain pushes MS cap back on his
neck and lifts his eyebrows.
How so? VII you surrender?'
The other tries to smile. His big. fine
teeth glcam white.
we are Don Cossacks. We do not sur
render. But we have had nothing to eat
It is four days already. The horses arc
dead. And the Russians are already far
away"
How many are you?" asks the COM
mandant.
I'VE were strong. six sontnias, perhaps.
But the woods, the woods, There we stick
day and night. And fight and fight. Each
for himself, each alone, each without
hope
Our captain presses the wounded man,
who seeks 20 raise his upper body, softly
back on the ground.
And while the wood right and left rings
with the echoes q musketry he kneels
hesitatngly beside the Cossack officer. For
the first tine something Of a soft expires
sion steals over his impassiye countenance.
There is a slight CULVER about the curves
Of his mouth.
you must surrender he says, after a
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pause. curly and decisiyely. at is an
unequal combat"
The Russian shakes his head.
"They will not; we will not We arc
Don C0ssacks."
But you must
The captain springs up and gives the
battalion bugler the order. "Cease firing
The signal is heard with the greatest
difficulty amid the thousand-voiced tumult
But slowly it gets the upper hand.
Suddenly the fire ceases along the en-
tire line. Only in the depth Of the wood
a few single shots still ring out
Again the captain bends over the in
iurcd man.
We will tel. them. you and !. You will
give the command 10 your people. You
must give IT, And shall honor your
heroes; for they are heroes"
-Four men improvisc litter. The Rus
sian is placed on it. lie groans at every
step Of the bearers and his eyes wander
from one Of them TO the other Our cap
tain goes, head erect. into the darkness Of
the wood Behind him 20 the two bearers
with the officer We wait and wait, cliny
ing breathlessly TO the ground.
The sun creeps through the branches and
spreads its soft. grateful warmth over us.
And Of q sudden we are strangely softened,
overcome by the light Of the day and BIZ
the CLEAN Of humanity which, as from az
other world. for once falls into our haro,
hard life.
The minutes pass. slow and noiselcss.
coming and going without fighting, without
bloodshed, without horror.
As the sun mounts higher and hief,r
the Cossacks gradually gather in our
ne.chborhood. They stream toward Us
from al directions The first Of them are
distrustful and sullen, the last Of them
storming and hungry.
We are Mortified at the nameless suffer-
ing in their lean. misery-smltten faces.
Then We turn our bread sacks overland
we shudder az the bestial nervousness
with which men can eat.
Our captain and the wounded Russian
come with the last group. Both smile
smile such as have never seen before.
At midday we get in touch with the
neighboring division. We bring in $40
Don Cossacks, prisoners,
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4~pITlSH NtNC'"-
III RANGE Artillery activity con
~ .;,us. on ID w.eterE front"
.a the orrcial dispatches.
few hours ago, in company With
-, British officers, stood where the
r,s,s guns were hurting death and de-
20 -, into the German positions. In
20 the rear. to the right and to the
= our little group the crash and boom
, he pieces told US that the shells were
,edinc on their way.
,,d vet. not a gun was visible Save
~-sslves. We saw no living soul. Moth
~. vide. snow-covered fields and roll
hrls There was no sign when the
...;sb Guns spoke The dense clouds of
. -.te which arose about US from time 70
i. came from the explosions of the
y. - shells as he sought TO demolish
s; Invisible foe.
artillery activity continues on the
,s.ern front"
Ear away in his comfortable home the
...-al reader glances at the stereotyped
.,,,ercc. Il makes no impression what
~ There may be a line or two about
.,.ted batteries which produces perhaps
u . second of feeting curiosity. Then
4, turns to something less vague and
-,snirglcss. But out here where millions
. men are playing the game Of life and
,...b the significance is clear.
~Uncanny" is a mild term for it. Some
.,v when the war is over. there will be
..r.rkable tales TO tell of the ingenuity
. the British in the masking and distri-
,,tiOn Of their batteries. But, Of course
hat must wait.
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with the neignDOr,ng division. And It is
marching forward abreast Of ours.
With long hard strides VIC approach the
black fir trees at the forests edge. sign
from the commandant and the naked bay
onets are adjusted 10 the gun barrels.
Many Of them have cast for moment a
reflected ray of sunlight into the dark
ened wood.
The soil cl.ngs thicker to our shoes and
OR pace gets hotter. The faces Of the
men redden. They know what that means
wood fighting. Either victory at the
first dash or a long hand-to-hand struggle
work for clubbed muskets and fists.
But the wood lies still before us, as if 1t
is asleep. Only in the tree tops there is
a slight rustling.
Our captain goes on ahead Now the
shadow falls like a curtain drawn behind
him. The first company after him. The
second in echelon. And still not a shot.
Nv men rush. with necks bent forward,
among the first trees. Their counter
ances are hard and merciless and drawn
about the nostris Here and there a
sharp red ,po; shows on either check.
Suddenly a shot cracks out, and then a
yolley. And there-opposte the first com
pany-a second. a third volley.
4 few soldiers fall groaning against the
trees. Here and there one hears the last
shrek Of a dying man. We sink flat on
the soft ground and arrange our front.
Before Us and both to the right and left
of us is the enemy
But is it the enemy? There some Cos
sacks shoot singly or in little groups be
hind the tree trunks and stumps. We see
flat. dirty green cap appear and vanish
again, aimlessiy and at random-now very
near us and now deep in the wood or
stewards in the thicket.
Our captain gives the order: Both
wings bend backward. Fire a. will
And from our skirmish line comes the
srnothered beating Of the Mannlichers-
single and separate at first, then more
and more concerted. and finally becoming
one big volume, with roaring echo
which envelops the trunks and the tree
tops and floats out behind our backs into
the open.
The shots of our opponents sing over
our heads and strike sharply into the
timber. The enemy is now here, now
there.
Our captain lies on the skirmish line.
He has taken the gun Of wounded man
and aims long and carefully before ne
pulls the trigger Suddenly he springs
I'd. For a moment we see his square,
wrinkled face, stiff and impassive as
ever: then he swings the rife butt over
his head and shouts: Forward"
The companies are in narrow, closely
concentrated line behind him. An iron
rain greets US.
We dash over the first corpses Of the
enemy. From the soft bed Of the ff
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miles. extends 70 the men al unspoAen
morning greeting. Every day the com
9anr awaits that greeting. And evening
revcr comes without the captain having
locked for a second earnestly and curious
y into the eyes Of every ore Of his sol
der. Ills people know that and It makes
them strong and tough.
Then the regmental adjutant comes on
tie Jump.
Herr Captain. take over the command
Of the battalion, The first battalion vii.
form connection With the tenth division.
Clear the wood and drive the enemy even
tually toward the northeast
Oar captain mods and salutes. As he
rides on he studies the map and gives his
commands simultaneously wherever he
coes.
-Four scouting patrols separate them
selves from the column and swarm over
the white and brown patches Of open fields
TO the right. Behind them the companies,
lending low 20 protect themselves, seek
their way.
The captain has dismounted and leads.
Aea.n aud again he signals Down with
his riding stick to the neghboring de
tachments and looks through his field
qlasseg. The other officers also inspect
the wood edge. which is now outlined
sharply in the purple morning glow.
The patrols become smaller and smaller
and vanish behind the first trees.
4 minute Of waiting and then VIC 90
ahead again. Almost at the same moment
comes short. sharp cracking from far
ahead Of us. The last report sounds like
q sort Of distant singing in the clear AIR.
Then silence again.
"Forward.7 our commandant points
with the riding stick. The first company
snrcads itself out. The others follow
slowly i'm closer order. The situation IS
not vet cleared up. And again we are
rooted for quarter of an hour 20 the
watcry. slippery surface. The wet cold OF
the earth cats quickly into our bodies. A
few OF the men lie fiat on their backs
using their equipment to protect them
from the dampness.
But the sun is now up. With slender
blood-red fingers it grips the tops Of the
fir trees and casts warm. shining rays
over the brown, sun-starved land.
The first news comes back. 4 lance
corporal. with medal for bravery on HIS
breast. falls fat on the ground before the
captain.
II obediently report Cossacks. The
whole wood is full Of Cossacks-all OF
them dismounted.'
Good"
Our commander breathes freely. Now
we know where we are. We shall soon
settle accounts with that pack.
The attack on the wood begins. II IS
not prepared for by fire, since It Is desir-
able TO lose no time. We must strike a.
quickly as possible. keeping in contact
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delivered were being remade into TN
plates, cups and pans. Even the solder is
melted dowa and used again. At that
point they make all Of the coo,.,g and
eating utensils required. and have enough
tin left over fer the needs Of other bases.
4 peculiar ease Of cassing came 20 my
attention at q receiving station near the
lines. Two men were brought in suffering
frightful aconics. A. first it appeared
that they hal neglected 70 use their 4
NETS. which burg over their shoulders, and
the doctors yet 70 work with ths oxygen
tanks at once. Finally it developed that
tie men had zone through a vertabe hail
~ shell and reached barge IN safety.
rnere they had built a fire Of charcoal in a
o,azier and the lack Of ventilation had re-
uted IN almost asphyxiating them.
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We shall have gun in action within
isv yards. ir a minute. Do you want to
re IT," incurred Major .
ne moved the nv yards he mentioned.
And the e1a was there-a long. 6-inch
rsyal affair. Prom some mysterious quar-
,,r appeared the crew. headed by young
lieutenant. lie couldn't have been more
.,an twcntv-oae-just q smiling, frank
faced boy. He was the sort you would
sxpec. 70 see driving his own car to a
ricke. match. But out here he plods
through q mixture Of snow and mud and
eats bis timed rations with just the same
enthusiasm and cheerfulness.
What are you going for" asked the
major. a. they pored over the map
This" wa, the answer. The younger
ran pointed 90 a little red spot blocked IN
sgains. the green background.
"Thi" was certain building in town
he'd BIZ the Germans. seven miles away
On. yes: tic buildings were there. Build
ms. road. streams. batteries, forests
tills-eyerythng that can be noted by the
eye IN the whole ertion Of operations. Inc
nap and the mechanical range finder
metal disk with various gauges and point
ers. have made sighting" in the old sense
a lost art
We think they have an observer there
explained the lieutenant. again indicating
ne red spot. The major nodded.
s few minutes OF pure mathematics
while the gun was elevated or lowered or
turned on Dts piyoted base. as the officer
directed. A high explosive shell was
showed into the brecch The crow stepped
,ack. The gunner marty jcrked the Ian
yard cord: then came the deafening roar
followed by the scrcech Of the shell as II
iI@c 70 .'s marx.
8 few seconds more. and there was
borne ,o Us The distant "crump' Of the OK
poison. Another pause and young man
sao had been atting close by with ieio
r.ephonc receiver strapped TO his ear
gr.nned as he reported: Got EN-. 1t was
@ hell Of n bust. the observer says
The shot had gone straight home. q
.arD.c " brick and mortar was all tha'
remained 81 the observation station. II
vas just one q many such incidents whicf
happen every day in this bleak and desc
.a,e land. Above, the air scouts searcf
'or the batteries and observation points
below, The gunners feel for them VIII
heir shells and destroy men and buiiding'
they never have seen and never will see.
They got line on two Of our oatteric'
D-day." the major told his SUBORDINATE
v. MI be 0Gr " there tomorrow.
49, -o,,,x man laughed Doing pre't'
sDod here" be tod me. Been giving II V
ihsrn every osy for six months, and theJ
haven't found us get Don't fire this gar
much after I O'Clock. She makes 900 D''
fam IN the dusk"
We left them sweeping fresh snow oYe'
ne path ne had made with our mudnl
mt.
Next ne came upon a 9.Z-inch howitze'
tese,ionstely called Mother u ~
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what appears to be deliberate wantonness
on the part Of the Germans.
They seem 10 have mania for wreck
ing churches. In defence, they probably
would assert that the British were using
the church for observation purposes.
Which is quite possible, and the British do
not deny that. under such conditions, the
church is fair mark.
But ] have found several cases where
the German guns have continued to hurI
shells into places OF worship long after
their usefulness as observation posts had
been eliminated. When the first two OF
three shots have demolished the tower
the Germans have followed them with
hundreds Of high-explosive shells until not
q foot Of the walls remain standing.
An example of this sort of work IS to
be seen at a village ! visited where the
cathedral has been blown into a heap OF
dust. When the tower had been battered
away the enemy guns kept up the BON.
bardment every day. throwing hundreds
of shells into the ruins and tearing great
holes in the SPACIOUS place before 1t.
Practically every grave in the church
ward was opened by the explosions and
the contents scattered about Bones and IN
some cases complete skeletons were hurled
into adjoining fields and into the ruins OF
the church.
was fortunate enough to witness some
onerations OF this kind a few days ago
ACCOMPANIED by four British officers. We
entered village very close TO the German
first line trenches. The church there hac
been totally wiped out. The town was OF
no military Importance; not even "A box o.
biscuit was stored there.
Yet. every day the Germans opened W
on the place. obbing shell after shell INC
the lettering houses, until the populace nae
been driven away, save for a few hardy
.pirits who knew not where to 90. Inc
daily bombardment began as we waiheC
through the streets Of the town, en- route
70 the British trenches beyond.
With a roar as Of an express tram TAX
ing bridge, nupc piVJ''1'' ""
into building. The ensuing e%pioSioT
would either leave few sagging walls oil
annibilate the structure entirely. As We
nassed out Of the place and ducked along
an exposed path the explosions formed
continuous roar.
During the two hours we were away 'h'
firing gradually lullcd. And when w
again entered the town only one house re
manned intact. II was little shop, an'
inside we're two French women, absolutely
composed. complacently fashionin9 lace
'bandkerchiefs. Yes, indeed. monsieur
could buy. Why not? The shells? VIVA
n them? Had they not been falling io'
weeks? Where could they 90? Were there
not shells everywhere?
And so bought and came away leaving
then, ~ their lace and shells.
Somewhere in Francc.-A man was
hending toward an easel as We entered th'
t.,,,o ,,ell.liVhted room. lie was puttlhl
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In the arsenal were row after row Of
the vicious guns which have proved so
temoralizing TO the Germans. America
was we'll represented there in the hun
dreGs OF Lewis guns stacked along the
walls
Il may be truly said that the operators
prefer the Lewis type above all others on
account of its lightness and portability.
There appears TO he a leaning, on the part
of the officers. toward the Nickers type.
The Vickers weighs 47i2 pounds, while
the Lewis is 20 pounds lighter-and 20
pounds means a lot on the march. Some
Of the stronger men can even fire the
Lewis gun from the shoulder, although
taogc is no advantage whatsoever in such
proceeding.
IN action there is little difference. The
Lewis fires a trife fas,er-600 shots
minute-too fast. some of the officers say.
It is said that If a man gets into range
of Lewis and is struck - shots enter
his body before he can fall, even though
the first wound he fatal.
Il seemed quite reasonable when two
men took The guns out TO the range and
demonstrated what two months training
will do. They hit at will tiny bits Of
wood and snow. as the colonel directed.
al long range. In few seconds the hail
of bullets would tear in am earth bank
hole large enough for a man to crawl
through. No wonder machine gun fire rs
unpopular with those who have 10 face IL.
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THE RUSSIAN SUN

th,, rtcI en" Ncu b.
n shpl ltyg5E nc
nnrot sJsof ptu
THEN nu h IN
Her
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Such silent advance into gloomy. UNI
known Russia has its own beauty The
night is still. hanging Ike a dark vel.
over the land. One sees nothing Of the
villages which lie to the right and left;
one has no idea of the depth Of the wood
which open before him and then close
again: one feels only the sand or the
clavev soil under his feet, and has bat one
measure for everything passing Of
time.
For two days past We have been out o.
touch with the enemy. On the whole from,
our machine guns have driven him ont OF
his invisible positions. lie has vanished
and only the trenches are there in when
he sought again and again to carry ON a
rear-guard fight. They stretch on both
sides Of the road which We follow. Deep.
black and wavering, the line runs M the
dirty gray Of the half-meltcd snow And
on the tops Of the low ridges tender. sill
very light glimmers. j. is the new day
which perces through the darkHess.
Our brigadier trots by with his -taif.
The tall big-boned bay which he mas r'd-
den for the last four months throws in
our faces for second the foam OF his
TANKS. The old gentleman sits benz ior-
ward in the saddle, a. if that forward
lurch would help him to sec further into
the blackncss.
No sound anywhere. An icy breeze from
the northeast blows in light pulls over us
and whistles through the bare branches
Our men move along, silent and patent
Occasionally one lifts his head and scans
the skv. Have the heavy clouds "nicA
have obscured the night broken at last ana
will the sun appear? For the sun-iha'
is their greatest longing. They have
dreamed Of II when the rain beat for hours
and hours on the tin Of their eating u'eh-
sis and they have sighed for it I'D inc
dampness Of the cramped trenches.
To-day the sun is coming. WITH Pa'o'
iridescent glimmer il announces ITS imp''-
nence on the horizon. gladdcnlng win us
first light hundreds Of thousands oil ha'o'
beard-covered countenances.
Presently day breaks. Again AROUND
about the marching column lies the mo-
notonous. melancholy, rolling country
which in the last weeks its feet nave
trodden and into which its spades nave
dug. These are the same windmillS "hicn
reach their shattered arms into the ar
the same poor frozen birches on the road
side. and on the right hand the same bIacs'
cloddv woods which we have so often en-
countered.
Suddenly there comes shot-a snort
slight report. Not one Of our people turn 8
his head. Only one Of the munitions 'raln
animals which trot behind the company III
long teams pricks up his ears for 4 mo-
mcnt. =,
The captain guides his horse up the lei'
hank Of the road and inspects the tram
His square. creased face. which never
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Are Machine
ScfoolW ArnNPa andca
Mnlmizm Price Tommy Pay for Patriot
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The idea Of economy and efficiency IS
carried into the hospitals as well as every
other department at the British front. At
one establishment the commander. showed
us whore the tins in which biscuits were
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sturdy crew. In the language Of a promi-
nent American. she was short and ugly"
BY that time the countryside was en-
veloped in binding snowstorm. But
that made no difference. Into the white
maze whizzed the heavy missile that would
find its object just as unerringly as if a
groove had been laid for it through the air.
The major led the way to where our car
was concealed behind shed. The thought
full expression on his face gave way to a
smile as he glanced back TO where they
were reloadng Mother"
Its a rummy kind of warfare isn't it,
he said.
Artillery activity continues on the
western front"
Northern France.-So much has been
written describing shattered villages and
bombarded cities that it seems almost a
futile effort to attempt TO bring out any
thing new. But what impressed me in a
tour of many towns which have been to-
tally or partly destroyed by shell fire IS
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Somewhere in France.-A man was
hendiny toward an easel as We entered the
large well.lighted room. lie was putting
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o,r1SH General Headquarters in
u r-orce-" Artillery activity con
- .;,vss on 10 ~eterE front"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-07
AN ADVOCATE OF CARL
SCHM|DT'S CANDIDACY

a number of my friends on the
Republican side who are disposed 10
pass over party lines on local offices
of public Importance have asked my
opinion OF the Democratic candidate
for Prosecutor as lawyer. | ven
ture to repeat in this public way the
answer have been glad to make.
Mr.. Schmidt is thoroughly compe-
tent as Il lawyer TO perform The duties
of Prosecuting Attorney. know
something Of his views about the duty
Of a lawyer to his profession and 10
the public. and am satisfied that
anyone who votes for Carl Schmidt
because he wishes the county TO be
well served will find that he made
no mistake.
1t is not an easy matter for Young
lawyer TO undertake the duties Of
Prosecuting Attorney in this county
land go through the term with his
conscience clear and his record clean.
7 am not at all sure that | would trust
myself with that job even if felt
competent to perform the duties, be-
! cause there are so many times when
il is hard 10 determine whether the
! public interest and the duty OF the
office call for Il reasonable considera-
ton OF the needs and weaknesses OF
; other people or for Il rigid exercise OF
; the full powers of the office.
AS a citizen and lawyer, having
these matters in mind, | am going to
vote for Carl Schmidt because ] have
little extra confidence in his ability
/! and disposition to do the work well
and TO meet the responsibilities with
cool head and the right spirit.
! Adyt NELSON G. HUBBARD.