The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-07-07

waited for them und worked our their
position carefully. hut could not ex.
uctIy determine their distance until IN
unexpected shell arrived. Il was set
for 4.!kW meters und marked by the
krupp firm. That night we waited un.
til they were firing ng,iin and then sud
drnly. knowing all their men were M
the guns. we let them hive three hat
terry salvOs OF high explosive shells.
We heard their ammunition boxes
blow mp. md nftprwnr,i we heard moth.
ing from that direction.
you talk about fights md battles
ind ask what ! remember. I'll tell you
whit impressed itself On my mind
more tlnn anything else. Il was
ginnt kiltie. He must iiuve been
cl,nmping at the bit before they let
him out Of the trenches by the way
he went for the Germans. lie was 20
strong Tint he drove pnrt Of the barrel
"f his gun. with the b,iynuier. Into one
II til. enemy. He could not extricnte
his gun. then saw this Scot reach
down mnd pick up the Gerniun's wcnI-
On and with tlmt lie killed the iIan
who was seeking to nsenge the death
Of the first Gerlnln.
'Tlnt time. too. the bnyonpt went In
toe fur. Nothing lOntl. this br,,wny
kiltle gr,lblnsI IL third imnn's gun.
A oiscord Of Fighting.
ave got II present Of u pinno for
our mess In t;uliiIMli. We did M: get
much OF II clunce to try II out. because
the first night 1t WIS tuned up for the
evening u high explosive shell swung
right into II and the next month we
were continually picking up keys
ats hard to have amy conception Of
the amount of lead, iron and copper
thut Is being shot into the ground md
which can't he recovered. An Idea Of
this can he gathered when 1t IL reai-
lied that solely through allied buyingS.
copper has risen from II nnrinnl * and
IA cents to - cents. And lead. which
has normal price of 3 to 4 cents.
now IL W to Sls cents. Remember
Tint Germany requires just nv much NJ
the allies. which si,e TX uuuhie to get
beenuse Of the British ileet. and it's
nnly IL question Of time before she be-
gins tn feel the pinch,
II should shy that the greatest stra.
tegicnl masterpiece OF the war was
thut the niles had not tried II Yer.
dun There 1t In common knowledge
that four GeruInns have been killed for
every Frpiici,ninn. The Ger,luns IRE
bound to do something for IL moral e.
feet. We don't require that. lt's mere
~ IL question OF time before the Der
nuns waste Of huImnn element Is go
ing to bent him. The kaiser IL suffer
Ing enormous losses for purely s,,ec-
tuculnr re,is,,ns. Our public does not
require to be hIncOeti.
"I'e"ple don't realize what Great
Britain has had to do. First she sent
over an exI'etiitionary force Of lfa,tH)O.
and while fighting she has simuitnne-
ollsly Increased her army to :I.takDIhhD
men to terminate the war. have new.
Err yet met nm officer Of one Of our nl-
lies who hns not told me that Great
Brilnin would he keeping up her end
on the seh alone aud that she really
was not counted upon for lund fight
ing.
"As to the outcome Of the conflict 1
have not the least doubt. Ny only
fear Ia that we'll settle too cIe,,uIy,
We should remember to keep stu,li,Als-
~ In mind The debt we owe to the Eel.
lows lying under the sM."