The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
;SLAMM|NG AWAY
CONSTANTLY
British Do Not Intend That
the Enemy Shall Have a
Moment $ Rest Until
End of War.
EVERLASTINGLY AT IT
Punching Power Becoming Mishtier
Daily and is Wearing Out Already
Exhausted Teuton
q Soldiers.

by VIM. Philip Simms, United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT.

[By VIM. Philip Simms, United Press
Staff Correspondents
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Dec. 19.-(Delayedy-
While the French are rolling back the
German crown princes army before
Verdun. the British army is not idle.
Through the swirling snow and
driving rain, with a cold tang in the
air reminiscent Of Christmas, the
British army is plugging away in per-
feet accord with the doughty heroes
defending the historic citadel of Yer
dun.
If the news from this end OF the
line at present isn't very sensational,
it is because the allied plans decree
it so. No one need doubt that abso-
lutte unity OF action exists along this
front, from the salt water to the Swiss
mountains.
After the, latest victory at Verdun,
the British army Strengthened for q
moment to applaud its brothers in
arms-and then bend back to it's task.
That the British do not intend that
the enemy shall have any more rest
until the end of the war, is apparent.
Visits to- hack areas give this impress
sion as distinctly as those to the front
lines There is vast war plant there
buzzing like a great busy mill.
In the trenches powerful mortars
are slamming away continuously,
methodically lobbing over sinister
bombs from the size and shape Of a
wine bottle to those Of foot ball
almost keg size Shippers crack awey
at every head that shows itself for a
second
Planted further back, field guns add
to the havoc wrought by high explo-
sives in the opposing trenches. Now
and then mines placed by sappfng I'M
der the enemy's positions explode like
the disintegration of the world. Ap-
parently it is the British policy to keep
the enemy everlast.ngly on needles
and pins-wearing down his nerve day
and night.
British raiding parties suddenly ap-
pear before German trenches scatter
ing death among its occupants with
grenades and taking prisoners.
Body-to body struggles in which the
British excel and which the Germans
dislike, are often feature of these
raids
Dugouts are frequently raided where
the TeutOnlC QeIenQeTS, SIeeplHS. lHe
sleep Of exhaustion. have been awak-
ened from the arms Of morpheus to
find themselves in the arms of BrAsh
Tommies.
All this contributes to the highly
nervous state almost daily manifest
ed along the lines
While these things repeat them
selves until they become routine along
the front lines. in the back the organ
ization and preparation goes on. Brit
aims punching power in France Is
daily becoming mightier. =
Violent Cannonading.
PARIS, Dec 22-Violent cannonad-
ing last night in the region OF Louve-
mont. north OF Verdun, was reported
in today's official statement. Elsewhere
along the western front it was quiet.
The statement also detailed an ar
tillery duel yesterday north of Mon
astir, which is still continuing today
Patrol engagements on the Struma
front were also reported.
Chased Into Lake.
PETROGRAD. Dec. 22.-The great
or part OF a Bulgarian detachment ad-