El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-19
Wounded Are Reaching
England and for First Time
Censorship Is Modified.

= ONION, ENG.-with the begin
ming of July came the big push
- or allied offensive on the Somme,
and at the same time -ne British gov
eminent inaugurated a new departure
in publicity methods.
Before then only fleeing glimpses of
activities at the front had been allowed
to the public. Now a somewhat greater
latitude was given to correspondents
and at the same time properly quail
fed writer's were sent TO the great
port of Southampton. wnere the wound
ell are landed to be distributed by Red
Cross trains throughout England.
These writers every day turn out Of
ficial stories of the offensive. While
lowed to talk TO the returning troops.
these official representatives, are given
every facility to gather and write
heart-to-heart accounts Of how II feels
Battle in Third Line of Trenches.
Following are few of these official
stories:
In the fighting round Thiepval an
officer with a few men got into the
German third line trench and was cut
off. The subaltern at once organized
his men into bombing party. and they
went along the trench bombing the Ger
mans out. One of the party, a sergeant.
seemed to bear a charmed life He
walked along the parapet for three
hours. throwing bombs here and there.
over traverses and into dugouts with
terrible effect.
At 10 o'clock in the morning the sub
aitern was wounded in the leg by a
bomb. He was bandaged by his men.
and the party carried on until they fell
in with an officer. and three men from
another battalion. The party. number
ing by now II, worked up and down the
German trenches the whole of the day.
All the time the Germans were trying
to bomb them out into the open.
The little band finished its own stock
of bombs soon after midday. but got
German. and still held out As the eve
ring drew on, the members were still
going strong. until the officer was
wounded again, this time in the head
Little later the officer who had
Joined the party had his hand almost
wards was shot through the head
At s o'clock. the officer. who had al
ready been wounded twice. was shot
through the chest But even then the
little party bravely held on. The men,
numbering now only five, did all that
they could for their officer. they dressed
his wounds under heavy fire, and af-
ter short rest, the party moved on
down the trench Later. under cover OF
darkness they managed to get into
touch with a British battalion on their
left which gave them great reception
The Man Who Was Afraid
Mai. -. second in command Of
service battalion which has made a fine
pame for itself. said:
Il heard you asking that lad what
was the bravest act he saw in the
break through the Boche second sys-
tenn. The man I'm telling you Of was
rather like that lad who's just gone, to
look at: no older; but thinner. and. in
temperament. about al different as I
imagine a rather over trained. inbred
race horse is from a prize OK.
He told me all his his troubles. He
hated the sound OF his own voice, you
know. on parade; that kind Of boy; but.
tegad. he fathered and mothered his
platoon. till. upon my word. he knew
the precise condition of every mans
socks. Simpson 1 heard him say to
ore of his men. one night, when neither
of them knew anyone was within hear
ing; you haven't given me a letter
for your mother for three weeks, and
you've written half a dozen to girls
and pals this week. Nothing to do with
me. butch? l should II I were you
Nobody could find fault with the
discipline of his platoon, either, for