The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-16
New Battalions Have Completely
Engulfed the Old Resu-
lar Force.
hold 100 NILES OF FRONT
Never Have There Been 30 Many Ger
I man and Allied Troops on the
Western Frsnt-pectors Help
the Civilians.
~ FREDERICK PALMER.

btitlhn ttoauQuhftoIb, Thnto-A
correspondent who has been absent
GDs SIX months from the British front
- amazed upon his return At the In
crease In numbers OF men. guns and
equipment. The numerous bettalions
OF the new army which have arrived
have engulfed the old regular army,
rat enc To5ffatsf In ten whom one meets
has had any military service before
t1he war.
Now one must ride q hundred miles
% pass the British front. Khaki 10
thick In the villages Of the Scmms
country ~ we'll as In those Of north
srn Belgium. The British hold the IA
mous Labyrinth" as well Al Ypres
end Loos.
In the course OF the taking over Of
= long section Of the French line,
which freed French troops for serv-
Dee. hundreds OF miles OF wire had to
DO laid. transport organized. head
quarters moved, new corps and divL
Wions created and commanders Ap-
pointed.
In the last few months % men
kave come Into positions Of RESPONSE
bility, Men who entered the army nj
second lieutenaats have become cap
eains without yet being old enough TO
kota Majors have become colonies
and generals.
I'VE do not know when the war will
be over. but We do know that spring
u here" say the soldiers. The sec.
pnd winter In the trenches Is fin
tahed. Its chill, wet monotony IL ' Q
Before another winter--well. what
win happen this SUMMER The growth
bf the army and the sun drawing the
moisture out Of the mud emphasized
the universal question.
Face BIu German Army.
Never, 90 far ~ one can learn. have
there been 30 many Germans and 30
hnany allied troops On the western
front a. at this time. Next to the
Eerdun region. the German %concentra-
zion 10 heaviest In face OF the British
pf any section from the North sea to
Switzerland. No German troops have
been drawn OF from the British front
~ re-enforcements for the attack on
Nerdun.
Que side or the other demolishes .
section OF enemy trench by exploding
mines or by artillery concentration.
Then the infantry PUSHES the trsnch.
gathers In some prisoners. does what
damage II can and returns to its "
krench
In the morasses " the Ypres salient
and tho Loos region nothing more
could be- done, though a winter attack
might be possible In high country like
xhat around Nerduu,
= Much ingenuity has been shown by
both sides in theeo trench raids But
no sooner has one side worked out
new trick than tho other learns
how TO counter II.
Mud was tho reason given in a
word by ~ officer why the British
could uQ, attack in winter 10 relieve
khe pressure on verdun.
1T was the season the Germans
would have chosen for US TO attack.
he added.
, Doctors Help clviiiana
Recently q bundle OF reports which
shrow interesting light ON the work
ipt peace the British army Is doing In
France was collected at headquarters.
They came from army medical oticers
nil the way from the fighting line back
90 the hospitals at the bases far from
tha zone OF sheil Ere and told OF the
service which the army doctors have
been rendering 10 tho civil population.
France itself has been depleted OF
doctors, The young ones who did not
10 70 the front as medical officers or
10 the army hospitals, went 10 asht.
Nm many villages any British army
doctor who happened 10 be stationed
khere took the place Of the local prse~
ttticnsr.
These simple reports reveal the sui.
ssring and the sacrifice Of the French
population who have received frce
medical services from the allies.
Surgeons 70 from the operating tn
pie to vet the broken leg OF . hoy
who has aiien out OF 4 tree OF to lancs
y fsion: from the clearing citation.
where the whttsbandaged wounded
saAs tArosxA. 70 look q the hshy with