The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-30
HOW Tons or FOOD
ARE TAkEN TO TRENCHES
In Ss-nc- q Ni<hI tbe British Are
Way.

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are 1-=1 t1rs=s are rsrr=ss=I o. tre
7 wagons ard a fer MINUTES zter GRE
whole c1-uur = s-ariir- really. sl=-t.
F -E= transport men mounted. The guar
te-Uzs-s-. -rz-spc-- 1td-=r and ser
-eaz- or t11- In another Instant a
whistle sounds. the-- s cracking %
u.--. -h=r another cater on che Obj
1-ss-1-=s and tte rumble q heavily
laden vzz11s ss the vh1Is c1.u-u
u9v=s or ,1Eard the trenches
A f-E niles aheaf trs 1rst star-shs.ls
sto1- u1 ard Iriis sudden pricks q
1lE= e1ue from the e-=Iy.s guns then
| ,here ls a s1e- burst q shrap-zI f1l-
1rs1 1T rhs deep bocu 1t the heavy
guns
Ire rad ls narrou. t-- wise enough
f-- t1s Lu1e-s 20 other regiments.
I c1lre-s. ambulance. army service co-ps
,7ri=s ad=l with tools and trench
stores 1-5s-.i=s on bicycles and v01nd-
I a men o. pass or their way further
II hack ~ Ire lines Bur r1t a w0ri is
heard as the tv0 columns pass each
L 1-Ee- along this r1aL
Halted by shell
As TIE column -Eol-E In with the
-a-i1Es moves up closer % the lines
,hs star shells ard bo1m % the t.g
guns becomes more distinct Suddenly
the column halts-shers have burst i-
The road or on either SIDE % it a l.tt-s
way aksad When this ceases rr0tlb.y
fJ- only a few minutes the w1-i d.
given % move On again. The column
continues % crawl along Until .i reach
IS a battered o,i building besides ths
road ari within a stones throw o ths
support trenches. Here are left The
supplies brought Up by this column.
The next sight is stream 70 mer
with picks and shoyeis and ammunition
a sergeant % see that the rat.1rs fo'
the different companies are placed lr
different piles. a posi-c0rporal hurryins
hifher and thither In search % % CON
! pany's letters which have beer mis-
laid. and the transport officer and guar
termaster supervising and controllins
everything-always Ia the most impen
etrlble darkness. save when a starshel
lights up the white faces the sweaiins
horses and the roads
The transport officer gives the word
and the empty wagons 5oii out onto IN.
road again 70 .oin In the stream that
foEs hack toward bllets and sleep