New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23
,r Men Faint During Or
deal, but Heat is the
Real Cause
Row Fails; Tries Again
We'll Give the Germans Hell
tor This" One Soldier Says
After It's Over
Bv Haywood Broun
,,.,J;t,d 70 the Pershing Army
Az !, Franc. for The Neio York
Tribune ard Syndicdte)

Tribune and Syndlcdte)
-. 1917. y To Trisuns Asosiat'nl
eoSrporE AMERICAN. AMERl-
~ ~ yXpEDITIoNARY ARMY Aug.
"a -. .r,ire FIRST unit went through
...srssv afternoon and found
=, yir,ue Of the masks II caused
VS. ,,rleasant results than coughs
.,.s,o -Four men in the entire
-, tainted but this was due to the
49,, o, the gas chambers rather than
ne vapor itself
T. va, pungent, siekly-sweet gas
,u.h which the troops passed, and
60 had not been for the protecting
&c.. they would have found 1t most
,.,;,,.i,g 70 the nose and eyes. Ihey
~. under the impression. however
49,, Whit or two might be fatal II
-, entered the gas chamber without
careful consideration Of each strap
"a bseklc in the rather simple model
a, the French type.
The 6rst man 70 20 in was the cap
,,ir ard when he came out again after
a,,e minutes. obviously alive and
seemingly healthy, the men were ready
:, ,sle a chance. A young soldier IN
a. second batch to visit the gas cham
4. t,5 taken tho tales of the vapor
t,,rors bit too much 20 heart. He
b.,,ne panic-stricken after one min
n, in the underground vault and had
"a be heloed out, faint and trembling.
aWbsfs the matter" said his Off
,rs. "Are you afraid?
Boy Went Back Again
yes. sir" answered the boy frankly.
sBvt / want 10 90 back again he
,j6,d quickly. lie did. too. And what
!, more he stayed in for an extra pc
,od When he came out he leaned
against a fierce and was sick. but ne
W. triumphant, too, for he had proved
"a himse. that his second wind and
M, was stronger than the nerves or
BIS stomach.
AZ the afternoon wore on trip
,.-,srb the gas chamber became a lark
rSsf than an adventure, and each
bsA before they went in were greeted
~. ,urh remarks as Never mind the
sss5ves. Snooty! Pay me that 81
vvsEe me before you check of!
'Tho invented this gas stuff, any
mr. asked a fat soldier as he sat in
Z, sitting gas chamber, putting and
rrspiring. "The Germans he was
I'D. well" he painted, I'm going TO
i've EN- hell for this!"
Later experiments will be tried with
more deadly gases and exercises VIII
Be introduced 70 give the men practiee
IN holding their breath. II q soldier
ear learn 10 do without breathing for
,hir.y seconds, even under excitement,
te IS reasonably certain Of getting his
ns r.ask on in time.
A rumber Of American officers re-
tuned to-day from the French front,
rhore they watched the big offensive.
ps7shinr observed the battle with Pc
liA The Americans were interested
IN The German prisoners, many OF
vhom spoke English. One expressed
wish 20 an American captain that
he night spend his captivity in the
United States, because he had a wife
!, Brooklyn All the prisoners said
-tAsJ had been told that there were not
zore than FIVE hundred Americans in
Funee.
Prisoners All Well Fed
-s Americans reported that the
rsseIs taken were in good physical
edition and we'll rationed, but that
r'Jpu, up a feeble resistance, as the
s'rsndous artillery preparation took
- sght out Of them The French gas
ssi we're particularly effective.