El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29

part IN the retreat from Mons DLL
drafted into another regiment in time 20
take part In the battle OF the Marine IL
was wounded, and on his return 20 Eng
land was posted 70 the Highland lEht
infantry with a battalion Of that regi-
ment ne has been on the western front
since January OF 1915
Re are most certainly making #
M hot for Fritz now. He
thought he was doing a fine
thing when he took to liquid fire and
poison gas, but when he found that
we could 90 one or two better than
his best in that line. Fritz didn't think
IRE or gas such great catches after all.
You cannot imagine how much it
meant TO us, who had come through
the horrors Of the Tpres salient and
the first days Of fire and gas attacks.
TO see Fritz being paid back with in
terost. We fairly scorched them
with our boiling OIL
What happened was this. Our bat
talon was attacking a difficult part
Of the line. The enemy had unlimited
reserves at their disposal. and they
thought that all they had 20 do was 10
hold on
Paying Fritz With Interest.
All the while we were messing
about our chaps were getting ready
The fire outfit. and so quietly had
everything been done that II was as
big a surprise 10 our troops as 20 the
Germans when the operators began
10 pour the oil on the troubled Huns
Great shells Of fire rose into the
air. and the Immediate ueiEhbOrhOOd
became as hot as though a host OF
blast furnaces had been crowded on
TO one small piece or ground ana
stocked up to their fullest extent I'm
mediately after that the ground
around us seemed to be swamqed in q
great lake Of burning oil
It poured In streams towards the
enemy trench until the whole place
seemed ablaZe. Too late the Huns
realized what was In store
Few Escape the Fire.
They sprang out Of their trench and
began 70 get away as Iasl Is t-e-t
legs would carry them Very Few got
The fate OF the Huns caught in that
lake 81 boiling oil was enough 10 renu
ones heart at ordinary times, but so
far as am concerned am
ready TO confess that I had no pity
To- them.
How could =
I remember q day Of horror in the
TpUes salient, when T saw many OF
my best comrades, writing IN their
death agouies after being choked by
poison gas Later I saw other com
rades on whom the Huns sprayed
their liquid fire as they lay out IN
the open. wounded and helpless.
Our liquid fire is much more hu-
name than that OF the Germans II
is more effective in ways that 1 must
NOT specify. but it does not make II
possible for the victims 70 lie 1or
hours in agony praying Tor death as
is the case with the deTlish stuff used
Caught Alive IN Lake OF Fire.
7 should say that about four hun
dred Of the enemy at least were
caught alive in our lake OF IRE Wnen
BIT overlooked into their first line
lt did not stop there, but rolled on
rapidly 10 the second and reserve
lines At the sight OF it. German re-
serve troops hurrylnE forward 10 sup
port their comrades in the first line
recOiled in terror Their terror was l
icreased manifold. as you may mag I
inc. when a number OF terrified Ger ]
mans from the first line rushed IN I
amongst them The whole lot took 4
flight in panic They ran about IN /
ali directions, trying TO get away from I
the travelling lake Of fire which was I
Row moving rapidly across the ground ]
and was giving out intense heat /
Skirting along the extreme right edge 1
of this travelling lake OF fire was our /
every minute and on the left the Ger
mans themselves were putting in q I
heavy barraEe fire.
No Place Of Refuge.
Some Of the enemy, in order to es- I
cape the lake Of fire. had to run into /
our barrage, and they liked that so /
little that they were forced back and l
caught mp I'm that lake. Others con- /
ceived the desperate purpose Of es- I
Gaping through their own barraEe !
but on the other side OF that they I
found our lads waiting for them with 4
machine guns and plenty OF bombs D
we assailed them with such vigOr