Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-20
DEAD NOT ALONE
IN UNDERGROUND
live French Soldiers Also Sleep I'm
Dueoufs White German Cannon
Belcb Death Overhead,


french Front. jury Core
apoudenceJ Dozens Of divisions of
/ the French army now sleep under
ground in comparative comfort. even
II the front lines when the Germans
are hurting tens II thousands Of shells
on the ground above them, thanks 80
tho work af the companies Of cxcava-
tors formed since the beginning Of the
war Tha men chosen 10 construct
these shelters. which have preserved
50 many thousands Of lives. are sol
aiera whose age varies between - and
50 and who have been unfit to take
part p the active operations Of mod.
ern battles where quickness of move
meut and }5theness of limb are abs0-
( lutte necessities. 30 matter what the
nature OF the soil. whether hard rock,
guiCE5aud. chalk or marshy land, these
veterans have overcome all the diff
culties and have succeeded in con-
structiug formidable bomb-pToof shell
ters all along the line Of the front
from ths North sea Ia the Swiss from
tier until At the present moment any
fighting unit arriving AT almost any
part Of the line finds a habitahIe dug
out awaiting it.
The correspondent Of the Assoeiat-
ed Press has seen and been inside
dozens of these sHbterTaneau cities
for such they may be termed--at many
+ places. and. even where all the natural
conditions are difficult, has found the
shelters ccmmodioUs. well-drained and
Heji-reuri3ated- In some cases q bat
talon finds accommodation in a sin
gle shelter, and each man lodged in it
SIS provided with a simple bed consist
-
ported by wooden uprights. On this
the soldier lays his regulation bundle
eE straw and, covering himself with
his army Blanket and greatcoat, can
sleep with freedom from anxiety as 10
amy commandment in progress outside.
The shelters are provided generally
with electric light or acetyIeue lamps,
sanitary conveuiences, and, in some
cases. with complete shower baths.
First aid posts and dressing stations
with All modern surgical appliances
are also 10 hand, so that the surgeon
attached 20 the unit may attend ina
mediateIv to any wounded men
brought in front the nearby battle
fields
$50 well are the shelter. protected
from the view Of the enemy that, al
though in many instances the under
ground lodging covers an area oH 5000
square yards not once in the course OF
the past year has one Of them been de,
stroyed by the enemy's fire. The
have many exits she plan being to pro-
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