South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-17
Peril OF fastening Post.

Peril OF Listening Post.
He told of volunteering 70 take
a listening post without knowing
what danger was entaileG in the
duty or Of what il consisted OF.
but soon found out when ne was
led within 400 10 500 feet OF the
German trenches with a single file
of men behind him every few feet
extending back to their own
trenches, and i'm the event of the
Germans attempting 10 rush their
trenches. the alarm could beh passed
back in time 10 give warning 70
thei, comrades in the trenches. His
description OF having TO stand in
water and mud nearly a foot deep
for as long as two days at "A time
brought shudders TO many Of his
listeners. but with all the discom-
forts and privatious the men must
undergo. he declared they have
their fun, jokes and amuse ment
just the same The cOmmOnest
thing employed TO amuse them
selves, ne said. while doing trench
duty. is for the mcn TO indulge in
a game of poker during "A lull in
the firing. frequently continuing
their game uninterruptedly even
when particles of shells strike the
card table. The mailman arriving
with bundle of letters from home
caused a greater anxiety among the
men than the explosion of shells
about them. Cards and money is
often brushed aside in the mems
e&erness to get TO the postman 70
see if he had "a letter for them.
Describing the Germans as some
thing inhuman. he said: 1T would
be better TO lose every civilized
man on earth than for Germany
TO win this war as we then would
not even own our birthright. But
they are not going to lick us II
they couldn't whip us in three
years. how are they going 10 do il
now with Uncle Sam behind Us.
And well they know IL now. That
Is why they are wanting peace
but there will be no peace until
the allied troops march into Ber-
lin. Germany has started the argu-
ment. who started the war;
IF the fools back home I'VE used
10 say could look five minutes on
this they wouldn't stand around ar
guing such a question but would be
coming over here 70 help whip these
devils.
For a while we were nearly out
of ammunition, and they were Civ
ing Us a tough battle but now we
are blowing them TO hell and would
blow them farther if we could. no
soldier of the allies wants to quit
until the job is finished.
Boy VIII BE Better Man.
Your boy may not want 20 go,
hut when he does he Will be glad
that he did and Will come back 10
you better man when he ar
rives there ne begins 10 realize the
seriousness of IL and sees with his
own eyes the atrocities that are be-
ing perpetrated upon innocent vic
Tins by the Huns. Suppose ne does
come back with leg or arm of, or
au eve out. he'll be better of moral
ly and spiritually.
Wouldn't that ice better than be
q Stacker.
THE boys over there don't know
y-lat il is to- be selfish This war
is "a God send. as il j. bringing the
men OF the earth closer together
We were being demorc lied before
the war. now We are being moral
ICED. When your BOY comes home
YOU will thank God for this war, as
h- viii be different man.
You don't'know over here what
Is and if YOU continue "a hack
our president. YOU never viii know.
YOU could see some % the ruins
II what was one time beautiful cities
and think such a thing could happen
Eere. you'd DE- more eager 10 help