Ripley County democrat., 1917-11-02
english TIP OFF
TEuT WAR tricks
Americans In Camp In England
Study Under Tuition Of
Veterans.
''MUsTlpD" GAS A DANGER
Victims Are Subject to Distressing Pc
rlods Of Depression Even at Time
Of convaIescence -- England's
Countryside Delights Visitors.

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Countryside Delights Visitors.
London-Perhaps the pred0minating
impression of the visitor to the camp
.somewhere In England" Of American
troops on their way to take part IN
the great war is born Of the convic-
tion of their complete happiness
coupled with their adaptability to their
new surroundings.
Two days after dlsembarking from
ships TINT SO successfully defeated the
most aggressive tactics Of the U-boats
during the voyage from the United
States coast enough Of the stalwarts
to make q brave showing and gladden
the hearts of their English allies as
an earnest of the preparations we are
making at home were as comfortably
settled in camp as II they had been
there two years.
A party Of American correspondents
visiting the new arrivals as guests OF
the foreign office were made homesick
by conversation with them. They were
found enjoying all Of the comforts Oh
n we'll established camp ranging from
the soft drinks dispensed at the \. M,
G. A. canteen to the sociabillty OF q
slngsong about the piano In pleas
antly arranged assembly tent.
The one thing about the visitors that
most surprised the English army oiii-
GERS stationed in camp adjoining III
addition to their splendid average phy-
s,ouc was their energy and alertness'
both mentally and physically.
One English officer said he had heard
first impressions Of England from one
of our privates more interesting than
he had ever heard Attention to what
the men were saying about what the!
hod seen since their arrival supported
the officers observation.
Enuland's Countryside . Dream.
TITS all so trim and neat--this coun
trys,de-that one can scarcely believe
TIA real." was the way soldier IRON
the vicinity of the Rockies In Colo
| RADIO nut II. "Of course. 1t weult
| cause no wonder In Belasco play Y
see such a vista Of miles OF beautifu
countryside, of rolling pastures sur
rounded by evenly trimmed miniature
| hedges, the whole so clean ana evel
and exact that one searches In vain U
see something out Of place. We though
| the railways on which we travele
were compared with ours at home Jus
| TOO cutel When come TO think 0
| II. though, we Travelled about as fas
| AZ we wanted to ride anywhere, an
| about as comfortably, too"
| The same impressionable visitor wa
| nromptIy beginning to exercise himse
| lest he should not have an opportunit
| before being sent to the front to 81
| some of the hooks and corners OF Lol
!. don hallowed as the haunts OF famo'
81 men.
y II don't mind splitting my blood {
the fields Of Europe for freedom
as said. sbut l don't want to 10 that 0
,u- fore seeing where Shakespeare trod q
le- stage Of his Southwark theater, whe
at Doctor johnson and his circle OF !
as erary lights dined in Fleet stre'
te- where Charles Lamb and his SYST
on lived. the haunts Of Dickens, OF Goi
I'm smith. and the window In Whitehi
he fron, which Charles walked to be
'So headed.
"Then, Of course. wouldn't thil
ire Of passing forward to contaninate N
Ine elf BY association with the Germa
I'M even In battle, II I had my way, Deio
me seeing the Tower Of London and We
ing minister abbey. There are, indeed,
pei lot Of things I'VE had In my mind u
'ul- hooks don't tell. and that I want
ec- flnd out for myself, anyhow,
M. Hear Tales Of Boer Mar.
Under a perfect sky and YARN s. 8.
hine many Of the men vsre lolli
-, about the camp on the freenswt
IN reading books provided by he Amt
cnn Y. M. G. A. when notdriHing
'or- exploring the surrounding 'ountry,
hermit which the bounds q the ca
had been fixed on liberal scale.
In an adjoining camp coupled
cot south African troops, the Americi
iak- enjoyed long conversations with J
rom Grams OF the South Afrtcan war
san- were particularly Interested while
ho- ting their stories Of tha stubD
'een flght put up by the Beers b find !
hap "a many Of them had fughf =
'wel arainst England as fought under
pit Union Jack.
east This accidental association Of An
iged leans with the South Africins In
ring next camp proved proftableas vel
ests. interesting, for the coloniak were
noes first troops with actual experience
for action in the war with whom our
l be came IN contact. Naturally they ?
than cd up many valuable tips concerl
lder- the essentials Of trench earfnre
Q Of well ID the tricks Of the Iuns.
be one of the Germans lteHt r
with gas wns described b q sol
who SPOKE from experience. m
tha so.cailcd mustard" gu shell.
tnls IL shot from mortar md explo
On within i radius of between ~ an
mere feet from trench, leave 10 4
\ n.1 nnnts with 4 lasting impression g
81 81 n meaning of ''hot stun"