The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-08

Il
Nelson Cecil X. Granger
on his arm that are better re.
minders Of the things he saw.
When he wakes In the nlaht,
he says sometimes he shrteks
aloud. until his wits come back
and he remembers that he 10 In
bed and not in . redoubt.
Buried aliye' II IL the mere
thought az II that has driven men
10 suicide. but here IL a is-yearold
shop boy. not n bit differen, from
the average shop boy. who was
buried twice In few hours and
who calculated how long II would
be before death would make the
heap of earth that covered him a
real grave.
DUG IN TEMPORARILY
There was an artillery duel that
night" he said today. The morn.
Ing before they had sent the "a.
down on us with the wind There
were great. rolling masses OF the
vapor that chokes and smo,hers
men and withers green things.
Tho wind changed and In a iull OF
battle We had dug temporary
trenches.
In the evening the Taubes rlev
above Us. Far up they were. sail.
ing easily along. and every now
and then one would let go a bomb.
We couldn't see 10 fall. but the dull
crash vi, a u struck. and the faint
fash. like heat lightning on n sum.
mer night iold us the story.
Tier AZ mldnigh, they opened
up on "a. never before knew
what was TO be afraid thought
did
4 !: didn't We had cannon
/ behind us. too. and both sides were
sending up star shells that burst
and lighted up things for miles
around. All | did. all could do.
vas lie there In the mud and pray
70 God that one wouldn't strike me.
Then at o'clock in the morn.
ing the big one that destroyed the
trench came. Three OF us were
buried in the earth II threw up.
The other fellows died. and before
| got out ! wished that | had.
Il was deaf was dumb. Ny
hands and my legs shook. The
earth packed In tight about me. and
when ! moved II sifted In tighter
One foot was outside, and that's
what saved me Albert Glover. a
pal OF mine. dug me out.
Was Buried Again
HE and another fellow went aft.
or water for me. and while they
were gone the second shell came
Then | wished was dead |
couldn't even yell. For hours-it
seemed days. was there. packed
In tighter than n man in a coffin.
and feeling as far away from the
world as tho ! was on a desert is
land. That was awful"
After that there were many DAYS
In the hospital for Curly" He
was wounded June ~ and discharg
ed from the English base hospital
In January. He arrived In Seattle
month ago and received his final
discharge a few days ago.
Feels Sorry for Enemies
II always figured that wanted
TO get home again. and when I saw
the poor devils with their hands up
above their heads after we got
them behind our lines. always felt
sorry for them maybe they had
homes. too. | know my folks would
have been crazy II had been XIII
ed. and you don't think so much
about enemies when you are fight.
ing. Mostly you call them the
other fellows.
But you can't trust them. Let
them catch you off your guard. and
there's always one less Tommy I
saw It happen once. | was quite n
ways off, and I couldn't hear what
they we're talking about. but eyl.
IDENTITY one Fritz was trying to get
our fellow to let him go. He was
talking sith both hands, and II look
ed like he was crying. I saw the
other fellow let his arms come
down.
Germans Fear Canadians
IT'S a horrid sound. could hear
from where / stood that long. mar.
row bayonet 20 ripping and crunch
ing thru the fellows back. He
never had n chance for life. Some
times ! dream see him lying there
in his own blood. or course. they
shot both Of them. but they ought
10 have mad the same thing that a
bunch OF their mates gave a Cana
dian sergeantnajor the same week
| got there.
THE Canadians had only just
come into the trenches. and guess
the Germans were afraid OF them
Anyway. they caught this poor fel-
low. Roberts was his name.
don't remember whether they killed
him first or not. but thcy crucified
him on a cross and stuck IT up in
No-Man's land. and there II stayed,
every volley tearing the flesh TO
pieces. till Il hung and Tapped in
tho wind.