Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-11-29

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moved from the pit cautioned those
about him TO pIurr their fingers In
their ears. This WAS done and tho
lieutenant shouted The word "Flr,r
The gun harNrd quickly. the Noise
being followed boy metu.lic clink nui
the shell case was elected and the qua
made ready for the next lond. Tho
lrHlruunt told the CORES pondcnt tho
% url II the first shot of the war. pune.
'uauus the narrative throughout with
''t" orders ready 10 IRE and Are"
which each timc was followed by n.
report Of the Kun aud the whlzy ot
the shell.
We cane rp the nj ;hl before" tho
lieutenant sHid "nud got into position
In G,,ylUe rain No horses had ar.
rlvDd. Was anxious To get m a.,
first gun and 80 were my men.
nrkcd them II thcy were willing TO
haul the gun hy hand to this place 50
ihnt We could got the first crack nj tho
German, They agreed unanimously.
s." wc ~ rul across he fields until we
got over there ut th- base NJ that hill
you can just see In the haze.
Hours to Prepare Gun.
I'VE had a hard time getting the
gun. which We have not named yet,
over those shell craicrs. Hut We Ia
bored for many hours md finally
reached the spot Then got permits.
sion 10 IRE.
strictly spenking. the first shot.
which was In the nature ~ n tryout
for the gun. simply went Into Ge..
mnny The sergeant put hich cNplo-
siv" shell there al d:l5 o'clock In tho
morning"
Another oriicer here took ~ the mar.
rativc.
! was ia nm observation point" he
said. There was fcg as the FIRST
shot went singing over. Suddenly 10
fss lifted and ! saw u group ~ Ger
mans ] directed my run nj them. The
shrnpncl burst overhead and they took
q dive into the ground like so many
rabbits"
The lieutenant crlnnei broadly,
hook the water IN his shrnpncl lei.
urt and using both cllnchcd hsts To
punciun'r his remarks. said express
sNrly: 1T was great"
From the artillery lines to the In.
f1u'ry trenches wax considerable
distance over more muddy hills. The
correspondent found the infantry In.
Side the trenches There also were
many wires which ran into switch.
h"urls, and American and French 90.
rrniors were sitting side by side III.
r"ctlng operations.
Bell for Gas Attack.
\ guide Is necessary 10 rcnch tho
FIRST Hue, especially when some ~ the
trenches resemble irrigation dIlchcs
The trenches the Americans are occu.
pyihg begin from screened position.
ON The way thcrc shovcls and tools
were piled high below n hill ON which
mere was n great he'll for giving the
alarm In case Of gas nttnck. There
under cover were the company cooks
busy warming up food that hnd been
brought up In wagons.
Following the guide. the way winds
IN and nut from left Ia right for many
ynrlS between interviewer 0rnnchcs
that have been placed on the sides ~
the trenches.
The American prlvates In the frnlA
spnshcd through without hcsltu,. L.
sometimes getting n footing on step.
ping stones In The muddy wuicr nni
sometimes not, The trench turns
sharply To the right aud voice warns.
Keep your head down. aud the rcst
Of the wny the walking Ii dilnrul'.
iiniting near a machine gun. the Ger.
nam positions directly opposite on I,
NIL could he seen across the barl,cJ
wire Of No Mans land. Lights 40.
prarcd In n little iowa to the left.
There Ia sort OF a gcntlrmnu't.
a'ic,lncW Ia this sector that towns
over IN line are MOTTO be shcllcd. W
ono side violates the agreement tho
othr side promptly fires shelf for shc,,
into hostile town
General Sibcrt, who has just com.
Mcteh u tour Of the trenches. wss
asked how tho morale " the Amcr,.