The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-05
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THE WAR GAME
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we got settled in the new position
about 10 o'clock. Everyone was held
in readiness until after midnight on
account Of frequent attacks on our
lines. Then it started to rain again,
and of course sleep was not thought
of. All night it soaked US and about
o'clock we had to fight off another
attack. By this time the mud and
water in the trenches was ankle deep.
When dawn came we pitched in to
drain and repair. Wet clothes, wet
packs, wet everything. The mud here
is the worst of anywhere in the
world; sticky, red clay stuff In ter,
minutes you are covered with it and
carrying ten pounds of it around on
each foot. We stopped around until
the :.fternoon. then moved up to the
first line. The rain came down in
cloudbursts and the water could not
drain out fast enough, so you slop-
ped around with it up to your knees.
We were not relieved until about four
in the afternoon, and were back at the
barracks at $50. You can imagine
what delightful experience it all
was. Thirty two hours hard work in
the rain, mud in your grub and no
sleep. We were a sorry-looking bunch
of fellows, but we all came in singing.
A cold bath, rub and only a few felt
any effects. came out topping, only
worse for wear and need of sleep. One
of the worst features, however, was
the fact that we had very important
examination the night we came out.
| do not yet know how l came out on
it. | do know, however, that I work
ed on it as a man would in his sleep.
| do not recall now distinctly how l
answered some of the questions. Also
this morning was inspection and our
equipment was in the most hopeless
condition. However, / managed to
get through all right
At any rate you Sc wee were some
busy and every one received a pretty
fair idea as to what they may expect
when they get across.
We will be taking up more .advanc-
ed work from now on: tactical prob
lens, map making, etc. Also the
wedding out process will start in
earnest. Commissions from this camp
are to be scarce, no sliding through
as in the last camp Some of the
men who made commissions at Fort
are being called up for |
further tests and if they do not reg
lister high they stand a fair chance to |
lose their commissions. 1t would be |
hard on some of these war" brides if |
hubby should "fiiv" now, wouldn't it? |
A good horseman may be thrown
from his horse. under some circum-
stances, with little or no reflection
upon his skill The accident may have
been eXcusable. even inevitable, when
all the details are known; but as cas-
ually related the excuses frequently
disappear ami the fall, with its ig-
nominious suggestion OF incompetency.
alone remains. Lady st. Heller. IN
telling of the deep admiration and re-
gard entertained by the Amer of At
ghanistan for Lord Kitchener. gives a
little anecdctA Of the orientals instant
perception and avoidance of the pos
sibility Of any humiliating implication
for his friend.
Lord Kitchener had suffered severe
accident that resulted in leg so bad
" broken as to necessltate several
weeks complete rest at the time, and
later, two months furlough in Eng
land, and resetting of the bone One
OF Kitchener's staff gave the news of
his misfortune to the ameer during
great tiger hunt at Gwalior.
Il told him. the officer wrote Lady |
st. Heller, that the chief had a nasty |
fall at PoOna, his horse tumbling down |
an embankment. He Immediately ask |
ed for a piece of paper and wrote a
telegram Of sympathy in Persian. He |
handed it to Sir Henry Mcmahon and |
asked him to send it off Immediately
Sir Henry wrote it down in English, |
but when he came to the words to |
hear Of your fall from your horse the |
ameer instantly corrected him. saying: |
NO no! Not from your horse |
with your horse; in notwithstanding |
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