The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-10
ENGLISH TIP OFF
TEUT WAR TRICKS.
Americans in Camp in England
Study Under Tuition of
Veterans.
MUSTARD" GAS A DANGER
Victims Are Subject to Distressing Pc
RODS of Depression Even at Time
of ConvaIescence - EngIand's
Countryside Delights Visitors.

London.-Perhaps the predominatine
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-
ton of their complete happiness
coupled with their adaptability to their
new surroundings.
Two days after disembarking from
ships that 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 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 if they had been
there tive 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 of
we'll established camp ranging from
the soft drinks dispensed at the Y. M.
II
singsong about the piano in a pleas
antly arranged assembly tent.
The one thing about the visitors that
most surprised the English army Off
GERS stationed in camp adjoining in
addition to their splendid average ply
sfque was their energy and alertness,
both mentally and physically.
q T. y - n
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 they
had seen since their arrival supported
the officers observation.
EngIand's Countryside Dream.
Its all so trim and neat-this coun-
tryside-that one can scarcely believe
it's real" was the way soldier from
the vicinity of the Rockies in Colo
RADIO put it. "Of course, it would
cause no wonder in Belasco play to
see such vista Of miles of beautiful
countryside, of rolling pastures sur
rounded by evenly trimmed miniature
hedges, the whole so clean and even
and exact that one searches in vain to
see something out of place. We thought
the railways on which we travelled
were compared with ours at home, just
too cute! When I come to think of
as we wanted to ride anywhere, and
about as comfortably, too"
The same impressionable visitor was
promptly beginning to exercise himself
lest he should not have an opportunity
before being sent to the front to see
some of the hooks and corners of Lon
don hallowed as the haunts of famous
men.
II don't mind splitting my blood on
the fields of Europe for freedom" he
said, 'but l don't want to do that be-
fore seeing where Shakespeare trod the
stage of his Southwark theater, where
Doctor Johnson and his circle of lit
erary lights dined in Fleet street,
where Charles Lamb and his sister
lived, the haunts of Dickens, of Gold
smith, and the window in Whitehall
from which Charles walked to be be-
headed.
"Then, of course, I wouldn't think
IF passing forward to contaminate my
self by association with the Germans
even in battle, If had my way, before |
seeing the Tower of London and West
Minister abbey. There are, indeed, q
OF Of things I've had In my mind that
BOOKS don't tell, and that I want to
ind out for myself anyhow
Hear Tales of Boer War.
Under a perfect sky and warm sun
hine many Of the men were lOlling
bout the camp on the greensward
eading books provided by the Ameri-
an Y. M. G. A. when not drilling or
Exploring the surrounding country, to
ermit which the bounds of the camp
ad been fixed on a liberal scale.
In an adjoining camp occupied by
outh African troops, the Americans
njoyed long conversations with vet
rams Of the South African war and
7ere particularly interested while get
ing their stories of that stubborn
ght put up by the Beers to find that
S many of them had fought then
gainst England as fought under the
'niOn Jack.
This accidental association Of Amer
ans with the South Africans in the
ext camp proved profitable as well as
for the colonials were the
rst troops with actual experience in
elton in the war with whom our men
ime in contact. Naturally they pick
l up many valuable tips concerning
lie ess atials of trench warfare as
ell as the tricks of the Huns. i,
One of the Germans latest tricks
18th gas was described by soldier
no spoke from experience. This is
e so-called mustard" gas SHE'LL 1t
shot from a mortar and, exploding
thin radius Of between 25 and so l
ct from a trench, leaves it's occu- {
lnts with a lasting impression of the |
Gaming of "hot stuff"
Mustard" Victims Suffer Long. q
fumes penetrate both outer 5
= iLg and underwear almost instan- {