South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-19
International News Serrice 4.

international News Service:
NEW YORK, March 10. - THE
Battle Symphony Of Death" is about
10 begin on the west front. The
titanic brazen orchestra of many
pieces" is tuning up" for what
may be the final battle melody of
the great war. It's deep hoarse bel
lowing, nerve-racking roar. shatter-
ine bursts, rendins crashes and
staccato rattle. viii be the last re-
quiem Co sound into the ears of
thousands of the brave.
The imagination cannot picture a
modern battle such as that on the
SOmme around Arras and The one
impending. II must be heard. for il
s. chiefly noise and smoke. A
glimpse of IL must be had to appre-
ciate HeiTs inferno war OF today.
Sherman's famous little "hell" was
"a mere campfire in comparison.
For days there has been "a "tun-
ing up" and trying out" on the
west front. First here. then there.
as the invisible fingers Of a Titan
were running over the 25O-mie mill
itary keyboard" between the Swiss
border and the North sea. the guns
are being ranged"
Music" j. Increasing.
Daily the music" is increasing
in intensity and growing i'm volume
Urttery after battery of the thou
sands of deep-throated monsters get
INTO position and take up their re-
spectivc notes Of the symphony OF
Death"
The great battle conductor" OF
the Germans has as yet not taken
mis- place. The brazen orchestra OF
death is being got into tune" for
nim. When it is whipped INFO shape
to play I'm sectorial units and the
sectors i'm unison and again split uT
pr concentrate. when every gun is
i'm it's place and every division in
position HindenburE viii step into
place and fguratively speaking
swing his field marshaTs baton for
the great finale" A. Hindenbure
swings his arms for the "altogether.' o
flaig. Pershtng and the French com
mlrder-in-chief will give the same
signal ON their side
There viii ae crash such as has
NOT been heard even in this war
The earth VIII tremble from swift
zerl3ud 90 the sea The rumble and
roar Of the canuonade will roll from
fa~ beyond Paris I'M the west &C
across the Rhine in the east Wher
The wind is rieht even London may
hear
The line or vast sectors of IT, vii
he wrapped I'm bursting flames
Lurid red lightning bolts break ou
of the Sickly grecujsh yellow spurts
smoke dirt debris mixed with tori
and bleeding humanity. shoot hieI
into the air as If two gigantic sea.
had suddenly met For distance
DO looks and sounds like enormous
waves were poundins upon rock
bound coast
From tho sectors where the at
tacks are to Doe launched there comes
the "rolI- Of some monster on
sigautic "snare drum" IL is IN,
drum dre' OF the enemy Tie o.
drumming the trenches he eN
pects 90 attack With infantry o
.drummine" TO mislead or confus,
the other side where the attack IL
go come.
Now Enjoys storms.
The shells fan $50 fast that 10 il
impossible for the ear 20 detect am
interval between. The detonation
arc a steady roll from which IN,
Germans first save DO the name q
"Trommerfuer" or drum fire I
is 20 constant roar The exhaust o
I'd rapidly running automobile moto
gives an idea of 10 Is every separat
exhaust had the Sleam OF a light
ming bolt and each accompanied b,
the crash Of thunder as when light
utuC -Strike-
From the distance of "a few mile
10 I- grand. awful. majestic Eve
since have seen those battles