The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-19

Wrflt over tNe hln. ana landed In
III Paso-broic.
Then he went home 20 Seattle and
not having enough fighting. went
from there To Vancouver. II. e
There. on August 20. about two
weeks after war was declared. he
signed his name along the dotted
line ON the kings enlistment blank
At that time he discovered he WIS
born In Seattle. Province VI Ontario.
Dominion Of Canada The English
army didn't enlist Americans then.
you know.
lie left almost Immediately for
England on a horse transport. and
was a chambernaid 20 500 animals
for II days. That was In the day
when ruthless warfare was unknown
and the Hun torpedo almost un.
heard OF. Nevertheless a sub fired
on tho boat and the torpedo missed
the ship half yard Private
Campbell ~ glad IL did.
Sir weeks training in England and
five weeks more In Diekebush.
France. and his regiment went into
tn. trenches.
Trench iIfe Isn't an black aa tia
painted he said. a few days ago
at isn't tho incest existence In the
world. and It's true that trenches
and dugouts are filthy things. but
at the same time u ISN'T all fight
Ing. We had four days in tho
trenches and four days out OF them.
and q; was min, months before We
went over tho top.
Mostly the fighting was at night
tho. az 81 were. there Isn't any night
over there Tho star shells and the
rockets make night into day.
Very often" he said. the Ger.
mans would cut hay in No Mans
Land. and few hundred yards
away English soldiers would hack
down tho straw with their bayo-
nets"
The Royal Engineers called for vol.
uniccrS. 40 Campbell left tho Sea.
forth Hlghlanders. where he had
been assigned. and went with the
engineers to vcrdun 20 dig trenches.
The regiment started with 1880
and returned with zoo.
From verdun he vert TO vimy
Ridge and Lens. and he worked
around I'm $40 for sometime. dig
cling trenches between shell cratsrA-
n was then that he was made a
first lieutenant In recognition OF his
work as n trench digger.
Reduced to Ranks
81 went 10 London on n fur,ourh -
he said. Got mixed up I'm n little
fracas and. back to the ranks for
me-
10 WINS shortly after his return to
France that he rcjoined his Scaforth
regiment, and one day. in the mida,
Of brisk little fight. he took off
his gas rcspirator.
a Ess shell dropped near him and
nice. fresh hydrocyanic gas came
rolling forth.
"one Whit. and things got black
and spotted before me" he said. My
arms md legs wouldn't work and
then. a couple Of days later. woke
up In a hospital. and fell In love
with n pretty French nurse"
II WIS February .. 1917. that he
WEI given a furiough and returned
to America.
Tho draft came and he registered
In Seattle This time he rernem-
bercd that he was born in Seattle.
state Of Washington. United States.
Uncle sam wanted nice husky
citizens about that time. and so. a
few weeks later. while he was on
duty In New York British recruit
ing office. he received his notice to
appear at Camp Lewis.
After Provost Marshal General
crowder had written him that there
was nothing that could be done for
him. Private Campbell. royal army.
became Private Campbell. u. S.
army.
when first he drilled at this camp
he wore the uniform OF the High.
landers. Later. when the quarter
master issued blouses. he wore an
English army hat. American blouse
and Scotch kilties.
Gradually. as one bit OF equipment |
after another was issued. he discard. |
cd the Canadian khaki for army
drab.
II don't know what I shall do n
they discharge me-" he said. "A
friend has suggested that I try for
n place IN some moving picture
studio. helping the directors get local
color in war pictures and drilling
their British armies Perhaps Ill
take n chance Mt that"
Private Campbell IL onetime
man OF Seattle. lie also
played in stock in Seattle and was
on Pantages circuit. lie has n !