The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09

and how sorry felt that they had to
stay in the front line and argue out the
war with Fritz. They were envious
but still good-natured. and as I left the
trench to go to the rear they shouted
after me:
'sGood luck. Yank. old boy don't
forget to send up few fags TO your
old mates"
promised to do this and left.
reported at headquarters with six
teen others and passed the required ex-
animation. Out of the sixteen appii-
carits four were selected.
/ was highly elated because 1 was.
! thought, in for a cushy job back at the
base.
The next. morning the four reported
to division headquarters for instruc-
tions. Two OF the men were sent to
large towns In the rear OF the lines
with an easy job. When 1t came our
turn the officer told us We were good
men and Mad passed very creditabIe
examination.
Ny tin hat began TO get too small
for me, and noted that the other man.
Atwell by name. was sticking his chest
out more than usual.
The officer continued: "T think can
use you two men to great advantage
In the front line Here are your orders
and instructions. also the pass which
gives you fun authority as special N.
r. detailed on intelligence work. Re
port at the front line according to your
Instructions Ii is risky work and I
wish you both the best OF luck
Ny hesrt dropped to zero and At
wells face was a study. We saiutei
and left.
That wishing us the .'best OF luck
sounded very ouninous in our ears; IL
he had said Il wish you both swift
and painless death 1t would have been
more to the point.
When we had read our instructions
We knew We. were In for II good and
rleuty
What Atweil said is not it for pub
licafion. but ! strongly seconded his
opinion OF the war. army and divisional
headquarters In general.
After bit our spirits rose. We were
full-aedged spy-catchers. because our
instructions and orders. said So
We Immediately reported to the
nearest French estaminet and had sew
eral glasses of muddy water. which
they called beer. After drinking our
beer we left the estaminet and hailed
an empty ambulance.
After showing the driver our passes
we got In. The driver was going to the
part OF the line where we had to re-
port
How the wounded ever survived a
ride fin that ambulance was inexpiica-
BILE to me. II was worse than riding ON
q gun carriage over rock road
The driver Of the ambulance wRs q
/ corporal ef the r. A. n. C.. and he
had the wind up." that is, he had an
aversion tn being under fire.
I WIS riding on the seat with him
while Atwell was sitting in the smbu-
lance. with his legs hanging out Of the
| back.
As We passed through sheli-de-
stroyed village . mounted military po-
iIceman stopped Ms and informed the
driver to be very careful when We got
ont on the open road. a. II was very
dangerous, because the Germans lately
had acquired the habit of sheiling IL.
The corporal asked the trooper if there
was any other way around. and was
Informed that there was not. Upon
this he got very nervous and wanted to
turn back. but we Insisted that he pro-
ceed and explained to him that he
would get into serious trouble with his
commanding officer IL he returned
without orders: we wanted to ride.
not walk
| From his conyersaion we learned
that he had recently come from Eng
land with draft and had never been
under IRE, hence his nervousness
We convinced him that there was not
much danger. and he appeared greatly
relieved
When We at last turned into the open
road we were not so confident. On
each side there had been a line of
trees. but now, all that was left of
them were torn and battered stumps.
The fields on each side of the road
were dotted with recent shell holes.
and we passed several In the road IT,
self. We had gone about half a mile
! when shell came whistiing through
the air and burst In field about three
hundred yards to our right. Another
soon followed this one and burst on
the edge OF the road about four hun
dred yards In front OF u.s.
l told the driver to throw In his
speed clutch. as we must be in sight
OF the Germans i knew the signs
that battery was ranging for rs, and
the quicker we got out OF its zone Of
fire the better. The driver was trem-