Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

driver. was twenty French
soldiers marching to the
rear, hands on each others
shoulders, in a long row, all practically
blinded by German poison gas. except
the leader-he. the, only one of the
twenty who could see enough to grope
his way"
Words cannot convey the pathos of
such sights. unless you realize the suf-
ferings which such men must under
go later on. because the gas works,
often, slowly.
They were French, and it was a
French army doctor who. having seen
everything. said: THE most terrible
sight I ever witnessed was that of a
man dying of gas and he had seen
everything.
the greater horrors of this great and
increasing pest it will be thanks to
French experience. the ingenuity and
large views Of the American command
and the discounted liberality of the
American public.
Discounted, yes, because great extra
expenses are. perhaps, being incurred,
and you cannot know the details, not
authorized sources come the calls for
contributions, surely the American
public will make good and once more
show its mighty human sympathy-this
time, for it's own sons.
1t is a pity that certain things may
not be told.
Poison gases are a world. Poison
gases are not just going into a gas
chamber at Camp Funston and prac-
ticing calisthentics, rife handling and
hoO drin ovl< Vnf
1t is necessary.
There are side issues A certain war
dog named "Crac A. 49," near Armen-
tiers. had been working in his gas
whining. nosing. mumbling, contrary to
all habit. humping his nose against
your hand to attract attention to that
mask. He made no move to paw 1t
off; he was too wise. He had no OBJ
lection to masks in general, but there
was something wrong about that spe-
cial mask. They took it off him and
examined it, The dog was right. The
hltering congresses were dry, discolor-
ed. saturated with gases-in two days,
1t can happen when mixed gases are
thick.
Another time a soldier rose in the
morning and loaded his mule for the
trenches: The animal acted queer, but
narrow place, the mule thrust her
self into the wall and crushed the SOL
dier's foot against the wall, and his
anger was kindled and he smote the
mule; saying: go ahead, speak up
now. answer-Am I not thine ass
who has carried thee since the day that
l was thine, and was I ever wont to
do so unto Thereto ahead, I'm
Baiaam. Where's the angelo"
But the mule just shook her head
dlstressfully, and the soldier began to
look at her gas mask. Sure enough, all
IT'S congresses had turned purple.
winch normally should have been other
UNITS. by filtering known gases 1t was
the nrst alarm of the then new sweet"
gas. odorless and almost tasteless and
colorless. Double supplies of fresh
masks were given out a once, and rapid
notifications instituted.
Inere are the gas posters
Nothing can give a stronger warning
tnan 10 contemplate them. You cannot
approach any of the three fronts in
france without reading. in great black
letters. On high, broad, special bill
ooaros: Precaution against gases.
FROM this point do not circulate with
out your maskm
Even when the air is pure and clean
Gas 1t may be for weeks), every human
being and valuable animal in the re-
gion must have his mask in case, sack
or POCKET. ready for instant use when
the bells toll
There are the gas bells
Nothlng can tell you stronger that
the poison gases are a world, because
these oeIls (Which warn against Ger
man cruelty themselves tolled always
Tor world of pity and refuge. They