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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-11
COSTS MORE TO FEED
MULES THAN THE MEN

Chicago.-It costs more to feed Unit
ed States army mules and horses h
1t does to satisfy the hunger of the
men themselves.
Millions OF dollars-how many mill
lions the forage branch OF the quarter
masters corps here would say--have
already been paid for hay, grain and
straw supplied cavalry mounts and
pack and artillery animals ince June.
1917, according to George. i. Bridge,
Chief OF the forage branch. Mr.. Bridge
Joined the nations "$1-a-year' men to
give to the department the advantage
OF his experience as n purchaser OF hay
and grains. He based his conclusions
as 10 the relative cost Of feeding man
land beast on a basis OF 16 cents a meal
for each soldier.
To cope with the gigantic task that
the q~uartcirnasters face in keeping
army animals we'll fed, a re-arrange-
ment of the forage division has just
been effected. whereby Chicago is made
the forage purchasing center for all
of Americas armed forces.
From the Philippine Islands to the
coast of Maine, from the Gulf OF MeNi-
co to Montreal, America is collecting
forage for army horses and mules he
said. Every cantonment and military
station I'm the country, as well as all
United States Overseas forces, depend
upon this office for their hay, oats
and straw.
Purchasing of forage supplies Is
much more complicated than in any
other army branch. For example when
a supply OF frozen beef is needed, it is
only necessary to see five or six firms,
because these firms are practically the
only mes from which the beef can be
obtained. Consequently the purchase is
quickly affected.
I'm the forage branch, however, We
are faced with a much more perplex-
ing problem. Our purchases must be
made direct from dealers, and there
are thousands Of them. We pick UP q
carload OF hay here. another somewhere
else. This not only necessitates a largo
volume OF correspondence but compli-
Gates our work. or one thing we may
be proud, however; there has been no
trouble whatever in getting supplies,
and there is no shortage in this coun-
try of the things needed in u depart
ment."
The forage division supplies straw
for the beds Of soldiers, q large amount
being required for this purpose alone.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-11
Skeletons in Pompeii Ruins.
From the

After n lapse OF close upon 2,No years
since the destruction OF Pompeii the skele-
.ons OF four OF the victims have been dis
covered I'm the actual positions in which
they We're overtaken by the catastrophe.
Two OF the victims. apparently a man and
wife belonging to the upper classes, had
evidently been caught by the shower ~
red hot stones In the clolstered gardens OF
their villa. and while fastening to seek
shelter in a corner had been suddenly
buried and asphyxiated through the col
lapse OF the root o~vcrladen with volcanic
dust.
The husband was ound In n sitting posi-
tion. with his head and back bent ri
and the legs wide apart. His wife Was
standing erect Immediately behind him.
Her gold earrings were found on a level
with her ears, and there are two gold rings
still or the fingers. A third skeleton was
thai OF a youth budding with his face TO
a hole In the garden wall. The last OF the
group, a full sized man. bent almost dou-
bio under the weight OF the suffocsting
debris. had on a finger Of the right hand
an iron ring inset with IA prettily engraved
comedian.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-11
The Depth. Bomb.

From the Electrical E~xpsrimsnter.
The depth bomb" has been featured
n all recent official and unofficial dis
patches in which submarine activities
lave figured-much to the mystifica~
ion of the in the street, let II be
aid.
This bomb while harmless to vessels
passing through the submarine zone L.
iure death to the submarine that comes
within the magnetic radius Of its
powerful electromagnetic. The bomb
"a be planted In waters. infested by
nemy submarines with the aid Of pa
rol oats OF hydro-aeroplanes. BY
turning h screw h a opens q valve
20 the ballast chamber the bomb imme-
lately sinks under the surface Of the
water Is feet, where 1t lies in wait
or it's prey. If by chance q merchant
Or patrol vessel should attract this
bomb, the bomb would attach itself u
he side OF the vessel. 1t should b
understood hat this electromagnetic
7epth bomb is not of the class con-
,tantly invented by well meaning but
electrically uniformed patriots. where.
il the magnet Is supposed to pull thu
ship or the bomb through a radius OF
several yards. The Lewis depth bomb
Is fitted with powerful multipolal
electromagnetic all e it's outer shen
These are not normally excited. but a.
4 submarine comes within a few feet Of
It, the presence OF ner iron mass causes
4 sensitive magnetic needle relay ID
close the battery circuit through the
powerful electromagnetic nearest to the
submarines hull. II the submarine il
close to the depth bomb. the bomb viii
attach itself to h submarine, all I'm.
known to the subs" crew. Besides an
this use is made OF a compressed air
.ank and two discharge Jets, one at each
end, the air jet farthest from the Sub
being actuated by q magnetic yalys
opened by the magnetic relay. The
1epth bomb will be propelled toward
he sub" by the escaping air, even
though the bomb Is several yards away
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-11
Some Belgians Aid Huns.
From the Detroit News,

English soldiers place little confidence
In the Belgian peasants" said Capt.
James Dickinson, Of the Eighth Canadian
machine guns corps, former Windso resi-
dent, who IL now visiting here. THE
Germans have killed or captured all the
sympathiZers OF the allies and a majority
Of the remaining Belgians are nothing
more than German spies.
MANY cases Of recent Belgian duplicity
can be cited. One old woman, who washed
for the Canadian soldiers, was accustomed
to hang out tho clothes every time the
artillery changed from one place to IN
other. BY close watching it was found
That she hung one shirt on the line fer
every big gun that was moved. The Ger
mans got the message and prepared for
the change. She was accused OF espionage
aud shot"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-11
.5oIshevist Envoy Unrscoanizsd.
From the Japan TimeA

FTom tho Japan TImeA
The Japanese government Will refuse tu
lccept OF recognize Nicolai Conrad, newly
appointed bolshevist ambas sador to Toxic.
As Russian ambassador, according to the
statement made In an authoritative quar-
:er recently. The japanese government
has decided to decline to receive hts
credentials when the bClshevist amkassa~
Tor presents them. The Toxic government
has been informed ut Tsurusa OF his ar
.lval. Mr. Cnnrads arrival IN Toxic
creates Il peculiar situation. The japanese
government. In line with the other entente
allies. has not recognized tho Ienfnits
government. Neither has II been formally
aotifled of the DISMISSAL OF M. Krupeusk1
from the Toxic ambassadcrship
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-11
CONTINUED Next Week.
More Profiteering Here.
From Capper's Weekly.

Fifteen years ago a farmer could buy
q header or self binder for st50. Tho price
now Is saA Two years ago l4-inch gang
p,ows could BE bought for SIS. Now they
cost $40. The wagon hat formerly sold
for s6 row costs SIZE. And all farm ma
chlnery Is sold at proportionately Increased
prices. A little swift price regulating here
would produce wonderfully beneficial re-
suits. All these tools are necessary TO the
important work Of food production.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-11

II sup
leave of
TIT"
I'm nc
that. B
the CAM
considers
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-11

The English agricultural Department
will give 100000 900 for a scheme 10 -.
crease tho flax acreage.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-11

Buildin
the Front
the body
of the G,
"Sprtng f
At this
suffer fri
Spring L,
out, befor
may hay
Sometime
white lips
during tn
In doors,
too little
fuel into t
up and Il
the syster
lation-w,
Time to p
For an
clarity tn
body, sp;
wholesom
as a glyc'
Golden S
root, Ore
Cherry bc
venient, Y
drug stor'
sold for
Pierce's G
reason of
blood, WI
nerves fec
other ner
such pair
nerves fol
backache.
rheumatic
constant I
TO OvercOi
to obtain
your drug
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-31

known. Dennis ]. Morrisssy. fS Rai1 as-{s) Dwelling. ehinnsy Gre George Ellsworth and others e2a Laurel Hill Ave.
 3O-(T) Public highway gasoline n street, City of Norwich. Shipping S1
 FEBRUARY.
 S-fr Tenements chimney Asar Mrs. c. Voorhees, and okhees1 sS Unios St.
 S-tBox IA AutornoaIe. back fra on auto, Nathan Blumenthal front i2a West Main St.
 4-(T Tenemnts, dropping ed heater, Bernard ", Ryan and otesrz 134 Broadway .
 A(T Boarding house. Chimney fire, Seymour de Rusha, 6S Church St<
 4-(Box Ss) omcers and stores friction from belt. Bulletin Co. and others, 6S-7+ Franklin St. -(T) Dwelling, chimney ire, Sam uel Cardin, 1s0 Palmer St. -(S) Tenements, fireplace, Peter Dargiewicza : and others, s2. North
 5@(T5 Dwelling, chimney ars. Mrs. Mary J. Matthews, .54 Tenth St E 5-(T) Dwelling, defective i fire- place, Patrick J. Battersby. 1se Wess 1 Thames St.
 6-(T) Man buried under coal, Shs- tucket Coal & Wood Co.. POS North Main St.
 9-(s] Tenements, oil stove, Will | jam Fields and others, 149 Sachem St.
 14-CT) Auto truck. auto back 1r- ing, Peck. McWilliams O., 61 She- tucket St.
 16-(T) Dwelling, chimney fire. i Rollin c. Jones' 6S. Broad St. -s
 16-(T) Tenements.z. ecllinlley S fire, May E. Byrnes and others, 4S Foun- tain St.
 1 l6-(r) Dwelling, child playing with matches. Frank Rogers, corner Laurel Hill and Warrington Ayes.
 17-(T) Tenements, chimney fire, George A. seidel. Jr. and others. s4S and S45 Boswell Ave
 25-(S) Dwelling. chimney fire. Robert Gross. 5 Aqueduct St.
 26-(T) Tenements,, chimney fire, Mrs. John \. Kelley and others. ' Summit St. si sf,
 5-(T Tenemeats, hot ashes tn box, Edward Malfx and others, 4SS Main St .... vi5s--s-.s
 7-(T) Tenements and stores sup posed chimney fire. John A. Johnson, West Main St .e .-s-,-.z- --'Fs
 
 l John Angelus and others s2si Elm St. :! 9-(T) Dwelling, chimney, fire, John L. Riley. 21S West Thames St. : 12-(T) Stores, uni1nown, C. F. Charon and others. Railroad St, Baltic, Conn.
 chimney fire. Querino Toscana' ls1 oi I6-(Tl Dwelling, chimney fire, l Charles Brown, 90 Kinney Ave.
 1S-(T) Open lot, grass fire. Mrs Mary Dexter. g Orchard St. I 19- (Box 47) Tenenients,. sparks , others, 10 Garfield Ave. E.! + Tyler Olcott, rearf7 Cedar St. :, 24-(T) Ice house, sparks from 9 grass fire, Rolla Harris, stonirgtor f Road. ! 2E(T) Open lot. brush fire, Nor wich Land Improvement co.. feal f Mountain Ave
 24-(T) Rag shop, cigarette ant e rags, Max Gordon Corporation; Ele- , vator Building.
 25-CT Tenements. chimney ire ] stanislaus Cizuski and others. 8 E a7@T5 F Open lot. grass fire. She 1 tucket Co.,. rear Hickory St
 2S-(Box 212) Open lot, grass fire
 shetucllet Go. and others, rear 24'
 Boswell Ave.
 2S-(T) Open lot, grass fire. Mrs f James A. Henderson, rear 565 Boswet = Ave.
 T 2s-(T) Open lot, grass fire. Mrs ! Mary r. Saleses, rear fl Laurel H;i Ave.
 29-CT) Open yard, grass fire. Y. M c. A.. rear 3S7 Main St
 29-(T) Open lot. boys with match es, Norwich Land 1mpro cement Co 5 rear Ward St
 29-(s) Open lot. grass fire, Lahl > Furniture company. rear II Main St. 5 29-(Tl Areaway, rubbish burning Fl (continued on Page Nins) d
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-31
CUULlj uUI SlUP THE|IEADACHES
 ~s. .9' = 5--- -. - UnilI She Tried AFFuit-a-iives (OT Fruit Liver TabIets)
] 112 CoDURe sT., ST. JoHS.

44Z NOEpRG SIs; icI' JOHA. 1T feel I-naHst toll yougof the great benefit I have received from your wonderful medicine, fF-uit-a-tiTes'. Ihave been q suferefsfor many years from V;oieAt HeG61s5es, and could get no permanentrsIef.
 4 friend advised meto take Fruit a-tives' and I did so with great success ;; and noH l am entirely free of Headaches, thanks to your splendid medicine"
 MRS. ALEXANDER SHAW 5Oc.a box, s for $2 50, tnal Size 25e At all dealers or sent on receipt oi price, byFRTTT- 4 IVES Limited. 0GDENsBURG IN.
 .t ae11 9i4l ls3
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-31
JANUARY.

1-(1) nOleSa4e QruS store. SIEohe from chimney, The Charles Osgood Co, 4i-47 Commerce St. 2-(SD Tenements, chimney fire, Mrs Caroline Benjamin and others, 594 Main St.
 3-(BoX 1D Tenements and store, plumbers torch, Mrs Emma Smith and others, 39 Thames St. 3-(T) Hotel and stores. soot back kitchen range, Parker-Davenport Co.,, Broadway and Main St. 4-(BoX 23) Stores and rooming 1 house, thawing water pipes, George H. Moles and others. 256 Main St. 4-(T) Dwelling, chimney fire, Ed win l. Burnap, 130 Platt Ave. 4-(T) Dwelling, thawing water pipes, M. P. Serra, 157 Taln1an St. 4-(T) Store and tenements. thaw- ing water pipes, Peter Angeles and others. 5 Thames St.
 -(Box D Tenenaents, oil heater. E W. Williams and others. 1S7 Mt
 6-(Box l4) Tenernents and stores, cigarette, John Kalsey and others, 9S West Main St, 10-(T) Dwelling, rats and matches John ". Hanna. 215 West Town St. 12-(T) Dwelling, smoke in rooms Andrew Mclaughlin, 127 Central Ave 13-(S) Tenements, chimney fire
 Rudolph zeralski and others, 51 Lake
 St.
 13-(T) Dwelling, chimney fire Joseph Silverman, 60l Main St. 14-(T) Tenements, soot burning Edward D. Collins and others, 2t Union St.
 f5- (T) Dwelling. chimney fire
 Mrs. J. L. Smith, FPS Broad St. | 16-(Sl Store and tenements, oi
 stove. Ellis Alofsin. TIT West Main St
 T-(T) City dump, burning rub I Dish, City of Norwich. rear Falls Ave | 26-(S) Tenements, chimney fire Daniel Duff and others, 15a Prospect | St '' ~
 as-tR41 aaa- 17s>4@3 .---a >--1.A--. --
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-31
SEPTEMBER.

a-Williarn C.. Moves becomes Y M. C.. A. boys secretary. Norwich ob- serves gasiess Sunday .3-opening of s4tI annual New London County Agr3cpstural fair. Dsxthe of Mrs. Leufe NaAfey and Mrs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-31
---------------- ------T--- ---------------- FIRES DURING THE YEAR.

The list of the-fres. with kind of call, how occuuied, location, cause, oc- cupant and loss ia the order mentioned I-(T) representing telephone and (S) stl alarms-is as follows.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-31

eTho SV1nfs sf this ehrSn0scgy 3fo sfveu under the date upcn which they verN puhlished in The Buuetin.)
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-31

known. Dennis ]. a6orrisssz. 1s Ra;2 road Ave.
 2s-(s) Dwelling. ehinnGy Gre George Ellsworth and others e2a Laurel Hill Ave.
 30-(T) Public highway. gasoline U street, City of Norwich. Shipping S4
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-31
NoVEMsER.

' NON ClH Q Esds -
 Annual meeting Of Methodist Woman's Missionary society. Death of Frederick E.. Perkins. .,-.. ,.
 Collecting Of White Cross council. Death of Mrs. William Smith Allen. Opening night of Moose herding,
 t4-Opentng of war campaign. An nuAl Rally, day at Methodist church.
 5--Meeting : of common council. Terms of contract with H. E. Mole. Brown Rinehart wedding.
 | 6-:VictoEy, boys and girls organized. State, election. Meeting of Bass-Clef club, l.. :. s.-.
 7--Meetfng of Y. M. C. A. woman's auxiliary, Quick-Lane wedding. Meet ing of Faith Trumbull chapter, D. 4. R. { 8-Death, i. in action, of Richard Hourigan. Meeting of MAI mission . ,9-Mrs. Otto Messing commits sui eide. War campaign workers rally, Meeting of Vineyard workers.
 ,11---Memorial. service for Charles ". Wiley who died in service. Sudden death of Jeremiah J. Connolly. Meet ing of Mt. Holyoke alumnae. United war campaign rally. Annual meeting of Philathea class of First Baptist church. .-r-- .---'-s
 12-celebration with. victory parade for signing of arrnistice Corporal Dominiek Barber killed in action. Hig- gins Best wedding.
 lS-Special naee Nng of the milk pro SGucers. Meeting of B Natural club Opening of,war drive
 ! t-WAF work rally at N. F. A.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
AMERICAN GRIT NEVER
EQUALED, WRITES SOLDIER
German Dead Covers Field Harrisburg Soldier Tells His
Mother in Letter Home From the Front

Grim, terrible reality is expressed
in the letter from the front written
by Sergt. Gordon Berkstresser. 18th
Field Artillery Supply Company.
Second Division, who took part in
the great drive in which the Ger
mans were driven back by the sue
cessful push of the French and the
American armies on the Sompe.
That Sergeant Berkstresser has
been in the thickest of the fighting
is amply testified by some of the
passages in his letter, which de-
scribed the German and Allied dead
remaining on the battle field after
the battle.
The roads were jammed, dead
horses and trucks on both xdes of
the road. Then at the first aid sta
ton were dying men, and men SO
cut up they could not move. but
not a moan OF cry from an Ameri-
can soldier. Such bravery and grit!
The world has never seen the
equal"
The letter was written the third
day of the battle. 1t says: IT am
so tired l can hardly hold this pen,
but it has been two weeks since L
wrote that. All you get is move
move, move, and all your hear is
artillery, machine gun, and rifle
fire. This is the third day of the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
'DATO ANNOUNCES
SPAMARDS WILL
REMAIN NEUTRAL
Foreign Minister Denies Note
of Protest Was, Sent
to Berlin

San Sebastian, Spain. Apg. 19.-
Foreign Minister Dato to-day issued
a denial to recent press reports that
the neutrality OF Spain was threat
ened. He said the cabinet would
suffer nothing to turn it aside from
policy of neutrality"
LAS to the famous Spanish note
addressed TO Germany" the minister
continued. f'Gt is impossible to pub
lish it because 1t does iot exist"
He denied Spain had sent a note
to Germany concerning the alleged
torpedoing of the Spanish steamer
SeranteS. he said the sinking was
due to a fire in the cargo of petro-
leum.
There have been persistent and
apparently well-founded reports dur
ing the last week that Spain had sent
another note to Germany concerning
the torpedoing Of Spanish ships. Re-
ports from Madrid were that a note
had been dispatched to Berlin and
that as soon as it was received there
is would be made public by Foreign
Minister Dato. 1t has been reported
that the note included a notice to
Germany that Spain would compen-
safe herself for future losses from
Self-internel German vessels in
Spanish harbors.
The Spanish steamer Serantes,
loaded with 10000 barrels of oil,
was set en- FIRE by two explosions
while anchored off Sixty ninth street.
Brooklyn, on July IS. There have
been no previous reports that the
Serantes was said to have been tor
pedoed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19
Joy of Arriving Yankees
Amazes Vladivostok
e. .tssncan.ef Prcss

NladiSoStok. Aug. 15.-A japanese
contingent arrived to-day at Nikol-
skoye on its way to the Ussuri front.
The transport carrying the first
contingent of American troops arriv-
ed here this afternoon after an IN
eventful voyage of seven and a halt
days from Manila. The men were in
rails and rigging. cheering and beini
cheered by the men of the allied
warships IN the harbor.
The crowds on the waterfront ap-
reared amazed at the noisy entry OF
the Americans. as contrasted with
that of their less demonstrative al
lies. Groups of Czechs about the
docks were vociferous in their well
come of the Americans, who will be
kept aboard ship until the arrival of
other transports, due tomorrow
General Diedrichs. commander of
the Czecho-Slovak forces in Siberia,
has presented a memorandum to the
allied representatives here setting
forth the urgent need of speedy as
siStance on a large scale, and that an
advance on 1rkutSk should be order
ed. He points out that if the allied
forces do oot reach Irkutsk within
six weeks the delay will be tanta-
mount 10 the loss of all Western ST.
IBERIA by the CZecho-Slovaks.
General Diedrichs says that this
would leave Russia entirely at the
mercy Of the Germans.
Toxic. Aug. 14.-Along the Ussuri
front, where the enemy forces num-
ber 100000 strong, quiet prevails. il
is said. The Bolsheviki and Austro-
Germans are visibly affected by the
arrival of allied troops. and the
number of desertions from their
ranks is increasing it is reported.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19

One of the most vivid letters re-
ceived here since America got in the
war is one from Sergeant James H.
Smith, L Company, Twenty-frst En-;
gineers, France. sent to Roy S. Hat
field. care of Central Democratic
Club. South Market Square. Sergeant
Smith most gratefully Acknowledges
the cigarets forwarded; they seem
to be mighty scarce where he is. His
thanks to Hatfield and members of
the dear old C. D. c." are from the
heart. Says he
The Americans are getting so
darned many men over here that
after a while France will be so full
of them they will have to put some
over the lines in Germany, but /
expect to get over there before long.
for we are going TO give them the
damdest licking any country ever
got.
Roy, the Americans are doing
remarkable work. both on land and
in the air, and if you would only
be here to see some of the stunts
they pull off it would make you shud-
der. I will relate little stunt pulled
off on Sunday last.
Well, to start with. it was a beau
tiful day, not a breeze blowing when
the Boche got busy and three of them
ventured over the line. These planes
are new type OF planes-probably
you heard of them by this time over
there-armored planes with four
seats and three machine guns. They
were sailing along nicely when all
of a sudden two American planes
dropped from the clouds: shot one
down and the other two 'partee toot
sweet over the line. Some French,
old boy.
II ran over to see it and believe
me it was a horrible sight. One of the
wires on the plane cut one mans
head clean of, and of the others.
three were smashed to a pulp. They
were the poorest clad aviators ever
seen. But these things happen every
day and We get used to them. though
it would be fine for you fellows over
there.
= The way things look to us this
war will be finished toot sweet for
we are knocking h out of the
Dutch. Every time the Americans
throw out a barage the Germans
don't put up much of a fight. for the
first thing they yell is Kamerad'
Truck loads of them pass here every
day.
Last night 1 drove in a bunch of
gas shells with that engine of mine,
and if you ever want TO see a man
move himself it is while putting on
his gas mask in a gas attack. Believe
me, it is some job running new en-
gine with one of them on
How are all the boys. Roy?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-19

Allied Drive. Yesterday I passed
over the ground that had been Mo
Mans land on the night of the first
offensive.
Coming up from the rear, fol-
lowing the guns of our artillery that
were just back of our dough boys,
and firing so fast the Germans could
not get ont of the road
''On a little further single Ger
man lay dead across the trenches and
into No Mans land.
80 fur the fighting has been in
thick woods, which has been almost
torn down by artillery fire. To my
right is wheat field, so full of dead,
you can walk on bodies and not
step on the ground.
There is a lad about seventeen
years of age lying on his back in
the wheat, with his head on his hand
and smile on his face, as though
he were asleep. But eternal sleep,
for he was almost cut in half by
machine gun fire. And u smile on
his face!
AT Regimental Headquarters an
other young lad was standing. in the
road, piece from a high explosive
shell went into his chest and came
out his stomach. ALI he said, and
this to his colonel, who was stand
ing near, can't you stop this awful