The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-27

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Carly" Wallace was called aCuriy''
because he had the cutest little Della
rox. az spit curl, as the Rum-chewers
cali ii. you ever snw Wallace was
proud ii that curl. and gave Il the
hest 81 attention and care He was
scotch.
Happy H0ught01 earned HIS nick.
name 81 his constant smile and happy
disposition. He WAS English, q Lon
doner
Hungry Foxcroft really earned his
title He took special pains that onr
railnns would net become mildewed by
lyiug around too long IN The dampness
u our dugoat. ne was English; also
from London.
.ikey" Honney. dubbed Trey BIZ.
cause ln one ~ our theatrical al.
gempts ne took the part Of sIkey GU
henstcin. aDd made quite hit. Eng
llsh, Via london.
'nicRs Tarnln, called dick Ii
memory of Tho notorious higiiwRyman
Ele used Is help the qnartermaster ser.
geans. 50 the name was very appropfi-
nte. Ne was Irish. from Dublin.
was the sixth, The boys put the
prefix YnukH Is my name. because
was american and halted from the
eIig Town behind the statue Of lib
erty.
The slx Of us composed the crew Of
gun M. 2 ~ the 18Th brigade ma
chine company. We were machine
gnnners und our gun WAS She Ylekers,
light, a0a. water-eooied.
Il WIS rainy afternoon 10 June,
ard We were sitting ID our dugout IN
thu freniline trench, about 800 yards
from the German iines.
II you should ask Tommy Atkins
''whai Ia d aagoutTs he would look az
you III astonishment and, plying you
Car your apparent iaek &c education.
would answer. "What's duEout7
WHY dngout Ii awell, dugout's q
dugout. Only being Tommy pro
teTn--pro tetn 10 my case meaning afor
duration IL wnr"-~I WIN try to de-
scribe % the best Of my ability this
particular dugout.
A dugoat Is d hole IN the ground
Gets It's name because 1t Ii dug out
by the Royal Engineers, or II. E.'s as
we eali them. II y used 10 shelter the
men IN the trenches from shell flre
They also sleep 10 Il, OF try 70. From
our palnt 0f view. IT'S main use IL L
drain the trenches Of muddy water
and give Us rheumatism. II ais,
makes good hotel for rats Thes,
guests look upon us as lntruders ant
complain that We oYercrowd the place
Occasionally we give ia 70 them, ans
take turn Ia tho ucneh TO rest our
solves
Our duRoat was about twenty fee
sieep. or. al least, there were twent'
wooden steps leading down 70 H. Th'
ceiling and walls we're hraeed b.
heavy. sqnare.cus tImbers. over th'
timbers In the ceiling sheets Of cor
ruEated iron were spread to keep thu
wet earth from falliag N an us. Tn,
entrance was heavily saadhagged am
very narrow there MAS only room 70
one person 10 leave or enter ut 4 time
The ceiling was six feet high and tn
fisef space was ten feet hy ak feet
Through the ceiling slxslneh sQuar
nirhnft was cut. We used 10 tnk
tnrits sleeping under this In we
weather.
The timbers braelng the walls wer
driven FUN ~ pals 70 hang our eauil
ment on. After cur ammunition, belt
filling machine. equipment, rides, etc
had been stored away. there was no
much SPACE for SIX men to live, no
forgetting the rats.
II was very dark IN the dugout. an
rs We meFe only issued candle and
hslf every twenty.four hours we ha
10 eeoaomize on tight. Woe betide Ii
last man who left the candle burning
Ia this hotel Of ours We would 81
around the Lonely candle and throug
thick haze ot- tobacco smoke waal
recount our different experiences d
various points Of the line where "
had been. OF spin YARNS about HON,
Sometimes We would write leste
when we were fortunate enough 10 b
near the candle. At other times we
sit for an hour without saying a wori
listening 60 a German over In the el
emy's front trench playing eorne
My. how that Boche could play Ju
20 make as hate the war he'd play IS
vance River. Home, Sweet Home
Or s0yer the Waves. The latter vi
my fayorite. During his recital o.
trenches were strangely quiet. New
a shot from either side.
Sometimes. when he had inlshs
Key Honey would 10 Into the tren
and play on hts harrnoniea. AS so
as we'd see that hafmonica come o
was case Of .iuck down low"
the Germans would be sure. when
first strains reached them, 10 send oN
i've rounds rapid We hated Il
hifmonlca. More than once
cfaeked one over the top. but he'd