Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-09

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"Hommes 49, Cheyaux s." After hou
OF humping over the uneven Fren(
roadbeds they arrived ut the tralnir
base OF Rouen.
AT this place they were put throul
a weeks rigid training In trench wa
fare. On the morning Of the eight
day they paraded ut ten o'clock, an
We're inspected and passed by Generi
Ii, then were marched to the qua
termaster's, to draw their gas helmet
and trench equipment
AT four la The afternoon they wer
again hustled into cattle cars. Til
time the journey listed two day.
They diSembarked ut the town OF FRI
vent and could hear distant du
booming With knees shaking. Lloy
asked the sergeant what the noise was
anu nearly dropped when the sergean
replied In somewhat bored tone
"Oh, them's the guns up the line
Wen be UP there In a couple q day
or so Don't worry my Uadle you'll
see more Of 'em than sou want hefpf,
you get ONE 10 BlGhty again, that il
u You're lucky 1aoigh 10 grt baeb
Now lend Il hand thetP Hnlaudin thtn
ears, and quit mat eygtuStIn' shakIn'
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contrmptuous sheer.
They marched zen kIlos. full paek,
70 4 little dilupIdated village, AMI the
sound u the guns grew louder e'n
stantly louder.
me village was full q soldiers @ho
turned out % inspect the new lalft
TIE men Who were shortly % be- Ihelf
mates N the trenches fer they we're
going "up the line" 20 The morrow, to
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~ ne oiaer men Keep watch
~ about ten O'Clock. al of sudden,
e thought hell had broken loose, and
ahd shlyer'd up against ths
afap't Smells started bursting, as he
lheiied rlsht ~ thelr trench, when 10
aet they were landing about a hun.
req yards IN Fear Of them, ID the sec
hd lines
one Of the older men on guard. turn
Il 70 his mate. said
There goes Fritz with those ID
'ehch murtars again. It's about time
ir artillery taped' them, aud sent
'er n few. Well. I'll be id,
here's that Brighter Of draft man
'Ae 10y There's his rifle leaning ,
'alhSt NE phfapet. lie must have
ssed y Just Keep Your eye peclot. ,
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Lloyd md gone. When HE trench
1rtars opened up. mallenIng ter .
SWhefe e safety So quietly sntuk :
around the traverse. he came fo tba !