El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-14

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were mighty comfortable after the
Ripping in the muck There were q
| lot OF souvenirs to be picked up, and
almost everybody annexed helmets
and other truck that had been left
behind by the Germans.
Losing Track Of Time.
Sometimes it was dangerous to go
after souvenirs too greedily. The in
ventive Hun had habit of fixing up
a body with mine under il and a
tempting wrist watch on the hand.
II you started to take the watch the
mine went off and after that you
didn't care what time it was.
I accumulated a number OF very
fine razors and one of the bayonets
the boche pioneers use. had thought
souvenirs to take to Blighty il I ever
got leave. I got the leave all right.
and shortly; but the collection stayed
behind
The dugout that No. 10 drew was
built OF concrete and was big enough
to accommodate the entire platoon.
We were well within the boche range
and early in the day had several
casualties. one Of them a chap named
Stransfield, a young YOrkshireman.
who was a very good friend OF mine
Stransie was sitting on the toE step
cleaning his rifle and was blown to
pieces by a falling she'll
Ready to Charge Again.
AANGE ll1L we kept 10 cover all QdE
and slept all the time We needed it
after the exhausting work Of the
past eight days.
It was along about dark when I
was awakened by a runner from head
quarters. which was in a dugout
little way up the line. with word that
the platoon commanders were want
ed I happened to be in command of
the platoon. as Mr.. Blofeld was act
ing second in command OF the com
pany, Sergt Page was away in Havre
as Instructor for a month. and I was
the next senior.
I thought that probably this was
merely another detail for some
fatigue, SO I asked Wells II he would
90. he did. and in about half an
hour came back with a face as long
As my arm I was sitting on the fire
step cleo ming nv rifle and WeIlsie
sunk do n dejectedlv beside me.
Darby" he sighed hopelessly.
-wOt do You think is NJ now?'
I hadn't the fsintest idea. and Sid
50. had. however. as the educated
Bones used to say. "a premonition Of
impending disaster" As a Fremont
tor I was a success. Disaster was
cover the Topy Orders.
Weilsie sighed again and spilled the
were goin' over tn bleedin' ton
At g We don't ave TO carry any
LUIS " e &c III TIE llESN BluOllA4
wave"
Going without intrenching tools
was supposed to be a sort OF conso-
iation for being in the first wave
The other three waves carry the rom-
hinatian picks and shovels. They
consolidate the trenches after they
have been taken bv the first wave
That is. thew turn the trench around
facing the other way TO be ready for
2 counter attack. It is a miserable
ioh.
The tools are heavy and awkward.
and the last waves get the cream OF
the artillery fire. as the borhs natur-
allv dnas not want to take the chance
Of shelling the first wave. for fear Of
Getting his own men However. the
first wave gets the machine gun fire
and gets Il good
At that. the first wave is the pref
srenre. I have heard hundreds OF
-7en saw 50. Probably the reason IS
that a bullet unless IL is explosive. !
makes a relatively clean wound |
while a shell fragment may mangle |
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