Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-10-06

The inhabitants of Cernay who had
remained. mostly old people. we're all
gathered in barn because of the fear
or spies. Here they were guarded by
soldiers. As the enemy bombardment
always occurred AT u certain hour. our
commander thought that somebody In
the village was in communication with
the enemy by means of concealed
telephone. II was even discovered
that the hands of the church clock had
been turned and at one time stood at
six and shortly after AT five O'Clock.
The spy who signaled the enemy by
means of this clock was not discov-
cred. neither anyone using a concealed
telephone instrument. In order TO
catch the right one all the civilians
were informed in the barn. These
civiiian Prisoners were supplied in the
same way the soldiers We're. with food
and drink. hut We're also exposed like
the soldiers, TO the daily lombard
mentS. which In time DESTROYED the
whole village Two women and one
child had been killed In this manner
and yet the people were not removed.
Almost daily houses caught fire In the
village and burned down. The shells
were now falling regularly at eight
o'clock in the evening. They were OF
heavy caliber. At eight o'clock prompt
", when the first shell arrived. we left
the town. There followed. in short in
tervals. fourteen 10 fifteen shells. the
iron ration" We believed that the
French cannon sending these shells
were brought up somewhere at night
When we returned from our prone
made. as we called the nightly excur-
sion. We were sent 10 our places in the
trenches. There We were used for ev-
were called up TO fortify farm taken
from the French the previous day We
tHd 10 build machine guns and place
them.
our camp NJ Cernay-en-Dermois was
continually under heavy bcmbar,iment.
Finally rest became Impossible The
heavy-ca!iSer shells struck the roofs
of the houses and penetrated To the
cellars. The civilians wer" taken away
after several had been killed by shells.
After about ten weeks in this country
we were sent to another part Of the
front. Our destination was keI,. from
us.
At the depot at Challarnn-e we en-
tered train waiting for Us. II con-
sisted of second and third class
coaches. The train rolled slowly
through the beautiful country. and for
the fl - time since the war began we
saw the light behind the front. All the
depots. crossings and bridges were oc-
cupied by the military. Everywhere
was activity. Long trains loaded with
agricultural machinery of every vari-
ETY. stood at the larger stations. The
crew Of our train consisted of officials
OF the Prus>ian STATE railways. They
had traversed this country often and
told us that there was no agricultural
machine In all occupied territory. The
same thing happened with all machin-
cry Of industry that could he spared.
Everywhere we saw the finest kind
OF machinery en- route TO Germany.
In the evening we passed Sedan.
Early the next morning we arrived at
M"ntmedt. Here we had TO leave the
train and were permitted 10 go 10 the
city for several hours Montmedy IL
the principal base OF the Fifth army.
commanded by the crown prince. Enor-
nous stores of war materials we're
gathered here. Added TO this there
was the army field post institute and
the executive Offices Of the railways as
well as number of hospitals.
II was very lively in Montmedy.
Many wounded men were seen stroll
ling through the city and an especially
/ large number Of officers all AT home
were attached to single eiapes. In
+. faultless uniform. carrying riding
whips. they strolled around. This
point was about thirty-fve kilometers
behind verdun and one hundred kilo-
meters from our former position. As
we marched away shortly after noon
We suspected that we were being
taken to the neighborhood Of VerdUn.