The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
SYNOPSIS.

Submarine Arthur Guy Empey, an AIner1-
lean, leaves his office IN Jersey CITY ana ana
British army.
CHAPTER II-After a period OF train
Eng. Empey volunteers for immediate serv-
ice and soon finds himself in rest billets
&'tsomewhere In France" where he hrst
lent "cooties.''
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
fchurch services at the front while Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER IV-Empey's command goes
into the front-line trenches and Is unoer
lire for the first time.
The motto of the British Tommy, If you
ARE going to get it, you'll get it. SO never
t-~cHzPrER W-Rack IN rest billets, EN-
Epey gets his first experience as mess
CHAPTER vII-Empey learns how the
british soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER v1II-Back In the tront.lipe IN Q
trench, Empey sees his nrst 1r1eno oi LILO
trenches ''go West"
CHAPTER X-Empey makes n h1s nrse
visit to a dugout in Suicide Ditch
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what con-
stitntes 8. days work" In the front-nne
= CHAPTER xI-Empey goes ''over .ne ne
ton" for the first time in a charge on the
lGerman trenches and is wounded by a
bayonet thrust.
CHAPTER xII-Empey Joins, the "sli-
tcdde club as the bombing squad Is caueo
CHAPTER VIII-Back in the front
line trench, Empey sees his first
friend of the trenches go West"
CHAPTER IX-Empey makes his
first visit to dugout in "Suicide
Ditch"
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what
constitutes a days work. in the
front-line trench.
CHAPTER XI-Empey goes "over
the top for the first time in charge
on the German trenches and is
wounded by bayonet thrust.
CHAPTER XII-Empey joins the
suicide club" as the bombing squad
is called
CHAPTER XIII-Each Tommy
gets an official bath.
CHAPTER XIV-Empey helps dig
an advanced trench under German
IL CHAPTER xv-on listening
post in No Mans Land.
CHAPTER XVI-Two artillery
men put one over" on Old Pepper,
their regimental commander.
CHAPTER XVII-Empey has mar
row escape while on patrol duty in
No Mans Land.
CHAPTER XVIII-Back in rest
billets Empey writes and stages a
farce comedy.
CHAPTER XIX-Soldiers have
many ways to amuse themselves while
ION their own
Chapter XX-Empey volunteers
for machine gun service and goes
back into the front line trenches.
CHAPTER XXI-Empty again goes
cover the top" in charge which
cost his company II killed and 81
wounded.
CHAPTER XXII-Trick with a
machine gun silences one bothersome
Fritz.
Sunday my head seemed to burst
from loud crack in my ear. Then
my head began to swim, throat got
dry, and a heavy pressure on the lungs
warned me that my helmet was leak
ing. Turning by gun over to No. 2, l
changed helmets.
The trench started to wind like q
snake, and sandbags appeared to be
floating in the air. The noise was hor-
!rible; sank onto the>fire step, needles
seemed to be pricking my flesh, then
;blackness.
Twas awakened by one of my mates
removing my smoke helmet. How de-
Incious that cool, fresh air felt in my
lungs.
A strong wind had arisen and dis
!persed the gas.
They told me that I had been "out"
flor three hours; they thought 1 was
fdead.
The attack had been repulsed after
"a hard fight. Twice the Germans had
gained a foothold in our trench, but
had been driven out by counter-at-
stacks. The trench was filed with their
dead and ours. Through periscope
II counted eighteen dead Germans In
our wire; they were CHASTITY sight in
their horrible-looking respirators.
I examined my first smoke helmet.
IA bullet had gone through it on the
fleft side, Just grazing my ear. The
gas had penetrated through the hole
made in the cloth.
J Out of our crew Of six we lost two
KILLED and two wounded.
That night we buried all Of the dead,
excepting those in No Mans Land. In
death there is not much distinction; !;
friend and foe are treated alike.
After the wind had dispersed the
gas the R. A. NJ. G. got busy with their
chemical sprayers, spraying out the
dugouts and low parts Of the trenches
to dissipate any fumes of the German
gas which may have been lurking in
same.
Two days after the gas attack I was
sent to division headquarters, in an
:swer to an order requesting that cap
tains of units should detail man
whom they thought capable of passing
an examination for the divisional in
telligence department.