The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-12-26

gunner.
.o CHATTER 1.-THE great war starts
from the navy. and he sails for France
with a determination to enlist.
CHAPTER III-He Joins the Foreign
Legion and is assigned TO the dreadnaught
Cassard where his craftsmanship wins
him high honors.
CHAPTER Iv-Depew IL detached from
his ship and sent with a regiment OF the
Legion to Flanders where he soon finds
himself In the front line trenches.
CHAPTER Vile is detailed to the ar
tllery and makes the acquaintance OF the
'76's". the wonderful French guns that
have saved the day for the ailIes on many
a battlefield. Before seeing any action, he
Is ordered back to his regiment In the
front line trenches.
CHAPTER vI-Depew goes cover the
top" and gets" his first German In a bay
onet fght
CHAPTER Willis company takes part
In another raid on the German trenches
a fierce charge OF the Huns. who are
moved down as they cross No Mans
Land
CHAPTER vIII-Sent TO Dixmude with
dispatches, Depew is caught In . Zeppelin
raid, but escapes unhurt.
CHAPTER Ix-He Is shot through the
thigh In a brush with the Germans and
Is sent to hospital. where he quickly
RECEIVERS.
CHAPTER X-Ordered back to sea duty.
Depew rejoins the Cassard. which makes
several trips to the Dardanelles as a con-
voy. The Cassard is almost battered to
pieces by the Turkish batteries.
CHAPTER XI-The Cassard takes part
in many hot engagements in the memoir
able Gallipoi campaign.
CHAPTER XII-Depew is a member OF
a landing party which sees fierce fighting
In the trenches at Callipon
CHAPTER XIII-After an unsuccessful
trench raid, Depew tries to rescue two
wounded men in No Mans Land, but both
die before he can reach the trenches.
CHAPTER XIv-Depew wins the Croix
de Guerre for bravery in passing through
a terrific artillery fire to summon aid TO
his comrades in an advanced post
CHAPTER Xv-on his twelfth trip 10
the Dardanelles. he is wounded in a naval
engagement and, after recovering In a
hospital at Brest, he is discharged from
service and sails for New York on the
steamer Georgic.
CHAPTER XvI-The Georgia is cap
tured by the German raider Moewe. De-
pew, with other survivors. Is taken aboard
the Moewe.
CHAPTER XVII-Transferred to the
Yarrowdale. which was captured later by
suffer terrible hardships until they arrive
In Germany.
CHAPTER XvII-At swinemunde, they
are placed In a prison camp where they
suffer terribly from cold, hunger and mis-
treatment at the hands OF the guards.
CHAPTER XIX-The prisoners are
transferred TO Neustrelitz. but get no bet.
ter treatment there than at Swinemunde
Chapter xX-After several weeks al
Neustrelitz, they are transferred once
more TO Dulmen, Westphalia, experiencing
more OF the same brand OF German Kul.
tur while making the journey.
took Swatts' broom and cleaned
wood was. This got great laugh. II
was quite humorous to the men who
had shivered there for weeks. maybe.
but to me 1t was about as funny as a
cry for help. ! got wood though, be-
fore had been there long.
There was a great big cupboard
that looked more like a small house.
built against the wall Of the hospital
barracks in one corner of the room
and not far from the stove. Kate was
the only patient able TO be on his feet
so l thought he would have to be my
chief cook and bottle washer for a
while; and, besides, there was some.
thing about him that made him look
pretty valuable. had not recognized
his whistling yet. SO Slim looked to be
the right name for him.
"Slim. what's that big cupboard
fort"
How'd l know? Nuthln' In It,"
"Slim, that would make a fine box
for coal or wood. wouldn't TT"
"Um. Whar de coal an woodf"
"I'm going out and take observa-
lions, Slim. Take the wheel while I'm
gone, and keep your eye peeled for
U-boats." So sneaked out the door
and began looking around.
III you look at the sketch l have
made, II will not take you long TO see
that next TO us was n vacated Russian
barracks. And II did not take me
much longer TO see II, too. Back TO
the hospital and Slim.
"Slim. what barracks are next 10
usf"
Russian burrucks. only dey amt
dere now. Been sick"
"And you mean TO tell me you don't
know where 10 get woodf"
"Sick men been in dem burrucks."
"Sick men here. aren't therel Let's
co."
That did the trick. The black boy
would watch from the hospital win
dows until he saw the coast was clear.
then we would slip into the barracks
next door. aud he would watch again.
When there was no sentry near
enough 20 hear US. crash and out
would come n dividing board from the