Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-16


with steel projections. At night in 8
trench, which is only about three to
1our feet wide, it makes a very handy
weapon. One punch in the face gen.
orally skaters mans jaw and YOU
can get him with the knife as he goes
down.
Then we had what we called our
| come-alongs." These are strands Of
parbed wire about three feet long.
niaoe into a moose at one end; at the
other end, the barbs are cut off and
| tommy slips his wrist through q loon
70 get good grip on the wire. If the
prisoner wants to argue the point. why
just place the large loop around his
neck ana no matter if Tommy wishes
TO return to his trenches at the walk
trot' or gallop, Fritz is perfectly agree
aoie to maintain Tommy's rate Of
speed.
we were ordered to black our faces
ana hands. For this reason; At night
the English and Germans use what
they call star shells, a sort of rocket
aHalr. They are fired from large
pistol about twenty inches long, which
IS held over the sandbag parapet of the
french and discharged into the air.
1hese star shells attain q height Of
ABOUT sixty feet, and range of from
nifty to seventy-five yards. When thew
nit the ground they explode, throwing
out strong calcium light which lights
up the ground in circle of radius of
pet"een ten to fifteen yards. They
also nave a parachute star shell which.
AFTER reaching height of about sixty
1eet, explodes. A parachute unfolds
ana slowly floats to the ground. light
Ing up large circle in No Mans Law,
The official name of the star shell is
a "Very-lfght." very-lights are used
TO prevent night surprise attacks on
the trenches. If star shell falls in
front OF you, or between you and the
GERMAN lines, you are safe from detec.
llon' as the enemy cannot see Won
through the bright curtain of light
But If it falls behind you and. as Tom.
my says, you get in the star shell
zone then the fun begins; you have |
10 lie nat on your stomach and remain |
aosolutely mOtionless until the light of |
the shell dies out. This takes on,.
Mhere from forty to seventy SECONDS.
II you haven't time to fall to tha
ground you must remain absolutely
sui IN Whatever position you were in
wnen the light exploded; it is advis.
''ole not to breathe, as Fritz has an
eye IKE an eagle when he thinks Won
are knocking at his door. When q star
smell is burning in Tommy's rear he
can hold his breath for week.
You blacken your face and hands ca
mat the light from the star shells will
not reflect on your pale face. In
trench raid there is quite sufficient
reason Tor your face to be pale. If YOU
ION [ believe me, try it just once.
linen another reason for blackenine
your lace and hands is that, after Won
nave entered the German trench ot
nght' white face" means Germans
plack face English. Coming around
traverse you see a white face in
ront OF you. With prayer and wish.
ng Fritz 1.-THE best O. luck" Won intro.
luce MIN to your "persuader" or
knife.
"A httle later we arrived at the com.
nulilcatlon trench named Whisky
treet, which led to the fire trench at
ne point we were to go over the ton
nd out in front.
LII our rear were four stretcher bear
Is ana corpora' of the r. A. M C.
arrylng pouch containing medicines
ma frst-afd appliances. Kind of y
rim reminder to us that our exned,.
ION was not going to be exactly q mir.
&c. The order of things was reversed
civilian life the doctors generally
ONE flrst, with the undertakers tao.
ing in the rear and then the insnr.
nee man, but in our case, the under.
akers were leading, with the doctors
'alllng behind, minus the insurance :
djuster. +
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