The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-28
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Gordon B. Robb in North u Recovering from Re- suits of Wounds Sut-
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ing gassed, wounded and finally sent back to Blighty, and of dozens of other things equally as interesting and all worthy of space in over the Top" or any other war book you may have in mind, are told by Cor don B. Robb, Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery, who, in trying to re- purser on the Tillamook, which has been in port for the last two days. MT. Robb, whose home is tin Win nipeg, went across with the First Canadian Contingent in September, 1914. The same year he was trans ferred and commissioned in the Roy al Field Artillery of the Imperial Service. NS :& It was at Ypres, when his company was aiding the French Colonials, that Mir Robb experienced his first gas attack and it was the first time that the Germans had used gas. The huge cloud of smoke they saw was thought to be cover for the Ger man advance and the English and French held their ground Gassed as they were, half of the Canad- fans were killed by the Germans.
 "Have you ever peeled onions ?" asked Mir Robb. "A gas attack Is like that, only million times worse"
 The Germans had a system of bombardment. Every twenty min utes Ypres was shelled with IT. inch gun The ground was being torn up and numbers of Allies were being killed. ~ 5
 '"It was evident" said Mir. Robb, fhind the lines, yet there was no trace of them. Finally, Roman Catholic in the lines became suspic- ious of the actions of some of the Nuns in Ypres. They were frequent ly seen about the streets after dark. A woman was asked to examine them and it was found that they were men and Germans who were left behind dressed in the garb of the Nuns, when the Huns evacuated Ypres. They had been signalling the Germans, advising them. where to aim their guns and so on.
 When the Germans left Ypres, they poisoned all of the wells with arsenic so that the Allies were forced to go miles back of their lines for water" &
 MT Robb remarked about the re ligious spirit prevalent in the trench. es. At one time when the front line trenches were receiving an es- pecially fierce smelling, party left in one section of the trench divided and took cover in two dugouts. When the bombardment was over and they joined one another, man in one of the dugouts was asked what they had been doing "A hit of praying" he answered. By God" calculated the other chap, we've been praying like hell in here, too The German soldiers. even in the earliest days of the war. were glad to be captured, said Mir. Robb.
 When he received the wounds that sent him to Blighty, MT. Robb was scouting in front of their lines while the Allies were being shelled by the Germans. A shell burst above him and he was hurled into a horse whose entrails had been blown out and his head was lodged inside of the animal. "Why I did not smother before I was rescued two hours later I cannot tell. I can remember but little about it save the horrible odor, for I was fairly unconscious" fa
 e"If there are any mothers who are worrying over the welfare of their sons at the front, they can rest as- sured regarding one thing they get plenty of good food Since the war began, the soldiers are able to re- ceive an6ther convenience, they can bathe frequently The breweries nave been turned into bathhouses and the large vats make excellent bath tubs. t a@+ q Above all. people at home should not neglect to write frequent ietters to their friends and relatives in .the trenches. They should be the cheer. full letters that assure those over there that all is well here and that the people at home are thinking oi them."R '' ea 5pa' 4
 "And, probably just as tip to the American girls" Mir Robb added Most of the Canadian girls are right peeved because their brothers are marrying English and French girls" ffs : <
 Mir. Robb says he is highly ap preciative of the manner of his treat ment and entertainment by the peo pie of Juneau since his arrival here BARBER SHOP TO "