Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-31

ever" although his health has been impaired by the hardships of battle and the wounds he received when serv ing with the Canadian troops. He has written of his experiences for his friends here, and in part his story is reproduced below. He is a resident of Lowell, and is employed at the present time in this district.
 @To begin with-why did I enlist? That question is answered by every man in khaki today, further reason is unnecessary. At the outbreak of war in August, 1914, men rushed to the cclors and many were turned down whO were anxious to go. Nobody could hazard even a guess as to how long it would last but it was the spirit of adventure coupled with that of a desire to avenge that drew men into the service. The terrible victorious onslaught of the Germans in the fall of 1914 and the succeeding winter made people stop and think what would be the outcome should the en- emy succeed in reaching Paris or Calais. The first 100, 00,OO0-Kitchen- CTS "contemptible little army'-they saved the world from the Hun and none or practically none remain to reap their just dues.
 Tt was in the early spring of 1915 that l resolved that my place was lover there" How could ] ever sub iect myself to what thought were i'm positions. The tables were reversed for l was taking orders from men whom in civilian life l was over. But a lasting cOmTadeship sprung up among the fellows. How eagerly we took to our short training at Montreal and we cursed the powers that made us climb Mount Royal every day, but we had enc thought-each man was trying to perfect himself for that great day when we would go into the front line The daily bulletins only served to incense us to do better and 10 forget our petty grievances.
 Secretly the day of our departure for England was kept from us. On the ship it was far from monotonous. To about 99 percent it was their first sea going trip and very few were sick. We had the usual life-boat drill and we imagined we could see submarines every day. On the 10th morning we sighted land and we all glad to dis embark. Our stay at ShOTncliffe, Kent, was very brief There had been heavy losses and drafts were needed to reinforce the line The nsght pre- vious to crossing the channel hearts beat excitedly and last letters were written home.
 On landing in France we were de tailed for finishing touches back of the base for about three weeks.
 A 25-mile march brought us to the reserve trench and We knew that we would relieve the nth battalion the following night. Under cover Of the darkness We crept up the communica- ton trench, met the fellows coming out who wished us good luck and at last We had our ambition realized we were within a stones throw of Fritz How careful We were the first night of our every movement. We spoke in whispers and if everyone felt like l did, he was far from cOmfcrta- ble. On our second night we had our baptism of German artillery con centratiOn on our line In that short 24 hours we had adapted ourselves re- markably and considered ourselves seasoned soldiers During our first sOjourn of 1 days in the front line we sustained no casualties although sev- eral of the fellows had severe colds:
 "A 3-day rest. not altogether a rest either, for we had stiff drilling to keep us in shape and back to the front line again. On this occasion l lost two of my pals and a keener desire than ever to avenge came into my heart Most of the boys were young lads and after drilling. training and living together under all sorts of con ditions, we seemed like huge family Weeks-months passed with nothing different except repitition of the first week A new draft had arriyed-we had lost several-two or. three each day and the new chaps brought news from home.
 Many months passed and June saw the advance on the Somme. I was be- ginning to think that I was invulnera- ble and that I was not to be killed CT hurt. l was mistaken. My friends were nearly all gone. I mean the fel- lows l enlisted with-new ones had taken their places. 1 felt lonely and lOnged fer something definite to hap pen l had a feeling as if it were gO- ing too slow and l wanted action more action l had no idea what these symptoms pOrtended but 1 had a sus- piciOn that if something did not hap pen out of the ordinary pretty soon, something within me would snap as was growing dreadfully nervous. The incessant roar of the enemy guns and of our own for 24 hours a day for s months was driving me crazy. Ten thousand Sacramento Hill Blasts all at once. it seemed.
 How cool and comfortable the bed felt. Yes. il was a real bed and I could hear a wOman's voice-it was the ward nurse How did I get there. how long had ! been there. what day was it and a thousand more questions ! wanted t6 ask but I did not have the energy to satisfy my curiosity. J wanted to sleep and the nurse told me that I had already slept weeks.
 Three months later ] went before a medical board. The orderly said: You got your ticket lad" Imagine how glad they were tO know that even If I was unfit for further service was coming home. On the ship there were 120 of us.
 At Quebec we were held up for about days getting our final papers of dis