Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-08-23
STORY OF LIFE's SOFTER SIDE
BEHIND THE BATTLE LINES
ALONG FLANDERS FRONT


sol after the months Of drouth; bu
ioday the sun is shining and Det"eel
/ tho sroolly white clouds the sky Is piu
he birds OF France are singing In IN
! woods more cheerfuily because or th'
refreshing OF the air. and the shsee'
% the raindrops on the leaves. AZ ma
been good haymaking weather. ahe
many OF the Tommies have been he'p'
ing the French farmers and tne''
women TO make haycocks finding thi'
work and the warm sweat OF u better
than the fatigues OF war.
PLAY With Children.
behind the lines where troops are
In reserve ready 10 move UP quickly u
the enemy makes trouble there are
Jolly children TO play with In the nay
md gives scenes Of nominees TO men
who have been long exiled from the
normal ways OF life in the monastery
OF the trenches
.It's good TO see kids again" said
a Canadian officer yesterday, and ne
laughed al the sight OF a Padre VINO
was down on his knees In the grass
building a nest OF hay for a little biue
eyed boy who sat IN the middle OF II,
while his four small sisters jumped
around. There was a good garden at
tnchcd 70 this battalion's headquarters.
nned with the scent OF sweet williams
ana holIyhocks and roses. and outside
the house where the Canadian officers
have their mess two girls were sit
ting dernurely doing needlewcrk with
eyes on the children.
II wish / were bit more handy
with the French language" said one
o. the officers. CHANGING toward tho
girls. THAT little black-eyed Indy
has the most sporting disposition.
Yesterday she went 20 the top Of thst
cherry tree like a bird"
In the village beyond the garden
1 Canadian band was playing a Sc
lection from an Italian opera with |
he musical dignity OF performers
who had just won prize In a corps
and lying on the grass
lround Il were Canadian officers and
nen with the warm sun on them and
he spirit OF peace In their eyes.
In the nelRhboring farmhousea we're
liiiets and mosscs. whore some other
canadians sat Ia their shirtsleeves.
copious draughts OF lemonade
Milling each others legs, amidst
oars Of laughter and discussing details
I personal adventures IN the front
ne whom they had goneout raiding
These Canadians have been raiding
he enemy with relentless Industry
d 90 days they have made IS raids.
~ one night SOME OF them went out !
q three raids within an hour or two I
midnight. They have made .
icncc OF ralding md carry II out like
anrgicm operation, and with the
slentihe interest OF surgeon i'm an
perating thcatcr. The officer who
ked the looks OF chilrden ana had the
entleat OF smiles Tor them told me
ON he had gone out with a raidins
arty some nights ago which had LEFT
dead Germans IN the trenches before :
turning home.
a Great Success. /,
'lt was great success, he said.
Z an went without hitch. and. apart
ON the dead. there were many
oundcd. all from bayonet work. We
'cfer the hayonct to the bomb: IL
akcs a clearer job Of IT," {
Many OF these Jobs" have been done :
the ncighbrhood OF NcuviHe Vitassc.
ere In no Ignorance that tho Cana Z
ans were facing them. because they
Il their visiting cards. so TO speak. 5
the trenches. and nut up provoca-
'e messages in No Mans Land. =
A little while ago thoy made large
lg upon which ono OF them who has
good knowfedgo OF German wrote az
me words which they knew ,Vould ri
rt the cncmys feelings IKE rnbbng Il
q into his wounds. .eYour morale h. "a
rfecOy rotten" was the messapo an 81
, fiae YOU had better wire vo,r- :,
L ia Next time we arc rolpr NJ roia =
gr haiulion hoadgnarters
one Canadian raidlnr marty lsv an.
nieht n No Man's I.and ,,bich
some unrtq Of their front ,,,s nao
rds Wide and in other patta ,,,t NOR. =
0n So Yards wide. and then er.,viel 90
ward Before makins their jump T.
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