Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: FRIDAY JANUARY 25 1918

get MS guns rlSht, TO NIX things up, as
hc said. speaking with Il grim worn
look at the box OF tricks by his side.
Half an hour before he went over he
was seen by the enemy In - Chateau
away oil the hill in front OF him by
the white glare of their Verey lights
lie had tried to stop every time a
light went up, but they saw his move
mcnt. and instantly field gun opened
on him. Its shooting was marvellous
and ] saw how near the shells had
fallen to the track of that tank-only
yard or two away.
The young pilot was sitting outside
his tank, with the sergeant. but pres
emily he said, II guess well get inside
This is getting too hot" And inside
as they advanced TO battle, tho pilot
and the sergeant and one other man
were the only ones awake. All the
rest were fast asleep. dead and drugged
By sleep. after their long ordeal.
ONE TANK STRUCK TREE:
FIRST SHELL BJRS-' INSIDE
direct hits. The first shell burs, in
side the tank after passing between
the arm and the body OF the pilot
and by an amazing chance did not
wound a soul. Another shell came in
side. and again no one was hit Later
with their tank. which had become
stuck between two banks up by -
village. when tho enemy was still
fighting there. biachine-Eun bullets
whipped round them like IL swarm OF
wasps. but only one man was hit, and
he was only slightly touched 1T was
a million TO one chance each time"
said the pilot. three sets OF miracles
which you can't count on again"
have had many other tank expert
ences. but am not going to talk about
them. Tho rcason-'the q. II. @" is
.N-s - 1,
| talks too much about the tanks.
Why
Never mind why. However. will
coufidcntially tell you one Of the rea-
sons why we must not say too much
about them. It is not good form TO
say too much about the "old lady
the tank.
Now let me try to end my long tale
| by telling you my one last experience
in the Flanders, when they at last
tagged" me for the RllShty. But ii
is not saying that | am going to re-
main tagged" because since coming
over here l found out that there is no
place like the trenches. And would
you believe that after being back In
the Biighty ! am beginning to think
that our trenches at the front are
safer than the streets at hone? And
besides. when you are at the front YOU
are sure that you have your good food.
clothes and tobacco apienty, but here
at home il the Considerations objector"
who stayed at home does not take half
OF your earned allowance the
physically unfit" is sure to get il.
And that is not all. At the front there
is liberty" about which YOU have
heard all the long haired poets write
since Mother Eve was kicked out of
the Paradise. Eut at home you cannot
move. or even cross a street, withou,
having TO face some kind OF a rcgula :
ton that was drawn by politicians
And another thing-at tho front YOU
have just one job TO finish up. For
that matter. Just one job for everybody
10 finish UP, and be done with You
don't have 10 think about the war
either. Neither do you worry about
who started it. or what we are going
TO do after the war has ended. Yes.
sir. al the front you don't think so
much about the war. Just one thing
you think about in the trcnchand and
that is simplc-"killing Fritzics.' No
lectures. no meetings, no cheap talk
there. No disagreement either. Every
BODY knows-and for the dear life of
me. how any one could think TO the
contrary-that there is just one way
to end the war--kill all the Frjtzies
lens after the war
80 as soon as ! get better. the sirple
and peaceful life for me.
Now coming back TO the last battle
IN which Tough: and Got my
"Blghty."
When everything was being gotten
up TO prepare the Hun at the Flanders
'front.', the ;anks--a number OF them
were transferred to that front. But
once we got there. our commend found
out that not all Of our available tanks
could be used along the muddy FIand-
er7 front That is why and many
others left our tank and fought in the
open.
FRITZ FIGHTING DESPERATELY
FOR EVERY FOOT OF WAY
When YOU see that phrase of uaiC's
we attacked this morning on a wild Q
front you probably don't realize all
that ii means.
It's rot simply case. as even the
/ fuller story afterwards might sus-
gest, OF topping the bags" at the
/ word go. making for your objec-
( tive, and consolidating Tiff YOU get
/ through
/ There's much more than tina, 10 il,
/ let me tell you.
Frt. is now really desperate. and
the way he fights every foot Of the
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