Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14
N AN AMERICAN CAMP IN THE LORRAINE
SECTOR, April 3.-Last time 1 saw Dutch"

SECTOR April 3-Last time saw Dutch"
Powell he was plodding off to work just as
dusk was thickening into darkness. huge roll
of canvas had been tied horseshoe fashion around
the enormous pack his back. Shovels and picks
and other utensils of peace were otherWlse als,
posed about him. The muzzle of his rifle could
barely be seen over his right shoulder from pc
hind, so mountainous was the load, but the rlne
was where Dutch could get at it In hurry.
Keep fifty yard apart, men," ordered the ser
geant in command of the squad. And don't bunch
if the Heinies begin to SHE'LL
Dutch" and his companions had stopped
heavily down the sheltered street of the little
village On one side of that street they couId
not be seen from the German o. P.s Ihere hau
been a brief pause for rest and more darkness,
and then they began the muddy trudge Tor the
trenches Their rubber boots ran the length OF
their legs. They sweating healthtully under
their 1OO-pound loads While they rested tney
had kdded each other and paved Justify after the
fashion of large young bears. One pair burlesqued
a boxing match without bothering to drop thelr
packs. Their playful taps mad weight enough u
big huskies, aren't they?" commented my
companion Football players, some OF EN-. Inat
Dutch Powell used to be awful rough IN sKTlm'
for all he looks so good-natured. His pa USED 10
ENGINEERS UNDER FIRE
A detail of engineers had been called Tor from
the front trenches to build more dug-outs. some
of the old dug-outs were paw bone IN solole l
slang Others had been blown IN oy tne enemy
Ere Still others were to be made deeper and
wider and thicker and generally more shehprooI'
The men who had been football players ana law
and farm hands anu TICn hl0h OONN
were on their way to do the digging. They are out
thre vet for their detail was for week All hleII
long they will be at work with PICK ana SHOWER;
and during the day they will sleep IN aug aT
eat enormously and smoke cigarettes ana swap
gossip The fact that they will be under con'lhuai
fire will not bother them:
"You dig faster" Dutch" explained caIamly,
when the Heinies are shooting at you"
One is apt to think of military engineers in
bridge terms. Somehow, have always had a men
tai vision of working desperately to build
bridge under enemy fire. so that troops may be
rushed across. But that is bright spot in an en-
gneer's Job. Most of the time he is merely at hard
work, of which the chief alienation to such men
as "Dutch" is that the Henies shooting.
Yesterday the supply company called for more
from the narrow gauge mule road up which
there and lumber could be hauled, but there was
only one place where the building could be done.
That on the open hillside, In plain view from
the Boche o. Ps. The men of the engineers stol-
idIv worked on that hillside until the cars were
built All the time the Boche conscentiously
sbeled them but many of the best Boche gunners
have been sent to the big fight Those who re-
NAMED were annoying but not dangerous When
the scream of shell was heard the men Just sat
down behind their half finished cars and waited
until the pieces ceased flying. Then they went
to work again.
BOCHE TEARS UP ROAD
The day before the mule railroad had needed
repairing The Boche artillerists had the range of
the road so we'll that they made direct hits on it in
three nIaces The engineers had pulled up sidings
to get rails to replace those that were cut in
two and restored the grade and laid the ties Their
stroyed by a "heavy" and they patiently went back
and fixed it up again. That night Miliktns mule
road was functionng. He began to talk OF putting
on an observation and selling stock to staff
tourists. Tomorrow the engineers Will put little
bridge in on convenient side road. The Boche
hit it square tonight
It was the engineers who got into that pick
and-shovel scrap on the British front, when the