New Britain herald., 1918-02-22
NO MAYS LAND'
 HAS OWN LANGUAGE
, Strange Lingo Coined by Soldiers
 in the Trenches
Copyright 1918 by British-Canadian
 Recruiting Mission)

Recruiting Mission)
 It is recognized that the readine public in general does not under a stand the words and phrases in com mon use in the dug-outs at the edge of No Mans Land.' When these words and phrases appear in dis patches and correspondence, some lexicon is needed and wanted partc- ularly by the relatives of the Ameri- can Sammies who are, or soon are, to go into the thick of it.
 Certainly none can define the phrases and words so well as the men who coined them, the Canadian ana British soldiers The staff of the BritishCanadian Recruiting Mission has undertaken to furnish free war Time Lexicon. All the officers and men of the staff of this mission are men who have come back from No S- Mans Land," many of them wound cd or gassed. They are devoting themselves to recruiting the forces of Canada and Britain to meet the expected effort of von Hindenburg to get ito Paris by April 1st."
 Artillery Registration
 When the aeroplane scouts and ob- servatiOn post men report some place tin the enemy lines which 1t IS deslr- able to register, one gun is given from the map q range and angle to this point, and the effect of the fire so directed Is observed. When the target is hit, several more shells are thrown to be sure of the accuracy of the range and angle, and the ex- act location is noted This target point is then said to be registered. and whenever 1t is desired to place ' shells at that point, the fire can be loss of ammunition.
 His-or-ours a soldier asks when he hears a shell but cannot see it.
 O-Pip-The soldiers pet name for observation post from which the movements of the enemy are watched through telescope.
 Blighty-The Briton's expression s for home. England. Also used of a wound which he hopes is serious enough to invalid him home to Eng land. The base hospital is some times called "BIishty Junction." as 1t is from there that the seriously wounded are sent back to England to recover. The word is really de- rived from the Hindustani word, 1 Belaiti, which means t'''somcthing foreign or lover -the-sea."
 Minnie-The German 1os-pound trench mortar high explosive shell, which can be plainly seen coming through the air. At night it has ;e tail of fire like a rocket It kills by ooncussion.
 Artillery Retaliation-Is an answer A to enemy artillery fire upon our trenches. When our trenches are being heavily shelled, the men in the firing line call for retaliation, and our batteries then commence a bonn bardment of the enemy front-lire trenches until their fire gradually ceases. Our artillery stops firing then, too.
 Cushy-Is the way the men who go ainto the firing line and cover the 'top" refer to the soldiers whose duty lies safely back of the lines. A "Cushy Job" is equivalent to 'Fa soft job" there is no danger connected with it.
 Waders-These are the high rub her boots worn by the men in the trenches to protect them from the mud and water that fills the bottom of the trenches. When the men arc
  left behind for the next company Go- ing into the trenches.
 Machine Gun Nests-Are steel and concrete Notifications behind which several machine guns are placed to rake the enemy lines, while protect ed themselves by the concrete and steel walls of the nest.
 Listening Post-Is 8 position cut in No Mans Land, a shell hole or crater, where scouts lie each night listening for enemy scouts or patrols, or to pick up useful information. Sometimes these posts are within ear shot of the enemy lines.
 ~ Observation Post-An observation post is a point in our lines from which a clear view can be obtained of the enemy territory. If it is an infantry observation post the enemy movements and defenses are noted and reported direct. If it is an ar tiIlery post, connection with the bat tery is made by telephone, the ob- = server reporting to the gunnerS all ~ movements and defcnses within range. All firing from the battery which is often miles behind the lines, is controlled by these observation posts far up near the enemy coun- try.
 Barra ge-A barrage is a protective wall or curtain of fire placed in front of infantry advancing to the attack until they have reached their final x objective, and made it secure. The distance the shells are thrown by the batteries is accurately timed so that the cu1 tain moves forward only so fast as the line of soldiers. If the soldiers move too fast they overtake their own barrage and therefore the attack is generally timed to, a walk ~ across NO Mans Land" Shrapnol Is the usual shell employed in bar rage, each shell bursting about ten