The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-05-16
SYNOPSIS.

IToes to England where he enlists in the
British army.
CHAPTER n-After a period Of train
ing, Empey volunteers for immediate @ Is9st. sHrv.
''somewhere in France" where ne hrst
makes the acquaintance OF the ever-pres-
lent "cooties."
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
lohurch services at the front while Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER IV-Fmpey's command goes
into the front-line trenches and Is under
IRE for the first time.
CHAPTER v-Empey learns to adopt
the motto Of the British Tommy, III you
ara going to get it. you'll get IT, 50 never
1cH1PTER vI-Back in rest billets, EN-
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CHAPTER vII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER vIn-Back in the front-Ine
trench; trenches E%geSw @go west Ssss ms H''' ''DN "
CHAPTER K-Empey makes big first
visit to a dugout in Suicide Ditch"
stitutes a days work. in the front-hne
CHAPTER xI-Empey goes over ne
Itop" for the first time In charge on a. tne
German trenches and Is wounded Dy
lbayonet thrust.
CHAPTER XII-Empey Joins the sui
lcdde club as the bombing squad Is Calico
CHAPTER VIII-Back in the front
line trench, Empey sees his first
friend of the trenches ''go West.''
CHAPTER IX-Empey makes his
first visit to a dugout in Suicide
Ditch"
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what
constitutes a days work. in the
front-line trench.
CHAPTER XI-Empey goes cover
the top" for the first time in a charge
on the German trenches and is
wounded by a bayonet thrust.
CHAPTER XII-Empev joins the
suicide club as the bombing squad
is called.
CHAPTER XIII-Each Tommy
gets an official bath.
CHAPTER XIV-Empey helps dig
an advanced trench under German
fire.
CHAPTER XV-On listening
post" in No Mans Land.
men "put one over" on Old Pepper,
their regimental commander.
CHAPTER XVII--Empey has mar
row escape while on patrol duty in
No Mans Land.
CHAPTER XVIII-Back in rest
billets Empey writes and stages a
farce comedy.
CHAPTER Soldiers have
many ways to amuse themselves while
''on their own:' .
Whist and solo whist are played Dy
the hightrows of the company.
When the gamblers tire of all other
games they try Banker and Broker"
I spent week trying to teach some
of the Tommies how to play poker, but
because won thirty-fve francs they
declared that they didn't 'fawncy" the
game.
Tommy plays few card games; the
general run never heard of poker, eu-
chre, seven up, or pinochle. They have
game similar to pinochle called
'sRoyal Bezique," but few know how to
play it.
Generally there are two decks Of
cards in section, and in short time
they are so dog-eared and greasy, you
can hardly tell the ace of spades from
the ace Of hearts. The owners Of these
decks sometimes condescend to lend
them after much coadng.
So you see, MIR. Atkins has his fun
mixed in with his hardships and, con-
trary to popular belief, the rank and
file Of the British army in the trenches
is one big happy family. Now in Vir-
>ginia, at school, was fed on old NC
;Gufy's primary reader, which gave me
an opinion Of an Englishman about
equal to '76 Minute Mans backed up
by a Sim Feiner's. But found Tom
my to be the best of mates and gen.
tleman through and through. He never
thinks Of knocking his officers. If one
makes a costly mistake and Tommy
pays with his blood. there is no gen.
eral condemnation of the officer. He
lis Just pitied. It is exactly the same
as it was with the Light Brigade at
Balaclava, to say nothing Of Gallipoli,
Neuve Chapelle and Loos. Personally
i remember q little incident where
cross in some shell-tossed field with
tears In his eyes as he reads the In
scription. And q little later perhaps
bend over a wounded man on stretch
er, patting him on the head.
More than once in hospital 1 have
seen q titled Red Cross nurse fetching
and carrying for wounded soldier,
perhaps the one who in civil life de-
livered the coal at her back door. To-
day she does not shrink from lighting
his fag or even washing his grimy
body.
Tommy admires Albert Of Belgium be-
cause he is not pusher Of men; he
leads them. With him it's not case
OF take that trench" it is ''come on
and we will take it."
It is amusing to notice the different
characteristics Of the Irish, Scotch and
English soldiers. The Irish and Scotch
Iare very impetuous, especially when it
anrnos to baycnet fighting. while the