Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-23

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my heart sank. Surprising he had
rumbled that tapping, then all would
be up with our plan. I stopped drum
ming with my fingers and said:
"'Beg your pardon, sir, just a habit
with me-
".And a id silly one. too he an
swered, turning to his glasses again.
and I knew l was safe. He had not
tumbled to the meaning Of that tap
ping. i
"All at once, without turning round
he exclaimed:
"'Well. of all the nerve I've ever RUIZ
across, this takes the cake. Those
-- Boches are using that road
again. Blind my eyes, this TIM 1t IS a
! whole brigade of them, transports ana
| all. What a pretty target for our
ass The besgars know that we
won't fire. A id shame, l call 1t.
Oh, just for a chance to turn u -5o
loose on them
81 was trembling with excitement.
From repeated stolen glances Mt the
cantain's range chart, that road with
Ito range was burned into my mind.
"Oyer the wire l tapped, ID 23s bat
tery. Target II, Range 600O, 3 degrees
70 minutes, left, salvo, fire. Cassel
O. KID my message, and with the re
ceiyer pressed against my ear, l "alt
ed and listened. In a couple OF MIN
utes very family W. the wire cam
the voice Of our battery commande'
issuing the order: ID 2Ss battery
Salvo! Fire!
aThen a roar through the receive
as the four guns belched forth.
screaming and whistling overhead an
4 the shells were on their way.
: 1.-THE captain jumped as If ne wer
shot, and let out a great big expressly
d--n, and eagerly turned his glasse
in the direction Of the German roa'
+ I also strained my eyes Watching tha
o target, Four black clouds Of U $ ros
{. up right in the middle Of the Germa
e column, Four direct hits-anotne
record for d 23o.
o "The shells kept on whistling owe
y head, and I had counted twenty.1o,
n Of them when the firing sudden
ceased. When the smoke and gu
d clouds lifted the destruction on IN
re road was awful. Overturned limpe
" and guns, wagons smashed up, trool
fleeing in all directions. The road al
roadside were spotted all over WI
little field gray dots, the toll o. 0
nc guns.
u 1.-THE captain, In his excitement n
gn slipped of the sandbag. and was
IT. his knees IN the mud. the glass still
II. his eye He was muttering 10 h'ms
10 and Shaping his thigh with his dis.
gagged hand. At every slap e
II round Juicy cuss word would esca
ne from his lips followed by:
no "'Goodl Finel Marvellous! Pre-
me Worki Direct hits ALL
"Thcn he turned to me md shout'
mo ".Wilson, what do you think OF
IS Did you ever see the like Of 1t 10 y
Ike ufe9 D-n fine work, ! call It.
I'm "pretty soon a look Of wonder 81
oD' over his face and he exclaimed:
PM, ".But who in hi gave then,
nau order to fire. Range and everyth
ahu correct, too. know I didn't. VIII.
did I give you any order for the
terry to open up? OF course ! Ole
did I?
ing, IT answered very %emphatically,
~" sir, you gave no command. Noti
rue went through this post. ! am u
'"e' ntcly certain on that point, SIR
"tOf course nothing went tnrou
ea.t he replied, Then his face fell, ant
,",n muttercd out loud:
s." ".But, by Joye, wait TIL Ula
onss oer Gets wind Of this. Thereh De
flying .., =,
hav. on the wire:
Nv. "'0enerars compliments to Cal
nre A.. He directs that ofiicer anc
. W naler report at the double to pr'
tape. headquarters as soon as relieved
. w lief now on the way
nrted s.o,+ Wilson. and for
re- to Dras' ..'S,.' : "n.wered with, Re
nptco me. mate but I was trembling o..
" ave the generals message =
captain, and started packing w.