El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-02

/ selves over TO the same manifesto
lions Of JOY 1t seems that IL has been
I the same along the entire line Of the
franL on this occasion we have fired
several shots.
ION every side the same songs are
heard. in the second and third line
trenches as much as in the first line
Firm time 20 time the buEles here and
there play fantastic airs. This noe
turnal manifestation has been truly
impressive Yesterday. as this eve
ming. II took place along the whole
front. from the sides OF the North
sea TO the frontiers OF Switzerland
and the Germans have heard a concert |
which cannot have been very pleasing
to them. Those who occupied the
trenches OF the first line, directly in
front Of us, tried timidly 20 shout I
some and 70 sing a little. A trumpet
even sounded twice. Surely the boches
must have had their spirits tortured /
by this patriotic French demonstra- I
ton They viii know in the early ]
morning what IL is all about
Patrol Goes Out.
Here is the story Of a little eNpe-
dition we have Just made right up 10 I
their very lines. At ] o'clock In the ]
night all those who were TO 20 In the ]
patrol ambush left the trench and I
passed beyond our net work Of barbed I
wire.
There. bay0nts are fixed and guns I
out two or three meters apart In or
der not 10 make and noise we left I
our znapsaclls behind. we filled our !
pockets with cartridges
when all was ready the colonel /
started US off. moving carefully and I
IN silence. We took a few steps. half /
crCucied, and then we threw our
selves flat and rested a minute. lis
teIlng- The field OF grass and saln-
foiu favored our plan We disap-
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utes 10 progress three or four meters.
The movement had been planned in
such a way that the climax OF our
sortie should come only after the
moon had gone down
To AstonIsh the BOehes.
As soon as the moon disappeared
we again went ahead and reached the
advanced post We are protecting
some comrades who have remained a
little behind who are noiselessly do
ing the business which viii astonish
the eyes OF the boches when the day
appears The work finished We re-
turned and could see q magnificent
little italian nag flutterinE in the
wind on the top OF long pole Be-
side IL were two large posters nailed
On a plank and upheld by two sup
ports They carried the following in
scriptions: The entire universe is
disguised with your way OF doing.
italy has declared war on Austria May
%, 1879
ALREADY one can see what will
greet the boches in the early morning
an Italian flag! A poster with let
ters as long as ones armi And what
does II mean2 It means that they viii
learn Of the grand news. They viii
know that italy IS going TO fight on
the side Of France to safeguard civ
ilization and liberty Moreover, in
spite Of their preparation for the eve
ming. they viii see they have been
beaten and that without being seen
we have succeeded in planting the
italian colors under their very noses" Z
Old Trench an Old Friend.
After two days in the second line
Of trenches we have been relieved by
a new regiment We slept In the ruins
OF a village. We LEFT our sector with
great regret In leaving. IL seemed
stone Of the way, each field. each lit
tie hill and all the ruins OF the neigh
boring villages. retained bit OF our
Zach step toward the rear recalled
to our minds a world Of memories. on
that side there had been an explosion
near us: on the other a cOmrade had
been killed or wounded. Here. during
the bad season we had marched In
mud and water up TO our knees; there.
Another Stop.
Finally, after having made is
kilOmeters. we arrive. our shoulders
sore with the weight OF the KNAPP
sacks. our feet and legs weary and
weakened from fatigue. at a village
as important as --. The brave peo-
pie. old men. women and children. are
at the doors 20 watch US file by. They
give us a warm welcome As soon as
we arrive we are assigned the differ
ent barns, for we are 10 pass the re-
mainder Of the day and the night in
this village.
Through Deserted Villages.
about 10 o'clock We arrive at the
village Of - and are stopped We
have made about Is kilometers. We
are camped near the river the trees
serving as parasOls against the rigors
Of the sun After a nice little nap
under the trees I walked into the viii
lage. where I amused myself with my
comrades. Many Of them are bathing
In the canal
About two IN the morning we ar
rive at the village Of -. Il Is COM
pletely destroyed. Not a single house /
or barn IS left uninjured. The church ,
is IN ruins and the cemetery also. The
big steeple clock is buried. The streets
are barricaded, stone and marble max
ing them veritable walls. Tt is not
long ago that we took this village ,
back again from the Germans. The
trenches are 200 meters away. There
we find a perfect labyrinth. The jour
nCy ended. we are literally overcome
with fatigue; but for all that we have
20 keep constant watch so as not TO
be taken by surprise. Now begins
again the same old routine.