New Britain herald., 1918-05-04

with a screech and swish, swish,
and sometimes they sing-beautiful
music. When you can hear them
like that you know you are prefectly
safe and they are not coming near
you, but the Silent Lizzies that you
don't hear are the ones that kill you
or send you to the hospital. Every
rule has an exception and that is what
concerns this little boy.
Under Fire.
Il was peacefully sleeping in my
dugout one morning about 10 a. M,
when all of q sudden | awOke to find
myself badly in need of fresh air. L
walked about for Il few minutes and
suddenly | received iolt--a bounce
as it Wee, which throw me violently
against a tree, Earring my sense OF
propriety and the beef stew | had tor
breakfast. The shrapnel, which was
contained in Lizzie, struck every place
about me, passing between my legs
and whizzing by my ears and striking
the tree but not my body. I was like
q rag for two hours, but 7 came
around again and was soon able to
stand when the big ones began to fly
about us again. That was the first
time | felt like IL cents. I've
often felt like cents.
These are exciting times for we.
us, and company, expecting every
minute to have the big German drive
swing over us, but if it ever does, and,
strange though this may seem we
hope it does, the 1920. cooperating
with the rest of the 26th division will
do its best. You know from the papers
what the 26th has been doing and it
has been proving it's worth at every
sc and I tell you every human be-
ing likes to be commended. Up to
lately we have been almost unknown,
though very worthy of recognition,
while other troops have had nation
wide notice caused by deeds per
formed by the same outfit. We feel
rather pleased over the praise given
us.
cheering letters is APPARENT in another
letter in which he compliments his
sister with the title Of the greatest
little gloom chaser" It's great TO
have you people at home so cheerful,
and it is q drag on q fellow to have
! his folks most worried to death about
him.
"You've seen the praise given us
in the papers for the showing we
made up at the front and even now
| I'm sticking out my chest with an in
crea sing feeling of pride at the way
our regiment acted against Mr.. Fritz,
I guess we can't kid the folks any
more into believing that we were hay
ing a real excursion, but l can tell
you that though we are going through
/ SINE tough stuff we're having fun
out Of it so we won't be old young men
whom you read about, Well be just
as happy when we come home as
when we left, and just as full of fun.
I'VE were right there just as I said
we would be, and We'll be there every
time. Things are just as lively as
they can be and the big shells are
| dropping about us and have been all
night. The magination can picture
but little the actual feelings of per
son up here. This doesn't seem to be
a very honest war, because the
Boches are not honest. They try to
catch man when he's sleeping and
actually murder him, but it isn't very
often that they succeed.
Big Drive Is On.
!. 4 The big drive is on in full swing,
but you folks know more about the
results than we do. We only know
WHat we SIC anu pSSo 'iA'''i
nothing.'
On the following day the corporal
| added another "chapter' to his let
! ter. The Smelling was resumed dur
! ing the night and one shells struck
| the road in front of the place where
| he was Quartered, demoliShing blinds
! on the place. THAT was too close to
| be comfortable and a comrade and J
| decided to go into the dugout. Then
! the shells were dropping in punches
| as close as twenty yards away. We
| started to go out the door when,
| bang one dropped in front of us
| There was flash and we Wero
! knocked down, but not hurt. They
! went on that way for about an hour