The Arizona copper camp., 1918-06-29
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CHAPTER Y-Fired by the news of the
sinking Of the Lusitania by a German
submarine, Arthur Guy Empey, an Ameri-
can, leaves his office in Jersey City and
goes to England where he enliSts in the
Rrftish army
CHAPTER II-After period of train
ing, Empey volunteers for Immediate serv
ice and soon finds himself in rest billets
Somewhere in France" where he first
makes the acquaintance OF the ever-pres-
.ent "cooties."
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
c2arch services at the front while Ger
nlan Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER Iv-Empey's command goes
into the front-line trenches and is under
fire for the first ttrn~
CHAPTER V-Empey learns to adopt
the motto of the British Tommy, 'Tf you
are going to get 1t, you'll get it, so never
worry"
CHAPTER VI-Back in rest billets. EN-
pey gets his first experience as mess
orderly.
CHAPTER vII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAP1Eh VTzl-BacK IN rne IronU-nne
trench, Empey sees his first friend Of the
trenches "go West"
CHAPTER N-Empey makes his first
visit to a dugout in Suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what con.
stitutes days work" in the front-lins
CHAPTER XI-Empey goes "over the
top for the first time in a charge on the
German trenches and is wounded by a
bayonet thrust
CHAPI5 .I-Empey JOINS the sui
eide club ,ne bombing squad is called.
CHAT XIII-Each Tommy gets au
offn' y. III. ~
TER AIV-rlInpcy zlvips dig an
Inced trench under German fire.
CHAPTER XV-On listening post" in
No Mans Land.
CHAPTER xvI-Two artilleryrnen ''put
one over on Old Pepper, their regimental
commander.
S-n, and eagerly turned his glasses
I'm the direction of the German road.
] also strained my eyes watching that
target. Four black clouds of dust rose
up right in the middle of the German
column. Four direct hits-another
record for D 238.
'The shells kept on whistling over
head, and I had counted twenty-four
of them when the firing suddenly
ceased. When the smoke and dust
clouds lifted the destruction on that
road was awful. Overturned limbers
and guns wagons smashed up, troops
fleeing in all directions. The road and
roadside were spotted all over with
little field gray dots, the toll of our
guns.
"The captain, in his excitement had
slipped off the sandbag and was on
his knees in the mud the glass still at
his eye. He was muttering to himself
pd slapping his thigh with his olsen
gagged hand. At every slap big
round juicy cuss word would escape
from his lips followed by:
"'Goodl Fine! Marvellous! Pretty
Work Direct hits all
''Then he turned to me and shouted:
"sWilson, what do you think of it?
Did you ever see the like Of it in your
life? D-n fine work, call it.
'Pretty soon look of wonder stole
over his face and he exclaimed:
"'But who in. HI gave them the
order to fire. Range and everything
correct, too. know 1 didn't. Wilson,
did give you any order for the bat
terry to open up? OF course 1 didn't,
did I?
"I answered very emphatically, NO,
sir, you gave no command. Nothing
went through this post. am abso-
lutely certain on that point, SIR
"'Of course nothing went through
he replied. Then his face fell, and he
puttered out loud:
NBut, by Jove, wait till Old Pep
per gets wind of this. Therell be fur
flying
Just then Bombardier Cassell cut in
on the wire:
Generals compliments to Captain
A.. He directs that officer and sig
naler report at the double to brigade
headquarters as soon as relieved. Re
lief now on the way
SIN an undertone to me, Keep a
brass front, Wilson, and for Gods
sake, stick answered with, Rely on
me, mate but was trembling all over.
II gave the generals message to the
captain, and started packing up.
'The relief arrived, and as we left
the post the captain said:
"'Now for the fireworks, and know
they'll be good and plenty They were.
"When we arrived at the gun pits
the battery commander, the sergeant
major and Cassel were waiting for us.
We fell in line and the funeral march
y brigade headquarters started.
ARRIVING at headquarters the bat
terry commander was the first to be
interviewed. This was behind closed
doors. From the roaring and explo-
sions of Old Pepper it sounded as if
raw meat was being thrown to the
lions. Cassell, later, described it as
sounding like bombing raid. In about
two minutes the officer reappeared.
The sweat was pouring from his fore
head, and his face was the color Of a
beet. He was speechless. AS he
passed the captain he jerked his thumb
in the direction of the lions den and
went out. Then the captain went in
and the lions were once again fed
The captain stayed about twenty min
.utes and came out. 1 couldn't see his
fooo dv0OY1 IN J,ic cboTIdorS