The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-11

tumbied TO the meaning OF that tap
ping.
IAN at once. without turning round.
he exclaimed:
"'weiI. of all the nerve I've ever run
across. this takes the cake. Those
Boches are using that road
again. Blind my. eyes, this tine It il a
whole brigade Of them. transports and
all. What q pretty target for our
4-Ss.' The bcEgsrs know that we
won't Ore. A Id shame. call IL.
Oh. just for . chance to turn d 238
loose on Them
Il was trembling with excitement.
From repeated stolen giances ut the
captains range chart. that road with
Its range was burned into my mind
''Over the wire tapped. ID 23S bat
terry. Target IL. Range COCO. 3 degrees
so minutes. left. saiyo. fire. Casseil
o. KID my message. and with the re-
ceiver pressed against my ear. wait
ed and listened. In a couple of min
utes very family over the wire came
the voice OF our battery commander
Issuing the order: d z3S battery.
Salvoi Fire'
s-Then q roar through the receiver
~ the four guns belched forth. 4
screaming and whistling overhead. and
the shells were On their way.
The captain jumped MS II he were
shot, and let out great big expressive
d-n. and eagerly turned his gis~aes
Ia the direction of the German road
I 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-anothes
record for d 23s.
The shells kept on whisfiing over.
head. and l 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 iimbcrs
and guns. wagons smashed up. troops
fleeing In Rii dircrfioas. The road and
roadside were spotted all over with
little oeid xray dots. the toll OF our
guna
The captain. In his excitement. had
slipped on the sandbaE. and was on
his knees In the mud. the glass stfii a.
his eye. He was muttering to himself
and sispping his thigh with his disen-
gagged hand. Al every slap q big
round juicy cuss word would escnpe
from his lips followed by:
-Good' Fine. Afsrveiousi Pretty
Work. Direct hits ALL
Then he turned to me and shouted I:
Wilson. whnt do you think OF III
Did you ever see the like Of it IN your
lifef D--n fine work. I call IT,
-Prrtfy soon q look of wonder stole
over his face and he exclaimed:
But who In h@ gave them the
order to fire. Range and everything
correct. too. I know I didn't. Wilson.
did give you any order for the bat
tery to open up7 OF course I didn't
mo ~ s
II answered very emphaticarly. no.
sir, you gnve no command. Nothing
went through this post I am abso-
futeiy certain on that point. SIR
-'of course nothing went through
he replied. Then his face fell. and he
muttercd out loud:
But. by Jove, walt tiii Old Pep
per gets wind OF this. There1i be fur
nying.'
Just then Bombardier cassell cut In
on the wire:
Generals compliments to Captain
A.. He directs that ofnccr and Sig
naler report at the double to brigade
headquarters as soon as relieved. Re
lief now on the way
'Tn an undertone to me. Keep a
brass front. Wilson. and for Gods
sake. Stick / answered with, Rely on
me, mnte.' but wus trembling all over.
Il gave the generals message to the
captain. and started packing up.
The relief arrived. and ns we lekt
the post the captain said:
SHOW for the fireworks, and I know
they'll bc good and plenty They were.
-when We arrived at the gun pits
the battery commander, the sergeant
major and Cnsseil were waiting for M.
We fell In line md the funerai march
to brigade headquarters started.
~Arriving at headquarters the bat
tcry commander wns tho Arst to be
interviewed. This was behind closed
doors. From the roaring and explo-
sions OF Old Pepper It sounded as II
raw meat was being thrown to the
Hons. Casscll. Inter. described It as
sounding like bombing rnld. In about
two minutes the officer reappearcd.
The sweat was pouring from his FORE
hend. and his face wns the color Of q
beet. Ho was speechlcss. Al he
passed the captain he jcrkcd his thumb
In the direction Of tho lions den and
went out. Then tho captain went Ia.
and tho lions were once again fed.
The captain stayed about twenty min