The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-16
CHAPTER vi.
"Rack Of the LIne.D

I'ocil we N'f' ia a merry m9oV' al,
Jhoueli we were 'oIu ana wei anu
F every bone IN our bodies acned 1t
iHabes g iot ol dilIefence Whelilrr you
"iv soiiS ia or gong out
Al tine end OF the communication
trench iimhers were waiting ON the
rood for us. thought we were gong
TO r.de back To rest hIlIelS hat soon
found ont mat the only tlme an ~.
ian'THu rides is when ne y
wounded and is bound for jir base or
l}hShty These limbors carried our
reserve ammunition ana iaJloIs' Gun
march to rest mllets was thoroughly
enjoyed py me- II seemo0 as IL
We're ON IulIou4h' ana was leaving be-
NINA everything 'hat "ls oisasreF
ooIe ana horrible every recruit leelS
inns way al'er oeihS renewed from 'ie
liehcheS.
We marched eight Eilos ana then
matted III Iroht oil ~ lrencn esl'''n'N'|
me captain gave the ORDER TO turn
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l'0tS some OF tne work OIL the H.
/ a. w. - H'oF"l army Mou'ca' 'o'i'Sl'
II SI.'l.'N in'llns lial N 'oS' % an az
iacA' llllN pilIol VIII aecoNil'loo''e
ilty wounded VINO are ah'' 'o sll UP
"'u '"Ne nouce' Vi twenty S''o''i''
'"sVs'
IL was NOT long atter thls that was
one ol lhe ~ lying
soon hit the hay ana was fast
asIeen, even my friends the "cooues'
tnilcd to disturb me.
! The next morning at about six
! O'Clock ! was awakened by the lance
corporal Of our section, informing me
That | had been detailed as mess or
derry, and to report to the cook and
give hin a hand. | helped him make
the fire, carry water from an old well,
and fry the bacon Lids of dlXes are
used to cook the bacon in. After
breakfast was cooked, carried IL dixie
of hot tea and the lid full Of bacon to
our section, and told the corporal that
breakfast was ready He looked at me
in contempt and then shouted, Break
fast up, come and SET II" ! immedi'
/ otely got wise TO the trench parlance.
and never again informed that Break
fast was served
Ii didn't take long for the Tommies
to answer this call. Half dressed,
they lined up with their canteens and
/ dished out the tea. Each Tommy
carried in his hand a thick Slice of
bread which had been issued With the
rauons the night before. Then ] had
the pleasure Of seeing them dig into
the bacon with their dirty fingers. The
allowance was one slice per man. me
late ones received very small slices.
AS eaeh Tommy got his share he I'M
modiately disappeared into the billet.
Freli y soon about niteen ol ihem made
ruoh TO the cookhouse' eaeh carrying
huse slice OF bread lhese slIceS
tIle} 0lpped INTO the bacon grease
Wh'eh was sleWlhg over the 1re Ihe
laSt luaA invariably losl out Wat
the iast man.
After breakfast our section carried
theii equipment into n field adjoining
the billet and got busy removing the
trench mud theretrom, because at S:40
a. M, they had TO fail in for inspection
aud parade and woe hetide the man
who was unshaven, or had mud on his
uniform Cleanliness is next TO godli-
ness IN the British army and Old Pep
per must have been personally ac-
quainted with St Peter.
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