Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-10
SHRAPMEL
Sidelights on the War
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OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

Though the United States and Italy
long have realized the food proper
ties Of corn. it Is a singular fact that
England has learned to like corn
cakes and other products Of Indian
maize only since the war started.
Even now certain English journals
are conducting campaigns to acquaint
English people with corn products.
There is one point on the western
front that has become famous,
thought no great battles have been
lYpres-Comines railroad station. and
1t is at the intersection Of two branch
roads in the Hollebek area 1t is
known as "Shrapnel Corner" In de-
scribing it one soldier writes:
Nobody knows just when 1t re-
ceived its name: but all who have
been in the district know why. There
| could have been no other name for it.
It is just Shrapnel Corner.
Notice boards on either side Of the
danger spot warn persons that mono
may pass this point unless otherwise
| unavoidable, and then only on the
most urgent business. The corner is
lions or from their kite balloons, and
IL movement Of troops were seen
Fritz would deluge the corner with
"Everywhere in the neighborhood
there is evidence of previous bonn
bardments. There was once clus-
ter Of houses near the corner; but
now there is only the grass.grown
mains Of one: Of the sweetest little
lhomesteads of Flanders, where chill
dren were happy and the fowls laid
their eggs regularly for their owners
which once stood near the homestead
are uprooted and lie dead and rotting.
In all the area there is not six square
yards Of ground unbroken by at least
one shell-hole."
A little child was injured behind the
fighting lines in France by an enemy
bomb. Lying on bed In q military
hospital the little one turned a wan face
to the nurse and asked:
Nurse. are the boches afraid Of We
children r.
Here's . Jingle from England:
Kaiser Bnl's Austrian pup
Has grown very fed up.
The whole nation, indeed. IL most restive.
With troops badly beaten
And nowt to be eaten.
You can wen understand they amt festive.
Their army's well whaeked
And their kings al but sacked.
And the Kaiser looks on very sadly.
For he sees what's in stew
For his own merry crew.
Watch euti Hen want peace soon. quite badly.
The Germans arc declared to be
smoking wet straw instead Of tobacco.
More munitions workers are cut or
injured Immediately preceding the lunch
hour and the afternoon quitting period
than at any. other time. The lunch Pc
Rod seems to refresh the workers, but
later in tho day they become less care
full
Not al the perils faced by nier lie
in the air. His descent or rather land
ing on the ground 10 sometimes accom-
panied by trying moments. For IN
stance. a light ground mist at eventfde,s j
although It may not b sufficient to en-
tirely hide from the pilots vision the |
lay Of the land beneath him. may make
It impossible for him to sec wire fenc-
ing, small dips or hillocks. bitches over
grown with grass. ridges apd ruts. heaps
Of stones. mole hills. and even such
ordinarily easily discernible things a.
agricultural implements-any Of which
I may be sufficient to 0vertufn and wreck
his machine on landing.
Snow - worse even than mist. as
after . heavy fall roads. railways. fields
and villages are MI included in one
great camoudaSe.