Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-06-06
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lARIhne Guy EnpfYl

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or three men from these guns crews
and from them may be able to obtaIr
valuable information as to the exac
location of the guns, and our ARTILLERY
will therefore be able to demolsh then
before the attack, and thus prevent
our losing a lot of men while using
these communication trenches to bring
up re-enfOrcements."
These were the instructions he gave
us:
l. Take off your Identification disks.
strip your uniforms of all numerals.
insignia, etc, leave your papers with
your captains, because l don't want the
Boches to know what regiments are
against them as this would be valuable
information to them in our attack TO-
morrow and | don't want any of YOU
to be taken alive. What l want is two
prisoners and if l get them l have
way which will make them divulge
all necessary information as to their
guns. You have your choice of two
weapons-you may carry your per
suaders' or your knuckle knives, and
each man will arm himself with four
Mills bombs, these to be used only In
case of emergency"
A persuader is Tommy's nickname
for club carried by the bombers. 1t
is about two feet long, thin at one end
and very thick at the other The thick
end is studded with sharp steel spikes.
while through the center of the club
there Is a nine-inch lead bar, to give
1t weight and balance. When you get
a prisoner all you have to do is Just
stick this club up In front of him, and
believe me, the prisoners patriotism
for Deutschland ueber Allies" fades
away and he very willingly obeys the |
orders of his captor. IT, however, the |
prisoner gets heightened and refuses to
follow you, simply persuade" him by
first removing his tin hat, and then
well, the use of the lead weight In the
persuader Is demonstrated, and Tom
my looks for another prisoner.
The knuckle knife is dagger affair.
the blade of which is about eight
Inches long with a heavy steel guard
over the grip. This guard is studded
with steel projections. At night in.
trench, which is only about three to
four feet wide, it makes a very handy
weapon. One punch in the face gen.
orally skaters a mans jaw and you
can get him with the knife as he goes
DOWN.
Then we had what we called our
'come-alongs." These are strands of
)arbed wire about three feet long,
made into moose at one end at the
'ther end, the barbs are cut off and
Tommy slips his wrist through a loop
o get good grip on the wire. If the
prisoner wants TO argue the point, why
ust place the large loop around his
eek and no matter if Tommy wishes
o return to his trenches at the walk.
rot, or gallop, Fritz is perfectly agree
bic to maintain Tommy's rate of
peed.
We were ordered to black our faces
nd hands. For this reason; At night
he English and Germans use what
ley call star shells, a sort of rocket
y
Stol about twenty inches long, which
held over the sandbag parapet of the
ench, and discharged into the air.
hose star shells attain "A height of
|out sixty feet, and range of from
ty to seventy-five yards. When they
the ground they explode, throwing
It strong calcium light which lights
the ground in a circle of Il radius Of
tween ten to fifteen yards. They
so have parachute star shell which,
ter reaching height of about sixty
IT, explodes. A parachute unfolds
d slowly floats to the ground. light -
up large circle in No Mans Laud. fro
e official name of the star shell is ins
'Very-light." Very-lightS are used du
prevent night surprise attacks on KIN
trenches. If a star shell falls I'm
Mt of you. or between You and the mu
rman lines, you are safe from detcc- str
n, as the enemy cannot see you the
ough the bright curtain of light. anC
If 1t falls behind you and, as Tom I
says, you get in the star shell ers
e." then the fun begins: you have car
lie Nat on your stomach and remain and
olutely motionless until the light of grill
shell dies out. This takes any tior
re from forty to seventy seconds. mic.
Fou haven't time to fall to the In
Ind you must remain absolutely com
in whatever position you were In gins
n the light exploded; It is advis- anc,
not to breathe. as Fritz has an take
like an eagle when he thinks you trail
knocking at his door. When star adju
is burning in Tommy's rear he TT
hold his breath for a week. did
III blacken your face and hands so caus
the light from the star shells will tone
reflect on your pale face. In colu
ch raid there is quite sufficient take
on for your face to be pale. If you This
believe me, try it just once. that
len another reason for blackening won,
face and hands Is that, after You one.
entered the German trench at tn
- "n,.e race means Germans, hopil