Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19

6 1ssss f.sus ~. - = neksa
Twenty minutes befors euang ~
H. tap IL EngllsA Tuony W11 IT -
IL 0re step ard thoruughly enm1ne
IL DeeAanl. Of hls Fins q - tAaf 4
b n working Order and yin ars pesD
efiy. After this examlnatioa he is ~
isz,ea and ready to neet tAs BocheA
But The IFishnan o. ScotcAnan ~
% the IRE step. ~ Ei1s viii bayoost
1Esd bstwssa ~ hssA ~ buft &
whicA perhaps b 1nhine ines ~ ~
-ths bolt cualdn't ~ opeoed With Q
team a horses n b - rusty-hut ~
spats o. his sleeve end sloWly pollsAes
his bayo0et when this b doae - a11o
b ready 10 afgne With Bfitz.
II u not necessary b Dent1oo IL
eo'oolals (the Canadians. Australians
and New zealanders). Tie whole world
knows what tAey have done for Eng.
land
The Australian and New Zealandef
b termed theN .Ansne,- taking IL
naDs iron The llrst letters q theiP of-
0elal 0esisnati0n. Australian and New
Zealand army cospA
To0my divides IL German army
Into three classes according b their
nshting abllitieA TAey rank - fol-
lows: Prussians. Bavarians and oax-
ona.
When up against Q Prussian resi-
ment Il h case Of keep your napper
below the parapet and duck. 4 bang
bang all the time and war b On The
Bavarians are little better, but the
SaxoOs are fairly good sports and are
willing occasloually to behave ~ gen
tlemen and take II easy. but you can
not trust any Of them overiong.
At one point Of the line the trenches
were about thirty-two yards apart.
This sounds horrible, but In fact Il was
easy, because neither side could shell
the enemy's front-llne trench for fear
shells would drop Into their own. This
eliminated artillery nre.
In these trenches when up against
the Prussians and Bavarians, Tommy
had hot time Of II, but when the Sax
ons ''took over II was q picnic; they
would yell across that they were Sax
ons and would not IRE. Both sides
would sit on the parapet and carry on
conversation. This generally consist
ed Of Tommy telling them how much
he loved the kaiser. while the Saxons
informed Tommy that King George
was . particular friend Of theirs and
hoped that be was doing nicely.
When the Saxons were to be relieved
BY Prussisns or Bavarians, they would
yell this information acr0ss No Mans
Land and Tommy would Immediately
tumble into his trench and keep his
head down.
II an English regiment was to be re-
lieved BY the wild Irish. Tommy would
tell the Saxons. and immediately vol
ley Of "Donner und Blitxens~ could
be heard and It was Trits's turn to get
crick IN his back from stooplng. and
the people In Berlin would close their
windows.
Usually when IN Irishman takes over
. trench, just before sstand down" In
the morning, be stfckH his ride over
the top. aimed 10 the directiodvcf Des.
lin. and ensases in what u known q
the mad minute This consists Of
firing fifteen shots In Z minute. He
Il not aiming at anything In particular
just sends over each shot with
prayer. hoping that one Of his strays
will get some poor unsuspectIng Fritz
in the nappef hundreds Of yards be-
hind the lines. II geneEally does that's
the reason the Boches hate thA man
from Erin's Lie.
The saxons, though better than the
Prusslans and Bavarians. have = nasty
trait q trsachesy tn their makeup.
AZ cos polnt q tie line where ths
trencAes :rers vesy close. stake was
driven into the ground midway b.
tween the hostile lines. At night whsu
II WAS his turn. Tommy would crawl
to this take and attach some London
papers to Il. while at the foot be would
place Tins of baIly beef, fags, sweets,
and other dellcacies that he had re
cslved frcu Blishty IL the ever Jooked-
for parcel. Later On vfitx would come
out and ct these luxuries.
n The next night Tommy would 80 out
to - what Fritz put into his stocking.
The doaatipa geaarally consisted q .
paper frout BeFiin. telling who was
winning ths war. some tinned sausages.
cigars. and eccaaOaalIy little beer.
but . funny thing. Tommy never ~
turned with tie beer unless 1t was In
side Of him. HE platoon got . whin d
his breath one night and the o6epdino
Tommy Lost his Job.
Ono night : young English sergeant
efawled to the stake and as he tried to
dstach the German paper . bomb e.
psoded and mansied him horribly. rrits
had ~ . trap and gained another VIC.
tim which was only one moss black