The evening world., 1918-01-31

most probable that they suffered
some loss"
Permission was granted to-day TO
state that American batteries have
twice on recent nights barragod the
German lines. one OF these was the
occasion spoken Of by the General
In the other II was not definitely os-
tablishod whether the Germans had
left their own trenches.
Five American soldiers have beer
killed by shells during tho last tow
days.
IThls refers 20 casualties oc-
curing previous to the attack Of
to-dhyl
The only American officer included
in the list Of recently wounded mon
is Capt. klngman, who was shot IN
the chest at close range by an Amerl-
can soldier. who mistook him for a
Boehe in the night Capt KlnEmhn
was crawling over No Mans Land
in a night reconnaissance and in tho
darkness an American soldier on the
firing step of the trench thought he
might be an enemy. Discovering his
mistake. the soldier hurried out and
helped carry tho wounded officer In.
Ali the shells which claimed these
victims exploded In trenches and sup
port areas.
One OF those killed was an intor-
al ~
Hotel in Chicago.
lie was accompanying a Colonel on
an inspection tour OF the trenches
and was blown up by shell as he
stood at the very entrance 10 the
Colonels dugout Tho Colonel had
Just entered underground. The inter-
prefer was close behind and was in
the act OF descending the steps when
struck. Tho Colonel rushed UP TO
f1nd his companion dead.
On one other recent occasion a
large shell screamed through the air
and exploded In the centre OF little
knot OF Americans. Three were
instantly killed and two were
wounded.
THIS was several days ago, An
ambulance was called. II rushed the
wounded men six miles to the rear
OF the trenches. where the fcld hos
pital is located.
One stretoher carried n soldier
from Washington State. apparently
about twenty years old. An opera
tlon was quickly decided upon. The
soldier had a frightful shell wound In
his abdomen. Despite every care. tho
boy died within fifteen minutes after
his arrival.
Surgeons placed this boys be-
iongings In an envelope for return TO
his paNnts They included three
photographs. One was apparently
that OF a little sister OF tho dead man,
Tho girl wcs leading three big horses
10 drinking trough.
Another American soldier recently
wounded was sergeant from Win
chester. Tenn, Ho was crawling In
a shallow trench Mt daylight when ht
came within sight OF an enemy
snlper. The Bocho promptly plugged
him in the shoulder.
1.-THE shot bowled mo over into n
deep water-filled shell hole" tho SER
geant said to-day from his cot In the
hospital. "My captain pulled mo out
or would have drowned. Tho min
ute got out reached for my pistol
but found my right arm was helpless
Therefore. l turned my belt around
and grabbed the pistol with my lef
hand.
II wanted 10 get n revenge shot a
that snlper, but couldn't discove
him. I'm all right--I'll be back II
the line soon"
Seventeen men, in all. have bee,
wounded recently. but OF these si'
were reported to have suffered accl
dental injuries.
One soldier from New York CT,
emerged from the trenches to-da
with frostoitten feet-and yet smllinl
through his mud-Caked hair.
"I'll bot I'll catch the dickens 70
getting my feet frosted" he sale
"What's become Of all those toblcc
funds we read about being raised a
over the L. 3. A.? For Gods sab,
give fellow a cigarcttcl haven
had a smoke in nfteen days!"