El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-11
ARMISTICE DAY-MEMORY IS SHORT
ENOUGH WITHOUT NEGLECTING 1T.

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FRANCE at the eleventh hour Of the eleventh day Of
eleventh month, two years ago seeming 20. Last
night It was freezing and strong ice formed. Our guns
were busy, but hardly than the ensmys. German
aren had bombed back usual and people
were T1gant As the fog and mist lifted now and then
the half circle Of the horizon glowed with steady glare
while great flashes blood red told Of vars hesh destruc-
lon moving no surcease Along the INES the signals
read them and did not bsEevs there would be an
srmsto The war had been going On forever and would
forever until all the world would dissolve in its
awful edron then utter chaos and welcome Through the
night the wounded pissed steady stream through the
advance collecting stations
At 3 e. n. ali along line the guns Of all cshbers
opened up the most terrific bzrge and harasng fire that
had yet been heard on earth L lasted two solid hours
without seconds diuinuon Of the crash and Of
shel and eannon the earth rocked under the appalling
Shocks everywhere the worst and nothing to do but wait
Most Of the iron and death headed toward the German
mes tnat vas one Comfort but surprises from the other
side were too frequent 70 allow the participant in this
drama to aubsids IN utter boredom An attack being
While this was going on, shortly before messenger
from the French field wireless with message saying:
ostities cease at Il hours Monday; troops VIII hold
their ground" Signed Foch This Monday.
From to the guns kept up but little less frghtfuly
than during the two hours Of intensive fire At g. every
tn broke loose and what ensued. then surpassed the
worst that had been The word about the impending
arics had gone around bat the Americans had plenty
Of ammunition and they proceeded spend as literally
as me thousands Of red hot cannon could speW out Not
minute Of astran was spared Out there at the point
Of the wedge people were fighting and advancing and
gaining gr0uudf there was to be any holding to be done
let It be healthy slice to hold
One minute to H. and out OF the almost overpowering
noise could be singled out the uuistzkabe note Of the
naval battery miles IN the rear, sslvo Of four hurting
several tons OF helf1e q miles onto German Tailhead
which needed special attention that the Germans were
hurrylng along there headed east.
The passing Of compliments kept NJ until the 6oth
snas END Then there sencs-sileuce silent that
It hurt Men scarcely believed even then There was no
rejoicing Physical and mental and spiritual reaction and
depression possessed al the forward lines and the rest
o. me DAY was duh beyond words Our dug where
they were, and watched for, treaehery
rr1r r.rInr
other on that long line thrsting 70 aunihiste II blood
yesrn1ng only TO mangls and XII But there had been
ssLlng Of minds and By that brief message from the
lei tower an the fuy that had been loossd the world
vas leasho and men could show their heads without hav-
ING them blown off. There remained but drudgery The
-91lne Iog n which one could not hundred yards
had lifted and the freezing ran drzzled as usual On ~
Eo had not been dry for months and thew felt sgis5
-sA ean stand war but they have been able to
tolerate mud
without the shedding Of blood there no redemption
At least, 50 say the fathers Of the church.
In the angle Of the crossroads where three great rosds
meet there Is quiet half acre slightly elevated Climb
The vet slope ard part the dripping bushes; enter Seven
crosses eIgoey fashioned; you may read the Names Our
By the hedge Of eglantne now gay With scarlet fruit
Two low Holads 1Tesh turned two bay5nets twgs for
crosses sc1als on bit Of board from salmon crate; our
dead theae.
Off the byToad where the artillery had stalled in the
oottomless orass the other night chaplain and three
men nag worked silently IN utter darkness relieved only by
the steathy wink Of tiny fashght and the ouenfarv
CLEAN Of starshen IN the northern sky Enemy airnen
ee Overhead but It must be done. long shallow tench
heavy shapeless things IN blankets packed off the tc
as the trench little longer and huv Pile TIE tbigs
n Draw the dirt hack the things cautiouslv "a ae
ae noise OF natal shovel striking On clod lifted hand
ALis prayer softly breathed, glance at the menace in
ne SKY beyond Shieh-Hhat7 Our dead are there
Deep N the woods, where mdergroEth is Ike jungle
German bearraps set for men little narrow der tre7sBes
I--y covered with len and lssfy branches for men
tumble AZ such places and the machine gB ovr fEers Nv
ne pg nee WI make bloody mesa Of them before thew
an re and dr7e forward The machine gunner l. desd
o Iottng on the face Of the earth for none has come
70 am yet By FIR tree a little hollow crude cross
e name the red soggy cods Below what was a nm
ne other side OF the rise two. By the fallen entrance
Of a rude dugout, two. Our dead are there
Grassy slopes bordersd the road incnng I'd gently TO
s wooded crest What went there let the esrth ten
isI the first shelf, four rude crosses; little fube2 N