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CHAPTER XXIII.
Gat Attacks and Spies.
Three doys after we had silenced
Frltr, the Germans sent over gas. It
did not cntch us unawares, because the
wind had been made to order, that Is,
it was blowing from the Gerninn
trendies toward ours at the rate of
about five miles per hour.
Warnings had been passed down tho
trench to keep n sharp lookout for pis.
We had a new man nt the periscope,
on this afternoon In question; I was
sitting on tho fire step, cleaning" my
rifle, when he called out to me:,
"There's n sort of greenish, yellow
cloud rolling along the gronud out In
front. It's coming "
But I waited for no more, grabbing
my bayonet, which was detached from
tho rifle. I gave the nlarm by banging
nn empty shell case, which was hang
ing near the periscope. At the same
Instant, gongs started ringing down the
trench, the slgnnl for Tommy to don
his respirator, or smoke helmet, as wo
call It.
Gas travels quickly, so you must not
lose any time; you generally have
about eighteen or twenty seconds In
which to adjust your gas helmet.
A gas helmet Is made of cloth, treat
ed with chemicals. There are two win
dows, or glass eyes. In It. through which
yon can see. Inside there Is a rubber
covered tube, which goes In the mouth.
Ton breathe through your nose; the
gas, passing through the cloth helmet,
ia neutralized by tho action of the
chemicals. The foul air Is exhaled
through the tube In the month, this
tube being so constructed that It pre
vents the Inhaling of the outside air or
igaA One helmet Is good for five hours
of the strongest gas. Each Tommy
scarries two of them slung around his
shoulder In a waterproof canvas bag.
iHe must wear this bag at all times,
iCven while sleeping. To change a de
.ftctlye helmet, you take out the new
'one, hold your breath, pull the old one
off, placing the new one over your
head, tucking In the loose ends under
the collar of your tunic
For a minute, pandemonium reigned
In our trench Tommies adjusting
their helmets, bombers running here
and there, and men turning out of the
dugouts with fixed bayonets, to man
the fire step.
Ite-enforceraents were pouring out of
the communication trenches.
Our gun's crew were busy mounting
the machine gun on the parapet and
bringing up extra ammunition from
the dugout.
German gas la henvler thnn air and
soon fills the trenches and dugouts,
where It has been known to lurk for
two or three days, until the nlr Is purl
lied by means of large chemical spray
ers. We had to work quickly, as Fritz
generally follows the gas with an In
fantry attack.
A company man on our right was
too slow In getting on his helmet ; he
sank to the ground, clutching nt his
throat, and ufter a few spasmodic
twlstlngs went West (died). It was
horrible to see him die, but we were
powerless to help him. In the corner
of a traverse, a little, muddy cur dog,
one of the company's pets, was lying
dead, with his paws over his nose.
It's the anlmalB that suffer the most
the horses, mules, cattle, dogs, cats
and rats they having no helmets to
save them. Tommy does not sympa
thize with rats In a gas attack.
At times gas has been known to
travel, with dire results, fifteen miles
behind the lines.
A gas, or smoke helmet, as It Is
called, at tho best Is n vile-smelling
thing, and it Is not long before one gets
u violent headucho from wearing it
Our elghtecn-pounders were burst
ing In No Man's Land, In an effort, by
tho artillery, to disperse the gas
clouds.
The fire step was lined with crouch
lng men, bayonets fixed, and bombs
near at hand to repel the expected at
tack. Our artillery had put a barrage of
curtain fire on the German Hues, to try
und break up their uttack und keep
back re-enforcements.
I trained my machine gun on their
trench and Its bullets were raking tho
parapet.
Then over they came, bnyoncts glis
tening. In their respirators, which
have a largo snout In front, they look
ed Jlko some horrible nightmare.
All along our trench, rifles and ma
chine guns spoke, our shrapnel was
bursting over their heads. They went
down In heups, but new ones took tho
places of the fallen. Is'nthlng could
stop that mad rush. The Germans
j-eached our barbed wire, which had
previously been demolished by their
shells, then it was bomb against bomb,
and the devil for all,
Suddenly my head seemed to burst
from a. loud "crack" in my. ear. Then
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tuy hrad began to swim, throat got
dry, and n heavy pressure on the lungs
warned tne that my helmet was leak
ing. Turning by gun over to No. 2, I
changed helmets.
The trench started to wind like a
snake, and sandbags appeared to be
floating In the air. The noise wns hor
rible; I sank onto the lire step, needles
seemed to be pricking my flesh, then
blackness.
I was nwnkened by one of my mates
removing my smoke helmet. How de
licious that cool, fresh air felt In my
lungs.
A strong wind had arisen and dis
persed the gas.
They told me that I had been "out"
for three hours; they thought I was
dead.
The attack had been repulsed after
a hard fight. Twice the Germans had
gained n foothold In our trench, hut
had been driven out by counter-attacks.
The trench was filled with their
dead and ours. Through n uerlscope
I counted eighteen dead Germans in
our wire; they were n ghastly sight In
their horrible-looking respirators.
I examined my first smoke helmet.
A bullet had gone through It on the
left side, Just grazing my ear. Tho
gas had penetrated through the hole
made In the cloth.
Out of our crew of six we lost two
killed and two wounded.
That night we buried all of the dead,
excepting those In No Man's Land. In
death there Is not much distinction;
friend and foe are treated alike.
After the wind had dispersed the
gas the H. A. M. C. got busy with their
chemical sprayers, spraying out the
dugouts and low parts of the trenches
to dissipate any fumes of the German
gas which may have been lurking In
same.
Two days after the gns attack I was
sent to division headquarters. In an
swer to an order requesting that cap
tains, of units should detail a man
whom they thought capable of passing
an examination for the divisional In
telligence department.
Ik-fore leaving for this assignments
I went along the front-line trench say
ing good-by to my mates and lording It
over them, telling them that I had
A Qas Helmet.
clicked a cushy Job behind the lines,
and how sorry I felt that they had to
stay In the front line and argue nut tho
war with Fritz. They were envious
but still good-natured, and as I left the
trench to go to the rear they shouted
after me:
"Good luck, Yank, old hoy; don't
forget to send up a few fags to your
old mates."
I promised to do this and left.
I reported at headquarters with six
teen others and passed the required ex
amination. Out of the sixteen appli
cants four were selected.
I wus highly elated because I was, I
thought, In for a cushy Job back at the
buse.
Tho next morning tho four reported
to division headquarters for Instruc
tions. Two of tho men were sent to
largo towns In the rear of the lines
with an easy Job. When it came our
turn tho olllcer told us wo were good
men and had passed u very creditable
examination.
My tin hut began to get too small
for me, and I noted that the other man,
Atwell by name, wus sticking his chest
out more than usual.
Tho olllcer continued: "I think I can
use you two men lo great advantage
In the front line. Here are your orders
and Instructions, also the pass which
gives you full authority us special M,
P. detailed on Intelligence work. He
port at tho front line according to your
Instructions. It Is risky work and I
wish you both the best of luck."
My heart dropped to zero and A't
well's fuce was a study. Wo suluted
and left.
That wishing us tho "best of luck"
sounded very ominous in our ears; if
ho had said "I wish you both a swift
and painless death" It would have been
more to Uig point,
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When we find read our instructions
we knew wo were In for It good and
plenty.
What Atwell sold Is not fit for pub
lication, but I strongly seconded his
opinion of the war, army and divisional
headquarters In general.
After n hit our spirits rose. We were
full-fledged spy-catchers, because our
Instructions nnd orders, said so.
Wo Immediately reported to tho
nearest French estamluet and had sev
eral glasses of muddy water, which
they called beer. After drinking our
beer we left the estamluet and hulled
an empty ambulance.
After showing tho driver our posses
wo got In. The driver was going to the
part of tho lino where we had to re
port. How the wounded ever survived n
ride In that ambulance was Inexplica
ble to me. It was worse than riding ou
a gun carriage over a rock road.
The driver t m- hiii.uii.., . was a
corporal of the It. A. M. C, and he
had the "wind up," that Is, ho had tut
aversion to being under lire.
I wns riding on the seat with him
while Atwell was sitting. In the iimbni
lunce, with his legs hanging out of the
back.
As we passed through n shell-destroyed
village a mounted military po
liceman stopped us and Informed the
driver to he very careful when we got
out on the open rood, as It was very
dangerous, becnuso the Germans lately
had acquired the habit of shelling It.
The corporal asked the trooper If there
was any other way around, and was
Informed that there was not. Upon
this he trot very nervous and wanted to
turn back, but we Insisted that ho pro
ceed and explained to him that he
would get Into serious trouble with his
commanding olllcer If he returned
without urdera; we wanted to ride,
not walk.
From his conversalon wo learned
that he had recently come from Kng
land with n draft and had never been
under Are, hence his nervousness.
We convinced him that there was not
much danger, nnd ho appeared greatly
relieved.
When we nt last turned Into the open
road we were not so confident. On
each side there had been a lino of
trees, but now, nil that was left of
them were torn and battered stumps.
The fields on each side of the road
were dotted with recent shell holes,
and we passed several In the road It
self. We had gone about half a mile
when a shell came whistling through
the air and burst In a field about three
hundred yards to our right. Another
soon followed this one and burst on
the edge of the road about four hun
dred yards In front of us.
I told the driver to throw In his
speed clutch, as we must be In sight
of the Germans. I knew the signs;
that battery was ranging for us, nnd
the quicker we got out of Its zone of
fire the better. The' driver wus trem
bling like a leaf, and every minute I
expected him to pile us up In the ditch.
I preferred the Germnn Are.
In tlw back Atwell wns holding onto
the straps for denr life, and was sing
ing at the top of his voice:
Wo beat you at the Marne,
We beat you at the Aline,
We gave you hell at Neuve Chaplle,
And here we are again.
Just jlit-ri w li't a st"" II t! l hole
nnd nearly capsized. Upon a loud
yell from the rear I looked behind, and
there was Atwell sitting In the middle
of the road, shaking his list at us. His
equipment, which ho had taken off
upon getting Into the ambulance, was
strung out on the ground, nnd his rlllo
wns In the ditch.
I shouted to the driver to stop, and
in his nervousness he put on the
brakes. We nearly pitched out head
first. Hut the applying of those brakes
saved our lives. The next Instant
there was a blinding flash and a deaf
ening report. All that I remember Is
thut I was flying through the air, und
wondering if I would land In a soft
spot. Then the lights went out.
When I enrno to, Atwell was pouring
water on my head out of his bottle.
On the other side of tho road the cor
poral waB sitting, rubbing a lump on
his forehead with his left hand, whllo
his right arm was bound up In a blood
soaked bandage. He was moaning
very loudly. I had an awful headache
und the skin on the left side of my
face was full of gravel and the blood
was trickling from my nose.
But that ambulance was turned over
In tho ditch nnd wns perforated with
holes from fragments of tho shell. One
of the front wheels was slowly revolv
ing, so I could not have been "out" for
n long period.
The shells were still screaming over
head, but the buttery had raised Us
fire and they were bursting in u little
wood about half a mile from us.
Atwell spoko up. "I wish that olll
cer hadn't wished us tho best ' luck,"
Then ho commenced swearing. I
couldn't help laughing, though my
head was nigh to bursting.
Slowly rising to my feet I felt myself
all over to make suro that there were
no broken bones. Hut outside of n fow
bruises and scratches I was all right.
The corporal was still moaning, but
moro from shock thnn pain. A shell
splinter had gone through the flesh of
his right forearm. Atwell and I, from
our flrst-nld pouches, put a tourniquet
on his arm to stop tho bleeding und
then gathered up our equipment.
Wo realized that wo were In a, dan
gerous spot. At any minute a shell
might drop on tho road and llnluh us
off, Tho village wo hod left was not
very far, so wo told tho corporal ho
had better go back to It and get his
arm, dressed, nnd then report tho fact
of tho destruction of tho ambulance to
tho military police. Ho was well ablo
to walk, so ho set off in tho direction
of tho village, while Atwell and I con
tinued our way on foot.
Without, further mishap wo arrived
at our destination, ami reported to bri
gade headquarters for rations nnd bil
lets. That night we slept In the battalion
sergeant major's dugout. Tho next
morning I went to n flrst-nld post nud
had the gravel picked out of my face.
Tho Instructions we received from
division headquarters read that we
were out to catch spies, patrol trenches,
search German dead, reconnolter In No
Man's Land, nud tnko part In trench
raids and prevent thu robbing of the
dead.
I had a pass which would allow mo
to go anywhere at any time In tho cV
tor of the lino held by our division. It
gave mo authority to stop and search
uudujim muter lorries, wucous. am'
even otllcors FiinT soldTeTs, whenever"
my suspicions deemed It necessary.
Atwell nnd I were allowed to work to
gether or singly It was left to our
judgment Wo decided to team up.
Atueii was a good companion nnd
very "itertalnlng. He had an utter
contempt for danger, but was not fool
hardy. At swearing he was a wonder.
A cavalry regiment would have been
prottd of him. Though born In F.ng
land, he had spent several years In
New York. He was about six feet one,
ami as strong as an ox.
We took up our quartern In n largo
dugout of the royal engineers, and
mapped out our future actions. This
dugout was ou the edge of it large
cemetery, nnd several times at night
In returning to It, wu got many a fall
stumbling over the graves of KngllMh,
French and German. Atwell ou these
occasions never Indulged In swearing,
though at any other time, at the least
stumble, ho would turn the air blue.
A certain section of our trenches
was held by the ltoyal Irish rifles. For
several days a very strong rumor went
the rounds that n German spy was In
our midst. This spy was supposed to
be dressed In the uniform of a British
staff olllcer. Several stories had been
told about an olllcer wearing a red
band around his cap, who pn trolled tho
front-line nnd communication trenches
asking suspicious questions as to loca
tion of batteries, machine-gun emplace
ments, nnd trench mortars. If a shell
dropped In u battery, on a machine gun
or even near a dugout, this spy was
blamed.
The rumor gained such strength thnt
an order wns Issued for nil troops to
Immediately place under arrest anyone
answering to the description of the
py.
Atwell nnd I were on the qui vlre.
We constantly patrolled the trenches
at night, and even In the day, but the
spy always eluded us.
One day whllo In a communication
trench, we were horrified to see our
brigadier general, Old Pepper, being
brought down It by a'htg private of the
ltoyal Irish rifles. The general was
walking In front, and the private with
fixed bayonet was following In the
rear.
We saluted as the general passed us.
The Irishman had n broad grin on his
face and we could scarcely believe our
eyes the general wns under arrest.
After passing n few feet beyond us, tho
general turned, and said In a wrathful
voice to Atwell :
"Tell this d n fool who I urn. He's
arrested me as a spy."
Atwell was speechless. Tho sentry
butted In with:
"Nono o' thnt gassln out o' you.
Hack to headquarters you goes, Mr.
Fritz. Open that face o' yours again,
an' I'll dent In your napper with the
butt o' tne rifle."
The general's face was a sight to be
hold. He was fairly boiling over with
rage, hut he shut up.
Atwell tried to get In front of tho
sentry to explain to him that It really
vns the general he had under arrest,
but the sentry threatened to run his
bayonet through him. and would havu
done It, too. Ho Atwell stepped aside,
nud remained silent. I was nearly
bursting with suppressed laughter. Onu
word, und I would have exploded. It
Is not exactly diplomatic to laugh ut
your general In such u predicament.
The sentry nnd his prisoner arrived
at brigade headquarters with disas
trous results to the sentry.
The Joko was that the general had
personally Issued tho order for tho
spy's arrest. It was a habit of the gen
eral to walk through the trenches on
rounds of inspection, unattended by
uny of his stuff. The Irishman, being
new In the regiment, had never seen
the general before, so when he cumo
across him alone in a communication
trench, he promptly put him under ar
rest. Brigadier generals wear a red
band around their caps.
Next day wo passed tho Irishman
tied to the wheel of it Umber, tho be
ginning of his sentence of twenty-ono
days, Held punishment No. 1. Never
before huvo I seen such a woebegone
expression on a man's fuce.
For several days, Atwell and I mndo
ourselves scarce around brigade head
quarters. Wu did not want to meet
tho general.
Tho spy was never caught
(To Bo Continued.)
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17 llalph Clifton Curtis 3
4 Charles Frederick l.uco, Jr. 4
28 Alexander Albert KgKloAton ft
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16 Donald Morris 8
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34 William F. Trombleo 18
2 Wnrron Kvnns 19
8 Algor W. Davis 20
4 0 Jim O'.S'oll 21
38 Froderlck II. Fngcn 22
7 Fred F. Ilreost 23
27 Lawrence Honey 24
1 Kvorott Joseph Maeo 25
; James Arthur Harris 2D
24 Paul Didherl I.oreo 27
14 John Henry Ferroll 2S
19 Mllfred Wayno Cliitso 2D
37 Mis O. Hkjcrsuu 30
3C Iteed A. Wlnklo 31
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20 William M. Hcott 33
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23 Herbert II. Itohlnson 35
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Mrs. Jenslu II, Thayur, for the past
four yours u resident of ileud nud
DuftehutcK county passed nwny nt the
homo of Mrs. Htrlngnr lu Kenwood
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Diischutos county who would count
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