THE ARTILLERY'S TRYING WORK

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 109, 5 November 1917, Page 7

THE ARTILLERY'S TRYING WORK

DANGERS FACED WITH LIGHT HEARTS • , S (PUBLISHED IN THE TIMES.) r, lr -n t. „■ • 'LONDON, 2nd November: JVIr. t±. if. .Robinson pictures the ceaseless strain and the heroic conduct of the artillery on the Western front ; Batteries are dragged for miles through seas of shell-torn mud and in the incessant rain. The soldiers carry the ammunition, as it is impossible for mules or ponies to do the work Guns and men alike are unprotected from the weather, and the men sleep on waterproof' sheets spread on the slime, where they fall into a weary stupor. Officers drop asleep while giving commands. Grey, bitter days succeed bitterer nights. Despite the enormous physical strain, the men face all dangers with light-hearted contempt. Never have men better deserved their country's thanks. THE AMERICAN PIONEERS (AtTSTBALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) . . _', . NEW YORK, 3rd November. American Headquarters in France reports : The first American troops in the trenches have been relieved by other battalions. They-suffered no losses. (AUSTHALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION AND RETJTER.) •:. _ ■■■'■•- . ' , m ■ LONDON, 3rd November. A German official report states : We took prisoner a number of. Americans akmg the Khine-Mame Canal (? Aisne-Marne Canal, north of Reims). NEW ZEALAND TROOPS TAEfi, A REST (From the New Zealand Government War Correspondent!) „,„„,,' ' . LONDON, 2nd November. : The New Zealand troops are now enjoying a quiet time.