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STORY OF THE
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HEADQUARTERS. FIFTH ARMY
CORPS, AT THE FRONT, France,
July 2.—(Correspondence of the As
sociated Press.) — General Hellouln,
commander of the Fifth Army Corps
lying on the left flank of the army
before Verdun, led the way to a high
elevation which commanded a sweep
of the vast war panorama — the Ger
man trenches plainly visible only six
hundred yards away; to the right the
historic town of V’arenne, torn to
plecen and the famous house In which
Ix>uis XVI and Marie Antoinette
sought refuge from the Terror, a
mass of ruins; furtner on another
town wiped off the map so that not
even the ruins appeared above the
level sand; and through the vista of
trees, the outlying defenses of old Ver
dun — Avacourt, Harcourt, Mort
Homme, Chattancourt — midway be
tween Verdun and the point where the
party stood, outlined dimly through
the mist and curtain of smoke.
A terrific bombardment was In pro
gress, and the crash of shells and the
whlx of bullets echoed all along the
front, and on to the Verdun hills,
where the battle was at its height.
Hut for this terrific din, thete was
no sig.i of movement or activity, no
hurrying troops, no clash of battle
lines — only a vast battlefield Of
green hills and devastated towns,
with now and then a puff of smoke
from some hidden battery and the
everlasting din Of giant weapons rack
ing the ears.
The commanding general turned to
M. Painleve, a member of the lii’and
ministry, and to the Associated Piesi
representative, who was. privileged to
accompany this notable party.
‘‘Come up here," said the general,
"and get a good survey of the scene.”
And climbing to this point of vantage,
the party looked out on one point af
ter another designated by General Hel
louln as those on which the ravages
of war had fallen heaviest.
"See that sandy hill," said the gen
eral, pointing to a barren crest of yel
low sand. "Who would ever think
that was the site of a good sized town
only a short time ago? It had solid
stone houses, and a stone church with
double towers of Btone, and seven hun
dred people living a peaceful and
prosperous village life. And look at
it—not a thing remains, not even the
ruins. No, It is blotted out of exis
tence. First the houses and church
were bombarded Into ruins; then the
ruins were bombarded Into bits, and
then the bits were bombarded Into
dust, until—well, look at It, as flat
as the desert of Sahara, and not a
mound to indicate that hundreds of
people lived there only recently.”
The start to the trenches had been
made at daylight. The route lay
through a number of small villages,
one of them torn to pieces by a bom
bardment, with only Jagged stone
walla and chimneys standing gauntly
along the road. Long lines of trucks
looking like “prairie schooners” were
stretched for miles along the route,
and thousands of horses and mules
and carts were parked at close inter
vals, all taking some part in this huge
task of keeping up the steady supply
of food, equipment and ammunition
for several million men.
The Areonne forest was entered
about 9 o'clock, with General Hellouln
leading the way, with M. Palnleve.
Here and there great trees had been
splintered by shell fire, and one giant
had been cut as with a knife twenty
feet from the base, the top branches
shooting down and sticking upright
in the earth like a new tree. Spring
flowers were thick among the moss
and ferns, and the birds kept up a
constant twitter amid the rumble rf
artillery fire and the crack, crack of
the seventy-fives. But gradually the
Binging df'the birds ceased as the ex
posed front was approached. Here
the foliage disappeared from the
trees, which were scarred and burned
as though a forest fire had Just swept
by. Telegraph wires were strung
through the trees, linking all parts
of the front and rear with headquar
ters.
Bntering the forward trencbeB, Gen
eral Hellouln and all the party put
on helmets, for the fire was now heavy
andf Incessant. Hardly a hundred
yards had been covered when a woun
ded soldier canle limping back from
the firing line. He was very pale,
with a great splash of blood on his
coat, but on his feet and walking with
out support. Another soldier wsb
shead, and one behind, ready to give
assistance.
"It Is nothing, only a ball In the
hip," he said, “but my companion was
killed outright"
"It Is hoththg." he kept repeating,
ai he -hsM up the fUg of his coat,
' ahowing a small round hole cut as
nicely as with a pair of scisaont Hu
K waa not thla, or the ball In the hl|
Which waa giving him pain—It waa h!i
companion killed at hla aide.
It la no easy thing —thla walklni
through the front trenchea. The;
have tried to floor them, to keep thi
men raised out of the sticky clay. Bu
the floor la of round saplings, abou
the thickness of telegraph poles, laic
side by aide, making a bumpy sur
face. It Is all right for the pollu, li
hla wooden sabots. Hut for a clvlllai
it Is like going over railroad ties. Anc
besides there Is the zigzag, for thi
trenches turn sharply ever twent;
feet—much like excavations one see:
in the street for a sewer or gas main
Every hundred feet the visitor's Jieac
strikes one of the heavy tlmbei
bridges thrown across the trenches.
“See how this works,” said a younf
officer commanding this section o
trench, as he pointed to a cheveaux
de-frise balanced above the trench
ready to drop and bar all progresi
should the Germans break through
The cheveaux-de-frlse was a stock;
frame laced and wound with ugl;
barbed wire. A long wire ran awa;
to a point of observation.
"Close the trench.” shouted thi
young office*, and the cheveaux-de
frise came tumbling down, fitting ex
actly acress the trench, and Iminov
able In Its barrier of twisted wire.
Every few feet the clay wall of the
trench showed a large black hole—
the entrance to the subterranean plti
where the men sleep and eat and live
General Hellouin wanted the party t<
see everything—the real living condl
tlon of the men — so down one o
these black holes the guests went
Soon the daylight disappered and ther<
was darkness of a tunnel, and the
damp, earthy smell of being under
ground. There was a call for candles
and then suddenly this cavern was
brightly Illuminated as the electric
current was turned on for the genera
and his party. Now the men coulc
be seen plainly, some in the narrow
bunks ranged against the clay walls
others at a table with a lantern. At
the further end was a small separate
hole in the earth—the quarters of the
officer commanding the trench. He
had put up photographs on the claj
sides, one of them a picture of Gen
pral Joffre, and his little table hae
severul books and trinkets.
"It Is not so bad,” he said, witt
pride, as he showed his things, "ane:
it is very practical, and even comfort
able, when you get used to it.”
A telephone stood handy to the
commander of the section, and the
telephone wire, encased in a wire
wound rubber hose, could be seen lead
ing off to all the ramifications of the
trenedi. permitting the ceunmander te
communicate with any part of his see
tlon. It was a fighting section, ane
the commander pointed out his i>oiluf
coming and going to the guns. Twc
hours is the allotted time for a mar
to work the guns under fire. Ther
another man takes his place, and ther
another, -with as much regularity as
the force and the urgencies of the
flohflno norm 11
A squad of these men in a trench
battery were manoeuvring their guns
so as to get a good aim. The opening
through which the muzzle of the gur
propected was only five Inches wide
sweeping 'the field east and west
Steel rails had been utilized for thi
protective armor, and the muzzle o:
the gun swung between an upper anc
lower rail of steel. The pit was low
requiring the men to bend double anc
increasing the weariness of their task
There were hundreds of these guns
at intervals, each giving off its hart
and adding to the carnage and de
vastation ahead.
In a heavily wooded ravine stooc
one of the big guns, inactive for tht
moment, and covered with tarpaulin
j>ense shrubbery in front and above
kept the places screened from the ob
servation qf enemy field glasses oj
over-flying aviators. Nearby, in c
high tree, an encircling ladder rar
up to an observation platform, like
the steel observation masts on Ameri
can warships, but all screened In the
thick foliage of the tree. The gun
ners stood about the big gun read}
for an attack, and General Hellouii
had them take off the tarpaulin ane
put the huge monster through iti
courses. The great muzzle poked its
l nose through the foliage, seeking out
> this point nnd that along the German
i front, stret< hlng off the other side of
the ravine.
t Colonel Desfoljitalnes joined the
' party at one point, to explain the de
i tails of the rows of barracks rising
! tier on tier, six stories high, along the
: fide of a steep hill. As he left, one
I of the officers said;
"That man had a remarkable experi
ence, which saTed the day at a bloody
stage of the fighting some time ago.
The struggle had been desperate late
Into the day, until both sides were
utterly exhausted. The men fairly
dropped in their tracks, and neither
side had the physical energy left to
strike the final blow that would be)
decisive. Colonel Desfontalnes rea
lized the situation, and going to the
head of his exhausted men he coolly
threw aside his revolver, took out his
pipe, lit It, and then pipe In mouth,
called to his men to make a last
charge. The audacity of the act at
the moment of such exhaustion, heart
ened the wornout men; they struggled
to their feet and made the rush which
the crisis needed. It saved the day;
the Germans were swept from the
■ field, and Colonel Desfontalnes Is
wearing the ‘Croix de Guerre.’ ”
Returning, the party passed the
headquarters of General Humbert, and
M. Palnleve paused to call on the com
i inander of the Third Army Corps.
General Humbert Is Installed In a vast
park, for his reserves are further back
from the fighting front. The general
has the student-like face of a Moltke,
with spare, thin build. The talk
turned on the splendid condition of the
men, as M. Palnleve had Just ob
serve dthem.
“Yes,’’ said General Humbert, “and
let me give you an Instance showing
the morale of the men. There was an
exposed position where it was neces
sary to send a man. Volunteers were
called for, as the place was swept by
enemy fire and it meant sure death.
A man stepped forward Immediately.
He pushed forward to the exposed
position and was shot dead. Then
his companion stepped forward, and
he, too, was shot dead. And then a
third took his turn and fell; and a
fourth, and then a fifth. Yes, five
hien, one after another, seeking Just
what had happened and knowing it
pieant certain death, each took their
turn with absolute calmness. That is
only a passing instance, but it shows
the everlasting purpose of the men.”
General Humbert's tribute only con
firmed the Impression made on every
member of the party by this trip of
inspection, covering several days, over
hundreds of miles, to three army corps
with the corps commanders leading
the way to the very front looking out
on immortal Verdun back to the pre
paratory works and resales. Every
where the French #rmy was ready,
abundant in men, ammunition and sup
plies, and with enormous resources
still uncalled upon.
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Adversity brings a good man out—
especially at the knees and elbows.
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