. The story of the Great War; history of the European War from official sources. Complete historical records of events to date ... Edited by Francis J. Reynolds, Allen L. Churchill [and] Francis Trevelyan Miller . argining adark canal, followed by infantry rolling camp kitchens. Other infantry followed through the cobble-paved streets. Thedarkness hid lines of men with packs on their backs, rifles slungon their shoulders, rain glistening on their helmets and coats,the wind whipping their coat skirts round limbs moving withmachinelike precision. Only the tramp of many hobnailed bootsdisclosed t
. The story of the Great War; history of the European War from official sources. Complete historical records of events to date ... Edited by Francis J. Reynolds, Allen L. Churchill [and] Francis Trevelyan Miller . argining adark canal, followed by infantry rolling camp kitchens. Other infantry followed through the cobble-paved streets. Thedarkness hid lines of men with packs on their backs, rifles slungon their shoulders, rain glistening on their helmets and coats,the wind whipping their coat skirts round limbs moving withmachinelike precision. Only the tramp of many hobnailed bootsdisclosed their march through the village. They safely enteredtheir trenches, unit by unit, and passed quickly to the placesassigned them. The French welcomed them with ardor. EveryAmerican was shaken by the hand, some were hugged, and evenkissed on both cheeks in the French custom. Quietness wasessential, since the German trenches were not far away; butthe fervor of the French troops overcame their precaution. Itwas too great a day for mute welcomes. The Americans hadarrived! The trenches were found to be muddy but well troops settled down in them, and at daylight, under low- ON THE LORRAINE FRONT 87. 88 THE STORY OF THE GREAT WAR hanging, dripping clouds, they obtained their first view of theGerman lines, stretching away in the rolling terrain. They werein contact with the enemy at last. They received their baptism of fire mingled with showers ofmud, their clothes soaked to the skin. American shells fell andexploded in German territory, and German projectiles broke nearthe American positions, sprinkling fragments, but doing no seri-ous damage. They were merely establishing contact as a preludeto more serious operations. Gunners and infantrymen alike,the latter in first-line trenches, over which both American andGerman shells whizzed, were satisfied, though wet, feeling thatthe distinction of being the first Americans to be in action morethan recompensed for weather disco
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