Italy at war and the allies in the west . imitation tree, made ofsteel, which was an exact duplicate in everyrespect, even to the splintered branches andthe bark, of the original. Under cover ofdarkness the real tree was cut down and thefake tree erected in its place, so that, whendaylight came, there was no change in thelandscape to arouse the Germans lone tree-trunk to which they had grownso accustomed still reared itself skyward. Butthe tree at which the Germans were nowlooking was of hollow steel, and concealed inits interior in a sort of conning-tower, fortyfeet above the g
Italy at war and the allies in the west . imitation tree, made ofsteel, which was an exact duplicate in everyrespect, even to the splintered branches andthe bark, of the original. Under cover ofdarkness the real tree was cut down and thefake tree erected in its place, so that, whendaylight came, there was no change in thelandscape to arouse the Germans lone tree-trunk to which they had grownso accustomed still reared itself skyward. Butthe tree at which the Germans were nowlooking was of hollow steel, and concealed inits interior in a sort of conning-tower, fortyfeet above the ground, a French observingofficer, field-glasses at his eyes and a telephoneat his lips, was peering through a cleverly con-cealed peep-hole, spotting the bursts of theFrench shells and regulating the fire of theFrench batteries. Nearly three years have passed since Ger-many tore up the Scrap of Paper. In thattime the French army has been hammered andtempered and tested until it has become themost formidable weapon of offense and defense.
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