Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1918 — A GRUELLING NIGHT FOR THE CANTEEN MAN [ARTICLE]

A GRUELLING NIGHT FOR THE CANTEEN MAN

A Bed. Crosg Canteen man wearfly banked‘ the Ares uhdef the kettles. Their biHet Is in an old House near by. By the light of a candle the Bed Cross conveyer undresses and rolls into his blanket*. Suddenly there comes a sharp, cracking sound, and a red flare lights up the room. The conveyer rolls quickly out of his bunk, 1 catdies up his blankets and runs down the rickety stain to the cellar. There; he finds his French assistant and a lot of soldiers They exchange nods and then seat themselves «• boxes. Four more sharp, cracking noises follow In rapid succession, and a mournful roar. This is only the beginning of an artillery duel which lasts all night At break of day the Red Crow man bestin himself, shakes his assistant and tumbles up the stairway out Into the yard. It is strewn with debris. A shell struck the next house in thenlghf and Mew out the wall. The conveyer and Ms man set to work gingerly, flor the air to dull They poke the flies and throw on fresh wood and then set to work to prepare the food. Within an hour the canteen to ready tor hush neat ' This is a sample night of a Bad I Cross Canteen man at the front '