Show I SANDBAG IS USEFUL IN MODERN BATTLES BAffLES By Associated Press SO SOMEWHERE IE HEnE IN FRANCE CE Mr 1 Mr- Mr 18 The IS-The The sandbag Is one ono of or the mos mosi most useful pieces of or military equipment found anywhere an and the soldier puts It to manifold uses Their official use of oC course is to be filled with sand or of cia clay and built into ramparts barricades barricades bar bar- des and trenches Their unofficial uses are aro legion Tho The infantryman always uses a as s sandbag for Cor carr carrying ing and anti storing his rations for Cor patching and reinforcing I his clothing for lining and curtaining his dugout for Cor muffling mallets and stakes when putting up wire in NoMans NoMan's No NoMan's NoMans Mans Man's land They make excellent I gaiters aiters being tied on over the puttees as a further protection against mud and damp They make COS cosy mufflers in bad weather They are used to cover shrapnel helmets to prevent re reflection reflection reflection re- re and the they are arc frequently in de demand demand demand de- de mand for rifle covers ers Many Ian soldiers always pull two sandbags sandbags sandbags sand sand- bags over o their feet and legs s when goIng go- go go going oin o- o in ing to bed bd in billets in other words the sandbag Is Tommys Tommy's pajamas The warmth and comfort of oC a a. L burlap sandbag sandbag sandbag sand sand- bag when pulled over chilled feet Is astonishing The Tho postman's mailbag at the front frontis is nothing moro more than an empty empt sandbag sandbag sandbag sand sand- bag and the water carriers also use tow sandbags slung iun back and front over the shoulder each containing a petrol tin full of water The war will be over ovel a soldier wit once said when all of or Belgium and France has been put Into sandbags |