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Show WEBER CG1TY MM m BOMB VICTIM Ernest East Writes of His Experiences While Fighting Fight-ing the Germans. Special to The Tribune, j OODK.V. Jan. 4. A victim of a German Ger-man gas bomb as he was coming out of the front line tranches on the morning of his birthday, Ernest East, former resilient res-ilient of Warrca district, Weber county. who joined the Canadian forces more than a year ago, is recovering from his serious injuries in a London hospital, j according to a letter received by Mrs. c. F. Junkins, a cousin, residing in this city. Private Wast declares it was nice of the Boehe to think of him on his j birthday, but he objected to his "present' "pres-ent' boiug wrapped in an iron case and shot at him. According to the former Weber county coun-ty man, it was one of the first experiences experi-ences of the Canadian regiment with that particular form of German gas, which is called garlic, gas and smells much the same. The shell in which it is contained does not explode, but a cap blows off, permitting the fiery vapor to escape. Private East writes that his bark and arms were burned by the powerful pow-erful gas. The letter also recounts the fierce i fighting in the vicinity of hill 70 during dur-ing August of last year, the battalion of which East was a member fighting three different German regiments in three days. Out of eleven men who bunked within the same tent during the training camp days. East writes that ten are now dead. He and the twelfth man arc Jying wounded in a London hos- j pital. |