Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-27 | Page 38 | Luxuries are Found in German Dugouts

LUXURIES ARE FOUND II GERKOUTS In Many Instances Quarters Quar-ters Have Every Up-to-date Convenience. WINE IN ABUNDANCE All Abandoned, However, When Americans Smash Through Hun Lines. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN THE FIELD, Oct. 26. (By the Associated : Press.) All the comforts of home, with some added luxuries, were found In the dugouts and living quarters which the Germans were forced to abandon when the American troops smashed through the St. Mihi el salient and took the territory which the German army had occupied for four years. Running water, electric light, steam heat, tennis courts, bowling alleys, swimming swim-ming pools, pianos and wine cellars were some of the up-to-date conveniences which Uncle Sam's "moppers-up" that followed on the heels of the rushing American soldiers found in some of the quarters of the German officers. The more elaborate quarters were located lo-cated in the thickly-set woods which abound in this part of France and most of them represented the work of four years. Elaborate Construction. The majority of them were of elaborate rustic Gonstruction and usuallv had shell proof shelters connected with them. Furniture Fur-niture and decorations taken from the French Inhabitants of neighboring villages vil-lages formed the principal interior equipment. equip-ment. One of the most unusual of these officers' of-ficers' quarters was located in the little village of Euvezin, about twenty miles from ' Metz. There were two tiers of rooms with broad balconies in front and all lighted by electricity. In the lower floor was an elaborate sitting room, containing con-taining richly upholstered furniture, a piano, oil paintings, inlaid tables and beveled mirrors.. This apparently was the headquarters of a high officer, for in it were found many maps, plans and a telephone switchboard. Outside were a bowling alley and a small swimming pool. At one side was a wine cellar welt stocked with apple wine, beer and other beverages dear to the German heart. Immediately Im-mediately adjoining was a shell proof dugout forty feet deep and capable of holding sixty men, Women's Apparel Found. Next to this was a shoemaker's hut where a number of women's shoes and slippers were found, indicating that the Germans had women in their trenches. Higher up in the woods was a vegetable farm and overlooking all is an observatory, observa-tory, which gave a surpassing view of the country for miles around. Everything was confusion. Uniforms, rifles, pots, dishes, books and all kinds of military paraphernalia were heaped about everywhere, indicating that the Germans had fled in great haste. That the Germans expected to occupv this territory for a Jong time is shown by the character of their trenches. In manv cases these were of concrete and equipped with almost as many conveniences as a dwelling house. Some of them had running run-ning water, telephone communication, heating stoves and piped drainage.