Show Huns Bolt Li Life ke Scared I n 7 7 F ft T 7 S Rabbits Rabbits From T Tanks 1 i I V I 11 By tRy The tho Telegrams Telegram's Special S Service I Dec c The The daily dally work of a a. tank on oi oIl th the western front has graphically d described by a young Australian Australian Aus Aus- soldier soldie who ho was wounded while hile serving ser in one cone one of these new en engines mes mesor of or war The description in diary form j appeared in the Manchester Manches er Guardian Monday Out Monday Out for first time Strange sensation Worse than being in a sub sub- marine At first unable to see anything any any- ny- ny thing but imagined a lot ot Bull Bullets ts began to rain rain like hailstones tones on a galvanized galvanized galvanized gal gal- roo roof at first then thel like a series s of hamm hammer t blows We Ye passed t thi through rough ought it all unscathed Suddenly we gave a terrible lurch S I thought we were booked through Lookout said we were astride an enemy trench Give e them Ii hell ll Vas the order We pave gave aYe them it Our guns raked and swept sWit trenches right and left Got a peep at frightened Huns lIun It was grimly humorous They tried to bolt like scared rabbits but were shot down in bunches before getting to their burrows Machine guns brought for for- ward Started vicious rattle on our hide Not Kot the least impression was I made Shells began to burst We moved on and overtook some more i frightened Huns Cut their ranks to I ribbons with our fire file They ran like men possessed Officer Officer Of Of- tried to rally them They awaited our coming for a while As soon as our guns began to spit at them they were off once more Infantry rounded them up and survivors surrendered red very curious about us Stood open openmouthed openmouthed openmouthed mouthed and wide e eyed e watching but weren't much the wiser Experience was not altogether pleasant pleasant pleasant pleas pleas- ant at first Tank sickness sickness' Is as b bad badas badas d das as sea sickness until you get used to them Tuesday Tuesday Off Off for another cruise ruise Peppering begun at once Thought old thing was going to be e drowned In Iii S shower of bullets Things quiet down clown quickly Silly blighters thought they could rush the tank like they would a fort ort Dashed up from all sides aides We fired ired at them point blank Devilish plucky chaps some orne of them for all their madness The survivors had another another an- an another j I other try We spat at thc them venomously venomous- venomous ly iy y More of them went down The blessed old tub gave a sudden I jerk erk God In heaven thought I its it's goodbye e to earth but it Only some Hun lIun dead and wounded we had skidded Into The rain of bullets re re- re fumed It was like as if hundreds of rivets were being hammered into the hide of the tank We rushed through Soon loon the music had charms and we Jot got ot to like the regular rhythm of it U I Suddenly a jolt and our hearts jolted in our mouths in sympathy I Nothing d doing ing- ing ingin In the mishap line Only I some unwonted ll obstacle Heavier I strumming on our keyboard outside and more regular Machine guns at it now how Straddled on as thou though h we liked It A tremendous thud The whole outfit out seemed done for Cor Nearly jumped out of my skin Looked at each other and wondered what It was Still SUB a roof root over our nur heads thank God Coil Wednesday WednesdaY Early Early start Roughest voyage yet Waves Wave of fire seemed to break over oyer us Tremendous crash Then another and several others at in in- in Silence for a time Party of Huns came to meet us outside the village Vel Very stout old gentleman in front Thought it was the mayor and village to give us a civic wel wel- come Mistaken They meant to give warm reception but not as we understood understood understood under under- stood the word ward Let fly with machine tuns Then tri trill tried d silly boarding tactics We laughed Our guns answered red theirs Tank reception c committee dispersed in a cloud of smoke and flame no trailing clouds of or gory glory Fat old gen Jen tieman only visible member pf if deputa deputa- tion Stood open mouthed Purple with rage Tank bore down Old gent sent started to run Funnier than a Rac sack I race raco Old gent flung himself to earth with many signs to surrender Thursday Got ot into tle village anti ami I pass Q t b t te e 1 la r 1 t li 1 a J I r rows of wrecked houses Hundreds of Huns caine came rusl rushing up uP from cella cellars cellars' s I a and nd from behind ruins to to see us Some I j h had ad eyes staring out Of head Looked i s surprised and even frightened One blighter made a a i rush rush ush at US us with witha a clubbed rifle Made a terrible 1 at the tank Smashed his rifle rUle and made a nasty noise on our roof Hurt himself more than he hurt us lIs Off for I i ia a n. joy ride after some nice Huns Huns' who I I t took ook to flight as we came up I Friday FridaY Early Early afloat Usual s show show- how 1 j I ers era of bullets and anda a few shells on the tIie way Got right rIg across a trench Made I the sparks fly Went Vent along parapet i routing outing out Huns every everywhere e where Enemy I j terrified Tried to run but couldn't keep it up under our fire Threw up t j the tle sponge and surrendered in batches j One cheeky chap said he didn't think 1 Jt it was lair fall to fight with such things I We said that was oU our affair and we I j could stand the racket Germany cared I I to makeover over It Ask Asked d one chap if he be I thought we should have got permission from the kaiser before using them Didn't see the joke j ook ouk about two hundred hundred prisoners I Killed Hilled and wounded wound wound- I ed as many more Tired out when I through i Saturday SaturdaY SaturdaY-On On the move mo before breakfast Terrible crash on on first go i off ft Thought we had collided ded with a awand j wand wandering rIng world Weathered the I storm Got busy on enemy trenches j I I Rare good sport Enemy tried a surprise surprise surprise sur sur- prise for infantry Infantry infantry ad en-ad en ad advancing to attack We Ve tried a surprise sur sur- sur-I sur prise to too and ours came Cale off first I I ms H weren't pleased Didn't think it I was ng- ng the game according according- to Potsdam S SWe We waddled Into their ambush for COl the att attacking troops Never saw menso men menso so frightened Fled in in all directions Only a few chaps stayed behind and tried to stop us by machine gun fire Smashed them to bits and left their machine guns to be- be picked i j up P b by tile the they they hop hoped d to I I surprise i 1 Went ent snorting ing after the enemy wherever we could find them Their I losses were wen terrible Later strong de detachments detachments de- de tried to make their way back supported by big g gung ns Lined up across the road and gave them hot I time Ever Every time they trl tried d to rush through we ripped their ranks to bits At last they gave it up Very wise o of them Sunday Sunday GOOd Good work worl of frightening Huns lions conti continued mcd Better day dar betterS better deed Fritz Frt didn't think that Blighters Blight Blight- S I Irs ers era rs op opened ned rifle fire ire on us at two t hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred yards ards It went vent like water off oce a a ducks duck's back Fritz couldn't make it out Kept up the fire b but t got a bit nervy as the blessed old thing kept waddling up to him Ladled out death as you might vamp out indifferent ent cot music from a h urd I got fits No fight left in iii him Prisoners scared to death Some of ot them acted as though they tiler believed helleved that we used our tanks for making sausages out of prisoners We Ve had a alot alot lot Jot of trouble explaining that once they surrendered the they were safe satE I Finished an exciting week Got plenty of fun un but hut one wants a good I rest after a snell with a tank |