Emery County Progress | 1907-11-23 | Page 5 | Could Use the Road

alf COULD USE THE ROAD irish sold ers great idea when cover was badly needed the following collo gny Is said to have actually occurred during one of the earlier battles in the philippines A detachment of american infantry under orders to support a section ot capt kellly s battery were halted tor quite a while on a perfectly flat mill tary road in full view and fine range of the trenches of course to lie flat on the road was the only avail able use of cover in this detachment was an irishman who bad served his time with the col ors in the british army before he en listed with uncle sam As a recruit he had been very prone to tell how the british soldiers did everything As a result he was incessantly plied with questions as to his experiences while the bullets were plopping down the road and kicking up the gravel a oung yankee suddenly asked say mike what do the british sol diers do with their heads in a place like this quick as a flash came the retort A british soldier has no head after a full two minute pause mike continued however be that as it may I 1 wish I 1 could pick up this d road and stan it on edge ernenst me