Identifier: 01120440R.nlm.nih.gov
Title: At the front in a flivver
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Stevenson, William Yorke, 1878- author
Subjects: Stevenson, William Yorke, 1878- Voluntary Workers Ambulances World War I
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el-ing prevailed, and when the men threat-ened to become too rough, they were cau-tioned by the Lieutenant who kept time.Many French soldiers came over to seethe bouts and both armies fraternized inthe most cheerful manner. They daily playsoccer football also. CHAPTER V PREPARING FOR THE BATTLE OF THESOMME La vie est breve;Un peu damour,Un peu de rSve,Et puis — bonjour! La vie est vaine;Un peu despoir,Un peu de haine,Et puis — bonsoir! June 1. Big doings to-day; the ordercame at 10 a.m. to move the whole encamp-ment from Mericourt toLamotte-Santerre,and we were ready by 2.30. Then, just be-fore we left, we were told to go to Bayon-villers instead; and here we are! It is notsuch a bad billet. The town is more mod-ern and in better repair than Mericourt.We are sleeping in our cars to-night, butwill find quarters to-morrow, which doesnot do Imbrie and me any good, as we goto Cappy for twenty-four hours and soget stung out of any decent pickings forsleeping accommodations. The Section
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PREPARING FOR BATTLE 81 remains with the Third Division. TheTwentieth Corps, which withstood thefirst shock at Verdun and thereby earnedits place in the Hall of Immortals, is tostraddle the Somme, having had a monthen repos. When the Regiment deFer came in with its flags — or whatwas left of them — flying, everybody sa-luted. They are said to have saved the dayin the first German rush, the critical periodat Verdun. The Sixth (ours) won its spursin the Champagne, and is next to theTwentieth, and we continue to handle thefront line as before, but from a differentbase. The English have moved a kilometerto the west, so that the conflicting ordersbound to occur at the Somme are elimi-nated. A lot of new rail lines have been putthrough in the last few days, and the sup-ply of ammunition in the fields is some-thing beyond belief. Word has been giventhat everything in the way of preparationmust be finished by the 20th. The Frenchhad arranged to be ready by the 15th, butthe English asked f

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