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LAQUINDANUM SLOPE. A MASS OF VOLCANIC MATERIAL OFFERED MANY OBSTACLES IN THE FORM OF DEEP ARROYOS PINATURO FROM ZAMBALES PASS THE SCALE OF THE PICTURE IN SHOWN BY THE MOUNTED OFFICER IN THE RIGHT FOREGROUND. THE ROUTE OF THE EXPEDITION WAS UP THE SLOPE IN THE CENTRE OF THE PICTURE. THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION BETWEEN THE OFFICER AND THE UPPER EDGE OF THE SLOPE IS ELEVEN HUNDRED FEET.
GUNS ON THE MOUNTAIN The sun was shooting lances of light through the notch of the pass when the men fell in. Like the guns, they stood with their eyes fixed on the mountain top which stood forth in the blaze of the sunrise. One point they desired reassurance upon. They were not anxious to stay on the mountain at night when goblins, asuans, devils and ghosts were at large. Satisfied upon this head, they proceeded to the guns. The guns suffered themselves to be loaded on the mules and the assault commenced. The long lava slope, from the pass, had seemed deceptively smooth. In fact, it was like the skin of an elephant, full of fissures. To the mountains they may have seemed mere cracks; to the men they were chasms, deep enough to swallow both men and mules. The men hastened to get tools and cut notches in the vertical sides. Then they inveigled the mules into the chasm and, pushing and pulling, got them up the further side. After doing this, they came to another chasm and did it again. After a while, the mules could go no higher. The guns were taken off and the mules departed for the post. The soldiers looked at the mountain. Then they looked after the mules with envy. The guns lay prone on the mountainside. When they were separated into four pieces, their character was less apparent and they lost some of the pugnacity of their appearance. They became reduced to resembling mere billets of steel. The men approached them with a resigned air, carrying long spars of bamboo. The guns suffered themselves to be lashed to these spars, whereupon the men raised them to their shoulders. The guns resembled mandarins, riding with composure in sedan chairs. The caravan started cheerfully up the slope. After a few steps the soldiers discovered that they had been deceived in the smoothness of the mountainside. Jagged lava fragments tripped them up. The dry sparse grass was as slippery as ice. They no sooner moved than they stumbled and slid about, weaving uncertainly in the effort to retain their equilibrium. They continued to oppose their strength to the placid resistance of the mountain and were quickly strung out in a long line like ants returning from a foray. The sun, from his seat in the brass bowl of heaven, scorched their bent backs. As the day wore on, he increased the fervor with which he grilled them. The men struggled in the glare. When they had achieved a few yards, their hearts began to flutter behind their ribs. With a few more steps, the fluttering changed to a thumping. Each felt as though he carried a wild animal confined in his chest and that this animal was bent upon tearing its way out. "Susmariejosep!", they gasped, and, setting 453
Page 1 and 2: CONTENTS No. 5 The First Gun on Pin
Page 3 and 4: THE FIELD ARTILLERY JOURNAL VOL. XV
Page 5 and 6: GUNS ON THE MOUNTAIN There is a cer
Page 7 and 8: GUNS ON THE MOUNTAIN Some years bef
Page 9: THE COLUMN ON THE CHINA SEA TRAIL C
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Page 15 and 16: THE THIRD LADDER WAS EIGHTY FEET HI
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Page 21 and 22: A FABLE BY LIEUTENANT J. L. CHAMBER
Page 23 and 24: A FABLE "Now, where are you located
Page 25 and 26: WITH A JAPANESE ARTILLERY REGIMENT
Page 27 and 28: RECRUIT FOOT-DRILL A BATTALION BARR
Page 33 and 34: DRUMBEATS to America as a playmate
Page 35 and 36: DRUMBEATS anchor chain rose out of
Page 37 and 38: USE OF SIGNAL CORPS TRAINING MANUAL
Page 49 and 50: REPLACEMENT OF ANIMALS IN CAMPAIGN
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RECOIL SYSTEMS When the howitzer is
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RECOIL SYSTEMS TROUBLE CHART, 155-M
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COMPARISONS, AGAIN BY CAPTAIN GEORG
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