_Sunday, 19:_ Quiet till the afternoon when a gas barrage started. I
was driven out of my dugout. I had a narrow escape, while reaching the
hospital corps dugout. Lieut. Roolan (since promoted), of the Fifth Field
Artillery, was there for two hours and half. 480 shells, I was informed,
came down, averaging up three and four per minute. All night, from 6
o'clock to 3 A.M., 3000 shells are sent into the town. I slept in the
Headquarters Signal Corps dugout with my gas mask on all night.
_Monday, 20:_ Visited Y.M.C.A. and found their dugout had been struck
and the Secretary's eyes were gassed after a man took his place. I saw
Colonel Crane to try and get out of my dugout and get the one he had left.
He gave me permission, assuring me that it was not a very good one at
that. I took my Victrola with two of the battery boys from F Battery. I
carried the records and they the Victrola. We dodged the shelling all the
way and I had the pleasure of hearing the "Swanee River" song at the same
time as the firing of the big guns much to the enjoyment of the boys. I
understand that General Summerall visited and heard the Victrola soon
after I had taken it to the boys. I placed about fifty books among
officers of the Hospital Corps, Infantry officers, Battery officers.
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