SAFEST SPOT IN FIRING LINE
BRITISH AND ENEMY AT PLAY ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" services.) (Rec. November 27, 5.15 p.m.) London, November 26. The Press Bureau reports: The opposing lines are often only forty yards apart, and tlie strangest situations arise. Our men and tie enemy converse, as many of the Germans' understand. English. They liold shooting competitions, and throw packets of tobacco at ono «n other. Thcso positions are not unwelcome to the men, they being moro secure from shell-fire. The artillery is unable to shoot for fear of hitting its own infantry. . These lines are often the safest spot in tho firing line.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2319, 28 November 1914, Page 7
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105SAFEST SPOT IN FIRING LINE Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2319, 28 November 1914, Page 7
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