COLLECTION NAME:
World War I Honor Roll
Record
Filename:
MCPL_WW1HR_39.jpg
Identifier:
MCPL_WW1HR_39
Title:
WWI Honor Roll Page 037
Creator:
C. W. Whiting
Subject:
World War -- 1914-1918
Subject:
Armed services
Subject:
Soldiers
Publisher:
McCracken County Public Library
Contributor:
Chas E. Smith, Editor
Contributor:
Billings Printing Co., Paducah, KY
Contributor:
Transcribed by Devin Cook
Date:
1919
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Image/JPG
Language:
English
Coverage:
McCracken County (KY)
Rights:
Public Domain
Text:
Night on a battlefield is usually a period of great activity. Daylight lends an accuracy of aim which necessarily curtails the movements of the opposing forces, unless they are engaged in active fighting; but darkness is a shield for reconnoitering parties and those who crawl out into "No Man's Land" to repair wire defenses, shift the positions of machine guns, and remove the wounded. To counteract this and guard against surprise attacks, both sides use rockets, flares and searchlights. When a working or scouting party is suddenly caught in a bright light, its members "freeze"; that is, they suddenly become motionless, hoping to be mistaken for a part of the landscape, for otherwise they would be the targets for a hail of lead. The many colors used make a beautiful spectacle.
