town from a different direction had failed, no barrage had been called for, and the raid was called off. On their way back, however, they had run into a Boche machine-gun nest, and after killing a few of the crew, had succeeded in taking 11 prisoners,—more than they would have taken in the raid.

                Lt. MacNamee telephoned back for the limbers and we were soon retracing our steps to Herbeuville, a very disappointed and "off the army" battery. Arriving about 3.30 A. M., the limbers dropped the guns and pulled out just in time to avoid a shelling.

                The Boche either were peeved in general at the night's performance, or had decided to include Herbeuville in their strafing list, because they shelled at frequent intervals during the day and night, mixing mustard gas with high explosive. One gas shell landed on the first piece dugout, and made all the men sick, two of them being evacuated.

                As the Boche artillery grew stronger, it was up to us to become more active, but had we fired constantly from our Herbeuville position on a clear day we would have been observed, accurately located and destroyed. So each night two guns were pulled out on the plain to act as roving pieces, like the one in the Toul sector, firing rapidly for a short time and then moving, to give the effect of being several active batteries. Our 2nd and 4th pieces started the game on the night of September 24. Each night the crews were changed, and more ammunition sent out. The food was carried out by two men; a larger group would have betrayed the hidden guns. The heaviest part of the work during these days and nights fell on

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