Meeting the Exigencies of War 



Wounded Tommies who will 

 fight the battle of life here- 

 after with artificial limbs held 

 an athletic meet at Roe- 

 hampton recently. This fel- 

 low's right leg below the 

 knee is artificial, but he 

 cleared the chair with ease 



Above, a hastily constructed 

 saw-mill behind the French 

 trenches. Here lumber is cut 

 for the various uses of trench 

 life. Impromptu huts are 

 built of it and it is much in 

 demand for mining and tim- 

 bering the dugouts which are 

 in French hands today but 

 which maybe German inhabi- 

 ted in another twelve hours 



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Above, burning wood for 

 charcoal. This is supplied 

 to the cooking staff for the bak- 

 mg ovens and to the soldiers in the trenches for 

 use in the little stoves which have proved to 

 be great comforts. A "stump-burner" has 

 been devised which is set over a stump and a 

 burning process carried on for ten hours which 

 reduces the stump to charcoal and heavy oils 



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Above, running a hundred 

 yards in thirteen seconds 

 with an artificial right leg. 

 This man did the trick after 

 jumping over a half-dozen 

 chairs, one after another. 

 Commuters who make a busi- 

 ness of running for trains 

 would be proud of this record 



