[21] Marmites--German shells of big caliber.--Tr.
[22] As they leave the trenches, muddy, unshaven, dirty, red-eyed.--Tr.
[23] Cassé means wounded, hurt or smashed, and when pronounced sounds
very much like "K.C."--Tr.
[24] This is the first time the author saw a member of the Knights
of Columbus actively engaged in succoring wounded at the immediate
front.--Tr.
[25] A familiar expression, friends or companions.--Tr.
[26] A street in Verdun.--Tr.