Here I found a young artillery officer on duty.

The day was so clear that we were able to spread out a map before us on the ground and with our glasses look up every point named on the sheet.

We looked far over to the North and saw the ruins of Wieltje.

Ypres lay to the left, and we could see Zillebeke, Sanctuary Wood, High Wood, Square Wood, and Hooge.

The light reflected from our glasses must have been seen by some German sniper, for suddenly we heard the crack of bullets in the hedge behind us and we hastily withdrew to the dugout.