Chapter XVIII
, pg. 328; the chapter correctly starts on Pg. 338 - this was corrected.
8. The word manoeuvre uses an oe ligatgure in the original text, and has be here represented as oe.
9. All possibly dialectic-phonetic phrases have been retained, including the following;
pg. 31 - "stear" (steer), (we can stear with an oar), quote pg. 91 - "Sourkraut" (Sauerkraut), (German as Sourkraut), remembrance pg. 276 - "dimonds" (diamonds), (filled wid dimonds), quote pg. 370 - "Lueger" (Luger), (of the Lueger make), remembrance
10. 21 Spelling corrections: (x) shows no. of times word was already correctly spelled in text.
pg. xv - "citatation" to "citation" (he received a citation) pg. 38 - "tatooed" to "tattooed" (tattooed arms of the) pg. 50 - "Harboard" to "Harbord" (4) (Brigadier General Harbord) pg. 73 - "practise" to "practice" (9), (began to practice) pg. 99 - "surpised" to "surprised" (I was not surprised) pg. 107 - "dicharge" to "discharge" (signal for the discharge) pg. 139 - "aves-vous" to "avez-vous" (3) (Aves-vous de chevaux?) pg. 143 - "Nicholas" to "Nicolas" (2) (Saint-Nicolas-du-Port) pg. 157 - "milimetre" to "millimetre" (2), (battery of 150 millimetre) pg. 208 - "Ukelele" to "Ukulele" (tending the Ukulele crop) pg. 222 - "perigrinations" to "peregrinations" (trace the peregrinations) pg. 248 - "harrassed" to "harassed" (harassed the road intersections) pg. 315 - "ricochetted" to "ricocheted" (had ricocheted upward) pg. 346 - "desposit" to "deposit" (would solemnly deposit) pg. 349 - "McDougal" to "MacDougal" (7), (MacDougal then began) pg. 365 - "turrent" to "turret" (the tank's turret) pg. 367 - "blow" to "blown" (trunks were blown high) pg. 376 - "barracades" to "barricades" (built barracades across) pg. 382 - "distingushed" to "distinguished" (that so distinguished itself) pg. 383 - "reconnaisance" to "reconnaissance" (2), (making a reconnaissance). pg. 391 - "knowng" to "knowing" (knowing at the time)
11. 17 hyphenation, Capitalization or diacritical accent corrections made as follows:
pg. xi - "ARMEES" to "ARMÉES" (2) (DES ARMÉES DU NORD) - Fr. pg. 24 - "victrola" to "Victrola" ( a cabinet Victrola) - Trademark pg. 88 - "coryphees" to "coryphées" (male coryphées who hold) - Fr. pg. 88 - "under-sized" to "undersized" (2), (toughest set of undersized) pg. 111 - "zigzagging" to "zig-zagging" (3) (through zig-zagging avenues) pg. 183 - "hand grenades" to "hand-grenades" (2), (post with hand-grenades) pg. 194 - "counter-battery" to "counter battery" (3) (casual counter battery work) pg. 232 - "debris" to "débris" (4) (person in the débris) pg. 251 - "debris" to "débris (4) (the débris ceased falling) pg. 269 - "tricolour" to "tri-colour" (2) (of the French tri-colour) pg. 274 - "Americains" to "Américains" (les bons Américains) - Fr. pg. 307 - "Chatel" to "Châtel" (La Voie du Châtel) - Fr. pg. 367 - "dug-outs" to "dugouts" (10), (crushed the enemy dugouts) pg. 370 - "t'-ell" to "t'ell" (Allay veet t'ell outer here), as on pg. 275. pg. 373 - "dug-out" to "dugout" (24), (in a dugout with) pg. 383 - "Thibault" to "Thiébault" (9) (east of St. Thiébault) pg. 385 - "country-side" to "countryside" (5), (no fairer countryside)
12. List of same word variations appearing in this text which have been retained.
"cooperation" (1) and "co-operation" (1) "dockside" (1) and "dock-side" (1) "farmhouse" (1) and "farm-house" (1) "heartbroken" (1) and "heart-break" (1) "manpower" (1) and "man-power" (1) "midday" (1) and "mid-day" (1) "old-timer" (1), "old-timers" (2), "old timer" (3) "well kept" (1) and "well-kept" (1)
13. Printers error correction;
pg 394: - two lines of text were exchanged as follows:
original text;
"It was the same Germany many that had covered America with her net of spies and that had tried to murder France. It was the same Ger- had sought to bring war to our borders with Mexico and"
as corrected;
"It was the same Germany that had tried to murder France. It was the same Germany that had covered America with her net of spies and had sought to bring war to our borders with Mexico and"