[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.
[27] The first letter of each word spells Pétain, the general who assumed command at Verdun, finally breaking the thrust of the Crown Prince actually being maneuvered at this time. General Pétain's strategy upset the boche plans, causing them to abandon Verdun as a by-road to Paris.—Tr.
[28] Cold-Ground.—Tr.