THE KHAKI BOYS FIGHTING TO WIN OR _Smashing the German Lines_ By CAPT. GORDON BATES Author of "The Khaki Boys at Camp Sterling," "The Khaki Boys on the Way," "The Khaki Boys at the Front," "The Khaki Boys Over the Top," etc. _ILLUSTRATED_ NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY THE KHAKI BOYS SERIES By CAPT. GORDON BATES THE KHAKI BOYS AT CAMP STERLING or Training for the Big Fight in France THE KHAKI BOYS ON THE WAY or Doing Their Bit on Land and Sea THE KHAKI BOYS AT THE FRONT or Shoulder to Shoulder in the Trenches THE KHAKI BOYS OVER THE TOP or Doing and Daring for Uncle Sam THE KHAKI BOYS FIGHTING TO WIN or Smashing the German Lines CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY, New York COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY THE KHAKI BOYS FIGHTING TO WIN CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I BURIED ALIVE 1 II A STRANGE SIGHT 9 III ANOTHER PUZZLE 18 IV RECOGNITION 26 V BATTLING ONWARD 37 VI POOR SCHNITZ 44 VII DAYS OF SORROW 53 VIII STARTLING INFORMATION 60 IX UGLY THREATS 68 X DISQUIETING RUMORS 77 XI THE SIGNALS 85 XII NEWS FROM THE AIR 92 XIII A FORWARD RUSH 101 XIV UNSEEN MARKSMEN 108 XV OVER THE CLIFF 116 XVI ONLY TWO LEFT 125 XVII BLOWN UP 132 XVIII A STRANGE MEETING 140 XIX IN SWIRLING WATERS 148 XX THE CAVE FIGHT 155 XXI A DESPERATE RESOLVE 166 XXII THE ESCAPE 172 XXIII THE SECRET PACT 182 XXIV THROUGH THE LINES 194 THE KHAKI BOYS FIGHTING TO WIN CHAPTER I BURIED ALIVE Distant rumbles, like those of some far-off thunderstorm, penetrated even to the dugout, which was constructed under a greater depth of earth than usual. At times some fearful, though far-removed, explosion would cause the solid ground to tremble, while articles on the rude shelves of the shelter would fall down with resultant crashes.