The Life and Times of a World War I Soldier: The Julius Holthaus Story

Chapter 17 — Julius Holthaus — Rest in Peace

On sword and gun the shadows reel and riot,

A lone breeze whispers at the dug-out door,

The trench is silent and the night is quiet

And boys in khaki slumber on the floor.

A sentinel on guard, my watch I keep

And guard the dug-out where my comrades sleep.

The moon looks down upon a…