Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-06-07

n camped Tor the night and there
by forming u line again AZ Ii was
when we started. | was almost dead
with fatigue and could not havegune
IA mile further II my life depended on
1t. drank n pint bottle OF that
Tonicum mixture the night before we
started and knowit helped me won.
derfully, in fact, il was that which
got me in condition TO stand the trip
mt all, for | had not had n chance tn
develop my muscles since leaving the
hospital.
The most enjoyable part of the
whole days work was that we had
not been furnished with any grub
when we started, and none followed
us up. so, dead tiied ms we were, we
had to go out and hunt Il chicken
and roast it on u ramrods, tn he
eaten without salt. Fortunately
chickens, ducks and hogs flourish
here In great abundance and there Is
no danger of starving, Int it is
pretty tough to ask men to fight oil
day and then compel them to 20 out
after they stop Tor the night and
chase Il chicken or n hog aud cook ii
before one a get anything To eat.
We are getting pretty well used to it
by now, however, for we have had
no government rations issued us
since we left the Caloocan trenches;
that was 20 days ago. Chicken aud
the like are getting prettyscarcenow
and well either have to advance
again or else the commissary depart
ment will have to be brought up.
The next morning bright and early
1.-THE 26th) we were ordered forward
again, and the line started out thro
a bamboo thicket. We had only had
a few hours sleep, for every man in
the regiment, except the officers, had
been up ut least hall Of the night do
ing outpost duty, and the rest Of the
time was spent ingiortilicatiOns
to protect ourselves from the ferO-
cious attacks OF the many mosqui.
toes that filed the air. We had not
had time or material to make break
fast, except the officers, who had
their grub carried for them 10y some
cheap private, SO we were not In
very good condition for a march, but
on we started. | was sent out scout
ing again with two Others from the
company, and we moved up perhaps
a mile when we got the 0rderto halt.
Here | caught a chicken and found a
little native salt In one OF the BAN.
boo shacks. pulled the legs off OF il
and managed to get them about Il
quarter roasted on my steel ramrod
when the regiment started off by the
left flank and | had to jump up anC
eat my rather rare chicken on til,
run. l got IA Niger while was rest
ing there, however. and that helped
me to feel pretty good. caugh
sight of him among the underbrusl
across a clearing about 200 yard
wide trying to get a shot mt me, an,
the consequence is he's there yet.
After a long. hard walk we man
aged to catch up to the company
aud after another long walk up
sultry lane. two or three fellow
dropping from sunstrOke and on
poor fellow from a shot tbro tn
heart - another stray bullet - W
emerged into open country again, til
Montana boys going on the tirini
line. where they had always been
and we advanced on Meycauayan
The insurgents had five trenches ther
and a long, deep ditch to get AVA,
thro, about five feet deep and tire
miles long. We had about three
quarters OF a mile OF open country [,
cover before we reached their trenches
and knowing that our old guns wer
of no use Mt that distance, we al
vanced under a steady fire Of thos
long-range Mausers without firing
shot. We never attempted to shoe
until we were within about 500 yard
of their trenches. and that paralyze'
the niggers. They couldn t under
stand our advancing under fire with
out firing, and we can almost say W
drove them from their trenches with
out firing a shot.
AIVIN M Hun