Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-07
Wounded in Thigh.

and captured two barbados under n
heavy fire, the advance guard losing
half OF It's number.
Wounded In Thigh.
Captain Hiandin, wounded by bull
let in the thigh had to be helped along
by his men hut he would not give up.
After scaling the second barricade the
men found thomse Ives before the new
defenHes consisting of wire trelllses
from behind which the Germans
poured a murderons fire into them
The advance guard charged against Il
twice and was nearly annihilated.
The company now numbered 100 men,
Notwithstanding the defamation OF
their ranks these survivors led by
Captain Blandin made another adj
vance OF 500 yards. The men be-
sought Captain Blandin to allow them
TO carry him.
''rhc safety of the company alone
counts" he replied TO Lieutenant Ror-
nard. Take command. and For
ward, march," The men took pa
thetic leave of the captain. who
crawled into a thicket as the remnant
OF the company pushed on. Time
pressed more and more--the enemy
growing in numbers, hemmed them In
closer and closer. They plunged into
tho forest of J----- with only eighty
men left.
After vainly attacking footbridge
over the r. they finally forded the
stream and then found few hours
respite in the depths of the forest.
They resumed their march toward
c. aud ran against new force of
the enemy. Exhausted by hunger and
fatigue their resistance became less
and less vigorous and here they lost
fifty-five men.
The TWO officers and nineteen men
that remained succeeded in fording
the P and blvouacked the Goth
near a potato patch which provided
them real meal.
Reduced 10 Seventeen Men.
After two more days wandering
they were Obliged TO come back TO the
potato field. After resi- they started
on again. hiding among the rocks,
sleeping In the damp underground OF
forests. stffened with rheumatism.
their feet 50 swollen that they were /
obliged 10 rid themselves Of their (
shoes As fast as attachments were
sent out TO forage all or part were 4
by the Germans. \,
a month passed in this way and on
September 30 the detachment was re-
iuced TO seventeen men.
Lieutenant bernard decided TO
make final effort the night of Oc-
ober l6 to regain the French lines,
,ut now there was only a single sol
lier really physically capable OF fol-
owing him. The rest were complete
y worn out yet some of them insisted
N dragging themselves along after
he lieutenant and Private de Jouf-
rey. Those that went and those that
emained embraced tearfully the chief
f the detachment. buried their arms
nd consoled those who remained be-
lind with the assurances that they
lad saved their honor and IL they fell
nto the hands Of the Germans they
aid none the less made n heroic eff
ort.
On October 20 Lieutenant Bernard
themselves worn to the last shred OF
ndurance and they bivouackcd that
light with the assurance that the
Germans would either take them in
nc morning or they would be found
cad there later on.
The two men moved on again in the
forming and debouching from a
ticket into clearing October 90 the
forming the Goth day of their march
III weeping for joy at the sight of
he familiar red trousers Of the
rench infantry
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