Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-10


+ and private Mcrard de JouffrcS. tht
former promoted Captain and teecr
ated Wifh the cross ~ the Legion Of
Z Honor. the later promoted Second
7 Lieutenant ard decorated with ths
mili,afg medal. Hsctreded Ia rsiaininf
their cogrs after passing 81 Gays win
~ the enemy's lines
whea thc i3th company u the iseit
3 regiment ~ irfahtfy commanded hs
E captain Hiandir found itself Isolated
from thr rssi ~ the regiment and
surrounded by the enemy IN thr cen
ter n a wood thr evening ut August
+ 80 K numbered about 200 men ard ~
offlc,rs They decided thar under o.
( cifeumstarces would thes Surrender
and a. onc- begau en- effort % pierce
the German lines
Ths company made night attack
unan tho village - b.. August IS
ana captured twu barbados under d
heavy rfle fire the advance guard
losinr hail ~ its number
Captain Banda unun@(d al hui-
iet Us the thieh had to hs helped along
ay his men. Boo be- would nat gise up
after rrhlnE TOE arrand tHrflFlia thN
wrn found fhnwHrires before new De-
fenHea cnnflstifs 20 wire tfeiliscs from
behiHa which gre Germans poured H
mauierua fire into them Tho "a
vance gmfl charged against 90 tzlre
and was euariY anninNatei THE com
pany nos numbered 400 nisn
NofeithsfantinE the deUria lan ~
their ranks those survivors ir1 tt
Captain niandin made another advance
" 500 ynris The men hcsought Cas-
tain nlandln 60 allQw them ~ eaTn
him
The safety ~ ihc company alone
counts" he replied e. Lieutenant Hss
nafi Take command and Forward
march The men tooA o pathetis
leave ~ tho captain. who rrawied iuto
r. faickrt as The remnant af the com
pany pushed on Time pressed more
and more .-ihc enemy FrowinF in mum
hgr hemmcd thfm in closer nni cios
~ Tho, plunged mto ihr forrest nf
~ with onif so men ieit
Arcr talnN atiack1F fnui hridrf
over the @ ihrr fnaiip farird ihe
rrHam fhrr found ru hsurs respit,
u tha deHiha Hf fnf FORREST rhos be-
summed their nmrh toward and
'an against neN farre of fhr enemy
Exhausted hf Aunrtr and fAueuc their
Resistance became issa and lees sig
'rous ard here fhey lost st men
Tho tNo officers anl bio mrn thaf
smained sucreeded lbs forainc ihr q
lHd Myouaekod ihe ssih near a. potato
watch wMeA provided tocm yea
meet
After two aaIt viudefins they Wert
Alisrd to cHmr back o. the putatD
leld After d rect they started or
lrain. hiding among ihe foeks sleep
bag iu thn damp urisffruoth Of foi-
SITS sil0fsnei vith rheumatism. tneiF
set so swollen that thcs were ohHgpd
90 rii themselves 80 choir shuea AZ
tst as attachments wrrr sent out ta
urage aii oT part were captured by
he 6efmnue
\ month passed boz this WAY and on
september SO the detachment was rc
!uaed 60 " mem
Lieutenant Bernard decided 60 make
/ final cffoit the night 90 Octnher 18TH
% reEain the FRENCH lincs hut now
here Was only single soldier really
physically capAhl of following him
rhe rest we're completely Worn sU; set
some 10 them iusis,cd on dragging
themselves along after the lieutenant,
ada privnt" de louffrry Those that
vent on and those that remained en-
brnccd tearfully the chief ~ the do
tachment, buried their arma and CON
solei those who remained hchlnd with
the assurances that they had saved
their honor and " this fell into the
hands 81 the Germans thcN had none
the less made heroic effort
ON octohcr goth Lieutenant ncr-
nard aud private Morand De Iouffrcv
were thcmnclves worn 70 The last nhrea