The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-10

am not trembling so much now
because | can see that l am COMPARE
lively safe so long as | keep low In
the ditch. No one in our immediate
vicinity was hurt except the fat man.
Terrific firing Is going on all over
the prairie. FIFTY OF Villas cannon
are trying 10 dIslodge as many OF the
enemy's cannon on the hills.
Villa Now Looks Worried.
Thousands of shots are popping to
our right. 70 our left and on front
have decided not To peep over the
trench.
There they come again. Manuel
says.
The fat man. despite his wounded
shoulder. has jumped up and is omi
nously clicking hts rifle. / am sure
| that our men Will repulse the enemy
again, so am not afraid have be
gun to enjoy IL.
The popping has commenced agnin
all aFound the trench like 90 many
irecracksrs Nous OF the men sesrns
30 be taking careful sim. They just
are, oifuk the chamber and IRA sEsin.
When the I'VE bullets have gone they
snatch clip from their beits and re-
All the gun The fst msu v srtng
faster than any body else. granting and
cuvsing In the meantime.
General villa dashed up madiy few
moments ago, accompanied by some
officers. For the first time vince have
known him he looks worried aOd great
iy excited. His teeth are gritted add
his white sitk shirt Is despatched with
blood
"r1ght lika you have never fought
bsfors, n,ochachitos.r he roars. Tho
enemy are going to try and break us
nc this place. / have SAINT for rsen,
ro~eefnsnts, but the enemy are hurting
tne bulk Of their army here. FOR the
xiocy OF your country. light, We can
bold them until ths endorsements
arrirs"
He turned to me. but there was no
smile on his face. Il am sorry ! rot
you into this, but since you ara here,
I've low in the trench. Theirs IL no
chance FOE you 10 go TO the MAR now
God help your
He has gone now, but can hear him
urging his men further down the
trench. The blood seem. 10 be clogged
in my veins.
Woman Dies Near Him
4 reached for the botija Of water
but dropped X ManueI's wife Lord
but She. brnye-r-holds Il for me while
drink. Everybody Is becoming ex
cited Manuels hand II trembling
, when he reaches for cartridges. The
fat man has stopped cur-ing
, A fragment ~ stone hit Manuet''
! wife on the cheek she "A bleeding
Lord. but she's brave. The enemy
: csrnon have been turned npon us
The INT man was killed lie ws'
shot In the throat and fails besides mo
the blood oozing Ike red foam frou
. the hole.
!. Manuel has shouted hystericaI'y tha
n an enemy's column of infnntry h ~
|. proacbIng He has told his wife &
. leave him and rusr ~ the rear. shell
|. bursts over our heads tp the right witt
a horrfble explosion and the baths o
;, -brapaei whistle on their mission o
: death No one seems 10 be cain.
Everybody Is yeaing sounds Of mel
= shouting aud women weeping mingi'
with xroans and curses Manuel says
"t3od has gone against us."
/, Some one Il crying for water. Mai
uel's wife h weeplu Mauuers wifi
dies. The enemy are within sevent.
a yards sf ms Manuel has dropped III
ride add has burst out crying. n
!, holds his wlfe's head. Her face Is IN
!. 81 blood.
- Next day | am lying on bioo
- covered cof In box car. Ave mile
a awsy from the trench. Taylor. 81
y American machine gun operato
m brought me here. remember havin
heard some one yell: Retreat, RI
q trestr'
" The next thing remember wins tiia
h. some one dashed Manue'~ brains ou
n with a bntt ~ gun had tucke
n my notebook under my belt 7 don
NJ remember what be,amc ~ my hat IN
blankets or camera | was runnlu
q With the r~-i bu, suddenly felt ver
= weak
10 An the muscles ~ my riglit leg se-n
n al ~ reftse ~ work knew ] wasr
70 shot. bs.carSe I felt me- psin. "a
down. Taylor picked me up rhe 'io'
n nor snys hr'iet pisresi my leg abcs
= the knee II r. not bad wound uofl
4. ing but a clean cat Mnurer bullet hoi
1. shall b~ able to walk ln few days