The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25

shrnpnel bursting nll around Hvery
time he heard a whistle he'd dive un
der his eur.
A Narrow Escape.
1.-TWO brnncardlers were killed righ
alongside of him and he WASH
scratched Well, we got the tire OF
IN jlny, and he went Off, Just AZ
he got TO the end Of the town one M
behind him and wounded the three
'hlesses' who were inside, but didn't
touch him at all. That was the worst
night we had really.
"Our French lieutenant found two
shrupnel balls IN his clothes. but he
wasn't touched. Waldo had put his
pocketboOk In his left hand breast
pocket for the first time In his life
that night-a shrapnel ball went clear
through 1t and all the clothes, hut he
wasn't touched. Two men were killed
right beside him.
The night OF the 20th poor Barber
got wounded-a piece I'm his lung, one
In HIS stomach, and large chunk, as
big as your fist, out Of his back. How
ever, he is getting on very well aud
is very happy, as he had the distinc-
tlon OF being the only American am.
bulance driver to. have ever received
the Medaille Milituire. The whole sec.
tlon Is also very proud and happy
proud that one Of us got 1t and happy
because he is all right and is getting
well.
81 rolled all day the 27th, covering
lS0 kilometers and carrying eighteen
'couches' and six assis' all night. so |
had twenty-siX hours Of rolling. OF
course, stopped for bite of lunch
and supper. Then rolled every night
until we quit.
I'VE are now back on 'repos, and
we're all dead tired. Everybody's car
has holes or mudguards or something
smashed. Mine was very lucky. and
is whole and intact with the eXcep.
tiOn of a section of the rear mudguard
about foot long which was beat up
by an artillery wagon. Half the sec
tion went into Paris yesterday for
fOrty-eight hours, permission granted
for the good work we had DONE etc.
The French lieutenant gave the other
half of us dinner last night which
was very good fun. at which he an
nounced that Mr.. Hill had been cited
again. That, being his third citation,
will give him a palm leaf. and that
Jackson, Clark, and know younl be
very pleased. also would receive the
CroiX de Guerre.
"When he called out my name |
was so darned surprised that | must
have looked at him very queerly, be.
cause he said, Yes. you asked Hill
why | got it later. and what he said
meant great deal more to me than
receiving the c. G. However, | know
'ou'll be pleased.
Reign Of Terror over.
THE reign Of terror is over and II
Ill seemed like n bad dream. I've
still got black and blue spot on my
eg where the brick hit me, but that's
Ill, thank the Lord. hope we don't
'trke anything like that again.
81 can't explain my feelings about
I, except that was terrified absO- !
utely, and how / managed to go out |.
light utter night, and on an average
# three trips u night, don't know. /
The psychology of the thing is eXtraor- /
lfhury There were certain spots in /
he road where you felt perfectly safe, |
md others where | just had to make /
lyself go through. VerClun, though un- |
Ter continual shell FIRE was always
blessed relief. In fast, slept like .
baby there one night from nine I'M
il twelve before5I started. Everybody
ays the same thing. You can't imug
ne the strain you're under Every
ody was Swapping at each other all
he time about nothing, just from
'unt Of sleep. I've slept from about
an until five during the day, ut least
always did. Some of the boys used
> get up for lunch, but | slept in
read, and was glad Of it, because |
lsted much better at night that way.