The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-08-02

use the communicating trenches
where he would hc out 81 sigh %
'"c cn.'ay ,uu.. that IA is crowd
,t always with soldiers some 60 "
irum IA, 'rtHt line. with wounded
being carried back. With men uf the
coWmisSark department carrying pro-
visions 30 the men ON Guard TINS
j. too SLOW o. route ior the courier
of Ncrdun. ne must AXE hi chances
of being s~igh'ed-aud hlt-ibo.c
ground
The mrs, formidable obstacle 20
pass IS the zone that * beaten hy
drum fire. where N-inch. .-inuh
and i-ineh shells are bursting with
formidable explosions. sending SHOW -
crs IT shrapn.l over the whole zone
Iu going through This ordeal. the
couti sees everywhere the spectacle
81 death. stumbl.s over corpses,
sometimes runs into q loud % poison
.apor before he has crossed II, once
| through h. j. within range Of the
smaller German guns and tn" quick
/ UTer.
Buring the whole distance 81 a mile
or two miles. according To- the posi-
. NN|A ' w. %. 100
| tension. with his mIud on the end ~
his mission aud A. the Same" lin" on
The obstacles that are multiplied each
instant ~ his pain
some of these couricrs gs, through
untouched others crawl bach 10 the
starting point bruised or manned
Some of ihcm never come back 60
rou the story of their heroic efforts
The couriers of Nsrdun maintained
communication from the rear with
the heroic troops under the orders Of
Cummandan' Eayndl--a company oil
ii.nd Infantry and 20 ma,hin" gun
section of the 53rd who held the
fort 81 VauN several days AGAINST
overwhelming number Of dssailahts'
They were an volunteers selected
/ from a considerable, number OF men
who offered ,hemslNs FOR the dan'
gDruis mission. buc OF them was n
/ boy Of tho contingent "f l'lb OF
| childish aspect. who every TIM" VOL
uuteers We're asked for was the hrst
man Ia IN. front. HE had scarcely
returned from one uf thes" perilous
missions. said hi captain. 'wh'n ne
ploadcd TO he sent uut again An
other literally rtddled by fragments
Of A shell that had burst IN MS pain
had dragged himself back ihoush
unable 60 rise to his feet salut"d ms
colonel and said colonel ! am done
for. but have got enough left IN me
la give account Of my mission lie
I made his report and that was IN" 'nd
of his service tor his country
The risks are so great for these
messengers that they ar' goncraliv
sen, in couples. Il ON" Is hlt, IN" other
may get through Two OF these men
from thu. commanding post OF a hil&-
ado cros,od the Fumin woods, they
we're almost at their gonl when 'h'
,hcu ~ "A German 2-tnchor struck
one of them full IN he chest Hls
,omrade stopped and ~~'ai'h'' me
bndy for tn. message hut found NOM
ing. the shell had onrrl'd away 'h'
pocket and the paP'r thh' was ~ ~
He made his way back @" IN" posi-
seemed almost ashamed not ." nave
! executed las mission and asked. cot
oncl. give me a duplicate "i me mes
sage lie received a pint of water.
which was IN those DAYS the courier $
greatest toonmp,use ana s''l''o ON
again
Iue Of these CuurlvTs presented
huscl; a, the commanding post o' q
colonel. painting. covered with muh,
and bleeding freely lie htd lhss'u
through The Yuu" e q drum hr'
that pioughs up IN. ground Nd'd hN
ward ~m.ihodicaly. Ne held 70 III"
envelope c%outlininE n message
However did you get through ass
cd the Colonel.
colonel was tho reply, y d"h
know only noticed thhi me 'h-
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