The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-10

position. Company FIR
Thirty-eight men gathered before
him
You will occupy and prepare de
fensive position In that warehouse
which will be designated hereafter III
all reports and orders as \ 81 The
New York regiments. with saGla OF the
Connecticut and New Hampshire n1en
are engaged with lie enemyS tranns
on Long Island The landing OF iarg@
body Of troops on LcnG Island WIS he
ing effected simultaneously with thf
naval battle The enemy has drive
our troops back upon Brooklyn Yoif
must understand. however that gu
general staff had no hopes of prevent
ing the landing Our troops were suG
cient then only to make the landing
costly. And since the landing sIley
have been merely delaying the enealy's
advance by lighting rear guard action
Therefore you are nor TO be dismayed
or disheartened by the retreats von
have witnessed and MAJ witness
Here. on this line ~ he watef
front. our. forces will make a stand
You. with certain reserves aud rein
| forcements which may be sent Won @i
| defend this section of our tine In
case orders fail to reach yon from me
| or from other officers You must hnld
your position at any cost
So far Wray succeeded In speaking
as to soldiers Now his voice appealed
And for Gods sake boys. stick and
fight back when you're under FIRE and
IL you can't fight. If it seems there moth
ing possible that you can DO. If II seems
! just suicide to Stay stick Roys for
your country's sake and your own
Stay at your position II probably
won't do you any good to try to re
treat anyway But whatever ron think
/ stfcky'
He jerked his head up and his voice
/ was formal again.. You are to defend
that section of our front against AT
! tack from the water--bv boat-or by
men who may have crossed elsewhere
| and move In this direction Remember
what you've been told for battle Take
care Of your own front. and. unless or
dered to assist elsewhere, leave 1t to
other companies TO defend their posts
or you will fail at your own. repeat
to you the battle order which General
| Stone has issued TO all troops who
fight today I'm the first line of our de
fense Our victory depends upon every
man holding his position or dying at
his post"
Wray stepped back and bowed his
II hnnH Corr,a <,y,a r+o fn1 afonr hfff
many Of Company F-Jim Ashby for
one-had too much shame to join It
Winslow, the captain, led to N "a. The
company followed and entered
It was four story brick building
old but substantial with thick walls
and tall. narrow windows opening TO
4 ward East river. In front. upon the
first floor, was an Office. deserted pow
/ and with desks shut and locked The
space behind the office was a ware
house floor, crowded with crates. boxes
barrels. bales. and sacks Of all sorts
and sizes There was freight ele-
vator I'm the rear where a man was
sitting with rife across his knees. He
was stocky. muscular man. upward
i of forty. with tanned skin aud sandy
brown hair. and with blue deternin
ed eyes AS he stood up jim observed
that he had peg leg His right lee
had been cut off at the knee In spite
OF that he stood In d manner which
made the recruits of Company r pnl
back their. shoulders straighter The
wooden legged man salufed Winslow
& My narae Is Houston. sir. be said
Il worked here. SO came 10 do any
thing could | used to be in the
i regular army sir | was al Santiago
4 and e tha phslinniroe tried re- gei