Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-08-19

shrapnel bursting all around Every
time he heard a whistle he'd dive I'M
der his car.
A Marrow Escape.
Two brancardiers were killed right
alongside of him ami he wasn't
scratched. Wen, we got the tire on
in a jlffy, and he went off Just as
he got to the end Of the town one lit
behind him end wounded the three
'blesses' who were inside, but didn't
touch him at all. That was the worst
night we had, really
Our French lieutenant found two
shrapnel 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, but he
wasn't touched. Two men were killed
right beside him
The night of the 26th poor Barber
got wOunded-a piece in his lung, one
in his stomach, and a large chunk, as
big as your fist, out of his back How
ever, he is getting on very well and
Is very happy, as he had the dlstinc-
ton of being the only American am
bulance driver to have ever received
the Medaille Militaire The whole sec
ton is also very proud and happy
proud that one Of us got it and happy
because he is all right and Is getting
well.
II rolled all day the 9th, covering
$50 kilOmeters and carrying eighteen
had twenty-six hours of rolling. OF
course, | stopped for bite of lunch
and supper. Then | rolled every night
until we quit.
1--WE 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-
ton of a section of the rear mudguard
about a foot long, which was beat up
by an artillery wagon. Half the Sec
ton 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 "A dinner last night, which
was very good fun, at which he an
nounced thar Mr. Hill had been cited
again. That, being his third citation.
viii give him a palm leaf, and that
Jackson, Clark. and | know yOu'u be
very pleased. l 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 Il great deal more to me than
receiving the c. 6. However, know
youll be pleased.
Reign of Terror over.
The reign of terror is over and 1t
all seemed like a bad dream. I've
still got black and blue spot on my
leg where the brick hit me, but that's
all, thank the Lord. l hope we don't
strike anything like that again.
Il can't explain my feelings about
it. except thar | was terrified abso-
lutely, and how | managed to go out
night after night. and on an average
Of three trips a night, | don't know.
The psychology of the thing is extraor-
binary. There We're certain spots in
the road where you felt perfectly safe,
aud others where l just had to make
myself go through. Verdun, though un-
der continual shell fire, was always
Il blessed relief. In fact, | slept like
n baby there one night from nine I'M
til twelve before | started. Everybody
says the same thing. You can't imag-
inc the strain you're under Every
body was swapping ut each other all
the time about nothing, just from
want of sleep. I've slept from about
ten until five during the day. at least
always did Some of the boys used
10 get up for lunch but | slept in
stead and was glad OF it, because |
lasted much better at night that way.
tom"