Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-20
the country. with you rests the vio-
tory, With all our hearts We join eur
efforts for our country for liberty"

tore. .os e'T VIE All w our Ss"r.s We join cur
: efforts for our country for liberty"
Unconscious Of Glory.
The tour along the front took he party
to tho worry csutsrs OF the hardest nShene
and along the inundated REGION where the
. vast inland sea- Approaching the bat
n NJ dome f 81 q" pls.. &. oen,msnesr
IL ehi + H Tor y; sa,e ssSs fom he a.
line and tho mon SIN wore their helmets
Many Of them were men OF twenty. Thsy
were sturdy country boys and marShed
along along seemingly unconscious OF sns'r
At tho barracks they were counting Aus
TRAN rifles and guns gathered In the court,
like q collection Of huge black grnsshop-
pera Tho bayonets were detachable bowie
knives with two-edged blades.
Gen Euhereni Of the famous Bsrsag-
came out to greet the party. He is
short. stocky man OF resoluts bearing.
A Fearful Scene.
On the cemetery road, where the Aus
TRANS advanced and set up their line Of
quick frers, a fearful scene was spread
tered as though tornado had passed
by. Dead horses lay all about in con.
torted shapes. The highway was strewn
With enemy hs:.aets. bloodstained cloth
ing, cartridge belts and all kinds Of ac-
GOVERNMENTS. The trees on either side
were cut in two and the lines OF bushes
Were leveled Xix grain before storm.
Just ahead on the road was Sega mill.
tered. The mill wheel was still run
ming and the water was flowing peace
fully. But all about were evidences OF
fearful carnage. The soldiers who held
y,sN o%4 IIyy of "a
door. while all over the ground were
tatters left by the Austrians as they
were driven from the mill and thrown
into the river.
Just back of the mill. horrible sight
opened just under the eyes Of the
visitors. Over there on the sandbar IN
midstrsam lay corpses In heaps as Tar
ing plainly that they were Austrians.
Some lay on tbs bank and some floated
IN the water. The italians had just
buried the bodies Of goo Austrians; but
brought back for decent burial. as the
Austrian guns cut down stretcher-
bearers every time they went on to.
soass 'n With sadd. AND rieh saddis
cloth. lay among the bodies.
The gruesome line of bodies extended
far down the river. The Austrians had
been cut down by machine gun fire as
the line pitched forward on their faces
and lay there. as though on dress pa
rade, but PROSTATE
Going on to the Zenson. the little
town could be seen to have been re
taken by the italians after the enemy
obtained brief 1odgment Behind the
town on the river edge are bushes.
Hero were huddled what remained of J
the drst enemy storming party which
crossed the river. The whole place was
swept By FIRE, and one realized the fear |
ful furnace these men were In.
An the party passed tho inundated
region the tops Of cornstalks could be
see above the long stretches Of water. |
indicating that 1t was about i've feet |
deep. Similar traces Of vineyards could |
be seen above the waste of water. Sol |
disrs Of the engineer corps were along |
the banks Of the canal. They had !
opened the slutces wide, and the water |
was up to the stills. The harvest had
been gathered. but there can be no
or sowing there next spring.