The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-18
FiSke Marshall
in Bomb Attack
By Hun Bird'ne,1
"Luc!-. l:''.' Regiment Hit
by Enemy Fliers After
Arrival.

The first American railway regiment,
1.-The lucky 18TH" Il which several
Montana railroaders Enlisted, has won
the distinction of beine the first Yam
kee unit under fire. FL - Marshall of
Missoula, son of c. H. Marshall. for
mer superintendent of the Missoula
division of the Milwaukee. and himself
a Milwaukee dispatcher after his grad
uation from high school here, is
member of the lucky 13t.," whose
adventures in the fighting area are
described in censored letters jit re-
ceived.
1.-THE Chicago Regiment Of Engi-
neers, the lucky 18TH has started
work." says one of the letters. 1--WE
are within sound of the artillery fire.
and Kaiser Bill has done us the honor
Of ordering seven air raids in the nine
days we have been here. The men are
| in fine trim. hard as nails and working
like beavers. They're the best crowd
of men ever gotten together-not a
welcher in the lot, everybody on his
toes and crazy to get a Hun"
Wanted to See Attack.
The other letter tells of the adven-
|
"For interest and thrills this place
| beats anything I've ever struck In my
short and varied career. About an
hour ago the alarm was sounded Ger
man air raid! Everybody is supposed
| to duck into a bomb proof. l tried to
get upon roof to see the big scrap
and nearly landed in a cell as n result.
Only got out of trouble by telling the
French officer Id rather land on top
of the pile than underneath 1t If a
Hun spilled bomb in my immediate
| vicinity.
| They've apparently located oul
regiment, as we've had five air raids
in four days.
Marrow Escapes from U-6oats.
Coming over, we steamed all ovel
the Atlantic ocean. When we got nea
Europe we suddenly turned around ant
zig Jagged and right-angled south TO
two days, then north. east. south ant
west. Two days out of the Englisl
port at which we landed ha4 a dozel
destroyers met us.
"Twice we were ready to jump owe
on account of subs. The last night
when only three hours from port, w
got the alarm and spun around an
beat it out to sea under all the steam
the boilers could hold. Another crow
on another ship was shelled-some 30
odd shots-but nobody hurt.
I'VE spent two days in an Englis
camp, crossed the channel In a cattl
ship. with a Chinese crew; no hunks
slept on deck. Obeying orders, l wa
completely surrounded by life pre-
server until we landed. Then thel
was a long ride In a day coach. and "
arrived at our present location at mic
night. The entire population of tt
town and surrounding country was G
hand to welcome us. No lights wei
permitted to be shown at night.
Remarkable Reception.
'The moment the regiment was line
up alongside of our S5-car train
French band played America and 0,
of the darkness stepped all the ge,
erals and officials of this whole sectC
Salutes were exchanged and The Ma
sellaise' was played.
Under the dim light of a shad
lantern the general in command of 4
French bid us welcome. Our colon
replied in "a graceful speech and ,
marched three miles through darkne
to barracks.
There was no keeping the croy
back. White haired men and Wom
and little boys and girls crowded in
the ranks as we marched. They hui
on to our blouses, wrung our hant
laughed, cried and sang. We were t
first American regiment TO get
within sound of the guns"