Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-03
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CHASTITY BAYONET DUEL
vivid story Told In War DIARY kent
by Student In Harvard
LAW school.

CAMBRIDGE MASS. March IA
vivid war diary by Almer AuziaS dc
Turcnnc. "a student at the Harvard law
school. now living in Seattle. who lost
his right eye fighting with the First
canadian contingent at Yprcs. is pub
liahcd In tho Harvard Alumni Bulle-
tin. extracts Of which follow:
u had completed my first year at
the law school OF Harvard University"
says de Turcnne. land was spending
my holidays in Canada when the war
broke out. Memories Of Lafayette aud
OF tho help given by France to Amer
lea more than hundred years ago. the
great coming struggle OF democracy
against autocracy-all that. aud more.
Mashed through my mind. and 7, an
American. decided to enlist
II was on September 4. 1914. at
Nalcartior. near Quebec. one Of the
training camps of Canada. that en-
listed In the Fifth Battery. Second
Brigade. Canadian Field Artillery. AZ
ter remaining short time in camp
we left Canada for England. a force
"f $4,000 men. As members of the
FIRST Canadian contingent. In Eng
Jana we were encampcd on Salisbury
ran, for period OF four months,
"h'ch WAS really just as trying az IL
was At tho front. and thence we went
10 France "a the firing line. II was
not until tho first German gas attack
that We got real idea OF warfare
IN all its horrors"
aitcf short account of the battle
Hcu'e 'happelie and the first use
OF S2s by tho Germans, dc Turenne
describes the battle Of Ypres.
mead OF us lay long field and
men row OF tall trees bordering
ne ser Canal. then furthcr on. an
o'ner pain and little hill. At my
no,n' Q, vantage picked up a pair OF
ucid glasses and. looking along the
) ser Canal could sec black lines
moving up hill The infantry was.
chareins. Occasionally the black lines
you'd stop :A1d then continue again.
'rafins every time black dots behind
90 .hese were the dead and wound
o. ~ night time II was also nos.
aihie 10 see our own shells c1n,nd.
mere were Iere many batteries no
sines my own. firing whenever they
sot the order TO do SO by telephone
ohe morning about 1890 the gum
ncrS were all sitting By their guns
awaiting the order to fire, soma smol,
ing. others chatting. Shells w.ro Gx.
ing ny. but far off. and nobody was
PaEih6 attention. We got 80 used ro
mem. happened to be fixing the
oridle OF my horse. about twenty foot
from the nearest gun. when I heard a
shen come II seemed to come
s.'"'sht ior where | was. judging by
the sound: I turned around To 500 4,
At about the height OF thirty or forty
rect saw tho explosion \ large
ucce OF the outside OF the casing az
tue shell. about quarter of IN inch
thick and ono inch and half lonr
"'ruck me flush in the right eve
smashing tho orbit. penetrating clean
through tho face. causing a bullying or
the hard palate of the mouth whence
II was extracted. still have tho
piece. which | treasure as = souvenir.
FOR moment was stunned as though
MT by slodgc hammer; then came IA
nasty sensation. not exactly very pain
full. Putting my hand 10 my face.
damaged 10 reach little fence by tho
nearest gun. and there the loss Of
blood caused me to sit down Mn
companions fying to my aid, was laid
on nm old ashioned Flemish farm
wagon drawn bH the shadow OF once
decent horse. During all that time 7
was full$ conscious and | distinctly
remember my trip from the place OF
the wound TO England"
Mr.. dc Turenne describes tho fol-
lowing incident, of which he was an
eyewitness:
II; was in the carly times of this
terrific struggle. omewherc in Elan
ders the trenches stood only 200 Yards
apart. On one side were the French.
on the other tho Germans. The GER
hiHH5 hdu attempted Il CoNntcrattack,
anu AZ H. was getting dark they were
forced 10 retire, with great losses.
leaving the dealt aud wounded on the
Held Amid this awful carnage two
mon only remained. a Frenchman and
= German. They were engaged in
haNonet duel. one trying to kill the
other They were both dancing around
IN circles like demons, thrustinE and
2.rbbinS rich: and left. One had To
20. and they fought. 1t was prac-
urAliy dark by this time, The pale
moon sh"nc sicltly reflection on these
$50 human beings. Their features
were drawn and haEGard. their eyes
dashed and bulScd out OF their orbits.
the expression Oh their faces was
Ghasily-tha; OF utmost despair. And
Still they danced. each lighting for his
existence. when all OF sudden this
uncanny performance came TO an
abrupt stop. There was sharp click.
thrust and mufflcd sound. Both
haHoicts went home, both men stood
transfXcN. both fell dead 10 the ground.