El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29
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Z that they thought il better TO risk
their own barrage and went back.
They didn't get much Of a rest, for
the stream Of boiling oil was now
rushing onward. gradually pushing
them through their own Darrage, on
towards the clearance, where our lads
/ lay ready. Some Of the Germans were
caught IN the oil stream and sue
cumbed.
The rest saw it was all up. They
came forward in their best Mercy
Kamerade" style
4 Surprise For the Huns.
After We had disposed Of that lot
We moved forward quickly along the
lake Of fire and came on a German
detachment. which We took in flank
and rear. Just to show the state the
enemy were fin, I may say that the
Huns were under the impression that
our boys were still being held UP and
that the troops now advancing to-
wards them were relief. Some thing
like a cheer broke from them as we
came. and forgetting all discipline,
they came rushing out OF their
trench preparatory TO moving back 10
bUlets.
The first man TO greet the relief
was the officer in command Of the
post His eyes nearly jumped out OF
his head when he saw who we really
were. He swore lot OF German
felt sure they must be strong from
the way he mOuthed them. He looked
at me for q while. and, finding I
wasn't an officer. he hauEhtily told
me TO go back and fetch an officer
10 receive his surrender
SurrenderS to n Mere Private.
don't believe in wasting words
with men OF that stamp. 7 gave him
five seconds to make up his mind
He made IL UP in about two. and dis
cardinE his dignity he handed aS
his sword. Then the whole lot of
Fritz birds were Gagged
The fiercest fight Of all was when
the Fritzes tried 10 take the position
from us later in the day The Ger
mans came along with their best dash
They had picked troops at their com
maud They advanced with a steadl-
ness that one could not but admire
Our guns got at them riCht from the
start and the losses Of the Huns
were terrific. Whole companies
were simply blasted 10 bits. 1 saw
one point OF the field where as each
successive line came up Il was
promptly swept away by the fierce
blasts Of fire from our big guns That
happened about eight times
Germans Fight like Fiends.
In spite Of that the Germans kept
throwing i'm men. losing them at
rate have never seen equalled IN all
my experience Of the worst fighunE
of this war When commanders are
willing to sacrifice their men like that
one can see that they cannot be held
back. and u was so in this case The
Germans got a few men through the
barrier each time. and they mdSSed
in the hollow until enough were ready
for q shock attack against US They
had a distance Of about 400 yards 10
cover to reach where We We're posted
It was mainly uphill We lay ready,
and as soon as they emerged out OF
the hollow all our guns spoke again I
Our machine guns also took up the
running, and We simply smOthered
the attacks in lead.
In spite OF that the devils were bent
on getting through. They fought their
way half way up. Then our boys with I
the boiling oil outfit got busy They
turned on every blessed tap, and y
there could be any hell worse than
what we saw after that 7 want 10
keep away from IL.
Miners Great Self-Sacrifiee.
The attacking troops ran helter- l
skelter down the slope, tumblinE over
eacw other in their mad panic, and I
many OF them rolling down into the I
hollow. where our liquid fire followed Z
them IN streams The whole OF the ]
slope was now ablaZe and the fate OF I
the Huns who fell under our machine {
gun fire was terrible for they were ]
imme diately enEulfed in the lake OF I
boiling oil As a matter Of fact, some [
OF our chaps were so moved by what ]
they saw that they risked their own /
lives in helping some Of the Huns 20 I
escape from the boiling oil
One particularly sad case OF this I
kind was that Of a private Of our bat /
talon. a man from a colliery district. l
He saw one wounded Hun lying in 1
the way Of the advancing fire and, !
reEa rdlesS Of risk TO himself, he I
rushed out to drag him in. No sooner
had ne started than he was fired on I
by the Huns sheltering on the left, /
and he was hit twice In spite Of that Z
he was game enough to go on. and he 4
reached the wounded Hun in the nick .
1f time
ReScuer shot by Germans.
The two men bound Up each others )