Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-20
BOISE. BOY IN.
The THICK OF
A|SNE ATTACK
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rifle. 21o was discharged about 10
meters to the side Of our car and
pushed in the two cloth windows and
the sound of breaking glass sounded
as though our car had been hit. The
conclusion due to the firing of the Dig
guns left our ambulance without Its
four windows. Fresh shell holes were
seen on both sides of the road and
several dead horses told the story of
Bosche shells. At Airy the small
courtyard was crowded with the
wounded. Some Boche prisoners had
been put to stretcher carrying and
were just bringing in several men. Our
lieutenant, the monster directum
(medicine chef and several French
doctors were attending to the wound
ed and the ambulance arrivals. But
few trips were made to our evacuation
hospital thirteen kilometers back, that
morning by the 20 cars in our section
as to keep space clear at our receiv-
ing postes, we had to leave them at
vailly or the chateau, l previously
mentioned, to be taken on in camious.
YOUNG GERMAN SOLDIERS.
About midday l was eating a sand
witch and drinking some coffee, George
had gone on with the car to the hos
pital, when the excited shouts of sew
eral Frenchmen brought those of us
IN the cave abrt entrance to the front
yard in time to see a bunch Of 800 to
400 Boches under guard coming down
the street They were halted in front
of our post and several Of their Of
Ulcers taken to a questioning poste OPP
posite. At least half of them wer>
boys younger than myself-they had
not seen service long-but briefly
speaking all were glad to be prisoners
and out of the war. Furthermore all
were very hungry and when an army
loaf Of bread was passed out at least
50 obtained a piece of 1t. A quick rush
to the watering tank then took place. A
boy Of Is years passed me the car
used to hold his gas mask and when
! finally returned with the water
goodness! how he did gulp 1t down
The boy was so thankful that he pro-
ffered me his cask and gas mask which
accepted because he had no further
use for them.
Very few arrives" came over tina
day and had it not been for a few
coming near while making trip a:
darkness was coming on, the da,
were concerned. have been devoid o
obus. A shell tipped the edge of tn
road short distance ahead then tw
more left their marks in hill to tn
side of U.S. At least three kilometer
further back, when we thought w
were safely out of range, a shrapne
broke overhead and an enormous shel
a moment ,ater tore an enormous hol
an the ri few meters from o,Ir a m
munitnon depot. The last arrive scare
us the most so we gave the carbureto
US the most so we gave the carburato
depots Of ammunition.
PUT ON GAS MASKS.
At $3.50 on a bad stretch of road an
with an inky blackness ahead. we wer
stopped by two gendarmes and told t
prepare our gas masks to slip on at
moments notice as a Boche counte
attack was expected at 9 o'clock A
Airy poset we were told to go up I
Jony as cars were badly needed Their
IT was even o'clock when we starte
to assist In putting in five couche
Two of the men were seriously wound
ed and their heads, shoulders an
chests swathed in bandages. were az
justed in wire forms to make their pc
sitions easy en- route to the hospita
A Boche boy wounded in the foot roc
with us in the drivers seat With II
structions to go tres doucemen
(slowly) we left poste and immediate
began questioning our Boche charg
He did not believe a counter attac
would be attempted as they had be-
decidedly defeated and many of the
men were sick from lack of food al
exposure. A feeble counter attack W,
repulsed the next morning, the Fren'
artillery easily breaking up all 4
Boches' efforts. Later than midnig
we returned from the hospital al
found Pierre, our cook, In a deathli
sleep with head and barred arms a fe
inches from a hot stove. Plenty
wine and cognac had done the wor
However, he woke up when we came
and with zen avant tou jour. Bon COZ
des cannous. Bon coup des prso
niers boches''.. CAT the front alwa.
Plenty of cannous. Lots of Boo
prisoners.)
The boys all worked for SO hours b
fore partaking of sleep and our
ambuIances carried approximately 20
blesses. Our section received the col
mendation of the Thirty eighth div
sional general and monsieur directe
Tor the work done before and durf
the attack, and our lieutenant and II
men were awarded the Croix du Guer
IN NO MANS LAND.
Two days later two other boys a
myself considered ourselves migf
lucky when we obtained permission
go to Fort de Malmaison with t
oraneardiers (stretcher bearers)
guides. A gradual ascent for a m
~ 81 -
and in the distance second m
away. was the fort. appearing like
earth FOUND. The timber, as far
the belt of forest extended, on the p
teau had been leveled by the heavy
tillery fire, and the 800 meters
earth, approaching to the fort were
though a pillow several feet deep h
been forced through. 1 could stand
bon fora nd 400 linz