The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-17

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mInished. asked for four Of the
prisoners and made one OF them gel
out his rubber ground sheet, carried
around his waist They responded
willingly and seemed most ready to
help me had revolver empty ana
some bombs IN my pockets, but ! had
no need 10 threaten them. They half
dr6 Rged me toward the rear.
Carried TO the Rear
II was Il trip which was not without
Incident. Every now and then WE
would hear the shriek OF an approach.
ing coal box" and then my prisoner
stretcher bearers aud | would tumble In
one indiscrIminate group lnto the near
cat shell hole. II We did that once We
did It a half dozen times After each
dive the four would patiently reorgnn.
ize and arrange the lmproylscd stretch
er again. aud We would proceed, Fol.
lowing every tumble. however, ! would
have TO tighten my tQurniIucts. and,
despite all could do. The hemorrhagd
from my wound continued 10 dow -
profuscly that was beginning 70 feel
very dizzy aud weak on the way In
| sighted our regimental dressing sta
ton and signed 10 my four teares T.
carry me toward Il | couldn't nk
German The station was Ia an old
German dueout Major Ciilday was nj
the door. He mughed when he saw
me with my own special ambulance
detail
Wei, what do you wantl" he asked
Most Of all. said, = think KANT
a drink or rum.
He produced IL Tor me instantly,
Now" said he. my advice 10 you 81
to keep ON travelling You've got hnc
special detail there 70 look after you
MIKE 'eni carry you TO pozieres. It's
only ave miles. aud youll make Il all
right I've got this place loaded M
full. no sttotcher bearers, no assistants.
no adequate supply OF bandascs and
medicines aud lot Of very bad cases
II you want to get ont of here In n
week Just keep right on going now
AZ we continued toward the rear We
were the targets Tor number Of hu.
morous remarks from men coming M
to go into the fight
GIVE my regards 20 Blighty. you
lucky beggar" Was tho most frequent
saying.
"Bll' me" said one cpckncy Tommy.
there gees one o III Canadians with
an escort from the kaiser"
Another man stopped and asked
about my wound
Good work" he said. I'D Ike 10
have nice clean one like that my
self"
noticed one OF the prisoners grin
ming at s6mc remark and asked him II
he understood English. lie hadn't spo.
ken 10 me, though he had shown the
greatest readiness TO help me.
Certainly understand English" he
replied. speaking the language perfect
ly II used to be walter at the
hotel In New York "
That sounded like voice from home.
and ! wanted TO hug him ! didn't
However, can say for him he must
have been good waiter He gave mi
good service
or the Inst stages OF my trip to Po.
,iercs chnnot tell anything. for mr.
lived unconscious from loss OF blood
The last | remember was that the for
ner walter evidently seeing that
was going out, asked me TO direct him
low to reach the field hospital station
Il Pozieres and whom 10 ask for when |
lie got there, came back 10 con
clousness III a clean hospital cot the
Iext morning
realized ms | lay on that cot was
nut OF the modern hell for time. and
ny mind drifted back over the days |
ust passed Wounded men, grim re-
were all about me. mnny OF |
hem worse on than | was had seen
Il kinds OF bravery British officers
calmly over the top with a
nonocle III their eyes aud cane In
heir hands into almost certain death,
Ike man getting intoa tub Of water
where he knew he would get wet
Come Oh; let's GOT they would |
rawl ny respects 10 them
And also to the enemy. The German |
Ulcers fight to the last Few surrcn.
Ter My hat or to them And the |
lead brave Major Lewis and poor
'lacfarlauc, my close comrades And
'nly the other day read Lance Cor
'oral Glass, the man carried In after
'ur first bombing raid in Belgium, had |
'een killed in action In France. saw
t in a Montreal piper.
They vaccinated me for everything
while with the everything ex- |
'ept against being shot II man
'ould invent an antitoxin for that
WE'LL he would be hero.
The sixth article OF this remarkable |
PERSONAL narrative viii appear soon |
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