The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-11-02

with veterans Of the regular army.
volunteered for patrols and raiding
parties, met the German time and
again, outfought him and now that it's
all over would rather talk about Nicol-
let avenue and familiar scenes In Min
neapolis than recount his experiences.
What Private Fahey has to say
about the Germans wouldn't look we'll
in print.
They're a lot of yellow-hearted
butchers. They'll fight with their
machine guns at long range and run
when you get within 20 yards Of them.
They're treacherous and I'm frank
to say my bunch didn't take any more
prisoners than we could help"
The bullet that stopped the young
doughboy was received in the right
leg just below the knee, July 81 last.
1t penetrated his leg, struck the inside
of his left ankle and penetrated there,
making its exit on the outside.
On July 10, when General Pershing
started his drive along the Scissor
Chateau Thierry-Rheims front. Fahey's
regiment was stationed near the for
mer place. The soldier says 1t was ex.
actly 4:35 a. m. Of this day that the
American barrage turned loose.
by noon of that first day there
were just 63 men out of our company
of $50 left" Private Fahey says. ION
the fourth day of the drive there were
only 16 left out of the original COM
pany."
The German machine gunners, the
soldier says, were responsible.
1--WE were 'rarin' to get at 'em
when we got the word to go over the
top. The trenches were shallow affairs
only about two or three feet Deep"
"a German sniper had crawled out
into No Mans Land and got caught
there by the American barrage. When
he saw us coming he jumped up and
started to run. I think every man in
the company shot at that sniper and
lot of them must have hit him.
There simply wasn't anything left OF
him at all. The rifle fire just tore him
all apart"
His battalion commander, Private
Fahey says, was with the men as they
went over and was wounded.
Scores of the German infantrymen
threw down their guns and advanced
with their hands up as soon as they
saw the Yanks running toward them
II saw one boy who couldn't have
been more than 15 years old get down
on his knees and pray for mercy. He
was such little fellow that his helmet
came clear down and rested almost
on his shoulders"
The wounds in his legs left young
Fahey unable to walk, and he crawled
dragging his useless feet, for more
than mile before he met an Officer
who had become separated from hi
command.
II asked him to help me-" Fahe!
said. Gle cut branch from a near
by tree for a crutch. I couldn't ge
on my feet, so crawled little fur
Their and then slid down a low banl
feet first. It reminded me of trying tt
get on a bicycle when I was kid an6
not being able to do it until I'd hauled
it up beside the porch steps,"
The soldier bandaged his owl
wounds as best he could before start
ing to crawl back. Two litter bearer!
finally found him late in the day, al
most exhausted, and took him to ,
dressing station. Later he was takel
to Paris, where three operations wer,
performed. Gas poisoning had set IL
as result of part of his torturou'
journey having carried him through {
swamp.
Thanks to modern surgery, this sol
der probably will regain the use o
both his feet. Already he is able tt
walk about without the use o.
crutches.
The bullet which penetrated botl
legs cut the tendon Of Achilles in hi
right limb. The tendon in healing
drew up and became stiff. Surgeon,
operated, heightened the tendon, an,
the soldier now can move the foo
easily.