Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-05
Tuesday, March 8, 1918.

Americans. because they believed they
would be well treated.
The prisoners accounts showed that
the sector opposite the American po,
sition was commanded by General
Stalzmann.
American Wounded Talk.
The correspondent talked with
ldoz.n of the American wounded Ill
their hospital cots. Every one oi theih
was anxious to tell OF some deed ot
heruism or other performed by ms
fellows. but displayed great modest!
lregarulng his own exploits. ohe YOUTH
whose home is near savannah, tia.'
and who looked 10 be not more imam
Is Years old. told this story: ..
Il Was in the front line when II
seemed like every shell III the world
started coming our way. Where the
Germans got them is more that
know. | never believed that many
existed. One burst near where WAS.
A piece hit 4 fellow on the other
side OF me who came from Texas. me
corporal picked him up IN his arms
and started with him for first aid
station in the midst Of II perfect SHOW
er OF dirt and mud which was being
kicked up. | don't know whether he
ever got there ol not.
| llllt lHiiS 6oN ii'S -
gun cmplacement with another cor
poral, whose home Is III Missouri.
leaving my rifle outside. Things got
SO hot We decided 10 try 10 get 10
steel shelter at the end OF Il trench.
His Rife Blown to Pieces.
The corporal went first, but Il few
feet away shell exploded almost on
him and killed him. | stepped out and
SAW that my rifle had been blown TO
pieces This LETT me defenSeless. so l
started III another direction hoping 10
/ find Il rifle or a pistol, because l knew
the Germans would be around soon.
About the same time u piece OF shell
| hit me on the left side, and down |
went. \ sergeant yelled an order Tor
| ME 10 go To II first aid station.
Il Was just approaching the station
in the rear OF two stretcher- -beaTing
teams who were proceeding. bent
over TO escape, II possible. the flying
pieces ol shell, when shell pumped
down on top OF the station, exploded,
| and wiped II out. \ piece OF rock hit
me in the head. When ! woke up
some strctchcr- bearers had me. haul
ing me over the shell holes.
| "l'yc sure got TO hand II To those
men with the Red Cross on their
| arms. They all worked like dogs in
that hell out there. They seemed To
/ have but one idea-to do their duty
and apparently cared nothing for their
own lives while doing II. They were
game right TO the core"
Red Cross Men Wounded.
In tins connection II may be- said
| that there are certain number oi
men who wear the Red Cross whose
names arc"on the casualty list.
| An artillcryman from New Jersey
described what happened In the gun
pits.
81 was asleep in the dugout when
the fun began" he said. We ran out
to the gun. The shells were raining
down all around. One shell hit near
the pit and looscned the logs over
head. After that every time We fired
the concussion brought down one OF
two logs. Mud, stones and pieces Of
shell came in at the front. Five spokcs
were knocked from one wheel of the
carriage and the gun muZzle was
nickcd. Two or three men wcp"
slightly hit and laid away at the end
of the pit while the rest Of us kept on
firing.
Suddenly u piece of steel came
through the gun shield which | was
behind and hit me in the shoulder.
| About that time We were all carried To
the dressing station. and here ] am.
don't mind this wound. but ! hope
TO the Lord 1t gets well soon so that I
can get back with my outfit"
| As to Fate Of Comrades.
| All the infantrymcn asked questions
regarding the fate OF their comrades.
Keen distress was displayed by all the
men OF the company commanded by
the captain who was killed. One OF
| them said:
| "He was fine officer, and believe
me, he took care OF his men. Amy
one OF the company would have gone
through hell at his order. We will
pay Fritz for that II we haven't al
ready done So"
TX Knnsus mam VINO wfIs nistne fEkt
said that the last he saw OF the cap
tain he was kneeling alongside q spit
ting machine gun and blazing away
at the Germans with his own auto
matte pistol. 81 saw him fall fiat"
laGded the private.
| The captain was killed by n gun
shot wound in the chest.
All the American dead now have
been buried in little graveyard u
few hundred yards from the spot
where they fell. The German bodies
also have been collected and buried
nearby.