The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-09-06

He's Arthur Baker Of Doorway,
"K~aintuckee." and he had Just gone
into line with his company when the
ball opened. The barrage got him, but
didn't put him out. A little later.
when the Germans came over to see
about 1t, Baker was still on the Job,
working his gun for all he was worth.
When the Americans had to go back
Baker was so exhausted he couldn't
retire. His comrades picked him up
and carried him.
They Didn't Last Long.
"Heinie' tried out one of HIS favor
lite stunts of dressing up some Of his
forms, according to Anton Zolnowski
of 2S4s South Turner avenue, Chicago.
"We saw ten men or the edge of a
little wood a little distance away,
eight OF them were In French uni
form and two In American. We yelled
to them to come over and join us.
They advanced a few PAGES and then
opened fire on u.s."
Zolnowsh smiled rather unpleas-
antly as he patted a right arm that
bears q machine-gun bullet.
"They didn't last long. We made
one dash for them. Not one of 'em
got away. They were Germans all
right. There was another group com
ing up. / got a private and then the
officer In charge sailed into me. I
tried to shoot him with my rifle, but
1t was broken. / got him all right,
though"
The Chicagoan seemed inclined to
end the conversation there.
How'd you get him?" ! asked. after
a little pause.
"Just turned the butt end of my gun
around and dubbed him over the head
with IT," replied Zolnowski In the
most m~atter-of-fact tone.
When the Americans came back at
them 1t didn't take long to clean every
German out of their territory, de-
clared Elmer Sturtz of Wellsburg,
Pa. Before he got q Mauser bali In
} his right shoulder Sturtz had the ex-
trcme good fortune to e two pom
toon bridges the enemy had thrown
across the river destroyed by the ac-
curate fire Of the American artillery.
Content to Be Going.
They were filed with Germans, too.
Some of them were coming, but there
were others who seemed very content
to be going. Two shells from Ameri-
can six-inchers lit sqqarely over the
bridges. There was a terrific report
followed by an inferno. Both bridges
crumbled In the middle. Both were
, crowded beyond their limits. Bits Of
} Germans came raining down for al
most three minutes, according to the
spectator, while from the rivers the
wild cries Of the injured and drown
! ing made a picture Sturtz win always
, carry with him.
I For a few minutes the river was
literally choked with bodies. The
Germans were at last moving on
Paris. but In a way they had hardly
, reckoned.
Between puffs of a cigarette, the
; first he'd had In a Gay. Frank Hogan
of Galveston, Tex, confirmed Sturtz's
story Of the wholesale drowning OF
! the enemy. The Texan was working
a Stokes gun a hundred feet from the
: southern bank Of the river when the
first waves Of field-green began ia
Q cross.
"You can't say enough for those
artillery guys" he said, as he tried
to twist into as comfortable q posi-.
tion as q wounded thigh permits
s1Ten minutes after the orders had
Q been telephoned to the batteries they
hmd a perfect range on that river
I While we were pouring bullets into
b the Heinies the guns got their mum
q bers with both small and large
shells. AT the spot where we were
{ stationed / reckon there must have
been. about 5000 OF the Fritxies
g got across the river. They didn't al
e go back. In fact, I don't think there
were hardly any OF that bunch that1
e 90 back to Germany. We captured
v over 1900 ourselves and killed easily
500. The rest were trying to beat 4
n back to the other side when our she'll
g hit their bridges"
y Some sharpshooter.
9 A Pittsburgher. N. g. Rameno. wit
was injured In the arm by q piece o
~shrapnel, says there's mi American
sharpshooter that made q record any
k a might be proud Of during tn
first of the mixup. While the German
engineers were trying to throw thei
X first pontoon bridges yer he pickles
T. or twenty-eight OF them with hi
rife. couldn't get his name. but b.
n already wears a ~sharpshooter's medal
He deserves another.
8. Lots of soldiers believe Il
" lunches"
W James L. Paul Of No. 730 Spruc
X street, Philadelphia. does, and It's
er fortunate thing for him that b
ve played his. With a comrade Paul wa
q In q dugout during q barrage. Shell
er were landing all around. Finally on
ey blew In the entrance. 30 Paul decide