The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-10

found lots of dead Turks under piles of rock, where our guns had battered ! the walls of the quarries down on | them.
 Me were fighting about this part of ! the country one time when we saw ! three motor trucks disappear over the side of q hill going across country. i The detachment from the Cassard was sent over on the run and we came upon the Turks from those trucks and several others just after they had got out and were starting ahead on foot. We captured that whole bunch-I do not know how many in all. They were I endorsements on their way to a part l of their line that we were battering very hard, and by capturing them we helped the AnZacs great deal, for they were able to get through for l big gain.
 | We held that position, though they rained shells on us so hard all that day and night that we thought they were placing barrage for raid, and stood to arms until almost noon the next day. But our guns gave back shell for shell. and pounded the Turk ish trenches and broke shrapnel over them until they had all they could do to stay in them.
 Finally, our guns placed shell after shell on the enemy's communication trenches. and they could neither bring up achievements nor retire. So we went over and cleaned them out and took the trench. But then our guns had to stop because we were in range, and the Turks brought up reinforce ments from other parts of the line and we were driven back after holding their trench all afternoon. It was about fifty-ffty, though. for when they reinforced one part of the line some of our troops would break through in another part.
 That night there was terrible rain- storm. I guess it was really cloud burst. We had all the water we wanted then. and more, too. A great many men and mules were drowned, both of our troops and the Turkish. Trenches were washed in and most of the works ruined. There were several Turkish bodies washed into our trench, and TWO mules came over together, though whether they were Turkish or French or British I do not know.
 4 few days after the rain stopped l was going along the road to the docks at "V'' beach when I saw some aNonnr11ac af tho cb of choJle There was a long string of mules go- ing back 10 the trenches with water and supplies of various kinds. We drew up to one side to let them pass. Two or three mules away from us was an old-timer with only one ear, and that very gray, loaded to the gun wales with bags of water. He had had his troubles, that old boy. but they were just about over, for there was a flash and the next instant you could not see a thing left of Old Missouri. He just vanished. But two of the water bags were not even touched, and another one had only little hole in it. There they lay on the ground, just as though you had taken the mule out from under them. The mules next him, fore and aft, were knocked down by the concussiOn but unharmed; but the third mule behind had one ear cut to shreds, and the man behind him was badly shot up and stunned.
 A little farther on a shell had struck the road and plowed furrow two or three feet wide, and just as straight as an arrow for three of four yards it then turned off at almost right angle and continued for a yard or two more before it burst and made big hole. That Turk gunner must have put lot of English on that shell when he fired it. He got somebody's number with that shot, too, and the lad paid pretty high, for there was blood around the hole, not quite dry when we got to it.
 Coming back along the same.road we halted to let another convoy of mules go past, and an officer of the Royal naval division came up and began talking to our officers. He was telling them how he and his men had landed
 
 wade ashore through barbed wire. And, you know" he said in a sur prised way, as if he himself could ; hardly believe it, ''the beggars were actually firing on us!" That is just ! like the Limeys, though. Their idea is not to appear excited about any thing at any time. but b act as though they were playing understanding around on a lawn with paddles in their hands, half asleep. The Limeys are certainly cool under fire, though. and I think that because the Anzacs did so well at Gallipoli people have not given enough credit to the British regulars and R. N. p.'s, who were there too, and did their share of the work, and did it as we'll as any men could.
 After a while this officer started on his way again, and as he cut across the road a French officer came up. The Iimpy wore mOnOclq which