The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-09-27

upon the Turks from those trucld ana
| several others just after they had got
| ont and were starting ahead on foot
We captured that whole bunch--I do
not know how many In all. They were
reinforcements on their way to part
| Of their line that we were batterine
very hard, and by capturing them We
helped the Anzacs great deal, for
they were able to get through for q
big gain.
| We held that position, though they
rained shells on rs so hard al that
day and night that we thought they
were placing a barrage for a 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 reinforcements nor retire. SO wei
went over and cleaned them out and
took the trench. But then our gunsl
had to stop because we were in range
and the Turks brought up reinforce
ments from other parts OF the line andI
we were driven back after holdingI
their trench all afternoon. It wasl
about fifty-ffty, though, for when they
reinforced one part of the line someI
of our troops would break through inl
another part.
That night there was terrible rain
storm. / guess it was really a cloud
burst. We had all the water wei
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 / do not know.
A few days after the rain stopped
/ was going along the road to thel
docks at "v' beach when 1 saw some
examples Of the freakishness Of shells.
There was a long string Of mules go
ing back TO the trenches with water
and supplies Of various kinds. Wei
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 gum
wales with bags Of water. He had had
his troubles. that old boy, but they
were just about over, for there was q
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
lin 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 conclusion 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 shell had struck
the road and plowed a furrow two or
three feet wide, and just as straight
| as an arrow for three Of four yards;
| it then turned of at almost q
right angle and continued for yard
or two more before 1t 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 1t.
Coming back along the sameroad we
halted to let another convoy of mules
go past. and all 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
at 'sX' beach, and how they had to
wade ashore through barbed wire.
,"And. you know" he said in a sur
prised way. as II he himself could
hardly believe 1t, ''the beggars were
actually firing on usi' That is just
like the Limeys, though. Their idea
is not to appear excited about any
thing at any time. but to act as though
they were playing cricket standing
around on lawn with paddles In their
hands, half asleep. The Limeys are
certainly cool under fire, though, and
think that because the Anzacs did
so well at Gallipoli people have mo-
given enough credit to the British
regulars and r. N. DIS. who wert
there too, and did their share Of thu
work. and did It as well Is any mel
could.
ii After while this officer started Of
his way again. and as he cut across
the road French officer came up
The Limey wore monocle, which
caused the French officer to stare q
him minute before he saluted. Aftel
the Englishman had passed him tn
Frenehman took a large French penn,
out of his pocket. screwed 1t into BIZ
eye and turned toward us so that W
could see 1t, but the Limey could NOT
II That was not the right thing to do
especially before enlisted men. so on
officers did not laugh, but the men did
and so loud that Limey turned aroun'
and caught sight of the Frenchnar
/ He started back toward him and
thought sure there would be a fght
or that. more likely, the Limey woul