Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-02-28

erybody remarked at how low be was
flying. Our nE-aircrnft guns were let.
ting him have II from all directions.
and suddenly his engine stopped and
the machine began to fall The guns
let mp. thinking TINT he was winged
He fell to within two or three hundred
feet Of the earth. when suddenly the
machine rightcd itself. and lie SKINNED
over rs toward the German lines. He
had the audacity to wave his hand ut
us as lie went by.
II was one of the nerviest things I
ever saw. He snved himself by the
chance OF running through our fire. for
when lie was 40 low he was out Of
range OF the anti-aircraft guns.
Air raids do not always prove ~
dangerous us they sound. About three
or four days before left the front we
had flock Of twenty-three German
aerOplanes oter our camp. and they
dropped bombs for nearly fifteen min
utes Everybody got under cover. and
the total loss OF life caused by the raid
WAS one mule II this we're always
TIE case the zeppelins and Avatiks
would have to go out Of business.
There was very little Of interest after
Loos Every day 1t was the same old
routine-up to the firing line in the
morning and back down again at
night. Once In awhile we would let
ourselves In for young bombariment
or would have rather hot session In
.t,n, Il.
get there at the right time. but as far
as any important happenings there was
none.
Will never forget the last day
spent ut the front. 1t seemed to me
that the Germans must have put up
job on me. and just at the moment
was sure that | was coming out Of II.
all right and that the war was over
for me they were trying to get me.
was ordered to report with my car
to one OF our new officers. did 80.
and we left for the firing line. Wien
we reached the divisional signal office
we left the car and mounted our horses
to finish the Journey. We got to a
place called Krustadt and stayed there
about half an hour. hitched my
horse to the gate Of an old deserted
house and went over to one Of our
ammunition columns to see II could
get some hot tea. When l came back
about fifteen minutes later found my
poor horse down with his front leg
gone. A shell had exploded in the yard
Of this house and had blown his leg
clear Of There was nothing for me
to do but to shoot him aud put the poor
beast out Of his misery.
hunted around among the different
units In the vicinity until found an
other horse. and then went up and
reported to my officer We visited
some Of our batteries and came back
to Krustadt. The officer told me that
he would not need me during the after
noon. but to meet him at 8 o'clock that
evening. We hitched our horses TO q
tree. and the officer went on. Very
soon after he hnd gone some more OH.
GERS came along and hitched their
horses to the same tree. Altogether
there were six tied to the one tree.
went over to the Royal Engineers
place and proceeded to make myself at
home. I was feeling happy. for knew
thnt this was my lust day at the front.
and was hoping to be home for
Christmas or course told everybody
] met all about my good luck. and we
were having q regular little farewell
dinner. only we had tea instead Of
champagne. After 1t was all over some
Of the boys went away. and proceed
ed to make myself comfortable on q
couch the fellows had built up in the
corner.
had been there about fifteen min
utes when for some reason or other I
got up and went over and sat down by
the brazier. hadn't been on that
couch three minutes when q shrapnel
shell burst directly over the hut, and I
should say fully twenty pieces came
through the roof. They went through
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