The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-29

fastened to its leg was little tube
which he united and opened, and found
it contained a message written in Ger
man. He could not read it, but sensed
that 1t might be important, so he gave
it to an orderly, Ed. Baer, of Green's
burg, who, in company with a French
officer on a side-car motorcycle rushed
it to the headquarters of the French
Major General commanding. where it
was translated as German call for
help, the message reading: UNLESS we
haye immediate reinforcements cannot
hold the line." That was after Com
panies B and C and other cooperating
units had held the overwhelming hordes
of Huns at bay for three days.
When the Germans considered them
selves fought to standstilI and were
calling for help, seemed good time to
strike, so the French corps commander
flashed the order along the line to ad-
vance within few minutes after the
Germans call for help was delivered
into the wrong hands by a little bird
which God somehow directed to fly over
into the Franco-American lines instead
of back to the German crown prince
headquarters.
"And, my God, how they did strikev'
exclaimed the speaker. That moment
marked the time of the Huns
He saw the tanks. the long lines
of poilus and khaki-clad cavalrymen
come swinging along at brisk pace,
and by Thursday morning the Ger
mans, were in full retreat By Sunday,
July 81, one week after the Germans
last big drive was launched, the crown
prince and his great general, Won
Boehm, saw the last hope of the Hun
hordes to tread the streets of Paris
receding.
DR.. LaViolette stated that the wound
ed men of Companies B and C began to
come trudging back to the dressing
stations Monday morning. He helped
to bind up their wounds and saw them
sent back to the base hospital.
On Friday the Americans began tc
bury their dead and he helped to search
the ground on which our boys had made
their gallant stand, and found many
dead Germans, but comparatively few
Americans. He personally helped tc
bury Serg. Herbert Hochard, of Somer.
set, and Private Clawson of Latrobe. He
himself found these Two men where
they died back of their machine gun.
and around them pile of empty shells
several inches high, with not one un-
exploded cartridge among them. The
story was there, said the "Y" man.
These two brave men had held off ar
entire company of German machine
gunners for two hours with a single
machine gun. The sergeant had cyl.
IDENTIFY pointed the weapon while the
private fed 1t. Their protection was g
little bank of earth thrown up along the
roadside. How they died none can tell
except that they died gloriously."
Company C. he said in his Mt. Pleas
ant address, lost 81 killed, five wound
ed, and four officers and 164 men mis-
sing.
To his Meyersdale audience, Dr. La
Violette said it was his positive convic.
ton that not one of the missing Com
pany C officers is dead He said he be-
lieved positively that Lieutenants
Grouse and Schell are alive but pris
oners. He said every man found deac
and every wounded man treated at the
dressing stations had been reported
through the War Department. Every
man reported missing is most probably
in Germany today and raising hob with
the Germans over there this minute,
he said.
The last time he saw Capt Truxal
he said, he was lying in gutter in the
little village of ReuiIy, near Condo en-
Brie, on the banks of the Marne, with
the tube of gas mask in his mouth,
but his face not covered with the mask
He had been overcome by mustard gas
from German shells. He was glad tC
hear that the captain had since report
ed he was alive in Rsstatt prison, where
he will have blistering time and scant
rations, but will probably be put tC
work at farming. so that he will be a
good farmer, according to German
standards by the time he is released.
DR.. LaViolette stated that none OF
our boys were gassed with chloride gas.
Nothing but mustard gas was used
against them, which is painful to the
skin, but does not affect the lungs as
does chloride gas.
eff didn't come from the great state
of Washington. I'd want to come from
Pennsylvania, the "Y" man said,
where my good buddies come from,
and wish could be with them over
there this minute. They're just like
children over there. l was both daddy
and nanny to them. l am glad l was
able to be there with them in your
place"
DR.. LaViolette said Co. b and Co. c