The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-30

over. They, with the other COM
panies had taken the first and second
German trenches. and had pushed
steadily on TO the third line. ID com:
pany. led by their captain. the one who
had sent Lloyd TO division headquar-
ters for trial, charged with desertion.
had pushed steadily forward until they
found themselves far in advance of
the rest'of the attacking force. Bomb
ing ont trench after trench, and using
their bayonets, they came to a German
communication trench. which ended 10
biindsap. and then the captain, and
what was left Of his men, knew they
were In a trap. They would not re-
tire. ID company never retired, and
they were d company. Right In front
of them they could see hundreds of
Germans preparing 10 rush them with
bomb and bayonet. They would have
some chance II ammunition and bombs
could reach them from the rear. Their
supply was exhausted, and the men
realized IL would be q case of dying
as bravely as possible, or making a run
for IL. But ID company would not
run. II was against their traditions
and principles.
The Germans would have to advance
across an open space of three to four
bundled yards before they could get
within bombing distance OF the trench,
and then II would be all their own way.
Turning to his company, the captain
said:
''Men, its a case Of going West for
ms. We are out OF ammunition and
bombs. and the Boches have us in a
trap. They will bomb us out. Our
hayonets are useless here We will
have TO go over and meet them, and
IFS a case of thirty to one. so send
every thrust home. and die vke the
men of d company should. When
give the word. follow me. and up and
at them. Give them h-! Lord, 1.
We only had a machine gun, We could
wipe them onti Here they come, get
ready. men"
Just as he finished speaking, the wei
come -pup-pup" of a machine gun In
their rear rang out, and the front line
Of The onrpshing Germans seemed tt
melt away. They wavered. but oncs
again came rushing. onward. Down
went their second line. The machine
gun was taking an awful toll Of lives
Then again they tried to advance, bui
the machine gun moved them down.
Dropping their rides and bombs, they
eroke and fied ina wild rush back tn
their trench. amid the cheers of ID
company. They were forming again
for another attempt, when In the rear
OF ID company came a mighty cheer.
The ammunition had arrived and with
IL a battalion of Scotch to re-enforce
them They were saved The unknown
machine gunner had come to the rescue
In the nick of time.
With the re-euforcements It was an
easy task to take the third German
line.
After the attack was over, the cap
tain and three of his noncommissioned
officers, wended their way back to the
position where the machine gun had
done Its deadly work. He wanted to
thank the gunner In the name OF ID
company for his magnificent deed.
They arrived at the gun, and an awful
sight met their eyes
Lloyd had reached the front line
trench. after his company had left IT. A
strange company was nimbly crawling
UP the trench ladders. They were re-
enforcements going over. They were
Scotfics, and they made q magnificent
sight In their brightly cc,ored kits and
bare knees.
Jumping over the trench. Lloyd raced
across mo Mans Land" unheeding the
rain OF bullets. leaping over dark forms
on the ground. some OF which lay still,
while others called out TO him as he
speeded past.
He came TO the German front line.
but II was deserted, except for heaps
Of dead and wounded-a grim tribute
to the work Of his company. good old
d company. Leaping trenches, and
gasping for breath, Lloyd could see
right ahead of him his company in a
dead-ended sap Of q communication
trench. and across the open, away In
front OF them, mass OF Germans pre-
pairing for . charge. Why didn't d
company FIRE on themf Why were they
so strangely silentf What were they
waiting fort Then he knew-their am
munition was exhausted.
But what was that on his rightf A
machine gun. Why didn't II open fire
and save them2 He would make that
guns crew do their duty. Rushing
over to the gun he saw why 1t had not
opened IRE. Scattered around its base
lay six stin forms They had brought
their gun to consolidate the captured
position. but q German machine gun
had decrecd they would never Ere
again.
Lloyd rushed to the s:n and. grasp