Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-12-27


on our way to the front line. Along
the road were numbers OF troops
scofilng and among them Indian troops
on sentry duty. They looked like n
bunch OF frozen turnips. cool and IN
comfortable. We were close enough 20
make the roar of the cnnnonading
seem lntolernbly loud and could see
the bursting shells. particularly those
fro1 the British ships.
Then we came across some Turkish
prisoners who were ahelterlng In an
old barn, I guess II n and wa
stopped for shelter and rest. They
told us that their troops were very
tired from long fighting, but that they
had plenty OF men. They said n couple
OF shells had dropped about a hum
dred yards from the barn just before
we came, so we knew the batteries
we're trying to get our range and we
did not stay any longer, but went
away from there and on our road.
About 500 yards farther on we came
to ruins, and when we went inside
we found so or 60 OF our boys cooking
and sleeping and not giving n thought
to tho shells or s%hrapnel. The mules
outside were banging AWAY at the hay.
as though there never had been n wal
in the world. There was no shell made
that could bulge them away from
that hay unless II hit them.
Then along came n cart making n
lot OF racket. One OF the fellows In II
had half OF his face shot away and
,.o. al haudaoad m huk ha v,oa t.v-
ing to sing and laugh just the same
as the rest were doing. They we're
Anzacs, and were pretty badly shot up.
The word "Anzac," as you probably
know, In made from the initials OF the
Australian and New Zealand army
corps. They had n regular town, called
Anzac, on the peninsula. At Suvla
bay and around Gaba Tepe the Anzacs
got further into the Turkish lines than
any other unit in the allied armies.
They were wonderful fighters.
BY this time the Turks were making
an attack, and all you could see to
the front was one long line Of smoke
and spouting earth. Then u guns
| started and the noise was %deafening.
II was worse than In the turrets
aboard ship during an engagement.
My head rang for days after we left
the Dnrdanelles.
The Turks were getting n better idea
OF our range now and the shells were
falling pretty close to us. but finally
we tore ir with the 14-lnch navals
Ind ripped Ep three OF their batteries,
II the lull that followed we made good
time and reached our front line posi-
lions ut Sedd-el-B ahr during the after
noon.
The next morning we made our hrst
attack. ] had had n had night OF 1t
thinking about Murray, and when the
time came there never was n char
more glad to charge and get n chanel
ut the enemy with the bayonet thar
| was.
We attacked according TO n program
Time cards were issued to the ofiicel
of each section, so that we would worl
exactly with the barrage. To be aheat
OF, or behind the time card, woult
mean walking into our own barrage
The time OF attack Is called zero
J that Is, the minute when you leav'
the trench. Some of the Anzacs said I
L meant when your feet got the coolest
but l do not think they suffered yer,
. much with trouble In the feet-no
when they were advancing. anyway
10 The time card might read somethinI
like this: First wave zero, advance
rapid walk. barrage rs In 10 seconds
take first trench, 0;20; second wave
same as the first, pass first trench
0 :23 take second trench, 0:86. TIL
"a third wave Is ordered to take the thir'
10 trench, anc 8 on, for ms many line
ID as the enemy Is entrenched. The othe
IN waves might be instructed TO occup
Hill 7, ~ :0S, or dig in behind rocl
II :45. Here. zero Is understood, IN
It first figures standing for minutes an
,r the others for seconds. II might tax
IL several hours TO carry out the pre-
70 gram, but everything Is laid out I
n an exact schedule.
70 l was in the sixth line OF the thir
10 wave OF attack and zero was 4:S
a. m. Whistles we're TO be the Eignt
" for zero and We were 10 walk 10 IN
ID first line Turkish trench. AS we cam
ie out our bnrrage Are would DO burs
Ell ing 30 yards ahead OF us and woul
n lift 20 yards every 10 seconds. Ou
h. stunt was 10 take advantage Of
no without walking into II.