The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-09

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stop the blood. After an hour or
50. they managed To locate an ann
bulancc and l got him off
During all that time. no never
complained. sure was ncrvy
cusA Hs viii lost Les. that's
SURE. but at that. he's mighty
lucky. Everything was quiet In the
picket line so didn't think any
thing about the horses. bat IN the
morning that place sure looked
like butchershop. one horse dead.
and two had 10 be sent hack TO
the veterinary hospital. -Four or
five others with slight wounds
Tear Fearful Holes
There were holes In those horses
larger than your head and how
that fellow came out alive h more
than I can sec. In the morning
came back here. only a little
ways hack. but well located. | tel
you this experience because II hap
pened TO he the last.
Some OF the things ! have seen
and gone thru. l would give any
thing 10 forget u I could. You can
imagine the effect OF those n. r.
shells when I tell you the one that
landed on our picket line was a
seventy seven. one OF the smallest
they use. Most OF them coming
over tonight are a hundred and
i've and up.
Did any one ever tell you the
Hun was n coward and couldn't
fight? Tell them they had a bad
dream. lie ~ no coward and can
fight like hell. but the dirty pups
don't tight square. They can think
of more mean. dirty tricks than the
devil himself.
OF course. there are lots OF funny
things that happen. too. have an
orderly call Scotty "a Scotchman).
His only duty Is TO look after me.
get my meals. take care OF the few
clothes we are allowed TO carry.
and so forth. took him along
as a runner when went up 10
observe the other day. and We were
having one hell OF time. We
were in n broken down trench as
our only shelter and a German bar
rage would start at the bottom Of
the hill and walk on over US about
every hour.
Scotty's Query
We would be ducking from one
side or the other according to
whether the shots were short or
over, and 1t was raining pitchforks.
bedbuga and babies. and you could
hardly pull your foot out OF the
mud. Just about at the worst part
OF the shcIling. Scotty said. Lieut..
how would you like 10 have one
OF those fat New York politicians
with you-the kind that set back
In an arm chair and say. Wen
fight TO the last man.
Damn, Those Dutch shells are
coming up pretty close. I'll just
run out and see how close they
are coming to the picket lines
We haven't sent over a shot all
day or 10 far tonight but just wait
an hour or 20 longer. think
Jimmy" as they sometimes call
the Hun. IL getting n little nervous.
too. by the way he Is Increasing
his shots.
Finish when come back. My
best regards 10 you and Edith. Old
Top, and all the luck in the world.
your nal TOM.
Nearly morning. a. m.
Coming pretty close, Old Top. but
all IL well 80 far. Just about time
for that little party OF ours to come
off. Tell Edith.
There they go. Oh. boy. but
that's a beautiful sound. Big guns,
little guns. behind us, in front OF
us and on all sides OF US The Hun
guns will stop In a few minutes
now. The boys are going over the
top tonight. VIII go out and have
a look.
There Ia n big fire back OF the
German lines on our left. He Is
burning his ammunition and Is go
ing back. guess. That means
work. as we will go ahead. Well.
On long Don. I'll mail this the
orst chance I get. Going to try
and get n few minutes sleep now.
Your pal. TOM.
Dear Don: Have a chance to
rail this letter now. VIII you
please write TO Mignon for me Al
Tho write to her every day. ]
am afraid that only part OF them
eel thru and perhaps this may be
| tho onc-