The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-10-24

As we went ashore, the
snent began, and we were not only
ander fire OF spit, II you could call 1t
that, but also OF rocks and bottles and
sticks and most anything that could
De thrown.
All this time. '1est you forget" we
has no shoes, and no clothing--only
what had once been our underwear.
It Is all right to be a Coney Island
enowhird and pose around In your
bathing suit In the drifts. because you
are In good condition. and last but not
least, because you do not have to do
It. Figure out the other side of 1t
for yourself.
They marched US into a field where
there was nothing much but guns and
ammunition and snow. and set US up
ta something like skirmish formation.
We stood there for some time. and
then we saw q lot of Huns with the
new long rifles coming toward us,
yelling just as they did In battle. and
we thought sure we were being used
FOR practice targets. 1t Is a good
thing they halted and stopped yelling
when they did, or we would have
started for them to fight 1t out. for
we were not the kind that likes to be
butchcred with hands In the air, and
we would have beep glad for a chance
M. But they did halt. and then sur
rounded us. and drilled us away
through swamps and woods and shall
low water or slush. The women fol-
lowed. too. and there were plenty Of
bricks and spit left. Women as well
as men are the same the world over.
they say. I wonder? You can just
picture the women of. say. Rockland.
Me- following a crowd of German
prisoners that way. can't you? Mott
But of course the women of Rockland
nre pretty crude-no kultur at ALL
n G0tt never commissioned Presi-
dent Wilson to take the lid OF the
strafe pot for him.
They drilled us along the docks. and
n looked as though the whole German
navy was tied up at Swinemunde.
We saw many of the ships we had
heard about. among them being the
famous Vulcan, the mother-ship for
submarines. There were many sail
ors loating along the docks, and they
gave the ONE a hand with their
days work. They were no better with
a brick. but they had more ammunition
when II came to splitting. One of them
tripped q young boy by the name OF
Kelly. and as you would never doubt.
Kelly picked up a rock and crashed
the sailor with It. He was then bay
oneted twice In the left leg. We be-
gan singing then, our popular ~favorite,
ssfssk up your troubles etc, and
when they heard us. how the swine
Afnredl
Their they drilled us past the Ger
maj soldiers quarters. The men were
It rife practice, and / guess all Of us
thought how handy we would be as
targets. But when we got near them,
they quit practIcing and crowded
around us yelling: "'Rausl Zuruck I"
Finally we got to the top Of the
kit. and were halted near the bar
racks while an officer read the mar
S.fs ~" Y. o.e1As.a'".y : 80 ~
NY nousn maybe tnat was y.
Finally tney LEI us into the par
racbs. and the first thing we saw was
2 sss>at Pile Of hay. That locked good
70 us. and we made Q rush a diyed
into T. But 2 Huns told rs TO take
we hay and threw i IN the middle 81
me road. They q to use force be
Tore we would 90 II. Finally we gave
IN however, and started to carry Y
Some q the boys were r
nucn.
but one q tne poys tried 20 nide
some q ne nay behind q box and was
caught doing u. p two sentries
caouted him from q 2 OF the bar
racks g the other. His nose was
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