The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-06
OUSLEY KILLED
BY Shell WHILE
CARRYING HIS.
WOUNDEDOFFTCER
Tostevin Tells Gripping
Story of North Dakota
Mans Heroism
SHRAPNEL ENDS
WILTON BOYS LIFE
Had Almost Reached Point
of Safety, Bearing
Wounded Lieutenant
fBy &. n. TosTEVlN.)

(By e. n. TosTEViN,)
With the 164th u. s. Infantry,
American Expeditionary Force.
SOMEWHERE lN FRANCE
MARCH f2, 1918.
LAWRENCE OUsLEY, HERO.
Life, yes he treasured 1t, loved it and
cherished ii
Life. Il was his to keep or to give,
Knowing the danger wen. bravely he
cave IN his ali that another might
live.
All There was braveryl Glorious
Heritage left for the parents 50 dear;
He was no craven, seeking safe haven.
Truly . soldier. guiltless Of fear.
No Mans Land bullet-swept. into that
hail he crept,
Picked his lieutenant UP, wounded
carried d'f him Risi5ss back again. disdailing
Through baftis's horrors. danger ne'sr
needing
CrashF Twas q shrapnel she'll burst
and the soldier fell,
Death robbed man or deserved
earthly fame,
MBnty the LEJ ne HAe4Ss SAS@A -"
the prize he niio Pads $3.50 49,
name.
North Dakota's first victim
of the war died like a hero.
True, there have been other
North Dakota boys called bg the
cause of right to an early enlist
rnent in the Canadian or British
armies, who have paid the ul-
innate price, yet Lawrence Gus
ley Of Wilton was the first vol /
unteer out of the old First or
Second North Dakota regiments
to meet death somewhere in
France.
The cables long since brought
you news of his death in fact
papers have already been re-
ceived here carrying the report.
However, the dispatches failed
to say how he died. Perhaps
this belated eulogy viii be Of In
terest.
Died In Heroic Effort j#
TO Save Another. ?
For Lawrence Ousley died on
one Of the most thrilling and
heroic efforts of the war and
if e'er man deserved eulogy, it
us he. The pity Of it is that he
will never hear the plaudits.
Where the affair occurred is
not essential. If you knew you
might look up on your French
map and puzzle over the pro-
nunciation Of the name but the
speck would mean nothing to
you. Tt was just somewhere"
on the American front. III
The German forces essayed a
raid upon the positions held byl
the American troops. Ousley
was with a small detachment in
an advanced position when the
Boche turned loose the machine
gun and shrapnel fire. The II
soant handful Of men started to
drop back to the main first line
trench.
Lieutenant - Of the -th
infantry was sorely wounded.
0usley had started back with
the rest Of the party when his
attention was called to the con- ]
dition Of the officer.
Raced Back Through
Hail Of Bullets.
Throwing his gun to a com
Tade he raced back through the
hail of rifle balls, machine gun !
fire and bursting shrapnel,
seemingly oblivious to the dam
ger and bent only on reaching !
the stricken lieutenant and to {
bear him to a place Of safety.
He gained to where the fallen
officer lay and picking him up
and shouldering the inert body
he started for the American
trench.
Twice he stumbled and almost /
fell, for his burden was a heavy
one and the terrain was pitted !
with shell holes and covered ?
with debris of war Of all kinds, !
The lieutenant was heavy, q
dead weight, and Ousley was {
but of medium build. Yet he
staggered 0n under his load and 5
had almost gained safety when t
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