Evening journal., 1918-09-05
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dun, where they remained six weeks.
1T wasn't so bad there" said Barker,
I'VE didn't have much to do, and most
ly were watching for any activities on
the part OF the Huns. We went away
In ten days and took up our position
at Chateau-Thierry. We niked 35 miles
from 9 O'Clock In the morning until
~ o'clock at night, and were In position
by daylight. firing almost point blank
at the Germans at range OF 1000
yards over a little rise in the hill. We
were there five weeks and captured
Hill No. 204 and Vaux and were in a
commanding position on a hill, with
the Huns in a hollow, when we were
moved again. We hiked two days and
nights without sleep and arrived at
Scissors on July i8, taking part in the
drive at once. We put up our guns and
started in We had a hard time keep
ing up with the infantry, IL moving so
rapidly on the march 10 Scissors. Very
few men were killed there, most of the
casualties being wounded or cases OF
men being exhausted We were in SER
vice there for two weeks aiding the
French"
II was at scissors that Barker was
knocked out for awhile when q chunk
OF shrapnel struck his helmet. He was
unhurt, except for the shock. Barker
says the American artillery fire IS un-
usually accurate. From scissors Bark
er said his battery was shifted TO the
Alsace-L orraine sector, which Is more
or less OF rest center.
"The American soldiers are In the
best Of spirits" Barker continued. You
don't hear any grumbling. The grub
is fine, although II Is 10 be expected
that it can't be gotten 10 the front as
we'll some times as other times. the
medical and ambulance service are ex-
cellent. The feeling among the boys
is that 10 will be over by next spring.
''The French people are awfully good
10 the Americans. They think there Is
nothing like an American soldier. The
French government is now encouraging
soldiers from the States TO marry
French girls. There is good feeling on
the part Of the British, too. But the
French and British had TO be shown,
and since Chateau-Thierry they have
no doubts about the American soldiers.
The French Algerlans have become
trench chums OF the Americans and are
always pleased to get in alongside our
boys to fight. The Americans went In
and helped them out at Chateau
Thierry.
There is no question Of the heroism
or pluck Of the American soldiers. Every
man in going over the top forgets every
thing except getting his man. saw
a machine gun nest IN which. every Ger
man defending IL was killed, three Of
the four Americans who attacked 1t
lost their lives and the fourth Amer
lean Just before dying stuck his bayo-
net in the ground to indicate that he
was the conqueror. II is such spirit
as that that Is winning the war.
81 saw German boys, IS and is years
old who had been captured and who
were glad 10 be captured. They were
not in the good physical condition that
the more mature German troops are In.
81 saw a saw-tooth bsyonet taken
from a German offlcer captured In
Scissors. The Germans when they
wish to surrender throw down their
rifles and hold up their hands, shout
ing 'Kamerad' Some Of them are glad
TO be captured and others are not. Our
soldiers are under orders not to mis-
treat prisoners and to send them to
the rear as soon as possible. One Ger
man colonel, Windle. on being cap
tured, insisted on being taken to de-
tentlon camp in an automobile, but a
big Marine told him he would hike
like the rest, and he hiked nine miles,
at the head Of a great column of pris-
oners, with that Marine and his bay
oneted rifle back Of him."
Barker also saw flve German officers
and 81 soldiers brought in as prison
ers by one. German-American soldier
from Chicago. 81 saw him when he
brought them in," said Barker. "A
military policeman asked the Chicago |
soldier if he wanted any help, and the
soldier replied, He'll, no, you can't
chase these fellows away from me-
Barker said the Chicago soldier had
Harry Reed Neyyark