Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-31

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the smoke frso ~ bsrstAS sheds sal
burning houses. ths 6anAs s1A Aust
that alled the air. II nads . scene that
would need Da4s to describe aad d
It Justice.
The thought that We were to attempt
the passage through all this was terri
flying. An awful FEAR. almost panic.
seemed to grip me. and lonEed to
jump from that car and hide my face
from the flaming hell which seemed to
be stretching out Its tentacles Of Ore to
draw us into It's gaping NAV.
felt weak all over and was vet
with cold Precipitation. looked at the
officer. almost praying that he would
give the order to stop. hut oven as
looked ! knew there was no chance II
that. He was a. white as death. but
there IVES q look Of determination on
bis face. and the rlenchsd tosth and
set Jaws gave No promise Of bis back
ing down.
think the bulldog grit that hs was
showing helped me. for resolved that.
while l might get 70 weak az tO w W.
! able to drive that ear. would stick by
him a. long ~ ssulA hsld cut Aud
he certainly showed that h Was
white" clear Through. fer hs teIa mo
/ to stop a moment ~. asA ~ got
out Of the car.
Robinson he said. i've Just bssn
thinking that there won't be any need
for you to come any further. 1t u a
! rotten business. and as there are am
balances going up all the time. ! can
get lift In one and will stand inst as
much chance Of getting through as
though you were to take ne. don't
risks. and IN this case It would - r.sk-
Ing an extra man and car. to-. sad |
don't mind going on In Al aAbslaoe
the least Bit
thought 1t was Just about one q tho
finest things l had ever heard Of as1aau
doing. and ! want to say right here
that such things as this are typical Of
holding commissions who couldn't do
such thing as this to save their necks,
but they are the "pikers'' found In ev-
cry country. temporary gentlemen"
as they are called by the real men who
are obliged to associate with them.
Ny officers generosity did not help
me any. but appreciated 1t more than
| can tell. ! had orders to take him to
rotiize and to bring him back. and II
stayed behind and anything happened
to him would be worse OF than II |
were lying beneath the ruins OF Ypres.
explained this to him and said that
would rather tuke him. God knows
whether 1t was true or not. hut ! said
1t. anyway While we were talking an.
other car passed Us. and as my officer
jumped in l resolved to follow the man
who was now ahead Of me.
noticed a. the car passed Us tina,
there we're two officers In 1t. One. q
ma or. was sitting beside the driver
and the other. . colonel was in the
hack. The car was about 200 yards
ahead Of Us. and let him keep about
that much ahead all the way up 10 the
outskirts Of the city. A we got nearer
the noise became deafening and the
smoke began to bother US too.
Before one enters the city proper ont
must cross q double line Of railroad
tracks. The machine ahead OF rs hat
lust crossed these when q big nfteer
} inch shell screa med over and burst Jus
beside the car In front From wher'
ws were II looked a. II the car and 1T
occupants must have been wiped Of
the face Of the earth.
stopped our car to wait until tn
smoke cleared away before going On
q seemed Ike hours before ~ 00S
. the spot again. but when the smoh
was finally gone you can ina CINE o,
surprise at seeing the car turned cor
, pletely around and coming toward US
!. Tho chauffeur was gathering spee
!. all the time. and when he passed ~ b
; car was going at Z fairly decent pac
. We had time enough. though. to D
!, one Of the most horrible sights that
. witnessed during the whole time vi
. at the front
The car itself was In awful eond
|. tion- The two rear doors were to-
: away. the body was full Of taEg'
!. holss. the front and rear mud guar
a and the running board on one side We
: tosn OF and the wind screen bad b.
,. swept away.
I The major. who was sitting WITH d
\ l1iver, had his head and the whole o.
"a q his body torn away. and the rsst
n him was leaning on the driver. vi
!, vas being covered With the bio
n which was gushing from this awf
;. thing beside him. The colonel. y
!. had besn sitting in the back Of the G,
Wa eurled over on the seat and
a had and part Of his shoulder weIs i.
!. ing In Q pool Of blood In the bottom