Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-14

vcnge OF tho Dullet--that was not In
! his line-but the revenge OF the bayo-
net. tho long. glittcrinS steel. which
lac could manage as never saw any
body manage IL yet. lie bidcd his time
patiently. Ills time came. and when
1t did COME!
F., went over" beside him. and.
though l had 10 look out for myself.
WAS fascinated by that chap and COM
PEELED to watch him almost from the
moment we were At the Huns threats.
knew ho would excel himself.
And no did.
As ! said. it was wood VIC wGrn
taking. The Huns had their machine
guns there, but not in the quantities
they have them now. They had also
"bayoncts" galore. for they were deter
mined TO keep that place or die in The
attempt.
What n light,
We swept RICH; past their machine
gun". topplcd them over. aud soon were
in the thick OF the bayonet battle. IT
was dreadful work. and. although
Cuild not help Keeping an eye on my
/ companion. had 10 look after myself.
The moment tho Huns allowed they
! were going 10 make II stand, lie made
for them like "a bun. ana soon hau two
/ or three Of them engaged ut the one
time.
tell you was fascinated I never
u
/ thought they had hin at their mercy
because he WAS isolated for q moment
. Never was moro fatal error. That bay
( "nct OF his struck like lightning II
vac everywhere and cvcrything-a
/ dazzling rapler. a slashinE sword. n
crashing bludgcon.
IN less time than 1t take to tell you.
no had six Germans lying ut his feet,
. and believe nc. they were beyond the
/. need OF doctors when those mighty
/ arms had finished with them. The
| Highlander had more elbow-room after
that first exhibition OF his prowess.
The Huns literally fled in front OF him.
Z believe he would have taken on tho
| whole garrison Of that wood in his
1 consuming rage and strength.
BIG HIGHLANDER ACCOUNTS
ron NUMBER OF FOES
The last l SAW Of him no was still
At his terrible work oh. he got
T., through all right, but how many of
The enemy he accounted for nobody
knows.
! For my part ! was soon too busily
engaged TO watch him.
We had terrific fight for the wood
I but we managed to do just what the
I Huns tried desperately 10 prevent MS
/ doiug-that wac, driving them towards
( the swamp part. After that II was a
/ case OF "kamcral, Ka,ncradr' The
poor devils boots Gllcd with mud and
/ water: they couldn't move; they were
I completely at our mercy and SO the
Dat'l" was won and the wood was
/ ours. Some Of tho Huns escaped. and
/ II they are SIN alive. | imagine they
won't have any desire to meet the
itiShlandcrs again, more especially OF
The type OF giant who slew six in hio
hrst furious onslaught.
lf any one were 10 ask me what 4,
+ is about the Highlander that makes him
a Ffal y O.
II IS his carnca,mcsa. must say that
watching these m.a in and out q,
battle. ono IL struck VITA the Intense
ihoroughncss with which they do
everything. out OF battle they take
+ their sports earnestly. they even take
. their concerts earnestly. IN battle
EriDmcr, more rcso!u,e men the world
has never seen.
\ thing has been Sc, them 10 DO
They do II. and neither Hun nor hell
VIII Keep them from their appointed
task.
That's tho Highlander.
"sNIPED."
How did com. out Of ~
Wei, tha,e rather curious and a
tragic story got t, from sinner
Whii" IN our own trenches. II was
during the time wc were near Nj
w"oi. So near were we. in fact tina,
som" ~ the trees actually overlooked
our trenches. Tho German Shippers took
advantage OF ;he!r proximity to Us.
aud ono o- two of them hiding behind
stumps or tying along branches. used
TO try 70 pick us OF actually as we
were going ab1 at our business In our
own lines. And that was the fate that
was reserved for mo on this occasion.
| ono day was proceeding along the
trench when suddenly Il bullet sang.
felt a twinHc, then, spinning round
involuntarily, / collapsed knew what
had happened And so did = chum who
was coming; behind. He rushed up to
my assistance got cut his frst-aid
handagca, and was Just on the point
If binding up my wound, when an
. other bullet sang. and the poor fellow
pitched right across me. Tho sn!per
had got him clean through the breast
That was all, but ritfui enough
! tragedy IL was, TO think that he should
/ 90 Killed while doing the Good
Samaritan.
II was n great task after that get
/ ling tho snipers out of the wood, but
The iiigh!snderS were just the very
men for such a job. Some Of them, IL !
they had not the actual experience OF
tracking and trapping men, at least
had H. Gif; OF IL from their forbears
and il only required such an uppor-
tuHity as this t" bring out their latent
talent At any rate. that's how figure
I
from what happened.
SNlPEuS GET IN DEADLY
WORK DURING THE DAY
/ Tho snipers only put in their dirty
WORK during the day. but as II was I'M
possible to locate them from our
trenches. and equally impossible to get
I near them in daylight. one or two of
our boys determined to go out in the
darkness, stay out all night, and do a
/ little snipinE OF their own when tho
opportunity presented.
1t must have been Il ticklish and an
/ ecr!c JOB for them. but they got to the
/ epCt they wanted, and settled down for
he night. one OF them told me after
! Yards that the most trying time OF
I all was the coming of the morning.
/ thcy did not know whether or not
! no Germans might discover them be-
| .orc tEcy discovered the Germans But
mcli wa3 with them.
! rot long after daybreak thew saw
two or three figures crawling stealthilv
along towards the edge of the wood
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