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

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/, glittcring steel. which
age us never saw any
1t yet. lie bidcd his time
is time came. and when
=.
over" beside him. and.
TO look out for myself.
ted By that chap and COM
.ch him almost from the
tere at the Huns throats.
,uld excel himself.
IL was a wood VIC wCrs
Huns had their machine
tut not in the quantities
en- now. They had also
lore. for they were deter
p that place or die In The
ht'
RICH: past their machine
them over. aud soon were
OF the bayonct battle. il
work. and. although
~ keeping an eye on my
had 10 look after myself.
tho Huns allowed they
o make II stand. lie made
bun. and soon hal two
,hcm engaged ut the one
was fascinated. mover
Iyunet work. The Huns
had hin ut their mercy
as isolated for n moment.
ore fatal error. That bay
struck like lightning. II
here and cvcrythlng-a
Ter. Il slashing sword, 4
iEcon.
e than 1t take to tell you.
Germans lying nt his feet,
nc. they were beyond the
tors when those mighty
nished with them. The
al more clbow-room after
sh!bit.on OF his prowess.
orally fled in front OF him.
would have taken on tho
son Of that wood In his
age and strength.
lSDER ACCOUNTS
FOR NUMBER or FOES
saw OF him no was still
.ible work. oh. he got
right. but how many OF
he accounted for nobody
,rt. J was soon too busily
watch him.
terrific fight for the wood,
aged TO do just what the
desperately 10 prevent MS
was, driving them towards
part. After that. II was a
amerad, Ka,ncradi" The
boots Ellcd with mud and
couldn't move: they were
I our mercy: and SO the
won and the wood was
Of the Huns escaped, and
sim alive, | imagine they
any desire to meet the
again, more especially OF
giant who slew six In hn
onslaught.
, were 10 ask me what IL
Highlander that makes him
l." q fighter, I would say
ncAtncsa. ! must say that.
icee nnen in aud out .,
: struck VITA the intense
5 with which they do
on, % battle they take
earnestly. they even take
rts earnestly. In baltic.
'rc rcso!u,e men the world
cen.
has been SCI them 10 do
and neither Hun nor hell
hem from thar appointed
Highlander.
"SNIPED."
com" out Of IL:
e rather curious and a
. J got il from Il SINNER
" own trenches II was
time We wcrc near Nj
GAR Were we. in fact. that
trees actually overlooked
Tn" German Shippers took
Il ;he!r proximity to Us.
Two Of them hiding behind
wing along branches. used
lex us 81; actually AS we
aho at our business in our
And that was the fate that
j tpr mo on this occasion.
was proceeding along the
u suddenly Il bullet sang.
nEc, then, spinning round
:, / collapsed. | knew wha:
d. And so did = chum who
behind. lie rushed up To 4,
&c. got out his frst-aid
I'D was Just on the point
up my wound, when an
sang. and the poor fellow
/ across me. Tho sniper
clean through the breast,
all. but a pitiful enough
as, TO think that he should
while doing the Good
great task after that get
pers out of the wood, but
.derS were just the very
h job. Some Of them, II .
I the actual experience or
q trapping men, at least
OF IL from their forbears,
required such an uppor-
is t" bring out their latent
nE rate. that's how l figure
think I am right, judging
! % pl''ilIt.
.:r IN DEADLY
WORK DURING THE DAY
rs only put in their dirty
the day. but as 1t was I'M
locate them from our
i equally Impossible TO get
II daylight. one or two Of
termincd to go out in the
ay out all night, and do
= OF their own when tho
presented.
ave been Il ticklish and an
them. but they got to the
intcd. and settled down for
inc OF them told me after
the most trying time OF
coming of the morning,
OF know whether or not
might discover them be-
'covercd the Germans. but
18th them.
after daybreak they saw
figures crawling stealthily
DIS the edge of the wood
trenches. They could have
zen. but there was Il posi-
he main hnl,, 90 a.