The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-07
GET TWO FALLS OUT
OF KAISER BILLS MEN
Veteran Doughboys Take Strange
Hold on Dcnizens of Hum
land.
PHOTO OF GENERAL.
BY AMO RUNYON.

With the American First Army.
Nov. 6.-One division of General
Hunter Lisgett's array which is
whaling away at the Germans over a
flaming front of twenty miles en-
countered some old neighbors today.
They found themselves fighting the
same division of German regulars
which they had met in the scissors
battle.
enough old-timers left to recall the
Americans now hold TWO decisions
over their opponents Neither side
Was @auIse the SaCne todaS IS or h
occasion of their FIRST meeting. Bofh
presented new faces. but there were
rough old-timers left TO recall the
initial encounter.
The Americans were comparatively
inexperienced at scissors. while the
Germans were veteran hands at the
game. Today the Americans were as
much sophisticated in the business of
battle as the kaiser's regulars. 1t was
quite a struggle when they hooked up
again.
Hunter Liggett saw his great army
kick off" this morning. He is a big
paunchy mar with a big moustache.
such as the old-time officers of the
cavalry used to wear. The moustache
Is now frosted ny YEARS 90 10 Has
hair. He Is ii joviai~ soul. and is the
idol OF the men who have followed
him from Cheateau-Thierry TO the
Argonne.
The American artillery built a
smoke barrage in ron of h Ger
mans before the foo soldiers went
across. 1t broke shells the size of a
cuspidor owe the German lines, these
shells vomiting thick. black smoke.
Presently they had a smoky wall
painted along the horizon almost the
entire length Of the line. Before the
echoes OF the bursting shells had died
away into the minor throbbing of
rifle and machine gun fire, h AIneri-
can infantry We're popping out OF the
smoke upon the Germans.
1t was a middling tough job on the
front line. but IL was almost as tough
for the men back in reserve. The
Germans dropped high explosives
back that way by the wagon loads.
Our men move around smoking
cigarettes. Most of them had on
yellow jenkins which have recently
been issued to the soldiers. They are
sleeveless Jackets of leather wor
over the coats, Some men were in
the requirements who had but re-
Gently joined their outfits. They were
seeing their first big fight. But the
majority were enacung a scene quite
familiar TO them by
There is all the difference in the
world between green troops and old
timers. Wounded green 'unS~ when
brought back to the dressing stations
always have the widest tales of bat
talions, and even whole divisions cut
to pieces or wiped out. They are
telling up at the front a story of q
dialogue between a chaplain of ar
Irish american regiment and ar old
sergeant who was carried in on q
litter.
"How's lighting. O'Mally?" asked
the chaplain. >
Not bad. father" said the SER
geant.
cts lucky you only got a wound
in the Leg" said the chaplain.
"Well, father. o see its the pack
that protects YOU" said the sergeant,
Then why did you throw yours
AWAY" demanded the priest.
Il didn't throw IT. away"
Now, O'Mally. where's that pack? -
persisted the chaplain.
III you must know" said the SER
geant, they shot IL off me. But il
toook them a devils lot Of shots to
lido it,"