The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-10


whom we haa lncf before thcsr wsss
extremely frightened. appearing 10 b
II mortal ferTnr of ihtar enemaT. WRcm
ever they acokea upon one of as Ger
nsan soldiers they cgsngcd En terror.
l5cw r.1oTczt these were frem Ia.
iFlasarxns< ~ the village where va
he'd Nrsr <EerF~a who had NEE us ia
fraeaHly. fVen T,ollfe. manner. w
tried To learn the cause az this fr1cAl
and discovered that the fugiilves hat
Witnessed sn their village bifver stree'
Sighting. They had become acquainted
with wAr--had seen their honsr.
burning. had seen their little property
destroyed and could not forget ihe
sight ef their streets filed with corpSes
and wounded.
II dswDrd upon rs that not rsereiv
fear rare these reoEae the Appearance
cf hunfed animals: there was sls0
lAatrcd toward IRE invaders w ho hssd
fallen upon them and driven them
from their har5cs Mr. night
IN the evening we dsyurted anl
fr3ee'ta reach our own rcgsnenz. The
Bsl1aaas had concenfrxfed Somewhere
10 the rear nnder cnvcr ef darkness.
We were cusfe near the nesghtorfooa
of TIE fortified CIV az IleSe. Manv
settlements fhrc1eh which we pSSsea
stood in flames the inhabitants driven
caI- rssskee Us in Groves. Wanrn.
ehlAzren and cid rnen were huHsac6
sherf and seernre 10 be swrywhere in
the way Without aims or plans. usih-
oaf rlhcs an which 10 lar their hs4ds
these poor people dragged themselves
ny.
Agsia we reached village, which
to sn appearances ha1 been Inhabited
hy centente6 people Now indeed
nothing brf ruins could be serA.
Wrecked houses and farms. dead Sol.
diers. German and BelTsAn. and arnoAs
Them many civilians. who hse been
shea hy military order.
Toward midnight we rracAed the
German lines. The Germans had
trse1 10 take village wfasch lss AafAa- /
in TIRE fortified bels a. IAeg4 and WAS
defended fena cicusgv hr the BesSaans.
Here sil forces hsd 70 Re used u or
DER 10 drave she enemy out. honse hy
hnuss and street. hr street. II nas ne;
VERY dark YET. so that we had to wit
ness with all q our senses the terrible
fights which dsreianea here IL was q
fight With the hu.ss ot
our Suns. knives fists teeth we went
fSGl1st The enemy.
One q. ny best friends fought with
3 giant BtaSlan. Tie gus of both had
fallen 70 the ground. They hsnmsred
rne another with 1srs. had just
closed ~ accoant with s rwen-yzvo-
rear~old Betrtar .1s was going to So
slsi ny frsend because Us xntaru1is-
zss ~ superiar strength. Mr friend
suddenly in bi,iz- THE Bel
-iau co the chin SO dessisY that he tore
isece q. eesh cur vth his teeth The /,
min must have been terra
'le- lie rcles sed ny lc0nrR8e and -s1
lRSF with an insane CIV of pa-n
Everything developed by seconds
The hlepa 81 The Belgian ran ou- ~
nv friends TDeGih: fcrrihl4 ngnses
nd indescTihafae icxtfing seaRed him.
The taste az wSxD kufnan Hood /
'rourh; lin slEnns; 70 TIE verge q Il
aAlg- = he c'oErse of this nigh,
affie cane u conf1cT for the FIRST
lTne with the huft q Beiglar gun.
,Gilnc 3 hEDc-to-hxac fight viii e ,
a second enemy solder
truck ne or the hack q tie head
If1h The turr Of his Gun SO hard hat :
II helmet was forced oovn ever nv :
Ars- The pain Hss fearful &ol I
nlr-e5.
When revived. ! was lyi,g Il
an. viii nv head hsndsred. anc-g :
fber wounded -Den- Nv wound Was :
n sFrsra- I cnly htd feelinr IS Il :
" head xxk ru1cs iis normal SIG.
be other wczndec soldiers and me {
,nbnlsnce men said the Belgitns had J
cen forced hack within Z : forts no1 y
1st hard fighting vas sul N prog c
- c
Ncro6et 0tn were h-o1xtr n cun- ;
and tbsr told us that the ;
s--nnns hsd already s-o-Ded several !,
s-rs s1d had -hken a humber q r1aIn !,
&c e1r ifrr de<ecses. bet could Dot !.
pld thsss tecxuse -hey had not been :
,ficienfly supported ~ s--f.i-ry. TIE
Efr-.zes snsi6s the fa-Ts ard fhsir Ssr-
errs we're srin .r.nc-- The ss-usrun =,
ns Dor -f,e for q s-o--inE s--nck. - !.
e Germans hfc % rr-ire with eou--
Ions losses- Thf repairs We received :
e-~ cor--1cir-ur-- II vas Impossible
ct- q Gear rsc-u-s- i the rner,- 8.
me the artillery bruhErdneut had :
>corDe - i1st,<t that /. ho--is-d =
81 -bt German sri6iers Tie hszrs- .
{ artillery vas hr01xht INTO srrssc y
rzinst the s-esl tnc coocrsse ce- =
n<e<
No solder % sss knew sryrhlrx q
= exis-e1c< cs sf4k k--csz.-D<rer Ds<-
- Lang affs- Ikeee vas n Ger
n hx15x sA><e soldiers cc1as 30
,<er>xo1 b1w !. wsx pcsxlt1s rhst
. 6<<s1<-<. vki-4 cunx<ed & ocu- L
? kx--ne<er wzi,s - s-ee, rn1 c,r-
<-s. ~.r< reescet s<-sr ooly Q few
IN 1han&u<e-
I urs<is crz'f nc take par 4, tbe<e
<-1-io1x t<i1g vc1,5e1 III me- q
us3e< tod n ls.s< hox IL czS- II