Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-09-27

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CHAPTER xvl--consIousd.

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Home again for n few hours then
away. a prisoner Az least he would
be able TO get word TO his wife by
letter through the neid posts.
Finally he said good-by. His wife
had nothing TO give him. no laundry,
no food.
Everything had been lost and she
lived on the soidIers' bounty. She gave
him her last money and he refused 10
take IL She accepted the money back.
II consisted Of few . and 10 pfen-
nig pieces and some coppers. all she
had
Unable 70 endure this we took a col.
lection among ourselves We made up
more than 10 marks, which We gave
10 the young woman. She refused Il ut
FIRST. then looking al her husband she
took II and tried TO kiss our hands.
when We refused TO let her do this
she ran 10 store nearby and returned
with cigars. tobacco. matches and sau-
sage. which Rhe gave 10 her husband. 4
She smiled perhaps for the FIRST time
Ia long while.
The children were with their father
and they kissed him as he left. He had
one chlld on each arm and his wife
carried the third.
With tho greatest happiness the
family walked along between the two
armed soldiers. When the moment OF
parting came all began 10 cry.
Tftfa ts.aa ~. f.s. Of str.s...4. -
poor French and Belgian men and |
wolnen. Qunrtercd near their homes
yrf unable To know who was dead or
alive.
While we stood ST the depot ten Ger
ma1 soldiers arrived with liked bayo-
neta. Between them were three French
citizens In civilian clothing. whom they
escorted. All were elderly men. We
asked an old Frenchman what this was
about and he said:
Eve receive our food from the Ger
man military officials but II is not sui.
ncieot 20 live on. The people have
nothing left All stock and food had
been seized. These three men refused
20 work any longer for the German
DOT live on what they received.
They were arrested aud are being ,
sent 90 Germany. No one knows what
their fate would be there. The men
were being taken away by the Ger
mans end interned 10 Germany"
We received orders TO march 20
ysrennes aud left the next morning.
As we reached the heights OF yarcnnes
about noon we saw the wide country |
before as aud the city nesting In the
valley. Farther up on the heights was
Yanouols Nothing could be seen OF
any houses but through our field glasses
40 could make out M enormous ash
heap. Shells fell there continuously
and we were frightened at the pros
pect OF having to SO TO that spot.
Scarcely had We crossed the heights
1hca some shells burst behind US The =
French artillery even singled OUT indl-
While yauquois was Ia their
possession they could coordinate the I.
entire neighborhood. We understood "
how why this ash heap had been con n
esfed for 80 bitterly.
We ran down hill an we came 10 l
Tsrennes The southern section OF the d
own had been wrecked by shells and
Ire. Many chlmncys were all that was b
IN standing Of whole rows OF
ouxes. Soldiers everywhere collected RI
craps Of metal which were transport.
q T. Germany. The church bells were bi
ssded on wagons aud sent away. All st
b. copper. tin. brass and nickel which a,
ould DC found was gathered.
The next morning we went into the o,
renrhes. We had 10 reach our post y.
Ion before daybreak. for With daylight
he French kept all the approaches un- "
ef FIRE. There was not much OF a a.
rrneh In yauquois. All that eosli be q,
cen was q single stone pile. Literally,
here WAS not, In this town. one stone -
~ upon another. The ruins OF this !,
illage had changed hands more
han nfteen times. When We arrived
ne half OF vsuquols was In German =.
ands. The French were In possession
Z the highest points from which they
onld overlook the country for many A..
dies. a.
In default OF trench we sought
oyer behind the stones, for Il was i'm =,
osxible 10 dig trenches here. as the ar -
iiery leyeIed everything. The soldiers -
oncealed themselves behind stone 90
'afls and fired. Artillery Of ali cali =
er covered these ruins. AMID all this - =,
estruction lay an army OF corpses.
iostly German ..