The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-01
Is HIT IN LEG BY
PIECE OF SHELL;
Chief WORRY is
emf ORCED DIET
Youth "From Farm Near
Bismarck" Was In Re
cent Trench Raid
WAS FORMERLY
A GUARDsMAN
"Scared at First But
Afraid of No German
Alive Now"
ALL HE WANTS is
ANOTHER CHANCE
Mail Now Being Delivered
Direct 10 American
Trenches
ALL HE WANTS is
ANOTHER CHANCE
Mail Now Being Delivered
Direct 10 American
Trenches
fBy Associated Press.l

With the American Army In
France, Jan. s1.-One of the soldiers
wounded ia yesterdays raid by the
Germans told The Associated Press
four days ago in a little she'll
wrecked village near the American
lines what he hoped to do to the
Germans. Today he is the most dis
appointed American in France He
caught a chunk of steel from an
enemy high explosive shell. ut hit
me Ia the leg" he said today, there
by putting him out OF action for
some time,
Four Jays ago this youth, who has
sandy lair and comes from a. farm
near Bismarck, N. D., emerged from
tha frachns after doing part Of his
bit of Il certain period. He was COW
cred with mud from head to foot.
Even his hair was streaked in places
with the red clay.
How do like this war" he said
then, in response to a question.
Well, its pretty tough sometimes,
but when you are out there under
the stars with q flock of Germans in
front Of you, you forget all the bad
points Of il, and your one idea in life
Is to do the job we came here for.
I've only been in France a few
weeks. came with a division of for
mer national guardsmen. / was put
in that organization after being
drafted.
From the national guard division
they took me and three or four 9TH
ers and placed me in this OUTFIT. And
am not sorry for the change, be-
cause the present unit probably is
the best in the army. Since l have
been in the line have done my best
to get German for one good start.
/ have had tough luck so far, but
am going back tomorrow and hope
to have better luck next time.
Afraid OF No German.
'Frightened? Well. / don't mind
admitting that the first time step
ped into trench I didn't like it
much. / expected a bullet any min
ute. After an hour or so, curiosity
got the better of me and have not
been the slightest scared since. am
afraid of no German alive now.
felt that I could lick any Of the
crowd with my fists and German
with a gun Is no worse than one
without one If have got a gun my
selfn
within the last few hours the cor
respondent saw the same man lying
in q field hospital.
aDid you ever hear Of such bad
luek?" said the soldier smiling. Now
I'VE got a piece bit out Of my leg b,N
a she'll splinter. There ts only one
satisfaction. That is the Germans
had to stay farther away and shoot
shells at us instead of coming up to
where we could get at them. Good
ness knows hoy long I viii be laid
nm now. but. believe me, IL I ever
get back to that line again-well, all
/ want is another chance. Now I
want something to eat In the worst
way
s'You see I have been operated on
and had to take ether and food Is
not good for me just now. But
would give two whole months pay
FOR one large beef steak smothered
IN onions. Perhaps some day when |
my luck changes will have al the
things I want most In life--dermans
and beefsteak and onions"