The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-04

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opaslsa At The WAT. srny ind dtsi~aan
headquarters In seassal
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full asdSsd spy<at~Asr~ A~nsss ~
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We iemseaAtsay rcrew1sA % mi
nearest Preach sstansaass AMI Asd ss~
srai glasses u msady vass<, =Asca
they called ss<s. After as4akias cm
beer w left The wstsninst and ksiist
sa esnrty ambulance
After showing The drivss eur rasss
We got In. The driver was scing 10 shs
part isf the tine where We had 10 ~
port.
Hsw the weunded ever survived
ride In that ambulance was taexplics
Bile 10 the X was wcT~s thAn riding ~
. gun carriage ever recA read.
The driver sf tAs atnhuiapcs was (
ccrporsi II the H. l. u e., sad h
had the ''~tad ar.- that n ~ had q
avsrsiaa 10 hsanx undss nr&
l was riding on the seat With hin
While Ai~~ii vas sattiAa h The amAs
lsaes. With bis lsgs haagisS cut 1t tAs
A. ~ pAsssd through . sAsisAe
ssroyed v.iiass . nscsntsd akntAFy -
hcssnAa ssspp~d ~ nd inaerme1 III
driver 10 - very ensefai vAea ~ ~
cut ~ ths open read. ss Il wss vsxy
Dangerous. e<caase ths Germans lAtsty
had acqsir<a the habit At sAeitiAg n
The corporal asked ~ trsepss n thsrS
was any sehsr ,wsy arosad. and va
infosE~d thai tAsrs was nsG upas
this h vt very nervcss and wasted b
saru back. but we iAslstsd sAat - ~
e~ed and exrlalnsd TO hin tAAa -
wosld 81 Into serasss srssAls. VITA Aia
commanding etac~r II - rseus~ad
without orters: We wants1 - rscA
not vaik.
From Ais eoaversAice ~ iesrnsa
that 10 kAd r~c*ntiy rome from Nae
land with Z draft aud had never hssa
uaasr Are. hence Ais Hsrvousnssa,
We convinced him that sAsr wss M
much Danger. and hs appeared greatly
rs!sFved.
wheu ws a. last turned into The cpes
road W. were not ~ confident On
each side there had been Z line a
trees. but nov, oil that was left a
them were tern and battered stumpa
The nelds on each aide Of the road
were dotted with recent sheli AaleA
ard we passsd several In the roaA H.
self We had gone about half . mile
when 4 shell came ~his,iing through
the air and burst In Geld about three
hundred yards 10 eur right. Another
soea followed this one and harst -
the edge Of the road about four hso.
dfed yards In sroht TT IN ''''' 1''' '''s !
| told the driver 10 throw In bic
speed clutch. ~ ws must b. In sight
Of the Germsna knew the aSna;
that battery was ranging fos ~ aa1
the quicker ws got cut Of tn sess a
nrs the better. The driver was tr~zn.
bling like a leaf. and every snisxss I
expected him 20 pile " up'in The datch
! preferred the German are
In the back Atweit was holding onts
the straps for dear life. and was AAe
ing 1t the top Of his voice:
We beat yca 81 the Maria,
We beat yva si the AisnA
We snys ysa he'll II Msasa CAAes,A,
And here - are again.
. Just thsn we hit 4 small sheil hcea
and nearly eapsiseA Uroa . iouA
yell from the rear looked bshisd. Anl
sAese ~As At~ail sittiaS In IL mi1dia
Of the read. shaking his AT u ~ Hls
equipment. Which b. had taken od
npcn getting inta the ambulance. was
strung oct ca the ground. and his ma
was In The diseh.