Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-19

began. BY s \. VI. thcir left flank
hal rccn completely checked vithou
the necessity OF counter attack.
hll hour Later tie Negro unit WAS
ordered to move to the left. where
the ( ghtir% Was still at is height
and 4 r0rntrr thrust 10y our. side ap-
pcaT"d advisable. Tic companies were
uhli&3cd 10 make their way southwark
unUCr $hCliiirc almo%; as severe rs
tnc preparatory homhardmcnl thcy
had JuSl undergone. They marched
in little widely srparu cd groups,
creeping along four almost parallel
roads.
AS watched them hiking along
with shells cutting capcrs Wherever
one lookud.' the Lieutenant Colonel
conlidod. Il was willing 10 have he
war end r ht then ana there. Wen.
they Eot through ana into their nov
nur. IN Immediate reserve WltHu,il
single casualty luck again."
More OF tho Same kind III good Tor
tune followed. The enemy suddenly
ceased to struggle in th,S srcsur and
50 the proposed counter attack WAS
called OF. circumstances made It i'm
per" We. however for the Americans
t" 80 into the firing line again. For
four hours they had sat tight under
;l:r h"aviC&! artillery hammrrin~ the
Wrr'd has seen; for four more they
n"i stood by to rcpcl hoardur$: for
another four they had marched across;
country, still under terrific shell
nc: they were dog tired and with
out food or water. Vet they moved
mt" In" without Il whimprr.- and
a&a'n luci: served chem we'll. They
"d" an ln+ Gnificant prrcpnta.c of
'aNualtioS. white the French truopS
hc" rot rci hiking rc"ryrard over
IN" sam" path, suffered severe Losses.
fHr1 h'rlnor". the sector rapdlv be
cam" - quiet. rationS and supplies
were brought up the same night
III" sector did not remain quiet
long Of course. Next day in fact 3,
walked Ia brisk activity. Tor the French
had already begun The series of lit
4" rr&i"% i'll which they drove tho
IA" h&'h 10 his line OF departure
iilAt -, ont Of the advanced trrnrh
't"N"Hf Ii" had boon pcrmittot 10
"rrnnN temporarily. The tactics en-
h'"Erd '"1"! for local attacks by as
SUIT groups iiitl" larger than pa
'f"'> On" Of these groups would
'h2r&H c,rtain German con or Of
r'~lSlHnr" and in savage haroncr fight
III" r''an" II OF l|orhcS, who's" lnrac-
lily had been weakened by he disnir
llnG failure Of their colr~%nl push.
nor" WAS always sharp fighting go
.n& on on II small scale. Trenches had
SAPprArcd. h'oit"d out by tNc artil
i'rN al h"'h sides. and harhrd wire
wa" rnknown. The enemy constantly
-
daily tn" NEGROES spent four and five
hours in their masks.
- dislike his mask intensely" -,
hiafk'd Private Casey Jones. the Col
oh'IN cook after telling me about
ines" &aS 3tlarfS, "hW out there /
"onnldn'f have sold il for 4 million
dollars"
iii" Germans "sprinlslca shells
around most prom iscuouslv." as ono
N"uh&:'"r put il, during al this per-
loa. They Wcr" particularly busy
VITA their 'iS. using them to sniun nj
ihdlVidnals, which Is seldom done by
artillery. Big.calihrc pr3i"rtllr; tore
up the areas Immediately behind the
firing line. one Krupp $50 killed
men and thirty-SiN horses and wound
~s ~" men and six horses. have
"'''' h''ih "l II Single smell dong
50 much damage before
On August the regiment caDtur-
cd its !:rst prisoner. The German had
l"arcd AT Private George Chapman
III The course Of nigh patrol en-.
counter. George managed 10 wrcSt his
adFrrSarE'S rifle from his grin and
then my excitement being quite con-
Siderable. as he explained to his
lieutenant afterwards. he threw tho
weapon aside and fell upon the Roche
with his fists. The latter was game
ana good boxer. 50 hat George had
quite tuS&lc before he could count
his opponent out and drag him back
Il prisoner.