Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-10-04
cHAPTER V--contlnued.

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Toward one o'clock the battle south
Of Sommepy renched It's climax. When
the Germans advanced 10 make storm
Ing attacks ON all points the French
gave up their positions and retired In
the direction of Suipi Whether our
company was no longer considered NJ
to fight or whether we were not needed
any longer ] do not know. We received
orders to 20 into quarters. But neither
a barn nor n stable could be found so
that nothing remained but to camp In
the open. The houses were all filled
with wounded. Citizens OF the town,
who had not fed were all gathered In
a large barn. Their houses were most
ly destroyed so that they had to make
use OF what shelter was offered them.
There was me exception to this mr.
rangement and that was n very old lit
tie notherly woman sitting, bitterly
crying. by the debris OF her late home
add nobody could induce her TO leave.
In the barn. which served MS n shell
ter TO the civilians, were thrown to-
gether men and women. youths. chill
dren and old men. Many were wound
ed by shell spllnters and cartridges
and others had suffered burns. Every
where WINS the most terrible misery
sick mothers and h~alf-starved infants
for whom there was no milk were
Obliged to perish here; old people died
from the excitement and fright OF the
previous few days and last Of all men
Tnj women In the prime OF life slowly
died from wounds because there was
nobody TO care for them.
A company OF Hesslan reserves,
every n a veteran. passed with
bowed heads and tired feet. They must
nave had n very long march. Their Of
ficers tried to make them move more
lively. They ordered that n song be
sung but the Hessians were not In the
mood.
"will you sing, you pigsf" cried an
officer and the pitlful-looklng pigs
tried 10 obey this order. Family sound
ed from the ranks OF the overtlred
men Deutschland. Deutschland
Ueber Allies. Ueber Allies IN Der Welt"
Despite their broken strength. their
tired feet. disguised and resentful,
NhtFN Htu Nuik NNtiA ~ hNlfAlRlN VI Eh
per-Germnnism.
Several comrades who like myself
Ind watched this troop pass came 10
me and said, let NJ go 10 the camp
and try to sleep so that we might for
get all this"
We were hungry and on the way
home caught several chickens. We
ate them half-raw and then laid down
In the open and slept until four o'clock
In the morning when we had to be
ready 10 march.
our destination on this day was
Sulppes. Before the march started the
following army order was read;
"soldlers. his majesty the emperor,
nur supreme war lord. thinks the sol
diers Of the Fourth army and sends 10
them his full appreciation. You have
saved our beloved Germany from the
invasion ~ hostile hordes. We will not
rest until the last enemy lies on the
ground and before the leaves fall from
the trees we shall return home vie
t%orlous. The enemy In In full retreat
and the Almighty will bless our Trims
further"
After this talk we gave three cheers,
something which had become routine
for Us. And then we resumed our
mnrch. We now had plenty ~ time
and opportunity 20 discuss the graft
tude expressed by the supreme war
lord We could not make out just what
fntherland we hnd TO defend so far In
Frnnce. one OF the soldiers expressed
The opinion that the Lord had blessed