The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-13
STORMING OF VAUx
(Continuod from First PaSe)


rifles on their collars, hut found in
ono Of ,hc shelters Il group composed Oh
:, soldier whu had been in Tien Tsin. All
o;hnr who spoke Of how his regiment
won the famous purch bowl IN China Il
youth from s.. Louis who Joined just
before they went down 10 Laredo, TcN;ts'
; f. drafted man named Joe Sa!lnouS from
Waterbury. CONNECTICUT. horn In Suwal-
XII I.ithilllni;L. AMI n hummer OF Objects
from Syracuse. y. Y. on" Of whom hau
s;,cnt most Of his life with this unit-
ana another who ncTnr dr";Ltn'd OIL MIL
! itlry activity bcfur" April 1917.
Tho officers took their lncn out ana
robcars.J them behind tho lines. They
! drew up 4 plan "G The village, El'd ""t
IN. srr,"ts and named ;hcm. Th"y pro
f..rrtd IL d.. this !nS;"ad Of numbering
,hrr,. hr4.nus" n:lm"s remain and that IS
wnv Yesterday while l was stumbling
! over tn" debris in NauX I fund myself
nj the corner Of selma street and Wood
row Wilson avcnu" .;lud tc7l minutes lat
: or carnc tn broadway md 42nd.
! Selma, Of course. WAS named for the
81 rcct In Syracuse, y. Y, which s" many
| Of Tho nlrn remember we'll aI"t hnT"' som"
day 20 500 again The rehearsal prnNld-
I'd rnr III, captur, "f tho town hous" by
house. cellar hv cellar. street ly street.
: II was known that There wcr" Il r"rt;nn
number nf tunnels in NauX and suspect
cd that tho Germans would take rouge
There II WAS known That III" Germans
had built n tank trap and that they had
iIninncuwrrfcrs concealed al Crr'hn
places. Provisions were made accord
inEly.
On tho day of the attack thc licutcn-
ant colonel Of the Intelligence depart
! ment invited us 10 witness the hattie
and up on tn" C:Lp;ur" "t NhuN IHrn1'S-
sion was given "a enter. Tho artillery
! fire began tho day before. 'Lnd III IS
hnure more than IL. 900 proj"ctilcs. or
| more than 2.N@h0 on pounds at high rN-
ploSivoS "nca<"d IN S;r"l and lead Wet"
handled ny oar artillery mon From IN"
observation posts into Wnlrh "" "'rr
huldlrd and over which both shrarn"l
and high explosive shells wcr" hr"ak!ng.
we could 500 our shells failing int" IN"
houses. roofs blow NJ. wa rrunhIr
and Gu.; and Smnk" RS" niid iaIt. 'nlch
and lingering waves OF IT, hour alter
hour.
In addition 10 thr infantry. machine
gun units and cui:iU"rr% lined up IN
their shallow trenches and ~ me nc'p
V;,Ix. vest "r"mI IN" NauX- M"nn"auN
read. and iu": south "f the l'aris road.
NJ Go i. Ia. on July /
Tho artillery fire bccam" intense
WIRING and thuEG"rInE along WIN P''-
! cusi"m:,l louder rumhlcS ana SIN! NOR"
occasionally u t":ritlr crash Wn'n ~
rcct mt cruHPl"d "n -. ". .ho
I oNr trench il"r ,,,,dn, rs. -, OK
,.,,iIn,. 49, rrIIirr- i,nrrnrc our men went
~,..r $50, ~ ,b,,n smnkin- cicarc.trs.
! tisuIruanl lI.ttnou Gray Of l-ap"rtc.
| 1pdi,r, srnui officer, and Lieutenant
rrn,,r,,rI ,r,rEidrr Of Mason city. Iowa.
Ma rho woy down the ravinr. while
! 7 i,,,,,,,p, NcIvin II 'Lounard COM
,h. ..o,,,,n,,. which cams down
., ,t,., ,o,r,-Ic tho German
I ,Lc outskirts Tho first
| ,,ri,o,rr was found hiding in n tree in
-! y, ,'..,, 80, lie ,ruy 70 sur
~" ,.,.n c,n,,rc6 ljou,rnanis
t l ,a.>-;L'r ,o,l; tho rc>, four
! '''"f ''',' i,,, ,,,,,.lir, ruu from bc-
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! .,"' >'''' NV -, ,.,r,,,-.d nc boy.
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: mr. 81, ,,,.,. .,..m,r and Mn
! .>.,,,,,r Lr,,,-hr INN in chatting over
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