Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-20
Harry" Grant Returns From
italian 'front.' Where He
Was in Thick of Final Great
Fight of War
az MORGAN BLAZE

Good old Larry Grant is back from
the italian front. His sponsors IN
baptism gave him the name Of Law
renee, but his hundreds Of frienu5
in Atlanta know him only as Larry.
Larry was in the thick OF the great
battle on the Italian front that lasted
ten days and resulted in the com
plete rout Of the Austrians and put
the Dual Monarchy out OF the war.
After trying IN vain to get into
some branch of the army Larry
finally hooked up with the Red Cross
and was assigned to Italy, whore
he arrived in time to be an active
observer and practically a partIcl-
pant in it. He was under fire con-
tinualy and il doesn't require any
elucidatiou for his friends to know
that wherever an American soldier
was lying wounded that Larry Gran.
would so TO his assistance, though
a thousand machine guns were Play
ing on him. That's Larry.
Larry sailed for Europe early Il.
September and arrived in Italy anu
at the Piavo about October -, ten
days before the great and final bat
tie began.
Austrians Good Track Men
The rout of the Austrians was Il
frightIul spectacle" said MI. Grant.
~ good many Of them surrendered
bat a large proportion beat it. and
beat IL IN record time. The rou,e
% their retreat was streWn WIN
canteens, shoes, coats, hats, guns,
and everything tnat would impede
their progress. Thousands of tnLIa
reached VIENNA in their union sulta.
Whatever YOU may say of the Aus
TRANS l am sure they are all COED
track athletes. If had the oppO.
tunity and the means to collect all
the old clothes L could have picked
up and brought back to the United
States l know 1 could have gotten
rich of secondhand clothing deal
ers here. I surely longed Tor my
old pals, Mark Matthews and Joe
Orr, 10 assist me in collecting the
plumber"
Larry was connected mainly with
the American troops, but he saw
enough Of the British to be greatly
impressed with their craftsmanship.
II never met such splendid types
OF men in M life as i met in the
English army" says Grant, THEY
are brave soldiers and they never
forget they are gentlemen. Nobody
can ever tell me anything against
the british any more.
Il had an experience on one occa-
sion that proved this TO me. 1t was
during the big battle and the Amer
leans had advanced so rapidly that
they were many miles ahead OF their
field kitchens. They were nearly out
Of grub and | knew that ! had to
reach them. My big Red Cross truck
was filled with biscuit and chocO-
late and cigarettes, and Just had to
20 70 n n I
cross q pOntoon bridge that the Brit
Ssh artillery was passing over. l
went up and stated my case to the
British major in command or the
crossing.
+" "Tho bridge was built only FOR
the crossing of horses lie said, and
/ don't think your truck can make l..
1t is too narrow. However, If those
Yankees must be fed and if you want
to make the attempt you can
"Well," continued Larry, II made
the attempt and my car didn't make
ter, and was stranded. The waten
was but waist deep, but 1 couldn't
get the car out.
The Major to the Eescue
'"The major saw my distress from
the other side. and he, waded out to
my assistance. He ordered six artil-
lery horses to be brought up. l
expected 20 get a bawling ont for
delaying the passage OF the British
troops and guns, but instead he Just
grinned and directed the pulling out
process. I never viii forget the pic.
ture OF this British major standing
out there UP TO his waist In water,
helping ne out,
well. 1 got across and 7 got TO
nv Yankees in stime TO give them
plenty OF refreshments, includ ng
cigarettes Just before they went over
the top.
Before Z LEFT the major, however,
I said to him:
"'ATajor I I've IN Atlanta, Ga.
don't know whether you will ever
visit that city or not. But let me
tell you II you do. and II have any
influence down there I'll give you
the town"