The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-08-31

storehouse. There was a bayonet
through each arm, one through each
foot aud one through his atomneh,
one Of the garbles fnlnted when he
had TO pull one OF the bayoneta out,
They had hacked or his right hand
nj the wrist aud taken his ldentinen.
ton disc. | lay this 90 the German
officers more than the Turks,
I do not know just what I did after
this. Hut II changed me NIL around
and I wns not like my usual self dur.
linz the rest Of the time,
II was atiil raining when We started
on our way 90 the front line. Along
the road were numbers Of troops
ncoffing and among them Indian troops
on sentry duty. They looked like a
bunch Of frozen turnipa. cool and un-
comfortable. We were close enough 10
make the roar Of the cnnnonading
seem intoiernbly loud and could see
the bursting shells. particularly those
fr0p the British ships.
Then We came across some Turkish
prisoners who were sheitering In an
old barn, I guess IL was, and We
stopped for shelter and rest. They
told IN that their troops were very
tired from long lighting, but that they
had plenty Of men. They said a couple
Of shells had dropped about q hum
dred yards from the barn Just before
we came. no we knew the batteries
were trying TO get our range and we
eid not stay any longer, but went
away from there and ON our road.
About 600 yards farther on we came
10 ruins. and when W. went inside
we found 90 or 90 OF our boys cooking
aud aieeping ana not giving n thought
10 the shells or shrapnel. The mules
outside were banging away al the hay,
as though there never had been q war
In the world. There was mo- shell made
TINT could bulge them away from
that hny unless II hit them.
Then along came q cart making q
lot Of racket. One OF the fellows in II
had half of his face shot away and
was all ~bandsged Up. but he was try.
Ing 10 sing and laugh Just ths same
m the rest were doing. They we're
Anxaca. ami were pretty badly shot up.
Ths'word "Anxac." ms you probably
know. II made from the initials N ths
Australian and New Zealand army
corps. They had a regular town, called
Amaze, OF the peninsula. AZ buyia
bay and around Oaba Tepe the Anzacs
got further into the Turkish lines than
a. setaW 8s.f& ga sfa aftkZA AxswfAa
They we're wonderful fighters,
By this time the Turks were making
an attack, and ali you could sss 20
the front was one long line Of smoke
and sp0uting earth. Then our guns
started and the noise was deafsning.
II was worse than IN the turrets
aboard ship during sn engagement.
Ny head rang for days after We left
the DsrdaBeiies.
The Turks were getting q better idea
" our range nov and the shells were
falling pretty close 10 us, bat finally
We tore IN with the I4ineh naysis
AMI ripped W three ~ their batteries,
IN the igli tbat followed We made good
time and reached our front line post
fiens st bsdd-eLBahr during the after.
noon.
The NEXT morning Nc made Nj nrst
attack. I had bad a bad night o. II,
thinking about Murray. and when tbs
time tame there never was q chap
glad 70 eharss and get . ehaDes
81 the enemy with the bay0nst than
I vas,
We ssfaeksd according % . program.
Time cards we're issued ~ the officer
~ sseh ssetioD, 20 that We would work
sraeny WITH the Dsrrags. no De ahead
o. 90 behind the time card. would
msas ssik1Ez Li1 our eus tsrrsxe.