The sun., 1918-11-16

Astor. and remained there looking on,
Tor some minutes.
Major Woolworth continued the story
In subdued tones.
The she'll that killed Major VIII,
khocked Gen. Buck own. but he 70,
up Immediately and rushed forward
Iheres no use telling OF the lombard
, ior all know what IL Is. The
brigade reached the town and took Il.
Ana when 1t was taken there was the
srest Hun officer that you ever saw.
he was mad clean through. 1t seems
mat MS commander. seeing what was
coming. silently stole away and left him
alone with his battalion. He cuased
everybody, including the Huns, and sur
rendered to Gen. Buck. who received
quite contingent Of the Hun army"
From all accounts II seems that Gen.
Buck was not meant 10 be killed. Not
only did he go through this hell Of fire
IN taking the town. but before he started
to advance two of the officers whom ne
was instructing were wounded by burst
ing shell. After spending seventeen
months in the war. nine OF which were
IN the bad Lands" Gen Buck has sui
fered no greater casualty than being
gassed. which he considers negligible.
He Fought along the Mouse and in the
Argonne Forest. where the Americans
broke through the hinge OF the line, and
where the Germans had determined that
they should not
I'VE got through foot BY foot" Gen.
Buck said in praising the action of the
American soldiers. I'VE wore out six
teen divisions OF the German army
These were their last reserves among
them the famous Prussian Guards. Their
whole army was threatened; for this
was on the march to Sedan. Rifle and
artillery FIRE had much to do with IT, but
it was really the invincible spirit OF our
soldiers that won. The American SOL
diers had morale on the Boche after the
early raids in November of last year.
No "supermen" Appeared.
cit was in the Cantigny sector where
We first captured German prisoners
While they were being marched to the
rear, the type of men and their atti-
tudes were noted by our curious SOL
diers.
lis that what we were afraid of?
they asked themselves in amazement
They had heard all this talk about Ger
man soldiers being supermen" These
prisoners were a revelation. After that
it was all Off with the Boche.
"Oh, the American soldiers morale is
marvellous. But don't forget the navy.
II Il hadn't been for II this war would
not have been possible for us to win.
Getting so many of our men across the
sea Is simply phenomenal: that's where
we fooled the Kaiser.
The arrival OF Americans in force
at the time they arrived won this war.
know. l was there seventeen months.
1t is due TO the booking Of the people
at home and the American and British
navies that We are where we are to-
day. Why. these navies swatted the
U-boats so hard that IL made II possible
to get the men over" he concluded
Gen. Bucks brigade was the first TO
fight under an organized American at
tack. capturing Cantigny. 1t was here
that the American troops proved. them
selves second to none. Gen. Buck said
Immediately upon his arrival yester-
day on a transport, where he learned
in midoceaD that an arnistice had been
signed. Gen. Buck went to the Aston
and was registering when he heard a
cry and felt two arms around his neck
hugging him tightly.
''Oh. Daddy! Daddy. Tell me you're
not hurt. Tell me you're pot?-
You dear girl. of course I'm not:
your daddy's all right
''Oh, let me see your medals7' she
asked as soon as she could quit sobbing
In her anxiety and Joy.
But the General baked. He didn't
open his coat until after he and his
daughter. Mrs. Pauline Paine, had left
the hotel for her home in the city, Her
husband, Capt. Albert It. Paine. Is In
France Gen. Buck left for Washington
last night.