American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-08-30

els NI Americans an AdlEda- ll-r-
r.. B0mbardmrnt of Paris. Ameri-
can Fighting Spirit; Has Been De-
tailed as Instructor at Camp Jack
son.
Corp Trueiock wake. son of Rob-
ert Wake. Of Malta. arrived In Burley,
sunday afternoon on furl0u gh. from
France. says the Burley Bulletin.
Corp. wake has been in the active
service al the front since January s
Of this year and has seen much Of tha
fighting on the front une He vas
stationed At Chateau ThIerry al the
/ beginning Of the late German drive.
/ He stated that the Germans opened
up their drive on The morning Of July
Il but were soon stopped by the heavy
artillery fire Of the American and
French armies. A. soon as the Ger
mans were stopped the American
army went over the -op with a yell
that vas worse than any Indian var
Hhoop ever heard. and the spirit Of
the boys in the charge was something
wonderful. German prisoners cap
tured in this attack say that the style
Of american fighting has taken the
whole German army by surprise and
they cant figure out the American at
! all
; Corporal Wake was in Paris when
the bombardment with long range
guns was going on and says the explo-
sion Of the large shells could be heard
E all over the city. but that the damage
E done By the shells vas very small in
q comparison with the number dropped
and that the French pay very little at
I tention 10 them
When asked in regard 10 the cOndi-
= ton OF the German prisoners taken he
{ said: ANY time they tell you that
e the German soldier Is not we'll fed
they are kidding themselves. They are
u we'll fed and well clothed and are in
3 the best Of health" He says the pop
: ulation in the interior may be starT-
; ing and going hungry but that the
j. soldiers are well taken care OF. In
/ talking Of the fighting. ne stated that
u the American guns are BY far the best
on any side. the American gunner Is
81 superior 70 any. and that our boys
have introduced a new kind OF hghtin &
L over there They have driven the
enemy out into the open and are max
u ing him fight. very much 70 the dis
'e like OF the Hun. Any time they car
'n she'll him out Of his hiding place ol
d dugout he IS easy for the Sammies. as
\ the German will not stand q goOc
40 hzht in the open. He also told Of how
III the biz guns were camouflaged beins
70 covered with regular chicken fenc'
r. wire and burlap cut into strips and
painted and tied on this wire WheI
the sun is shining il casts a deel
N shadow over the position making
invisible 20 the airmen. The Aneri
IN. can artillery men don't hide in q shel
rer hole or dugout while they are hghrln
but get out into the open where the
have full control over their guns
he Corp. Wake left Burley in Apri
ate 1917. shortly after war was declares
or being q member of the End Idaho
etc the time. For q time after that
ew 9as doing guard duty al s.. Marie
Jon from where they were moved 70 Cha
yer lorte. y. C. and on the 9Th day Of Jal
uary. 1915 landed in France He n
der seen active service ever since +
ar vas taken off the front line and r
-ar- turned TO this country as an instru
Of tor in field artillery and has been
pal signed 70 Camp Jackson. Columbia,
20 C.. where he viii have charge OF
der battery 10 instruct the recruits IN g
AIRY. inner points of the war game !
the though somewhat disappointed al
mes ins taken away from the scene
ton battle. he is willing 70 80 where
can serve the country best. and p"
have 10 be contenJed al home.
D. When asked about the lay OF
land in the sector where ne was $
East toned he said. 1t is a nice rolli
sab country. and the river Marne Is abb
the size OF Snake river here and p
vou very much in mind Of IT,
sday