Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-11-26

Marine and there were only eight of
us to about sixteen of them, but we
sure cleaned out that first batch. My
pleasure ended right there, though,
for piece Of shrapnel banged me in
the left arm and 1t was back to the
woods for me. But. believe me, my
company did its share In driving the
Huns Into the river"
Didn't Know When to Quit.
If anyone wants to know why the
Americans were Mt first driven back
from the river bank, they are hereby
referred to Lonnie Shelton of Bur
dine, Ky. Sheltons unit alone took
over 500 prisoners when the Amerl-
cans returned to the counter-attack,
and but for the fact that a number
Of them were knocked out, as Shelton
was, they would have still been going.
"They knocked us back at first by
the most terrific hsrrage l ever saw
turned loose, but we didn't stay back
long" declared he. 1--WE got the order
to counter-attack, and the way we
waded back into Mr.. Boche was some
thing to write home about. I've never
seen such bunch as we had. They
advanced yelling like hell, bayonetted
and shot down every Heinle that
didn't know enough TO get out of the
way. Those guys could never beat
America fin a thousand years, and tell
'em I said So"
Kentucky had another man in that
same scrap that didn't know when to
quit. even after piece Of shrapnel
had cut n nasty cash In his right leg
He's Arthur Baker of Doorway
"Kaintuckee," and he had Just gone
into line with his company when the
ball opened. The barrage got him. but
didn't put him out little later
when the Germans came over to see
about It. Baker was still on the job
working his gun for all he was worth
When the americans had to go back
Baker was so exhausted he couldn't
retire. His comrades picked him III
and carried him.
They Didn't Last Long.
"Helnie" tried out one of his favor
tie stunts Of dressing up some Of his
soldiers In French and American uni
forms, according to Anton Z0lnowsk
of 2S4s South Turner avenue, Chicago
I'VE saw ten men on the edge of {
little wood "A little distance away
eight Of them We're in French uni
form and two in American. We yelled
to them to come over and join us
They advanced few PAGES and thei
opened fire on us"
Zolnowsld smiled rather unpleas
antly as he patted n right arm tina
bears a machlne-gun bullet.
"They didn't last long. We mad
one dash for them. Not one Of 'en
got away They were Germans al
right There was another group CON
Ing up. got private and then tn
officer IN charge sailed into me.
tried TO shoot him with my rifle, bu
it was broken. l got him all RICH
though"
The Chicagoan seemed inclined I
end the conversation there.
"How'd you get hlmT l asked, afte
little pause.
"Just turned the butt end OF my gu
: around and dubbed him over. the hea
with It," replied Zolnowski In tn
most matter-of-fact tone.
, When the Americans came back
( them it didn't take long to clean ever
4 German out of their territory, d
!. clared Elmer Sturtz Of Wellsbur
= Pa. Before he got a Mauser bali
Y his right shoulder Sturtz had the e
e IRENE good fortune to see two DO
toon bridges the enemy had throw
( across the river destroyed by the a
h curate fire of the American artillery.
d Content to Be Going.
They were filed with Germans. tc
t Some of them were coming, but the
r were others who seemed very conte
e to be going. Two shells from Anne
e can six-inchers lit squarely over I