The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-15
CHAPTER V.

Not Ia trcns So"me2E. =" french
rear guard stopped again. -Four bat
1er,es O. our ar,ii',ry w"ra brought
5nto position pHd OK: Company. a"nH
with TWO companies e.; infantry ''''
with machine Guns Wy. ordered I" pro
tect the artillery. III" artillery ";i'Sfrs
did no, ,hirk tn!s ~:it:I"reI2' i.r"'"cii''''
1ecausc ,bo acro;;a;:sS lad discovered
The pr.srnc. ~ Strong tr"nrh c"E""'
<,e,achrea;s ma: - cavalry attack ""S
iilspec,sd tinw"vcr. 4 >ir"ar"" S:''7'
could not be provided and 't"TH MAS
nothing TO be ira.' b;.t ::tn'' az: posi-
lion and maxi :hc b"S; -: III" >'tu'ti"'l.
We dug ourselves IL - t'' EisA' anu
left OF ths ua;:"-;"S Il" u '"i" ~ >'"'"'
pine :recS. tn t'ia''t:r" S";'S "''''
ret up and sWpplt-'l with ;tiHni"A:''-h.
We were tlt"u siEsr l'SiT"'f'""N rs go
What 70 do in IL" even; "a: u rA'"!r: at
tack. Az old mAior 80 '":H"'Ey. w!;H
white hair. tn"k cou,Ear;G. car "Hi'
was placed w;-h III" :rforiry. oHc "u;
''bravc'' officers disappeared N':dc'h':
70 them III" deems" u; n" Fa'nsFidHN
was the business OF 81 priEa;" Since
&e had boz. assigned 20 assist lnta0-
try our officers considered themselves
BOONFIlOOIS ann -'''N t''i' - 'N'N'
This sat. Il affairs affects only
s.oioneer. officers .vh'. Nheu tt;'W hHI'S
.ro attached ~ infantry or "anSs"Gr
divisions. scarcely ",e:. take par, IN a
hattie THIS was tho case WITH our
Officers ,lurius IN: whntN war career
They remained Ear away From the gun
are in C"rirnr.Hht" security. ih:S IS
also the cas-. with many infantry cap
taius and almost au higher Officers.
Majors CulonrlS. etc. nrT-'r TAX" par
IN a stormiux attack. / was ;riG an"
several times 1 observed this myself.
Our instructions were as follows: In
1.-THE event Of 4 cavalry attack. every =
4hing must b. qul3,. The gun must DO
ipotnted hu, hl,idtu. Tho machinH Sun
must not be tired until the major IA
command gives the order. Then th"re
must DO lively. quick IRE. Our pa'-
.,,.r,es fred violently i; oipiane flEinG
high over thorn which gave signals wi'n
tstar shells which were read oni! ny
the observer.
But the .Xpsc:ed attack ala n"' COME
the enemys Infantry was H"s 20 NC
seen. We prepared /" resume OUT
march and were all ready |" move "nen
the ordrr cam" I" biv"uac La" Sf'.
"a hero ". v:cr.. I" r"st was a. usual
-Shere to liut, - ~ any 'tn". it''rdi:
had We r..acll.d ;nc place WHEN cur
>fioId ki;rhr,t which ~. Si;a:'o.'d h21
:lcnn los. a..j..ar"d "a !! y hal come
'n,:i ~ th, SruuUd. Th"S" III ,a;r,'' ~
u e field k,!r:.":: lad r.,'.'."': Il" know
edge OF our :n~~..~ II Ia, las: -" 'iAES
and had ,.,a.k..d g." th.' Did numo
They wcr. greatly >':r?cI< IN s""laS
rftstcad ui I; Lri,.' ,"Iup@1y ;; strong
,.oionc>rS' 81 t., - Jagged. cAhauStsd
Crushed hum:,; >hyh"w&. w" weT"
given soup h:',,%. III. a.. apples and
'sTeryonr ".,.-.v., Il cigarette. wh1"s.
mas more w"lvou!,' :" most Nt ;h|T:
than food ard drink.
1.-The Rent innruiuE ~" Si.i'' ANTI d"
o'clock and even i'u,Uch w were lying
on the bare g:"UiId :; vas wy ha:u I"
wake US. BREAKFAST MAS excellent. Ii
consisted "r mUti"H which had been
.1.equtSitiunHd. vegetables bread. COFFEE.
n goblet ~ Win. aiI! i'a;G CUR cai'
S;iin told u$ :" ,.; ali "" could a. ".
lad a hard days marcia before US
- We resumed uur ,unrch =: : "'cl'.rk.
Everybody vas IN high spirits and III
the courS" 81 cur conversations K b.
tcrme apparent that ", hal lost track
OF the tim. ..rr!~..iv. Nobody kHe6'
Whether Il wa~ N"nIn: "r Wednesday,
or whether Il wa> t"'. :,i'i "r nth ~
The month. This r"ndi'!"i i'."a:U.' Ml":c
aud more general. S"ldi"r~ ur-..'r hn"w
che day Of IT, w'"h on. = iuS' lil" ar
other. Saturday. sunday ~ Thursday.
We stopped ;" r..Sr - n".u ~ 81 large
farm. hut Veg, obliged ;" Wal II. the
rain for th., t..i >'t'h,'n~. N'auwh!l"
we helped ourselves. ~ ~h"t on" ~
the cows grazins III t'i.. "n.'aG"w. "ut
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