Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17
Flaming Tank Led the Americans Into Varern

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come over. He came up very close,
drying his tears on his sleeves. and
when he got within n few feet Of M
he looked close and saw that / didn't
have a thing In my hands. IN thu
exit from the tank we had left our
automatics and daggers behind.
so the crying German drew his
II jumped at him when I saw him
go for his gun. and. his sho. went
wild. weNgrappled. We fell to-
gether and rolled over and punched
each other. and got the gun away
from him.. He had a trench knife
In his belt. 4 got that out Of it's
grip. l lifted the knife to kill him
and was bringing my hand down
when something stopped 1t. 1t was
my sergeant who had come up to
heip' me-. We took that crying Ger
Other tank officers, non CONS ana
men. who had their initiation in the
battle of ST. Mihiel> did valorous
work in this hard fight. Capt.
Harry H. semmes OF Washington.
D: c.; Lieut. H. e. Gibbs Of Canton,
Ohio; Capt. Compton. Sergt. Earl Pat
tSioSh Va WaIlSC
Ratfray OF Bangor, Me-: and Lieut.:
Gordon Grant Of New Rochelle, ". Y,
got into very heavy attacks and counter
barrages and fought through mined
fields and traps. In one instance
these tanks passed deadly trap
heayier tank than the Renault. Our
engineers afterward removed the
mine.
Our tank corps began to employ
pigeons for sending messages or
progress or of German concentra-
reached Its cote with the foilowing
message: Cant find opposition,
The United States tanks are. now
organized as follows: Five to
platoon and three platoons to a COM
pany; with one tank for. the COM
mander; making sixteen in a COM
a battalion and three or four bat ;
tafons form a. brigade. With ,eac;L
tank tank there are liaison men out
side. brave fellows who volunteer
yond the first attacking wave some
times, and through barrnges when
ever 1t Ia necessary to send word.
from one tank to. another. They ara
the only men in the service whom
! nave heard praised by tho Amerl-
- Copyright. 1913. by Edward Marshall.). !
Of the river pirate. The crowd out,
size grew RESTLESS =, -,
"1n nGin ,g. him o ,t., they screamed,
They started to break In the door.
WOO opened IT and ere he could Re-,
strain them they had Dragged inc
iheipieess form tosthc deck, and with II,
ioud cry Of vengeance had thrown him
mug inc the swirfing waters OF. THE river
.fs - Sc
IT was Athe 13th day. Of the moon,
a nna Inc. 1east day. Of ,Sthe yellow,
Wallace were usbered into the priyats,.
office of Government House His a.
csiienoy end Lady Bvington greeted,
them most cordially - -
wei. Mr.. Wang" said the governor. 4
results waiting Hon ,anxiously to hear thes
rave good news for U.S." - ~
Your excellency."" said Wang Foo.
.aa's ne rose and drew from his left,
s.esve 9 tiny packet. Il have the very,
S SoM .n pleasure OF. now returning 10.
stone pendant. stolen. from Govern,
sWonderful" cried Lady, = Evi,n , gton !, !. {
~, Nv onde rful beyond words! How con.
h A. s ss,p taa, our gratitude to youa"'.
h har h sne y, took ONCE more the ewel,into
Hsr ma nds and admired II! !.
me governor opened a secret draw.
er IN mis- desk and drew out. a roll az
sank OF England notes. WHAT r..'
s Wayd DO you think, suitable for your.
accept no rewards, as YOU know -
a me deEaetiye replied, my expense,
are privately provided for; but ifs',ss,;
nave a. vacant position In your ,o:,ca.
.or a young Interpreter, / should lik ~
10 recommend my nephew, H'''>'
re shall begin his duties in the
morning, And now let me asj, "@1ho
wa WAS h me %, .thtef and,how are we to. pun
You cannot punish him, for he ;',; il, net :
a ~ ENABLE :, to punishment by any caurr
What strange. personalltx,"
or, ne has no personality He ia
.lot human being at afi Lady EvinrI
IN IN Jewel was stolen by a. maepie
o uaH new into her apartment ut night.
..nu seeing the. shining object lying de-
!; iac me upon the dressing-table, picked
y. ~. up IN his beak and carried il Off teJ
the corner of the garden. where W..
trusty servant found It a few n,rht.
agn' We know OF a number of sim ilr,>
EoDoerles here in former years."
AS wang Foo reached the door al t,s,
:, elose or this interesting denoucment.
ne paused .1or moment and. turninr.
70 Lazy k;vington. said with the most
OF bows: i.t-f-: .. -
Before i leave there is still great
er pleasure In store, for me-" AM,
craving from his other sleeve n sim.
nar packet he exclainfed'to the aston