The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-26

One man IN another OUTFIT. Leonard,
brought In, single-handed and ur.
armed, seventy-eight Germans, a cap
tain, four lieutenants and the rest en-
listed men. We captured quite Tow
minenwerfers."
Sergeant Rainier owns up that Bel
leau Woods never entered into hts cal
culations when he stood before the 70
cruitfng sergeant back in tho days OF
1910, hankering for a Whit Of the
things Of war. He admits he has been
given rather large dose, but not moro
than he can swallow.
In fact, this man, who looked Tor
and found a scrap, has made Up his
mind to stick with the marines for
good and all.
Two little wound stripes on Ser
seant Rainier's left sleeve tell story
that would otherwise not be told as
far as he is concerned. The other ono
Is for being gassed.
But not seriously So" he Is quick
to add. Most Of tho fellows get
gassed sneezing. They send over the
sneezlng stuff first and--well. when
you have to sneeze you know how Il
Is. The whole German army can't
stop YOU"
Rainier was relieved from Belleau
Woods June Is. July 10 he was
brought up near the Scissors front
famous drive that took America by
storm when 1t broke loose Thursday,
July IS. Village after village fell in
the onward sweep, and never has
there been a bigger ,war'day In
America than that one.
AS has been told above, It was on
the second day of this drive Rainier
received the wound that kept him IN
a Red Cross hospital in Paris from
that date until late in August, and
finally gave him the privilege Of COM
ing home for visit.
Didn't Know He Was Wounded
why, I hardly knew was
wounded" Is the way he stops most
questioning. II don't think I knew
it until I looked down and saw the
blood coming out through what was
left Of my shoe. Some one had to
take that message back. Thrty-eight
OF my runners had laid down their
lives In that push. and guess I
wasn't too good to do the same. But
II just happened got through all
right.
But a man doesn't think Of these
things when he's part Of big move
ment. For instance. that day car
ried the message back. Hero our
whole, line was held upl Our battalion
was being fired on in such a way 1t
would have been complete wiping out
to advance. Well, the TANKS couldn't
20 on without us. What does ono
man more or less matter at a time
like THAT? And that's the only
thought you give to death. II you give
any at all. when you're out on a dam
gerous job Mostly, however. all you
think about is getting where you're
going"
I,elleau Woods, It seems. stands out
in this young veterans mind more
than his other major engagement at
Scissors. In fact. the attitude ls char.
acteristic. Belleau Woods and Rou.
resches stand out in the mind Of
America, France and the world. 1t
was the first all,American engagement
in the war-put over entirely by an
American staff and American combat
men. It was the miraculous backbone
of the American war program that
told France, Great Britain and again
the world that the Yanks were at
last in the game.
General Foch and General Pershing
have paid splendid tribute to tho
marines for their supreme gallantry.
Long after the war Is over and time
has dimmed the things OF 1t, democ-
racy can look 10 the Woods Of tho
Marine Brisades" and pay honest debt
70 the matchless young Americans
whose blood vas the means OF chris
tening j: so.