Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-08-18
any of their comrades.

va thSiA NoAht
We left Sugny the next morning and
one hour later crossed the Franco-Bel-
gian border. Here again we were or
dered 10 give three cheers MS we did
when our troops first crossed Germany
into Belgium. At noon we arrived at
vivier-Au-Court. We remained in the
village until evening and were per-
mitted 10 GO about without restric-
lions. In the afternoon nine men Of
the poor-'ooking houses mostly de-
stroyed. Long trains u fugiuves
passed US continually. These PEOPLE
Were rs a rule those who had escaped
when the French army retreated and
were returning now to find thclr
homes destroyed by the rough hand OF
my company Use arrested for assault
ing u woman but were soon released.
At this time there was great scar
city Of tobacco among our soldiers and
! knew that a mark or more was paid
for cigarette whenever enc was Of
fered for sale. Here, In NiY.erAu
Court there was hut one government
tobacco stall. have seen how Inen
were forced h. nonlonlmissioned on
GERS at the Point 4 guns 10 give up
their entire supply -: tobacco for
worthless requisiiion papers These
gentlemen later sold heir tobacco
al half a mark for small Jackets.
Toward evening we marched off and
trouShi the EowijztrS 10 new posi-
tion. from where the enemy's defenses
on the MeUse could be bomharded
After short march we encountered
and fought : French army northeast
of Dolchery. only the eneIny's rear
guard was on our side If the Meuse
To Il was given the duty Of covering
the crossing OF the main body 90 the
French armies over The Nease. which
WAS done near rCrchery.
The few bridges left standing were
not sufficient 20: the enemy to c-oss
as speedily a. he should have. AS q
result there developed IN Donchery d
Terrible fight The French made an
enormous effort. There was a terrible
slaughter as nan fought against man.
y WIS one .: lie most fearful battles
lEIy, ,r.ey Witnessed. Nc one knew
sfteryvarcS how many he had Eli'cd.
Sometimes stronger Non .hen weaker
ones attacked The ga 8 from hurr-
'nc h"U>eS tcrned lit. rcd the whites
g. he fighters eyes and revealed men
hTt''inc one another fro;hiug AZ the
IioUth.
without any headccar. unkempt
half. uniforms oTcn or mostly torn.
was hayonetting h:,flng. scratching
anc plunCin- Ike wild beasts for life
or death. Everybody fought for his
NE There was no quarter. Only
moaning and Caspinc could be heard
Each man thought ~ly Of his own
life. Of death or his home Old memo
ries raced through the mind, pursuing
one another fever:Shiy and YET men
grew wilder. FOR they. now battled q
new enemy-exhaustion.
Bur there could not yet be any let
Up Again and again there is nothing
TO do bu, strike. stab. bite, fighting
without guns or other weapons except
those provided by nature for life or
death
The exertion becomes more super.
human You bite and you are e victor
But victor only for q second. for the
next antagonist is already upon you.
He has just killed one Of your com
rades. You suddenly remember that
you still have dagger After q hasty
search you find 1t In It's regular place.
One. two. three and IL sinks to the hilt
In the breast Of your enemy. On, on.
where there are new enemies. You
suddenly see your next antagonist be-
fore you He is after your life. He
bites, slabs, scratches. TO get you down,
TO pierce your heart with his dagger
and again you use yours. Thank God
ne Hes on the ground: you are saved
But stop; you must have that dagger
back. You pull II from the breast Of
your late enemy. A stream Of warm
blood shoots from the open wound in
your face. Human blood. warm hui
man blood. You shudder. terrified
only for a few seconds. for there Is
another adversary. II is again ueces-
sary for you 10 defend yourself. Again
and again the murder commences
anew Always, and always again,
through the whole night
At last, toward four O'Clock 10 the
morning. the French retired across the
Neuse with the Germans stor,ning
after them. When the bridge was full
Of German soldiers, il was blown up by
the French and hundreds Of Germans
found their death in the Mouse.