The Ordway new era., 1918-08-16
"OVER THE TOP''
By An American Arthur Guy Empey
Soldier WhoWent Machine Gunner, Serving in France
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iyiSD came 20 everything WAS silence
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ras sDskeG With hind sp1 big sAp
from me wound 10 ny etIsek WAS hang
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she eOrner NJ my ,o0sfh I yOsiid try
snG biOY u bsek. but II would NJ,
tn0se. reached for ny shell dressing
and tr1ss. With one hand. 10 bancsze
my face 70 prevent the finn. had
m sNful horror of bleeding 70 death
and nas getting very faint You would
nave laughed II you hsd seen my
iHdicrOUs attempts at banda gJnz with
one hand. The pains ia my wounded
shoulder were awful aHI was getting
sick al the stomach. ] gave ~ the
b1pdaging stunt as bad job. and then
fainfsd.
when ] came 10, hell was let loose.
AD Intense bOfDbsrdnisnt yss on, and
On tho whole my position Dss 6scided-
~ unpleasant. Then. suddenly, our
barrage ceassd. The silence almost
hurt, but not for long, because Fritz
turned loose with sbrapnel. machlse
guns. and rife fire. Then all along our
line came II cheer and our boys came
oser the top In charge. The first
wave WIS composed Of Jocks" They
were magnificent sight. kits. Tapping
IN the Wind. bare knees showing. and
their bayoneis glistening. In the first
wave That pnssed my shell hole. one Of
the Jocks" an immense fellow, about
sir feet two inches In height Jumped
right over me. On the right and left
of the several soldiers In colored kits
we're huddIcd on the ground. then over
came the second wave. also tJocks."
one young Septic. when he came
nbreast Of my shell hole. ienped into
the air. his rife shooting out Of his
hnnds. landlng about six feet In front
of him, bnyonet first, and stuck In the
ground. the butt trembling. This I'm
pressed me grently.
tTo BE CONTINUED