The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-31
BATTLE SCARED
VETERAN RETURNS
JOYCE LEWIS OF LONG PRAIRIE
HOME FROM BLOODY
FRANCE.
LEFT ON THE FIELD FOR DEAD
BROTHER FIGHTING AT HIS SIDE
JUNE Z, MADE SUPREME
SACRIFICE.

O4NG Nlt1DE +
SACRIFICE.
Joyce Lewis, a 20-year-old hero of
the battle of Belleau Woods, wounded
near unto death when handful of
Uncle Sans Marines were stopping
tie onrush of the Hun on Paris on
June seventh last, is the first real
1ghter to return to this section of the
State. =
The lad is a SON of Probate Judge
:. A. Lewis of Todd county, and pass
eats at Long Prairie, Monday. Lieuts.
Halven and Jones, Sergt. r. M. Day
and Priyates R. A. Lee and A. D..
Day of the Long Prairie Home Guard,
met the young man and his parents at
tie young man and his parents at
&auk Centre and acted as guard of
honor on his triumphal trip to the
ed home town.
To the Herald Joyce stated that
they were outnumbered at least six
= one of Prussian guards when the
German opened their barrage and
they gave the Yanks mouthful c
4erman kultur served up in true
Roche style. Joyce's brother Will was
Sighting about 200 feet from him. He
said they were keeping close tab on
each other. He saw his brother fall
shot twice in the head at close range.
The murder of his brother filled him
with desire to ssget" the entire Ger
man army, and the Herald is prepared
to believe that Heine paid dearly be-
fore Joyce got "his" a short time
later. He said the fellow that shot
him was not more than 20 feet dis
tant. He was hit in the head and
went down.
The injury completely paralyzed
him, except his left arm. Noticing
. Hun machine gun nest near by he
attempted to get his rife. Before he
could drag it to him he was discovered
and German cody put another belt
IN his machine gun and deliberately
trained it upon him. He was hit four
times in the back and hips and left
for dead.
A little later some of his comrades
discovering that he was still alive
put him in shell hole and barricaded
his body with the corpses of others.
friends and fot, who had fallen.
After lying on the field for eight
hours an injured companion tried to
eysosist him to safety. Joyce says that
he felt sure he twas going west" and
he admonished him to care for him
self.
In the course of time stretcher bear
ers carried him to a dressing station.
After giving him hasty "once over,
the physicians decided that nothing
could be done to alleviate his pain or
save his life. Several hours later he
was taken in hand by the surgeons
and given thorough examination.
The opinion was still that he could
not possibly recover but he was
humanely sent to one of Uncle Sans
base hospitals. Here the medical
corps were 10th to handle him until q
well known Boston specialist, d.
Blake by name, said he would take
his case.
With characteristic American grit
Joyce made desperate fight for life,
and although lowering on the verge
of death for weeks he was saved by
1careful nursing and the best OF medl
cal skill. q
He was first cared for at an Ameri-
can hospital in Paris, and later sent
to st. Nazaire. About three weeks
ago, an orderly came into his ward
asked for a "Carrol" Lewis. joyce
had bunch that this meant journey
hack to his beloved United States.
Hastily showing his chart into his pa
iamas he answered there"
His bunch was correct and after the
shin was at sea the physicians checked
over their patients and discovered
that instead Of Carol Lewis, they
had joyce Lewis IN his stead.
Jovce stated to the Herald that the
trim back was made in six days. He
was carried on stretcher from the
NO - the naval hospital at the
PRO- Rrooklvn wards. When his parents
.-aacbed New York last week they ex-
nected to find their boy in bed but
were greatly overjoyed to note him
anioving life in wheeled CHAIR on
ia sun porch in company with D
s+tars MANY of these were In mucn
srorse condition than their boy, Du.
w. 1870 ofho SDlrlt OF