Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27
LONG DISTANCE FIGHTERS
Marines Say Germans Wont Stand
Closeup Work.

| Closeup WORK.
| \ naval attachc who SAN about 50
| american marines III hospitals SUI
| fcring from wounds OF gassing in the
recen, German offensive found every
one Of them iull OF cheer regarding
the iuturc: every one anxious 10 get
we'll and back in the fighting line.
And every one of them held poor
oplrllun oi Fritz as i fighting man.
They wer" unanimous. the attachc de-
clared. in stating that the Germans
werr long distance fighters only. AS
one Ui them said:
They are not 50 bad when they are
81 Yards away with d machine gun
but al close quarters Ia" German
soldiers are no good
| Marine after marine asserted that
when he and his comrades got into ac-
tual lighting contact with the enemy
there WAS no fight left in him. Then
the Germans would throw down their
guns, and. waving their hands over
their heads, cry out "kamcrad.
| Feel Contempt TOT Tuns.
Our men," added the attach". gay.
me- the impression OF looking with ut
ter contempt upon the German SOL
di-rs who can fight only when they
feel that they have TIA" protection oil
Iartill,ry and gas and surrender when
ii comes to hand to hand lighting.
| Far from feeling the slightest dread
OF the enemy, every man expressed
eagcrncss to get out Of hospital and
return TO the front. Every one Of them
wanted chance OF getting even with
| the Germans Tor having been SaSscd
or wounded.
| The men were justly proud OF the
| record that the marines had made. and
their morale appeared 10 he OF the
very highest quality. The cheerful
ness OF all, including some infantry in
the wards. may be summarized by the
remark Of one recovering from gas:
| Why he said, there's nothing in II.
When all OF us marines get going. we
| will wipe Fritz off the map. and we
1 VIII eat our ncNt SHiiS'HhIH u'h''t az
home 1T that.
4 British officer who has seen much
OF the American marines ut their
HEADQUARTERS in France, and seen
| them at work against the Boche,
| writing on what he describes as IAN
instructive glimpse at the American
war spirit and American efficiency
in the field says:
"On the roads TO the front there is
| perpetual movement. Hundreds OF
motor lurrics. cah one packed with
French soldiers. pass us in quick sue
| crsSion on their way 10 another part
| of the line. Again and again We pass
| bodies of American troops on the
march. then Il group OF women ana
children. Although the road winds
over the face OF Il well titled country
occasional pair OF ring doves. Such is
the incongruity Of war!
| Aircraft Hum Continuous.
| I'VE find the marines headquarters
at an old farmhouse. shut in ON every
side by woods. Here the hum OF air
| craft is continuous, and links up the
| intermittent crash of artillery fire. y
Boche observation balloon hangs
| 'woolly bear shell lays Il vivid black
smudge against the limited skyline
| ahead. In the farmyard we seem to
stand in Il little world apart, but the
sounds of adjacent fighting are close
about us.
| "A marine officer who has had no
| sleep for three nights comes In. dusty
but cheerful. from the trenches. The
marines are doing themselves proud
out there, ne says. There has been
some stiff fighting in the woods. but
the Boche will have to shift soon:
that is the opinion of this old cam
/ paigncr, who has fought by sea and
land all over the globe. We leave the
farm under the guidance OF young
lieutenant. a broth of boy with the
face of Il Greek god.
| "A rough cart track runs behind a
belt OF woods and in this vicinity the
| American artillery is situated. We
lapproach one of the batteries, well
/ hidden even at close quarters. \ telc-
phone fixed to tree trunk rings
sharply. and the captain. capleSs and
without tunic. a mcgaphone In one
hand, answers the call.
Very good. sir He swings round
to the guns.
| "'On barrage. Fire.
Through the megaphone his order
penetratcs to every corner of the wood
and the gunners leap to their work in
| a moment. Crash! Crash Crash!
Crash! The guns fling out their deaf
ening message of death almost stimuli
taneously, and in the momentary ST.
lenCe between the rounds the whiZz of
the shells can be heard as they fly on
| their way to the wood where the
Boche still fingers.
1T is all team work. this gunnery.
nothing else describes 1.-THE work of
n team. perfectly trained. in which
keenness and efficiency produce a re-
suit beyond praise. For time salvo
follows salvo. Then comes the order
Cease fire. and silence desccnds upon
the battery"
GERMAN ATROCITIES IN POLAND