The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-26
BRADLEY WRITES OF FINAL FIGHTING IN
 ARGONNE REGION AS
 HUNS ARE WHIPPED
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served them in good stead for while but they eventually had to clear out.
 "Our men had many pleasant mo meats during the week. The capture of large numbers of prisoners was all ways a happy event for those who participated. The best of all was when the Germans put over-or rather when they tried to put over-a big counter attack We had driven them out oi town and off ridge just at dark one night and our men were in the open on the slope when the Huns started out of their woods to recap ture them the next morning. Tho Boohes advanced under cover of their artillery and machine guns. Our men were so anxious to kill a few Germana who were in the open that it was necessary for the line officers to run up and down the line to stop the men from firing before the attackers got f- -~0d ~nn9e When the Huns final ly got close enough, our men turned loose such d rifle and machine gun fire on them that their lines halted and while they were evidently de- batting whether to advance or retreat our mer decided the question for them
 CHARGED WATERING RANKS
 'aThe Americans leaped out of the lit- tie holes they had dug and charged the wayering ranks of the enemy Despite the Hun barrage and their numerous machine gun nests, our men chased them into the woods, And then for several hours there ensued an engagement which those who were present will not soon forget. The boche artillery, which was present in great force at this front, laid down one of it's impossible barrages to prevent any but the first thin line of Americans penetrating the dense forest. But others came. wave after wave, and they crossed the barrage zone without hesitation. In the woods the German in- fantry scattered to the cover of machine guns and artillery while our men, despite the heavy artillery fire.and the numer- ous machine guns hidden in the dense undergrowth, kept up their pursuit of the Huns until all were killed or cap- tured and by night not machine gun remained in action. And actions of this kind went on every day and every night. Our men with little or no rest day or night, practically always ahead of and shut off from food, water and other sup plies, continued to hammer the enemy.
 ITO add to the inconvenience of the situation it rained little all the time and was very cold at night. The lit- tie holes which were dug at halts in the advance as protection against shells, soon filled with water and this, coupled with the cold wind, made sleeping diff ficult However, for fear that some of the Americans might accidentally doze for little while the FritZes kept up terrific shell fire at all times But de- spite all these things, every one received and took on added pep an hour or two before daybreak and waited eagerly for the attack which was usually made as soon as it was possible to see.
 WAS MEMORABLE WEEK
 ''Taken as a whole the week of Sep tember 26-October 1 was a memorable one There was certainly something do-
 ing all the time. It reminded me of the Alabama State Fair posters" "Six-Hig Days-Six.' And the nights were not such as to cause ennui Even Old Bill. Captain Bairnsfathers hero of The Better Ole, who has been out since Mons could not have been bored a sim gle minute.
 "Of course you know the old joke about the Americans being in the war so they can fight for souvenirs We'll l can tell you that there were plenty of souvenirs around The boches in their nasty and undignified retirements to previously prepared lines left carloads of every kind of war material. There were helmets, rifles. pistols, gas masks, field glasses, map cases and other ar ticles too numerous to mention and then there were the Huns themselves lying around with watches and various other souvenirs.
 But few had time to add to their col lections. About the only ones l have seen since then have been those which prisoners gave or traded to our men who took them to the rear or who met them there.
 Personally, I have never been col lector of curios or souvenirs and I never felt such lack of interest in such things as did that week. Of course thought of many of my friends to whom I would have been glad to send some of these articles, but with the vast amount of material necessary to carry, any added weight. however slight, was not to be | thought of The only 'salvaging I did was can of the German substitute for bully bsef,' and hard tack which l found one day when in sore need of something to eat
 NEED FOR "POTTAGE'' | You have heard, of course. about