The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-11
CHAPTER xxiii--contInusd.

I shouted 10 the driver to stop, aud
In his nervousness 10 put ON the
brw&ss; Wa STsrsy pitched ont head:
nrst. but the applying Of those brakes
saved our lives The nsxt instant
there was binding fash and deaf
sning report All that ! remember Nv
that was flying through tho air. and
wondering II | would land Ia = Hof,
spot. Then the lights went sut.
When cana 10. Atwell VAS pouring
water on my head out Of his bottle.
On the other side Of the road the cor
pora was sitting. Rubbing a lump on
his forehead with his left hand, while
his right arm WAS bound UP In blood
soaked handnge. He was moaning
very loudly. had an awful headache
and the skin ON the left side Of my
fscs wss full ot gravel and ths blood
was tr'ckllng from my nose
Hat that ambulance was turned over
In the ditch aud was perforated with
holes from fragments Of the shell. One
of the front wheels was slowly rsvolv-
ing, 80 I could not have been "out" for
= long period
The shells were st,ll screaming over
head. but the battery had raised Its
Gre and they were bursting 10 4 little
wool about half a mile from us
AtweIl spoke up Il wish that ON.
ger R.t,whshed ~ the best o luck,
Then h. commenced swearing.
couldn't heIp laughing, though my
head was nigh 10 bursting
Slowly rlNnE To my feet fclt tnyself
oil OVER to maAe sure that there were
No broken hoaes, Hut outside of u few
bruises and scratches was alt right.
The corporal wns stu moaning, but
more from shock than pain A she'll
splinter had gene through the flest VI
his right forearm At".ll aud I. from
our frst aid pouches put tourniqact
on his arm ~ step The hlCvtinx and
then gathered ny our rquipment
We realized that we were Ia a daa
grrous spot, Al any minute u she'll
Nigh. drop On the road aud fnish ia
OF The village ae had icg, was not
very far. 80 We told tho eprpornl he
had better 70 back to X aud Sc, his
srsa irsssf,L aud then ,rcpNrt thr fat,
~ the tfeatruc5icn et The ambulance ~
the military p0llte ile Was well able
to walk. SO he set etr IN the direction
90 the village. white Atwell and ean
t,pued our wsy VA foot,
without further mishar we ARRIVED
a, eur destination. mad reported to hri
gndc headquarters for rstsnes and biz
lets
That night We slept IN the battalion
sergeant matters tagont The Rex,
morning | aens rs a FIRST all post and
had ths gravel rlrssd cut q my faee.
The distractions we rvxrsci fran
sAv;sion headquarters rad that we
Were ops to catch spies. patrol ,rsnchss,
search German dead rvecnacitx In No
NAME ISn9. and take part In ,reach
raids nnd prNseat the rchetnx II the
dead
had A paSs which would allow me
so ~ suywherr at any time in the sec.
nor N the tine helh by our distsloa II
gave me authority 10 step and svsrh
amhRlaacss, aaotcr lcsrsea Wagons and
evea oaieVrs and %'eters uhenesss
any SgSpiciens dessaed u p4>'eSsary.
A,vru and ] were allowed - work TO
Gether or Siaxty~--.t was iets 10 our
tadSrnep,. We decided " tram up
Aswe'l Was SNs,t cernpanlea and
very eatNrtaininS lie hsd al utter
r''s'.wpt fNr iaager ba, Was rot fcNNl
hs~ty \, swearing be was . wcades,
A csvalry r~St,nspt would have eecn
proud II him. 'rscaga born In Eng
land Ne had seen, several years IN
New york. Hs was secat ak feet cne.
aaG SIS s,Nsas rs Sn OK
We tesk ur eur CHARTERS ia q hrxs
enSont II the ruysl enxlaeerS ami
mapped cut our tt,SIrv actYcsS THIS
dusea. Was "a the edge n large
ceaeter.. ard several trts =. ussh,
10 returning TO II, ne 81. risar a fall
stuuh,ns over the graves q EusAsh
French snd Germans Atwau o&a these
sccss.ons asvsv sneuleed Ia s~es igs.
AcasA Al sny other saras NJ tire least