The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-09-06
GOOD OLD pep" never LEAVES
YOUR UNCLE SAMUEL'S FIGHTER
IN the Battle Line Lying Wounded in Hospital His Chief Charac
teristc Is His IndomiabIe Sprit-I There Is Yet an
American Who Does Not Hate the Hun He Should Hear
the Tales Of the Heroes OF Chateau Therry

Marine and there were only eight Of
us to about sixteen Of them, but we
sure cleaned out that first batch. My
pleasure ended right there. though,
for piece of shrapnel banged me In
the left arm and II was back to the
woods for me. But. believe me, my
company did It's share in driving the
Huns into the river"
Didn't Know When to Quit.
If anyone wants TO know why the
Americans were at first driven back
from the river bank, they are hereby
referred to Lonnie Shelton of Bur
dine. Ky. Shelton's unit alone took
over 500 prisoners when the Ameri-
cans returned to the couIter-attack,
and but for the fact that a number
of them were knocked out, as Shelton
was, they would have still been going.
They Knocked us back at first by
the most terrific barrage l ever saw
turned loose, but we didn't stay back
long" declared he. "We got the order
to counter-attack and the way we
waded back into MFR. Boche was some
thing to write home about. I've never
seen such q bunch as we had. They
advanced yelling like hell, bayonetted
| and shot down every HeInie that
didn't know enough to get out of the
way. Those guys could never beat
America In thousand years, and tell
| 'em / said so"
Kentucky had another man In that
same scrap that didn't know when to
quit. even after piece of shrapnel
had cut nasty cash In his right leg.
He's Arthur Baker of Doorway,
"Kaintuckee," and he had just gone
into line with his company when the
ball opened. The barrage got him, but
didn't put him out. A little later,
| when the Germans came over to see
about II, Baker was still on the job,
working his gun for all he was worth.
| When the Americans had to 60 back
Baker was so exhausted he couldn't
retire. His comrades picked him up
and carried him.
They Didn't Last LONG.
"Heinie" tried out one of his favor.
lite stunts of dressing up some OF his
soldiers In French and American uni
forms, according To Anton Zolnowskl
of 2S&S South Turner avenue. Chicago
I'VE saw ten men on the edge of q
little wood little distance away
eight of them were In French uni
form aud two In American. We yelled
To them to come over and Join us
They advanced few PAGES and ther
opened fire ON US"
Zolnowsh smiled rather unpleas
antly as he patted right arm thai
bears n machine gun bullet.
"rhey didn't last long. We mad,
one dash for them. Not one of ZEN
got away. They We're Germans al
right. There was another group com
Ing up, | got a private and then tn,
officer In charge sailed into me,
tried to shoot him with my rifle. bu
IL was broken. got him all right
though"
The Chlcagoan seemed inclined I,
Nua WV NuhNeT>altnn tnere.
How'd you get htmf' asked, afte
a little pause.
Just turned the butt end Of my rn,
around and dubbed him over the hea,
With it replied Zolnowski IN IN,
most matter-offaet tone.
When the Americans came back =
them II didn't take long 10 clean ever,
German out OF their territory do
elared Elmer Sturtx OF wellsburs
fa. Before he got Mauser ball i
his right shoulder Sturtz had the .,
IRENE good fortune To see two nor
toon bridges the enemy had throw
across the river destroyed hy the a,
curate fire OF the American artillery.
Content to Be Going.
They were iilled with Germans n,
Some OF them We're coming. bur ,har
were others who seemed very conteu
to be going. Two shells from Amer
can S>-inchers lit suuarslv oxs- ~