The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-02

W. cnit.. r.i rI.U.If,.ir tr,ucli er ae-
count d.. lu. ea0ud defense. rhru
ip front af u. t4l claHpar4 "Halt-
given ia r0g.ia. r.,e. .oa.. ald one al
tp4 np.et fhigr. a4.a. .e,.i. heard oil
the westeu. lr.nt toos alete.
rro,a th. lrtI5I. of mr line some
.r,,,n.,. .,.,,.,.a ..a cbolisnoa with
o4v d, ta s-to n -an.f b.y. l..r
f,o mann ..., t.l ....gsa ~. ,,hs. l4.l
inmor,-.. cut tba balh,a v,,... L..
wanted +. .,.c Fril tl.r ~ ca,ia
dio game v.au cune np.v.u.v Ma
elina vim. var. turo. loo4a. and sore.
erl baYh. V,ua hu,n .1 .u e.ar
rn. Room. rs fr-a-oTu, s.4 ..tire
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y1an cailo, ao.b ~, FRONT of n... tbe
flare nf his T0a--aal INV head seemed
fo hurst A huIlat bod M mo M the
lert side of nv face obout half an
inch from NV eve. smashing the check
homes nut NV hand ia INV face and
fell forward hitinc the ground and
l,icl,;nc NV faot tbourht was dv.
inc hut do van know NV nost lifo ala
pot unfold heforp mo the wov # does
Tho hlood yoe etreominc down NV
tnnic ana tbn main wac awful Whom
cano to soid to myself "Emn ola
how Won bclono in Jersey Cltv ord
von'd better rot hocl, there MS nuicl,lv
as rassiblon
Tbo rullofs were crocklno overhead
crawlea fov foot hack 70 tba Cor
man larbed wire ana in q stoonino M.
sinon ouidino mvsolf NV tbo wire I
wont down tho limo Iool,ino for tho
lo,n wo had ont tbrorgh poforo
r.ochine this lono come ~ q linn
r=,o, which eoor,od lil,o - hog ~ oats
lonoiro over ,ho wiro In tba dim
li,1 conId 500 thot its bonds woro
llocl,o,oa and brow n woe no 1odv
VA o,o of NV notos nnt nv b,r1
n. hood ,ho ton of ,rb,ch hnd hoon
ia ~, ~ ~, a hon,h Nv ennors so.nl,
,.',o .tho 'raIo : n,'r,od ,nr hond hnol,
r.n or hIooa on1 hroins fhon ,ron+
,.ra,,. v.i,h foor AVA Lorro- ana rrgho1
ol.ng ,bo viro nnHl como 20 or,.
laro bod inst turnod down mis- lane
whom sorootbinr inside ~ mo seomnd
+, sov "1.colt oroundn did so \ bul.
I,t oar,ht mo or ~ l4ft shoulder r.
ai1 III bnrt ronch ius+ falt oe ir soroe-
.Ie INA unchca r3o in tbe hack and
tbor INV loft side won} nurh Nv arm
ras darplinr IKE a ror : fcI forward
Il, a sittinr nosjtion But an tbo foor
hoI Ioft me- ano ! WAS consumed WITH
ro,c ond cursed ,bo Gorr,on trenches
VIA NV riobt hand folt in my tnrie
rer NV sret-oid mr. sheu drossinr In
foeG~g oycr nv tnnic my hand come
f. c,otact with one of tho ho,nhs which
,oriea Crinpin. # nulled the min
,nt win INV tooth ana bIndly threw #
t.,varas tbo German roncb 7 nrst
hqve .can ouf II nv Ao9d. Accouso I
sas .ly ten feet from tha trench and
.f.al, chance or being mingled n
flo fn65 bal failed fo va into the
tr,neh would have been blown 10
'ils Nv the exDlosion Of NV own homb.
Nv tbc fare Of tbe exrlosion Of tbo
to-' ,cbieb l,o,,,lv Iondad in tboi,
tro,.n, cow ono hic roche fhror, ,n
tf. ar,,e cnd can hocl.vorse .ybiro bie
vim. flow. int, mo oir Arotbor ono
,t,t,d and foll fory,or1 ocr,ee Tho
soadroos-+ben tlnol.nose
Eooli2irq vvbot q fo1,,ot,,,, end glo1-.
tbir9 I bad done weg again sai1nd
with n horrible feor. dragged roys. u
ta my feet and rou moiIv dov., tba
lave through the horted wire 0nlp.
bliHg ever cui wires tearinc NV mi.
form. and locnratlno INV bonls and
lc,s. Inst MS 7 was ntout 70 reacn
NJ Mans Land 0goin tbof same voice
seemed to saw mTurD around" did
so when "crackN another bullet
caught me thie fine in tbc left shorl.
dor atout o1o.balf inch away from lhp
other wound Then if was toDs for me
The lights went ont
When | came 70 wos crouchinc in
n hole ia Ne Mans Land This shell
hole was about three feet deep, so that
it brought nv head a few inches below
the level of the Ground. How I reached
this hole | will never know. German
"typcwriters" were traversing back
and forth in No Mans Land. the bul,
va. I;4t.,. ~, IL n ~ &, F.,