The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-20

Marine and there were only eight or
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 1t was back to the
woods for me. But, believe me. my
company did its 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. Skeletons unit alone took
over 500 prisoners when the Ameri-
cans returned to the counter-attack,
and but for the fact that 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. 1--WE got the order
to counter-attack, and the way we
waded back into Mr.. 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 a piece of shrapnel
had cut n 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
bali opened. The barrage got him, but
didn't put him out. A little later
when the Germans came over to see
about 1t, Baker was still on the job
working his gun for all he was worth
When the Americans had to go back
Baker was so exhausted he couldn't
retire. His comrades picked him uI
and carried him.
They Didn't Last Long.
, "Heinie" tried out one Of his favor
, lite stunts Of dressing up some Of hi!
soldiers in French and American uni
forms, according to Anton Zolnowsk
Of 2S4S South Turner avenue, Chicago
"We saw ten men on the edge Of ,
little wood a little distance away
eight Of them were In French uni
form and two In American. We yelle'
to them to come over and join us
They advanced few PAGES and thel
opened fire on u.s."
Zolnowski smiled rather unpleas
antly as he patted n right arm tina
bears machine-gun bullet.
"They didn't last long. We mad
|, one dash for them. Not one Of Ter
!, got away They were Germans al
! right. There was another group con
ing up. I got a private and then tn
:, officer In charge sailed into me.
!, tried to shoot him with my rife, bu
It was broken. got him all RICH
a though
The Chicagoan seemed inclined
: end the conversation there.
How'd you get himT asked, aftt
|, little pause.
4 "Just turned the butt end of my gu
: around and dubbed him over the hea
!. with It," replied Zolnowski In II
most matter-of-fact tone.
"a When the Americans came back ,
4 them It didn't take long to clean ever
n German out of their territory. d
4 cIared Elmer Sturtz Of wellsbur
n Pa. Before he got a Mauser ball
X his right shoulder Sturtz had the e
IL treme good fortune to see two 20
toon bridges the enemy had throw
n across the river destroyed by the a
n curate fire Of the American artillery.
a Content to Be Going.
They were filled with Germans. to
ct Some Of them were coming. but the
er were others who seemed very conte
70 TO be going. Two shells from Anne
v can six-inchers lit squarely over Z