The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02
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shouted 10 the driver 70 stop, and
"a hsm nervousness he put on the
brakes We nearly pitched out head
asm Bal the applying d those brakes
sawed our lives The next Instant
there was ) bllnalng fash and deaf.
enlng report. Al TINT ! remember y
that vns flying through the air. and
Wondering IL / would land 10 q soft
SPOT Thrn the lights went out
when came 10. Atwell was pouring
water on ms head ont OF his bottle,
OF the other side ~ the road the cor
f.arai wna sitting. rubbing a lump on
Ms fors.bead with his left hand, while
hls right arm was bound ~ Ia blood.
soaked bnndnge He was moaning
very loudly. / had an awful headache
and 4hs skin on The left side Of my
fnce was run II gravel and the blood
Was trickling frmn ms nose.
nat that Ambulance was turned over
III the ditch and ~ae perforated With
holea frem fragments u The she'll. ons
~ the sront wheels wns slowly reyoly
coz. - I coaid NOT have been "out7 foE
a long period
The shells were still screaming over
head. bot the battery had raised u
flqe aud they we're bursting ia litti,
wood about half q mile from ns
Atweii spoke up. = wish that ON
eer hadnf wished Us the best o luck
Then he commenced swearing,
coulda1 help laughing though rs,
bead was nlgh g bursting.
slowly rising % MS fest felt myself
ali oser "a make sure that there wer'
40 broken bones. Hut outside of a fey
bruises aud scratches ! wns all right
The corporal waa sim moaning. bu
more from shock than pain. A shell
splinter had gone through the ilesh 9
his right forearm AtweIi and !. trnt
our nrst aid pouches, Put tourniqne
on hla arm 70 step the bleeding an
then gathered up our equipment,
We realised that We were Ia a dar
ger8us spot. Az any minute She
might drop on the road and tinlsh u
"a The Village w had left was ~
very Far. 81 Wv told the corporal h
rad better e. back 70 Il and gci hi
arm dressed, and then report the fas
~ TIE destruction u TIE ambulance
the military police Hs was well abb
20 walk. 80 be sci on IN the dlrectlo
of the village while Atwsil and ! cor
tluued our way on foot.
without further mishap We arrive
~ auF destination and reported 10 hr
gnde headquarters Tor raiions and hl
ists
That ulEht We slept 10 the hattallo
sergeant majors duEout The ne'
snofning went 10 a tlrst-aid post an
had the graxri picked 0ut % my face
Tile Inscriptions We received froi
alyisIou headquarters read that y
we're CO.'S 10 eatel. spies, patrol trcnehe
searfh Gerlnaa dead. rcc0nnoiter IN
Maa's l4nhd. and take part In trens
raids Nna prevent the fpbbing III 4
dead
lad ! pass Hhlch would allow D
a - aryuhGre ~ any tlme Ia the 50
tog X ne llne held ~ our division.
gaEs Has aathority % stop aud scar
Mnbalannes metor tories, wagons a.
evsn oalasrs aBd soldiers, wheney
niY suspiesoB2 deemed u nsesssai
AtMeli aea 1 wrrs allowed 20 wprk
gsther ~ Knriy--l Was left a. .
Judgment We decided 20 team ~.
AtwFli waE good companion q
sery eEteftuiaing lie had 40 MI
entempi fsf dangef but vas DOT 20
har8F a. sAshFias ne was would
A eaFaiFg regiment would have be
pf08a * bim. Though born 10 ~
isna ~ haa spent several yeurs
New York He VAS about si1 feet o
and a. sroas ~ an Oh.
we took ~ oar quarters Ia a lsi
gDpt - the royal engineers. Q
mapped out our future actions =
dugout aas 90 the. edge Of ial
cemetery. and several lines AZ oil
Ii returning 70 4. We got many q
stumbling over the grsyes u Engli
Fpsneh snd oermuns. Atweil 90 III
0ceaAlDnN never INDUCED In sweari
though - sHy other Tune. At the Ia