The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-10

<Nrr!1EanS Nhlch nl-ff strength
en- this hupr.
The bicycles lying Ia -se rona inaI-
chft6 HlEsi rfse bicycle division vss III
the fenl nj if4s poini- How sTrnne
tie entsax ~as wr d8d mot Enow as We
raced toward the firing line. Every.
body crolchra down as law as g0sss.
hle while jumping to rhe r5ghi and
left Before and btAlad us shw anlseas
were @gzng ccuisnnousav. yet we
reached s1e firing llne without aasses.
We were sreescd ,oyonsay ~ eur hard
pressed Comrades. The bicycle reea-
1nrzt had not suffered any losses cx-
ceTYf for few slightly wcanded men
Who we're ssill akse 10 take par in the
firht-
We were lssnr Taf On tase ground
and frinr in she direction ordered fnr
ali we were worth. even tasnnch we
Aa6 -. snrn our racn1sss~ Thaf vxs
apparently not interesting enough to
some rf CIR soldiers They wanted
10 know haw ihc people were hacking
bom ffFg had to shoot st. They gcf
np To q kDeellnr position. Two rnea o1
rsr calnsany had To pay for their curl
ossiT with their likes almost Instantly.
TEle 1rsa vsctsrn 0f cur party went
dswn wsrfeEf a sound The second
shrew his arms high in the air and fell
wu his hack. Both were desd sa-
szanslv.
II is Impossible for me 10 describe
the feeling that overcarne me In tie
sr~ real voIley as we aavanrea and
ga me directly within the range of The
iare. ne longer fea. aay fright. only
IN impulse to get Into acrion as quick
Is as possible. yes ~ the sig.t If fhe
first corpse terrible fear srared rac.
Tor minutes ] was completely stunned.
lost all se,lf-corfros and ras ahs2nse-
II unable 10 think ~ DE anFthine-
! pressed rny face and hands close
n the ground wanted 10 eufch mr.
run and shoo; hlindlr. Presently
raluaed donn- ! suddenly became con-
rented with myself srd caDcissens
al,ans me and when soon af.erwsra
The command WIS sounded along the
whcae line, -sSEn1nc cot =" Forward
uar1h r ! charged ss did everyone
flse Ike one Possessed The order 20
half followed Ike wc; tags we
Hl1lruTk'd io The ground. Firing had f'e-
sun snew
Cur firing nov hecsme more Lively
i0srss1israly and increased 10 q fear
M souaness. II vve had N.rcasinn IN
say anything Te cur comrades we had
% shout So loudly in iseir ears ihas j;
turr orr Fhrnfts
Under The srert of cur fire she r1e- 4
uv grew RESTLESS. the FIRE weA se-ea 4
snd hs< lln4 wxvere6 As o1sly 500 4
meters separated us fran thssm w'e 3
,onld observe erhrsy whnr happened
hcre We saw about balf the ss1gay 4
-e'ire il the following manner Every 4
rher nhn cuis the line leaving his al-
srna-e n his place Those remaining
seld en unr1l the retiring party halted.
fye Used sfsis r9nneri 20 .-fir1 The I
nnsf spvAre lnsses uD the -sarcsilng
tneuy- As far ts re coEld arsn TIE
saf'rpn 10 the r-ch; and lefs We saw
Or Germans s6rfnring in several sec
rars Also fer cur deflcfa0eris The
sr6e- csIDe - x1rsnce ss The srenv
The task q tlingirg 20 the heels
Y iil~ refir5lg s.nemy So fe1aciously
'hsi 10 tine wcula be allowed 10 make
/ Dew sand feli 70 Is We followed
.bt Belritns. scsrcelr stopping 10
'-clfhe 0n re way. n order u pre-
rfri their fu-rifrinr themselves in q
-iilare slf1a1ed .Isi ahead We knew
Asi q bloody h0us--o-hunse 1chf lsr
'+sore uS ~ The BslrlHns nsTer a.
f1HT'e5 - establish themselves. Inn
nansrrd - escape with astonishing
lsRerness
II fce zDssrr1De re received rep
a-csrneHts Our company -whs Dow
rerfr vel scattered and fprrf- with
1sferer Eri- Vas nearby The broy
3r'nes hEG - -enE1n IN the village
r. setrch systematically for scattered
elders Fronsttls village we xw
htf me Ge-nHrs he'd gained On a.
Idrs Fsl1 sr7inerT. -nsr'hipe gu1
e-achzaeufs and other epujTrDer, az
rcd fu6 we were an ss;c1ished AZ
.rlT cn-rinr 80 cuickly-
Fuf there vas 10 tine - he srr-f
b s-.eculErtu1- With f-ef hrvuDrss
"a Eeu; f7ozS huuss fe burss. 6cor ~
ea-. and whle rhs results -ers nexli-
ne heczuse Ne frun6 10 soldiers ue
a no; curse ouf cute erngsrlhno6cd-
Ge naos The inhshl-nu-s dsslrsr 81
us f1f frurifio-s Al - forth n
sri- S'1'ssesxiun The rnsro-. scc1-D-
srFinr tie saadisrS explained -
1erT c,ii-er tkr- a. found with ar-nx
'-rr he sefrcA ruouid - PUNISHED
rrurdi1c % TIE rules &C urr tnt
'e--nf1 rules e wt- Il Beiciuu J
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n5 i.uxzl Wheeler re s-Elr~r rzs /,
~ 81 f.o-h secs could ,1< t.e sod<-d :
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