The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-07
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10 night. the nigpalcrr stopped their
wig.wagging and took up their flash
signals, a fog dropped down on ua
aud put the lights out OF business,
and when we left 10 go forward undor
the cover 81 darkness. they we're
busy putting out their telephone lines
-sisnais1a and runners don't havs
an easy time
Behind vs. a shell landed In an
ammunition dump. and II went up
with a roar then the rifle aDmunl'
ton started going Sff like great
bunch OF firecracrerH, ana great
tongues OF flame ~ up the sky.
Sleeps Under FIRE
II In reported that the Germans
had broken thru our line and We
were o. counter attack In the morn
Ing. We got into positions without a
single casually. | opened nm nid
post In AN old dugout and settled
down 10 sleep until morning. You
may think IL funny that one could
sleep under such conditions. but
had been up since $50. had tramped
about SIX or seven mllea. had had
rather trying day and was dos tired.
70 I settled down on the rough
plank floor and was soon asleep.
must have been asleep couple or
hours when runner cnmo from
hendq uartsrr and told us We were 20
move off Immediately. I looked at
my watch. and II was iso A. N. on
the second day.
We went back 90 the railroad. fol
lowed II around 10 n position come
six miles 10 the north OF us. landing
there about i'm th. morning. and
Topped down on the floor OF some
abandoned huts 90 await further or
d~ra. our orders cane along about
O'Clock We marched up across tho
open prairie. the sun shining. and II
was really hot
Boehr~ shell Battery
just like rome OF the warm days
We get the last Of March at home
In going forward. II was necessary
for US 20 march Is yards IN front
OF three batteries OF field guns.
There are Elk guns TO a battery They
shoot an ispound shell. and while
wo were there each gun WAS shoot
ing twice 90 tho minute. You can
imagine the racket when I tell you
that the discharge 81 ono sun can he
heard ai,ou, four milen In addition.
tho boche was trying TO knock out
this battery. and he was dropping
his ak inch shells a little too close
for comfort
Then / made a lovely mistake. |
wns To establish an aid post near bat
TALON headquarters. and went biltho'
BY on. when mt company com.
nandsr and asked him where TO 10.
Rack Their, about quarter Of
mile" he replied. This Ia the from;
center company. II YOU keep on In
IN. direction you are going. you are
going over that ridge. and Fritz Will
bc waiting for you with machine
gun"
Eseapex From Trap
So my sergeant and orderly and
myself didn't waste any time In
clearing. on tho way back ! found
gallon can fun az water. got into
Corrugated iron shelter and had a
wash aud shave. IL certainly felt
good. don't believe had washed
for 80 hours. IL was warm and
bright. could look out of my shell
ter and re our suppor; lines digging
themselves In several hundred yards
away. The cannon fire ceased. the
marhln. Rune settled down to an oc-
carional fisfgi hnrr; and II was mid.
day OF a beautiful spring day.
a couple OF partridge flew over
me. what did they know or care
about all this noise and racke; and
men getting up In lin. and killing
each oihrrG
Along about ! o'clock things began
70 hscn up again. In the mean.
time. hcadquartsrs had been cstab-
llshcd in a suntsn road. with banks
| about 10 feet high on either side
nstrr this cut was half flied with
dead. Ny aid post was in a dugou,
near by. and gradually things got
hotter and hotter.
Our men had dug themselves IN
and were popping away with their
rifles. The field batteries behind us
were putting up a barrase. airplan~a
were circling overhead. both ours
and tho Gcrmans'. The Germans put
up counter barrRgc. the machine
guns going like mad was standing
with the colonel on a little rico OF
ground above tho sunkcn road when
tho Germans broke thru about mile
10 the north OF us. They could be
plainly seen pouring over the ridge
| ia close formation.
Tanks Drive Huns
Then the tanks came up. and you
| should have seen thom run, Jus,
| like rabbits The tanks retired. the
boches reformed and came at 3,
again. They tell me that at certain