The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-09-13

British airlnan was brought to earth.
anding behind the British lines.
about daylight came the barrage. II
was pretty big thing biggest we
ever heard. The tine came for the
charge and we pushed out
"A few Of our boys were too anxious
and they got so close to the barrage
that they were hurt. My pal was
struck by shell beside me-"
Again he stopped and this time there
were tears in his eyes and lump was
working in his throet. There was ST.
lence for moment, ,hen he went on:
1--WE were advancing toward Hamel
village and had to go over one slope,
then down into little valley and up
another hill. We got along all right,
but down in the valley there was lot
Of baEbed wire that held us 81 s5 5aaS
know got caught, but not for very
long.
"Our men were fighting like any
! thing and killing a lot of Boches who
were in the trenches and shell holes.
good many Of the Germans were
too.
1.-TWO of the Boches came running
up to me with their hands over their
heads. l didn't know what to do with
them, but an officer came along and
sent them to the rear.
Ayo,sI~I LnA KtII>I T,un
'oThen we went on and had about
reached our objective when something
hit me in the leg and l went down.
tried to get up but my leg wouldn't lie
me and / was dizzy. While l was OF
my knee l saw two Boches charging a
me with fixed bayonets. / had tn
butt of my rifle resting on the GROUND
= my finger on the trigger, and l fire
when they were about ten yards ava,
:, One of them fell over dead, but II
!, other kept on coming and was on II
before | could throw in n fresh car
= ridge.
- Then l knew had to fight hi
with the bayonet like a man. So
. got to my feet somehow, and as
10 jabbed at pe With bis bayonet /! pa
y rfed II With my rifle and then swui
q the rifle to his head as hard as
!, could The blow broke his skull an
: he went down.
"Thats all l remember until l wok
= up and found chum beside me. II
had gone out and brought me back"
:, That finished the personal story {
this boy who had fought and killed an
been wounded, but he had somethin
else which was much on his mint
L After much hesitation It finally cam
', out.
~ wonder If my little girl at HON
, is happy" he said anxiously, referrin
!, to his sweetheart in Chicago. TIL
l. correspondent told him she certainl
!. would be very happy and proud
= know how well he had done.
81 hope she will be-" he responde
= thoughtfully, and then added:
"Would it be too much trouble Il
you to drop her just line to let he
know that / am all right? | don
know when l shall have a chance I
write"
i That letter will go Immediately. bI
H pending its arrival the girl.in Chicag
II should know that he is wounded, bu
n as he himself says. all right. Appa
4 emily, his wound is not serious.
i German prisoners, taken recent
u have been surprised to learn of II
i number of Americans on this sid
Il The German higher command has bee
a spreading reports that the overse;
Il troops were not arriving in such nur
4 bers as the entente capitals had state
Il The German prisoners admitted ru
4 fully that the drive had been conduc
Il ed with cleverness and invincible cou
Il age. To this praise was added tel
gram from Field Marshal Haig to Il
s forces involved including the Amer
y can detachment, expressing his war
n congratulations