The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-11-21


Int | volunteered, ard SO did Murray.
We went ashore in our boats under n
heavy fire. There were l. men killed
in the lifcbont In which | WAS. ] e5-
capped without scratch.
We we're mustered up on shore and
volunteers were called for, for sentry
duty. Murray volunteered. If he had
eHiy gone on with the rest of us he
might have come through. After Il
short wait we were given the order to
advance. The firing became heavier
about this time. SO We went at the
double. We Lad not got very far be-
f,ye We had fine little surprise party
handed us.
The front line was running over
what appeared to be good, solid
ground. when they broke through and
fell into trenches 80 to 40 feet deep.
These trenches had been dug, covered
over With /. inch boards and then
with dirt. and were regular man-traps.
Sharp stakes were sticking out of the
parapet and parados, and at the bot
tom were more stakes and rocks and
harbed wire.
We were advancing with bayonets
fixed and arms at the carry. SO when
the first line fell, and sCme of the
second the boys OF the third line came
running up. and in the scramble that
followed many Of the chaps in the
first few lines We're bayoneted by their
comrades | was In the third line, but
was lucky enough to pull up In time
aud did not fail in. You could not look
down into that trench after You had
seen Ii once. ii was too slckening
our casualties were sent back TO the
ship. One boat was sunk by shell
aui all the men lost.
We remained where we were,
scratching ont shallow trenches for
ourselves. finding what natural cover
there WIS and otherwise getting ready
fsr the night. which was near 1t
began l. ram mud We could hardly
Geep any fires going. because W. had
- shelter them from tie shore side. 50
the cuemy could hot SPOT us. and the
Wind WIS fruta tn SEA Ii was certain.
> miserable that night
Every once In While we would
~fsnd hy 10 rcFs1 an attack, whether 1t
f#as feal oae or hot. and We were
Hader Ere all tie time. II seemed as
II morHHs would never come. The
sand Vas full Of hcas-sreat biz boys
and they were It's bad Us any
coolies l had ever had nj pixmude.
The maru.as eame At last. and
was drtaIl,d with n fatigue party
To the beach where we had landed
stores Whom Ne got down to the
docks | >>ci Murray and asked
where he WAS they said he had been
missing from his post not more than
an hour from tie time we left.
I left my fatigue party. without
orders. aud Joined In the hunt for
Murray. There were men searching
all along a." docks and on the shore
- each side. Finally saw n bunch
II men collect around n storehouse
at the farther ed ~ the docks on the
shore side. ran up 10 them.
There was poor old Murray. They
Mere just taking him down. He had
/ be,u crHrtt : Hzalnst the will ~ the
sfnrrhausc. There was hayonet
throurb zach arm. oHr through each
foot ard one through his stomach.
enc - e. eHeHleS faIaied When he
III T. - = t. taseusts out
Thev III hae5 - rs rt~ht haa1
III thr a#f-f aaa 'at5a Dis tteaafira-
ton ttsa - us Ia tie German
offsets - tc tt=a thy TURKS
ID ~ know lrs' What I III after
fh#s. IT, - el#-..i He ali around
aal So rat=ise NY usual ST dur
F ~ Tire 80 = - time.
II vas=stIl mining when We sfaff,3i
an our Say ta fhs freHt Zee AoHs
the r7aH vrfe ug8hsts = trre.s
seof''us AL among them ili u tro -
n aHte fhsy iera,d Hae "a
bunch - ~. tgru'ps. coai AM ua
eeis foff Ae ~ wsre close ena Fh -
make tie r.ar - The cauHaHat ~
seem lHfalerahiy loud ahi could go
The bafztH- Shells particularly those
4 fro the BriiIsh ships
Then W cgms across some Turkish
E
f old barn, I guess u Vas. aHi We
stopped for shelter and rest. Thsg
/ told US that their troops we're yrry
tired from lvss fshiihk. bat that they
had plenty - meH They stit = couple
ot shells had dropped about y hun.
dred yards from the harm just before
We came. So "a kueS the batteries
We're trying 20 st our Fauge and ve
did not stay ans lonEet bat won't
away from there and "a our rad
About a0o yards farther ga we came
tn ruins and Wbrn We went n .itie
We found - or ~ - our boys sssea iue
and sleeping and not giving - Thought
to the shells oF shrapael The malss
outside Mere hanflnx away at lie has
rs though there never hid ben staf
I'm the world. There vas no shell maie
that could bulge than away fIpm
that hay unless II hi them.
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