The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-18
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ne on the st. Quentin Cambria front
fought with the courage and resource
fulmesH OE veterans
Thn fRTMt "details nE tha fighting of
New TurK troops tell OR Belf-gacr1fice.
personal bravery and presence ca
mind
1t was a grueIIing ordeal and the
enemy dRfanAeG under assault were
among th@ most difficult On c. west
ern Battlefront, but thn Yankee lads
showed nerve and pluck that won the
admiration Of the seasoned British
vetatans alongside OF whom they were
fiehting. There was never any
thnmMilt of surrender. The dominant
Mhnh nf every American unit was f0
MvaHna@ faAlan comrades.
THHa Yankees had many adventures,
bllt that Df four privates, I'LL under
votiiig age, was the most dramatic OF
all. Let Arthur Giles, aged IS, Of 12S
Sherman street, Brooklyn, tell the
NtNfT-
The IfOur uf us were stranded in
Mu Mans Land for 4O4 hours without
f06d aud with nothing 10 drink except
tle rain water in shell holes. with
ni6 were Ernest Hinder, aged 20, o.
2HT6 Bathgate avenue the Bronx;
albar Hrurys aged 20. a Cornell stu
MbmH, of Staten Island; Gideon Ander-
HDm, aged 20, Brooklyn carpenter,
And leon Davidson, aged 20, also OIL
BrooE1yn.
ssWb we're in the first wave that at
hacked amid advanced 10 fast that We
EOt ahead Of tha others in Co., com
MI pmnW. TMe first thing we knew We
wera alone, within 2O yards Of the
Germans. They opened fire upon us
with machine guns from every point
of tne compass.
Well, WE all tumbled into a shell
hole a6 fast as we could. But AN was
KHmd Nf lonesome nUt seeing amy 0f
alr Fellows around The machine gun
5hllets from both sides we're singing
over our heads and the bursting
shells were making SO much racket
thmt W. could not hear each other
tMlk
FINALLY wv noticed a little. shall
lOw trench n0t more than "A foot deep
leading toward a dugout with two
doors We wriggled out on our stom-
acha like snakes and started for the
dQlE6ut. The Germans sure did Try to
lDnt liy. WthfIe some were shooting at
TlH rra#=hHne gums in nests On thu side
0f a hiN put down "a screen of bullets
across both entrances to the dugOutS.
I'VE got in somehow and were
cooped ND there all day Friday The
sounds 0R tine battle had ceased, but
Nv wa knew THAT machine gums were
trained On the doors Of Ine dugcut and
We expected "a rush al any minute.
why the Germans did not rush us
is more than I can tell I never ex-
pected To get out alive, and the
Others feHt the same. WYE planned g.
rmna Friday, but tAle Germans kept
sending up flares which made NO
Mans Land as bright aS day.
Eve did not have anything to eat
except some dirty black bread that we
found in the dHgout and water from
OMr canteans. Finally the water gave
OHHt. Tha night was cold and W. were
Tired. Dut n0t one of VII dared To 10
tO sleep
"Day broke cold and rainy. We
tried to console each other, but felt
helpless and foolish It was our Arst
hfE battle and WV had wanted tO ac-
EempIiah something We wished WV
had mot been sO speedy in the rush.
ION Saturday night We all decided
\ to take - chance together and try to
.eEk to our own lines. We
MI small trench, creeping like
MlaHs and finally reached WI
#r trench.
Mn heard IA faint moaning. At
st W. were suspicious. but one OF
Ne fellows thought it sounded like
Fan American, so we all decided to
1fick together and Investigate. We
Acrant nearer cautiously and were
amazed tO find fellow from our own
regiment, but another company,
wounded in the legs and unable to
walk He was lying in shellhole
half covered with water. He had
Laid there ait day Friday, Friday night
amd Saturday
Wa pulled him back to TIM dugout
Aa WH realized that W. could not
leave him behind and nobody wanted
to leave the rest of the bunch. And
there we were back in the same old
cave again
One 0f the fellows began To com
wv THRMAM UF weakness and a dizzy feel
inE. de had been slightly gassed and
We were an complaining OF the same
feeling pretty. soon.
We tried to help the wounded SOL
NJ dfer. but he was i'm bad shape and
WaR getting worse all the time Sat
Wruay night dragged through and w.
Tad begun I'd give up ali hope when
suddenly a terrific cannonade opened
llp. It was coming from our side and
we knew that il was barrage that
waH tO lbe followed by 81 attack
Then tha Germans opened up and
Tt wMS not long until Yankee and Ger
man shells were falling all around
us. Then there was a rush OF troops
and we could hear the voices Of
Americans. Someone pointed bay
nmat into tha door of the dugOut and
VRllads
Come QUIT Show yourselves"
I'VE hOllered not to shoot nor to
throw grenades because we were New
Workers.
'.It was mighty dangerous, for the
Americans might mistake IT. for Ger
mmma in the dark
ThA fellows outside recognized good
United States talk and took "a out,
kOr by this time we we're so weak we
build not stand on our feet.
We were revived, and learned that
Mr fellows were busting the linden
NMrE ainn. WV were certainly glad to
et hack with the gang
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