Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-18

toward each other The bayonet clash
was brief. The ground quickly was
strewn with dead and the Germans
backed up to the stub Of trench
which was, to the soldiers, like the
root OF an aching tooth. Wire en-.
tanglements stayed the pursuit OF the
Canadians, who, however, hewed their
way through.
He Blows Up Machine Gun.
six hundred and fifty men went
"over the top" with Hanna. Perhaps
two-thirds OF this number went on to.
ward the trench, but this remnant was
declmated by Il machine gun which
the Huns had set up on the parapet
The crew OF this gun played II on the
Canadians like hose and all the Of.
ficers were killed or injured. Hanna
plugged on In the face OF the dreadful
fire. He had Mills bomb and this
he hurled at the machine gun and
smashed 1t. killing or injurIng the
men who were feeding In the bullets
1t had done Its deadly work. Hanna
was standing alone. All about him
were lying his comrades, either dead
or badly wounded. Part OF the bat.
talon had spread and. he assumed
would come around back OF the trench
and enter II from the other end. He
jumped into the trench and In sec.
ond saw row Of stalwnrt Prusslans
coming single flle-this was neces.
sary because Of the narrowness OF the
excavatiOn-toward him. They rushed
him. As the first one was about Ave
yards away he pulled the trigger on the
only cartridge he had In his rifle. The
cartridge was well aimed and No. I OF
the Fifty.fifth Prusslan guards was out
of the war forever.
The second one charged over his
fallen comrade. but met the bnyonet
held In the visellke grip Of the young
lumbermnn from Vancouver. A third
Prussian-also OF the Ffty.nfth-
dropped down In the trench MS II he
had collapsed, but as this was no time
for taking chances Hanna now reallz-
Ing that he was alone In nest OF the
enemy, used his bayonct with effective
results. A fourth Prusslan appeared
almost from nowhere. He had the
stock OF his rifle In both hands on n lev
el with his shoulder and was prepar-
Ing TO drive the other end home In the
form OF the Canadian. But Hanna was
too quick for him. There was mo-
mentary grinding Of teeth, clash and
the fourth Prusslan measured his
length on the earthen floor.
Blows Up Two Dugouts.
Hanna then tells Of what hap
pened during the next few minutes.
II then discovered that | was alone
In the trench and was wondering
where the other men were. moved
along and at the entrance 10 dug.
out. which was. of course. dark.
heard the buzzing OF voices. /, OF
course, knew that was In dangerous
position. had no bombs. had used
my last one on the gun. ! looked
around and discovered German bomb.
About that time heard the Prusslans
coming out OF the entrance to the dug.
out and I waited till they were about
on top OF me when let the bomb iiy.
II went of right In their faces. II was
quiet then.
81 moved on few feet further and
saw another dugout entrance. II was
the other end Of U. There I heard
more voices. II didn't look very prom
lslng for me. l hunted around quickly
and found two more German bombs.
! threw the two into the dugout. hold
Ing them just long enough so they OK.
ploded n second after they left my
hand. There was no more noise In this
dugout."
Hanna's story stops here when he