New-York tribune., 1918-12-21

pSSs, ,S,,'.i B'hie given tc hin, when he left
i. .,en Mhen the blare OF bands and the
n"1n" ,.oa OF cheers from the pier had
b"NH iba III, ',s height Earl House pulled ont
unt;nd M ,,d''e parcel again, and this time he
hi,'to hSi"''eo ". Through the centre of the
oiack leather cover and the 6lmy nags
was hole. '''N nanny p"s'
49,, " nen tins little Bible was given to
fn. 5"s' ne began, II sort of felt queer,
1or n didn't ever belong to any church.
NuV I'm going to keep it for the rest OF
my iife.' And with his BIG. brawny
nands ne tenderly wrapped it up again
., ana put 1t back into his blouse pocket,
me one nearest his heart
That little Bible saved nv life" he
continued. ~ was going over the top
WIN the rest Of the boys when a sniper
began to pump machine-gun bullets ut
us from a treetop. | felt something
mt me sharply in the chest, and then
! thought ! felt blood running down
my leg. Suddenly dropped with pain.
Saved From Instant Death
The Bible had saved my life, for the
bullet which struck it would have gone
through my heart had it not been side
tracked and sent down in my thigh
But, gosh, the funny thing about it is
you believe in God, don't you p"
some one venterd to ask, and the sol
dier smiled a broad, good-natured
smile.
Hell. yes" he said solemnly.
The Bible had saved him miracu-
lously from death and at the same
time nearly cost his life, for scattered
pieces of the pages were carried by
the bullet into his wound. The physi-
1x,l> 4
him. but they told him to keep his
nelve and maybe they'd be able to win
out. There were two operations, and
Earl's pluck and the surgeons eff
cheney won.
The Mallory was the first transport
to reach America with an entire field
unit from France. The solid units
were: Batteries A and B, Headquar
ters Company, and a part OF the sup
lery. in command of Colonel Ralph
Faneuf. of Oakland. Cal. The unit saw
no action. though it had completed its
training and was equipped and ready
week before the armsticc was
signed.
IT was the first day since troopships
began pouring into Hoboken that there
was parade through the streets Of
returning troops. Hundreds of welcom-
some screaming with joy. The men
marched down the pier briskly, swung
into First Street and in businesslike
manner> TO the trains to take them to
Camp Merritt, where many Of them
had trained Just before they went over.
Mayor Griffin and the Hoboken City
Commissioners stood bareheaded as the
men marched by.
The crowds followed the marchers
to the entraining point and there show
cred them with fruit, cake and candies,
more than the already overloaded SOL
diers could handle.
Others who came on the Mallory
such as those in Earl Houses class. did
not march. They were the nine hun
dred sick and wounded officers and men
who remained on board overnight to be
taken to base hospitals in the vicinity
to-day
One battle-scarred hero aboard the
transport was Lester Griswold Though
native of Cenoboy, Saskatchewan
Canada, he fought with Company of
New York's 3OSth Infantry and was one
of the survivors of Colonel Whittlesey's s
Lost Battalion"
Heroes Thrilling Experiences
Griswold has deep scar under his
left eye, extending to his left ear. He
was wounded the day the battalion was
trapped. but fought on.
ut didn't bother me-" he said; "in
fact, | didn't seem to remember I had
been shot; my face just seemed par
alyzed.'
Another Robert G. schady. Of 90
College Avenue, West New Brighton
Staten Island--his body scared eleven
times, had hero's experience, but he
wouldn't tell it himself. His friends
told it for him. The Germans were
shelling roadbed in the path Of ar
American ammunition train neal
Sedan. Shells were falling everywhere
and Schady knew the train was due
within few minutes. He started dowr
the track at breakneck speed with red
signal flag. The train came around {
curve at high speed, when a shell burst
and the New York boy fell in heap OF
the rails. Two companions who were
few feet behind him were killed, bu
Schady, wounded eleven times, stag
gered forward and stopped the locomo
tive.