The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-06

plunge into battle without rest.
Their enthusiasm cannot be curbed
by the enemy
That the German army is well Ted
was evidenced by the lunch taken
from the pack Of German whose
body was still warm. The major
partook of this lunch and found IL
wholesome and substantial.
With First Division.
Major Proctor landed in France
with the first American division gent
across and was then captain in the
light field artillery. That division
was the first to go into battle and
has done excellent work during the
recent offensives. It's artillery has
laid down the barrage for the top
and seen the fighting in all its vary
ing degrees of intensity and fierce
ness. Some time ago Capt. Proctor
was made a. major and he has since
passed the examination emitting
him to q lieutenant colonel's COM
mission. Pay as lieutenant colonel
has dated since June go, but the
commission itself has not yet ar
rived. He was detailed with 1900
officers to come back to the United
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service, and every man was prom
ised promotion as soon as he landed
in France again, which means that
he will be a colonel.
Pinned on the breast of his coat is
the French croix de guerre, a dis
tinguished honor medal conferred by
the French government for bravery
in action or some other worthy deed.
This, according to the majors mod
est answer was won for making the
"best baking powder biscuits" but
which was actually awarded for a
deed of heroism. German artillery
had been massed against them and
was exacting heavy toll from the
Yankees. He ordered a lieutenant
and two mn to go out into No Mans
Land and locate the battery They
never returned, Another Heuten-
ant and two men were sent out. The
two men. were Killed and the lieu
tenant came back raving maniac.
Major Proctor en- took two men
himself and went out. was success
full in locating the guns and giving
the directions which enabled the
BOYS to blow the battery to atoms.
5 There is no mistake as to Amer
ica's purpose in this war according
to the major. Her army appears to
be taking unnecessary chances, in
the opinion of the allies, but it is
this very spirit which has already
put the German army on the defen
sive. The allied armies have at last
caught the spirit and under General
Foch are hammering away while the
American army is being mpbiiized
on its own sector for what is to
follow.
When the Americans first landed
in France the French treated them
with every respect but gave -unmis
evidence of their lack Of
faith in the ability of the Yankees to
be OF any material assistance. The
men all felt this and it was not I'M
til the boys had gone into battle and
saved Paris from the Germans that
the French fully realized the fight
ing qualities Of our army. Today
there is nothing too good for the
men in France and everywhere they
are received with open arms. The
and unframed men who had come
over for a good time, who, because
of their lack of training could not
be of much assistance to the allies.
All this has now been changed.
Is War of Action.
why is it that the boys take the
chances that they do?'' was asked.
This is a war OF action with us
and we're going TOT keep at it until it
is done" was the characteristic re-.
ply from the major We're not 60
ing to sit still and watch each 9TH
err" s:s
GLOW does the American soldier
compare with the German soldier
You've had an opportunity to study
them at close range and can give us
an idea of their comparative WORTH"
THE American soldier is, the bet
ter man every time, that has been
satisfactorily demonstrated already"
was the reply.
What is the attitude of the Ger
man prisoner"
'ff he lis taken prisoner while