The sun., 1918-10-20

up on his hands and kpees. asked him
what he wanted. He said, Look at the
full moon then fell dead. I had him
buried and all the rest could find. All
the time bullets sung and we prayed
that Smelling would not start while we
had our wounded on top.
Algerians suffer severely.
The Algerians came UP at midnight
and we pushed out. They went over at
daybreak and got all shot up. We made
the relief under German flares and the
light from a burning town.
I'VE went out as we came. through
the gulley and town. the latter by now
all in ruins. The place was full of gas,
so we had to wear our masks We
pushed on to the forest and fell down
In our tracks and slept all day. That
afternoon a German plane got balloon
and the observer jumped and landed In
a high tree. II was some Job getting
him down. The wind came up and we
had to dodge falling trees and branches.
As II was was we lost two killed and
one wounded from that cause.
That night the Germans shelled us
and got three killed and seventeen
wounded We moved a bit further back
to the crossroad and after burying a few
Germans. some Of whom showed signs
OF having been wounded before, we set
tied down to a short stay.
ut looked dixie rain, and 80 Wilmer
and went to an old dressing station to
salvage some cover. We collected lot
Of bloody shelter halves and ponches
that had been tied to poles to make
stretchers and were about to 60 when
we stopped to look at new grave. A
rude cross made OF two stats from q
box had written on Il:
...'.'.......''.. .............. !.
f; Lester 8. wass, Captain U. s. Marines (:
July IS. 1913.
THE old crowd at st. Nazaire and
bordeaux was gone--Wass and Sumner
killed. Baston and Hunt wounded. the
latter on the 18th, a clean wound, hear,
through the left shoulder. We then
moved further to the rear and camped
for the night. Dunlap came to look US
over: his car was driven by a sailor who
got out to talk to few Of the marines
when one Of the latter yelled out: HEY.
fellows! Any one want to see a real
live COB? Right this way The COB
held regular reception.
"A carrier pigeon perched on a tree
| with message. We decided to shoot
him. It-was then quite dark, so the shot
missed. then heard the following re-
marks as tried to sleep: Hell. he only
turned around Send UP fare Call
for a barrage. &C. The next day. further
| to the rear still. a Ford was lowed by
with its front wheels on a truck.
We are now back In a town for some
| rest and to lick our wounds. As rode
down the battalion where once compa-
| niles $50 strong used to march now you
see fifty men with a kid Second Lieu
tenant in command; one company COM
| mander 10 not yet 81.
After the last attack I cashed in the
gold you gave me and sent It home along
with my back pay. I have no idea OF
being bumped Off with money on my
person. as IL you fall into the enemy's
hands you are first robbed. then buried
perhaps but the first Is sure.
Baston Nearly Loses Legs.
'Baston, the Lieutenant that went 70
Quantico with father and myself, and
of whom father took some pictures. was
wounded in both legs in the Bots dc
Belleau 1t was some time before he
was evacuated and gas gangrene set In
He nearly lost his legs. I am told. but II
coming out o. X. Hunt was wounded
in the last attack, got his wounds fixed
up and went back again till he had to b.
| sent out.
"CofYenburg was hit In the hand; al
near him were killed. Talbot was hi
twice. but IL about again. That &C
counts for all the officers In the com
pany that brought over. In the firs
nght 103 Of the men in that outfit wer,
killed or wounded. The second nigh