The Dermott news., 1918-10-10
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Matthew Adams Service

cers legs. which might have made 1t worse. only he was good-natured about it. Then he said that ne had been asleep in a battalion headquarters dug out about a hundred yards away, and only walked up when part of the roof caYed in on him. Yet he did not know he had been sheled
 I went on down the road stretch, bat soon found it was easier walking beside Il. because the Huns had shelicd II neatly right up and down the middle. Also. there were so many wrecked horses and wagons to climb over on the road-besideS dead men.
 After | had passed the area of thc bemhardment and got back on thc road | sat down to rest and smoke. \ couple of shells had burst % near the crater that they had thrown the dirt right iuto the dugout, and l was q little dizzy from the shock While WaS sit ting there squad of TommieS came up with about twice their number of German prisoners. The TommieS had been making Fritz do the goose stop and they started them at 1t again when they saw me sitting there. It sure is good for a laugh any time, this goose step. I guess they call 1t that after the fellow who invented it.
 One thing l had noticed about Fritz WAS the way his coat fIared out at the bottom. so took this chance to find out about It, while they halted for rest just q little farther down the road. l found that they carried ,heir emergency kits in their coats. These kits contained canned meat. tobacco, needles thread and rla~ttr-all this in addition to their regular pack.
 Then drilled down the road some more. but had to stop pretty soon to let column ot French infantry swing oa to the road from 2 fcid. They wore on their way to the trenches as endorsements. After every two companies there would he a wasoa. Pretty soon l SAW the uniform of the Eezton Then 2 company af niy rgrt- tllz4i came up and I wheeled la with ebeH Ne were m the rear of the col uaa tEat had passed OHr hoys were e75Ha af for thur reEuiar stunt n tac zaeat as##s. vh.He the others had 5ast afet,d |. thagrari of the front.
 Ihcu sar taa=ar-s tme ny feel be saa huf5Hs ne. cur baot~ aeec maae aH Heu1h eeHhiae and httgI srry He9, hut il was asE.s lahar 10 carry then n youc .er.. ....a !4-.ta. i..=s..4. would lag twenty or thirty sar1- a#aHd and thea trs to catch up. 8u' es4e ,Ea~aadS ef men ruead If i1c &ort up tho steaGy rage aud yorl Kew .Hapea tbaHah ahey had tetu oa the march since 2 H. H. ftea~ taen about T q. a. Those Who diG limp were
 srr.e8 t8 the =Aa2aHs. EHt had ,een very few men besides the drivers I.a- ug in fhc wagons. aud wanted To be as teush q. the next -uH, so l kept on. Int, believe ne, l nas sure sad when We halted fo. rest alous thc road.
 That is. the re-enforccmentS did, cur comI any ot the Legion had not .a.ss ftaza SD f4r, ata when che feaut ot 'hc column had drawn out of ttc Nay along the read Me hept eA titgHs, a, tAr saving k. l did not care ahout ,a u- ,oa5h th9u. and I WAS ready for the wagon.
 eH's Ho# there We're no Wasans Thez helaH2ea Uith the other t'eepS. Sa lad to ys.ee along us hest ceaId lne ahat SeesEe4 uee hoaFe= =to my t=4t =Wal We turned ea osta ane.her faa# md hatHd fer rest. found aat 'ata tla. ear officers Had gone as.ray and were lost n. ta's tune. ..H4-a, of coaEse. the d.a nat ttl IL so.
 Ne asriyaI at our section of the trench about three Lock tHat after Laoa aHA l re5eAu-l my company. 1sas all t.reI out after this trcs aad fauad myself longing for the Cassael .a1 'he relI,us wave. where uo Mara thaus and Gve-milc hikes were ueeeS- -ary. But thls was not In store for gHe-yot.