The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-10
Lfmeys. Anxscs and PoiIus.
cHAPTE EH XII.

the line to have the wire cutters ready and to use bayonets only for the first part of the attack, for We were to try and take the first enemy trench by surprise. The first trench was only about eighty yards away. Our big guns opened up and al zero we climbed out and followed the curtain of fire too closely, it seemed 10 ne.
 But the barrage stopped too soon. as it does sometimes, and there were plenty of Turks left. We were half way across when they saw us, and they began banging away at us very hard. They pounded at us as We came on until We were given the order to retire, almost as We were on them what was left of us
 As We turned and started back the Turks rushed out to counter-attack us, the first Of them busy with bombs Then I tripped over something and rolled around Q while and then saw it was Philippe Pierre. His left leg was dangling cloth and flesh and all shot away and the leg hanging 10 the rest of him by Q shred. Two CT three of our men who were on their way back to our trenches ripped over me as I tried to get up. and then shell exploded near by and ] thought 1 had got it sure. but r was only the rocks thrown up by the explosion.
 Finally I was able 10 stand up. So I slung my rife over enc shoulder and got Phillipre Pierre up on the other. with his body from he waist up hanging over my back, so that could hold his wounded Ies on. and started back. There was enly one or two of our men left between the trenches. Our machine eQns were at it hard and the Turks were firing and bombing at full speed.
 I had not gone more than two or three paces when cane across another of our men. wounded in sew eral places and eroaDlnc away at great rate. Philippe Pierre was not saying a word, hGt the other chap did enough for rhe tv0 Of them. One wounded man was all l could manage. with my rife and pack. over the rough ground and the barhed wire l had to go through. So toid this fellow, whose name I cannot remember-I never did know him very well-that I would come back for him. and went on. 1 almost fell several times, but managed to ger through safely and rolled over our parape: with Philippe Pierre. They started the lad back iD a stretcher right away. When l saw him again he gave me little box as a souvenir, but 1 have lost il.
 The Turks had not got very far with their counter-attack, because we were able to get our barrage going in time to check them. But they were still out in front of their trenches when l started back after the other garby. I was not exactly afraid as l crawled along searching fer the other man. but I was very thirsty and nervous for fear our barrage would begin again or the machine guns cut loose. After what seemed long time l came upon wounded man, but be was not the one I was after. thought about "a bird in the hand etc, and was just starting to pick this chap up when shell burst alI6osf on US and knocked me two or tbree feet away. It is wonder II .lid not kill both of us, but neither of 1s was hurt. l thought the fire wenl1 get heavier then, so I dragged the other chap into one of two holes made by the shell. Some pieces of the shell had stuck into the dirt in the hoie and they were still hot. Also, there vas sort of gas there that hung around for sew eral minutes, but # was not very had.
 The man began talking to he, and he said 1t was an honor 10 He on the field Of battle with l.r shoJ of and dead men piled all about you. and some not dead but sroaIins. He told me I would soon be able to hear the groaning though 1 had not said I minded it, or anything about l.. Then he said again what an honor 1t was. and asked if I had a drink for him. I had not had any water all day. and I told him so, but he kept on asking for it all the same. Some Of the Turk ish bombers must have sneaked up pretty close to our lines. for when l looked out of the hole toward our lines, and shell hurst near them, I could see Turk coming toward us. We played dead then, tut l had my bayonet ready for him n case lie had seen us and decided 10 come up to ike hole. Evidently he had nof. for when he got near the hole he steered 10 the side and went around.
 The other garby was cheerful when he was not asking for water. hut you could see he was going fast. So we sat