The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-12-26

Lucy for water, etc.

Lucy for water, etc.
The morning of the 18th the Marines
counter attacked. 1t was our lot to be
held in reserve. We brocgh up ammuni-
ton and soon our duty was helping the
wounded back If it had lasted another
10 minutes we would have been in it too
That forenoon detail in which was
included was sent to Lucy, a good one
third of a mile away for pick and shol
els. On the way back | was coming
along with my eight picks on handle
and a round loaf of French bread under
my arm when Bing!-l was sitting down
and beheld the bread rolling down the
hill-a 10 had landed too close for com
fort.
That night we were relieved and hiked
back for a days rest. The following
night we camped in wood east of
Feufu. The following day we worked
on our omen dugouts. Kennedy and |
got our down three feet by three feet
wide and long enough to live in after
covering it with dirt, considered our job
done. | made Il visit to a nearby farm
house and returned with two bundles of
straw, then we called it home. We ate
cur chow by our dugouts, Heinie always
made it point to bother us at meal
time.
We dug trenches and strung wire at
nights the whole three weeks we were
there and slept most of the day
July Bird Fritz sent over a goodly
number of 3 and 6 inch shells. Was
= playing for battery in our rear. He
was off bit though but they landed
about $50 yards from our colony we
i, lay in our holes and wondered were
the next would land. One on the edge
; of a small pool a few yards from my
dugout it raised me from the floor
| swear all of an inch,
. The 4th was a very lively day too
all the allied guns were at it hot and
a heavy, the noise was so great We had to
5 almost shout to make ourselves heard.
o The aeroplanes, too were very active
t We had the good luck to see one of his
r balloons go down in flames.
: July 9TH we were relieved and hiked
T. back to the Marine river for a rest
Q where | took my first bath since May
t 80. Corporal Taylor myself and few
e others went to the river several times Z
f swim and to dynamite fish. What we die
/. get were small. The French had il
about clean. The region about wa
e beautiful with ripening grain waist ane
/ shoulder high.
The 14th one of the boys located
u Lieutenant Porter's battery and had ;
e chat with him. The following after
% noon Carol Rowe aud | went over t,
lr see him but he was away
It July II we again pilel On trucks a
o. the town of La Ferte for Sossons. Cham
IT ed it was since we had Iast seen it 81
st June lst Some of the holder ones wer
back in their ruined homes and NOR
N were coming.
" The 18th we slept in a large fores
it started to rain about . clock an
< continued the greater part of the night
Is Wish you could have seen us that might
The foot sloggers were on the side o
or the road in single or double ri
a. while artillery and combat wagons ct,
le used the roads. The drivers made lif
Ar hdeous with their shouts Truly it VA
night when dozen different tongue
m could be heard. The ardor of the troop
Is knew no bonds. We had them on tn
lr run and meant to keep them 50.
" The 18th our company was sent ahea
a to clear the fallen trees, etc. ont of til
I'd road that they had left there. | wa
to one Of the lucky or unlucky ones detaile
ed off to carry rations You have seen III
ii wheat fields at home after ha
by storm-well such was the condition
he those woods. Coming back to where Il
company had been they were gone
MT the squad ! was in sat down to me
in OF bread and syrup. Shaneha;oi a CO
Id Of caro- and had canteen full beside
'ir We carried those rations from clio,
that morning till six that night befo
IN we found the boys, then they only h;
TO few minutes to eat in when we we
in up aud going. That night we dug in
of a field on the outskirts Of Uiersy TIL
ad night our artillery blew up an ammul
cd ton dump of the Germ sns. It WAS
of rare sight, sparks flyine ~ every dire