The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-09

parapet, and Private Scott left his
sick bed and went over with his COM
rades.
When the engagement was over, the
Minot boy was found by his fellows
where he had collapsed in No Mans
Land.
Soon after, the troops in the front
line were relieved, and Private Scott
accompanied them behind the lines.
Arrived at the Y. M. G. A. hut he
collapsed. He had been "going on
nerve"
Tell Mother He's Game
II think | have been gassed," he
told the attending physician on re-
gaining consciousness. "But, if it
comes to the worst, please tell Mother
that her boy went over the top with
the rest Of them"
His mother, Mrs. o. l.. Scott, re-
ceived a Letter from him April 2, in
dicating that he is recovering.
incidentally, the Allied armies are
employing gas with even greater eff
feet than the enemy inventors Of the
poison, Mr.. Simmons said.
Fear for Americans.
When the American troops took up
their position before Toul certain di-
visions Of the French army, Mr.. Sim
mons said, to be on the safe side, took
up position Immediately behind the
Americans.
"But after lying there about forty
eight hours they had different idea
of the situation" he said, "and they
left the position in all confidence"
U. S. Lame in Air
The speaker lamented the fact that
America has been tardy in coping
with the air situation. Over the
American sector the enemy appears to
have the advantage in the air, he said,
while the British unquestionably are
maintaining air supremacy at their
end Of the line.
The American people must come to
understand the enemy cannot he
measured by our own standards, Mr..
Simmons said, for the German man
ner of thinking is entirely different
from our own.
That German kultur
! AS an illustration of German kul-
tur, he told this story:
A British surgeon ventured into No
Mans Land to care for wounded
Tommy. From an adjacent shell hole
he heard cries for help from Ger
man officer.
The German was bleeding to death
with a shattered limb and the Bri-
fish soldier directed the surgeon first
to care for the enemy. The surgeon
bandaged the German officers limb
and saved his life.
Shoots His Savior
AS he turned his back to care for
the wounded Tommy, the German
whose life he had saved drew his
pistol and shot the surgeon in the
back.
I ut was not the lust for blood that
prompted this dastardly act," Mr..
Simmons said, "but it was in line with
the teachings of German kultur, that
a murdered surgeon is worth 500 SOL
diers.
Captain K. G. Richards of the Cana
dian fighting forces, who has seen
much active service in France, plead
ed that the folks back home might
play the game square with the boys
over there"
'They will hold the line in France y
he said, "but you must see that the
line back home doesn't break"
Private VIM. Scott, mentioned in
this article, was formerly a member
of Co. D, going to France with men,
bers of that organization. He is %
years of age and for several years
was employed at the Fair store in this
city, as assistant manager of the base
ment department He is highly spok-
en- of by his old employees and other
Minot friends who are proud of the
typical American nerve which he has
exhibited.