Jackson County journal., 1918-07-19
CHAPTER xxIIl-Continued.

shouted to the driver to stop, and
IN his nervousness he put on the
brakes We nearly pitched out head
Arst. But the applying of those brakes
saved our lives The next instant
tbpre was d binding flash and deaf
eninc report All that l remember is
that was flying through the air, and
wondering if I would land in soft
spot. Then the lights went out.
When came to, Atwell was pouring
wafer ON my head out of his bottle.
On the other side of the road the cor
pora was sitting, rubbing lump on
his forehead with his left hand, while
his right arm was bound up in blood
soaked bandage. He was moaning
very loudly. l had an awful headache
and the skin on the left side of my
face was full of gravel and the blood
was trickling from my nose.
But that ambulance was turned over
In the ditch and was perforated with
holes from fragments of the shell. One
of the front wheels was slowly revOlv-
Ing, so could not have been "Out" for
long period.
The shells were still screaming over
head but the battery had raised it's
fire and they were bursting in little
wood about half mile from us.
Atwel spoke up. II wish that Off.
Ger hadn't wished us the best O. luck
Then he commenced swearing.
couldn't help laughing, though my
head was nigh to bursting.
Slowly rising to my feet felt myself
all ever to make sure that there were
no broken bones. But outside of few
bruises and scratches l was all right
The corporal was still moaning, bu
more from shock than pain. A shell
splinter had gone through the flesh O
his right forearm. Atwell and l, from
our trSt-aid pouches, put a tournique
on his arm to stop the bleeding AM
then gathered up our equipment.
We realized that we were in a dan
gerouS spot. At any minute shel
might drop en- the road and finish u
off. The village we had left was no
very far, so we told the corporal h
had better go back to it and get hi
arm dressed, and then report the fac
OF the destruction of the ambulance
the military police. He was we'll abl
TO walk, so he set off In the directio
OF the village, while Atwell and I col
unued our way on foot.
Without further mishap we arrive
at our destination, and reported to br
gade headquarters for rations and bi
lets.
That night we slept in the battalio
segeont majors dugout. The ne1
morning went to flrst-aid post an
nad the gravel picked out of my face
The Instructions we received fro
uiVlsion headquarters read that v
were out to catch spies, patrol trenche
search German dead, recOnnoiter in \
mans Land, and take part in trent
iaiuS and prevent the rObbing of Il
dead.
pass WilCA WOuIO dllOW IL
20 anywhere at any time in the sc
'r OF the line held by our division.
save me authority to stop and scar
"piouIances, motor lorries, wagons al
even officers and soldiers, whenev
s suspicious deemed it necessal
A'well and l were allowed to work
se.hef or singly-it was left to o
judgment. We decided to team up.
Atwell was good companion a.
very entertaining. He had an utt
.sontempt for danger, but was not 70
.'idy' AT swearing he was a wond
cavalry regiment would have be
p'oud OF him. Though born in Ell
% Snu' ne had spent several years
e" York. He was about six feet o.
"'u as strong as an OK.
We took up our quarters in a lal
ausout OF the royal engineers, q
a%apped out our future actions. T.
oe ausout was on the edge of a la1
,neIery, and several times at nj,
o., returning to 1t, we got many a I
Fsg Fnpling over the graves of Engli
hci and Germans. Atwell on tn
thsons saSions never INDUCED in sweari
usi' at any other time, at the lie