The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-09
All EIIg
HTTH BATTLE TALES
ActszaI Experiences in the
Front Line Trenches
Are Related.


Tho prcsbv;eran church was crowd
a.. Ia. rjef,r Three soldiers from &C.
f-,ai trench service. spoke with IN.
,.eT,aI emphasis and enjNus.a
There was that about The inform
trbich brorgi1; 2 thrill III the thrcatS
- tie many prescrt--cNen before
;sess words were spoken. one Of
f;.a-r had lcst A limb. When he limp
ed 70 tire f-oat-a vast appreciation
ard Ioy.. from a thoroughly pa;"~iotic
s.iJ,oHreL+, no. US. Every eve was
:,I-1e6 rovard him. You could have
ha.,rd n, droo.
T-oooe~ &:cCiunts. With che miss
ing limb. spoke first. He dweit 70:
= moment on .he welcome and kidding
v,l,;ch came 10 his comrades and Ei1J.
ELF on first entering the ditch 10 the
rr2pr tine trenches. EIe spoke simply
= OF the suicide section 10 which be was
cilosen-composed OF grenade throw
ers. lie touched on the Steathy ad-
ysuee-w!,h tie bou7bcrs ahead-oo
: hands ara knees And OF the word
( whispered that German patrol WA
~ tie lett. There was passing 10
! me rear-au advance TO twenty yards
! .rd 7 lei EN- have ss:'' That time
,rev cot twenty Germans ard learned
much rzl,7abie information.
He pictured regular lombard
: ngent: More dirty work 70 be doEe;
Z;ich smoking = ta1kine-laugAtnS
/ The signal to go over and the crawiing
( through The shell hoIes--througil the
-sss-.-to the German wire. holding 70
re grass mighty tight for fear some
ne wm.Id pull fellow away: OF the
II =pped wire-the cut path and the
Q
! .-guing, II WASH: hard TO tell a
--5,src.i wed German when you saw
( c3e. When a fellow did good seTEie@
they said to him-"WaN doue-when
/ here's more dirty work TO be done
| veil call on you again, "
/ Tbirtv-siS hours with smashed leg
and no anesthetic. When oper2ted on
some seam was injected IN the
nine and much talk went on about
re about war. In five seconds the
. -awinr was over. / beard-"Whct Go
on want ." and heard no mora. Thry
.,rk,6 -re remainder OF limb full o
,r2e when they took it out. they
sled en- one end of it Toward tie
.,.t the Doctor cut off the guaze Z1G
I'D wen leave the rest till to
-,orrow'. A nurse said-"Look out
nf vba+ window" When I did. she
! -,-,I!ed the rest out quickly
Tho next soldier began his talk bv
ling a sentry story: Who goes
--era?" said the sentry. "4All right
no does - was the reply.
II rajned 81 DAYS in Devonshire-
4 many died Of pneumonia. We
re on our wav to the front. At Z
:. etat;on r,anv feicued deafness O.
--f3ress etc 10 get discharged. On
an Stoned often to pick up a piec,
na7er He would throw it ava
I'd little while stoop and pick III
notbar he kent this up for severa.
as mil brought before medical au
5ori-r 70 he examined. was Judged
me and given paper of dismissal.
--ha,.. ,T7e nsoer 7 have been looking
-. !" said he man
Ne niah-ee1 niles from England
rance a the crow flies. When we
3 - fbere ne saw small box cars and
/ wondered what thew we're for. W.
/ finaIlI, road. Eight horses or fort
nreT We were pur inside and til
| door locked Three times a day bull
haaf from cbicago-I.ibbv beef-vit
sardtack was handed in. we woul
'F,a.,t. ..gere comes our old fr;ent
er:rs Jean Libby. F4ardtack is the
we ,s r,-ead With the Yeast left out.
~ aI N5Et DOCkGI,
-,.o-a tr,,e5 o,,t in f<1rrr.e;gf+ ho,,rs
81, ,.o.r1 aI,o,,+ u.;th Re7eians Freoc?
80, ~ ia Iror,en reI,I. FeU rir;s-tc,
-, 80 , he .T,i+nde end get what storieS
"a = co ,,I6 Tree bs+:eI;ons were ar
800 So MI ore +bonsand Of us
/. 80 ,ira5 ,,n.Ncoo,.S am all and s
49,, an I-'T I,orsebacE read Ms some or
49, oar-iaI ont in Eranco Ne said:
go rans5isns don-f seem to know
- discjTIine ie. ..Priva1e ZONES
, ~ ee-'+enced 70 he shot-orde.
I ,,-'.iad ~ Prirate smith str,IcS
~ offi ~. -orile-e5 sbo+-senterce
ted o1-+ y lot or New Year res
cS,-.;o,,s S-e,-a Ins9e Tir11f then. one
49,. s.%d. "BoysE;9 Tre Germans
49,, COT ,Is-o,1Tl oV,y, xriII.
a. nzneciaITv rea1fsfic uicture:
DarTnessLthe heayy swinging gait OF