Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

| mighty invest eating individual, and
he dropped down out of the gray
clouds, and things began to happen
in chunks and punches. He paid his
compliments to the little unit, and
they retalated to the very best of
their ability. Heinie did not lnger
long however. his departure being ac-
CELEBRATED by the proximity of couple
OF allied planes, each of which evinced
every determinati ton to get on ex-
tremely intimate terms.
Number three truck now cracked its
rear axle and was left behind with such
of its load as could not be promptly
transferred. Truck number two, with
it's added load. proceeded to bog down
IN a piece of soft ground, and by that
time Heinie had rendered his report and
the range of the guns frightened down on
that devoted truck-the finaIity being a
number two over large section of
France.
SeTgt. Anderson with truck number
one and number four proceeded. and
soon was under open-sght machine gun
and shrapnel fire, and it may be here
made matter Of record that the Huns
at this point of the game certainly put
over everything in the shape of pro-
1ectile they could beg. borrow or steal.
and then few more just for good meas
ure. The truck did every stunt they had
on the progranl-full speed ahead,
change of direction. variable speed and
stop. but kept forging ahead and lessen
ing the distance between themselves and
the fighting troops. When within about
a quarter of mile of the objective
and then and there suspended opera
tons.
All Down But One.
Anderson now alone was left-three
trucks having been put out Of commits
sion. and all of their men killed or
wonderland the two men with him on
number one having been cut down by
the shrapnel fire of the enemy, but he
gave the engine all the speed IN her, and
soon covered the space right up to the
firing line of the Inarines-his advance
over this particular section being de-
scrbcd as a flying Fourth of July. with
several other holidays thrown in for good
measure--so determined were the Huns
to get him.
Now get the cream of this cocoanut:
The marines had their last rifle cartridge
in their pieces when Anderson arrived
with his truck load of ammunition. Just
let the fact sink in. The ammunition
| thus placed at the firing front was lust
precisely at the balance of the psyche
logical instant. 1t turned the Hun wave
and the Germans from that instant and
place were on the defensive and re-
treating, instead OF being on the assault
and advancing.
Anderson Dies of Wounds.
The Americans rapidly advanced and
Anderson with practically little danger
returned to his acknowledgements
ments having speedily been made for
securing the ammunition left ON the
road. Upon arriving he alighted from
his shrapnel and bullet-scarred truck,
came to strict attention. saluted with
the utmost and studied precision, and
reported the delivery Of the rifle ammu-
milton. then requested permission to re-
turn TO the front with another load, and
even while making this request he
swayed and would have fallen, but was
caught before he reached the ground
in dead faint. Anderson died ten
hours later. The body of this man bore
no less than fourteen wounds. all re-
ceived on that memorable occasion. The
organization of which he was member
is the Motor Transport Corps.
1t amt the individuals
Nor the corps wholr.
But the everlasting teamwork
OF every bloomin' soul