The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-01-30
DID NOT KNOW
WHAT FEAR Was
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he heard the bullets hitting the plane,
but none hit a vital spot.

he heard the bullets hitting the plane,
but none hit a vital spot.
Attached to each battalion Is a
signal section composed Of 81 men
who look after telephone lines and
all other means of communication
with the rear In less than 80 min
utes from the time the assault started
the signal section with me had a tele-
phone line in operation from my po-
sition neal the front line on the
battlefield to regimental headquar-
tiers at Haudimont, and was talking
to the colonel. The line was shot
in two three times, but each time
those fellows would go out and re-
pair it; they kept the connection up
through five gas attacks. and l was
never delayed in communicating with
Headquarters for n minute. Their
work was simply marvellous.
Some people think that doctors,
dentists and chaplains in the army
do not have to go into much danger,
but they are vastly mistaken. They
go right into the fight just as any
other officer or man. The two doc
tors with US, Capt. Jobson and Lieut..
Crum, the dentist, Lieut.. Tyler, and
Chaplain Schocke, went right up to
the front line and right through 1t
all. They established the dressing
station near the front line and dress
ed the wounded with shells bursting
all over and around them, through
gas and with machine gun bullets
flying just over their heads.
:. Our machine gun company report
ed to me soon after dark and two
one-pounders had been with me all
the time and we were preparing Tor
a hot time next morning when 1 was
directed to move my command to
another position on the enemy's
flank: The firing kept up until IL
O'Clock that night when we were just
ready to move out, when the firing
stopped and not a she'll fell near
us during the whole time we were
moving out, but the machine guns
kept up a lively fire all the time. We
were on the line next morning at
Manheulles when I "a told by the
colonel that the firing would ceas
at eleven. 1 Immediately went down
the line and told the men to get down
in the trench and stay there until
III; that the firing would cease at
III o'clock, and the war would be
over. 1 will never forget the ex-
preston on the faces Of the men. l
cannot describe it. Just a far away
look and. a smile. Not a cheer or
sound from them. Promptly at II
complete silence reigned. 1t was 80
still and quiet that it was uncanny
and depressing, still there was no
cheering.
That night the skies were lighted
up with rockets and fares. There
were more of them from the German
line than ours. Just a. far as you
could see up and down the line for
miles these rockets were going up.
Twenty-four hours earlier these same
rockets would have meant that l n
about two minutes you would get.a
'barrage dropped on you.
The fight was over and the most
of us were alive.
We had four rifle companies and
q one-pounder section in the early
part of the fight and was later joined
by the machine gun company. Com
panies L and K were IN the front
line with companies M and l sup
porting them a short distance in the
rear, We had the following officers:
Major James A. Willis Is. CO.,
battalion commander.
. First Lieut., Geo. D. Levy, IS. C.)'
,adjutant. .
First Lieut.. James W. Browning
Is. CO., intelligence and scout officer
Tin hospitaD.
Capt. Alex NJ. G.. Johnson (Fla.),
battalion surgeon.
First Lieut.. j. W. Crum (Fla.)'
assistant surgeon.
First Lieut.. Jesse NJ. Tyler (Fla.),
dental surgeon.
First Lieut.. Clifford Schocke. (Ky.),
chaplain.
Second Lieut.. Mccormick Cd. Co.,
supply officer.
Company Capt. Geo. A. Lyon
(Mass.), Firt Lieut.. Gordon VIII
iiams, First Lieut.. David E. Barnett
Is. c., First Lieut.. Edwin Bruce
Is. c., Second Lieut.. Edward I
MyerS (Phila.), Second Lieut.. Geo