Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-10
CHAPTER TX (Continued)

Two of the German prisoners who
were brought back early this day, an
officer and his orderly, were nothing
more than boys. They said they had
teen retreating for days and that they
were so tired that they had not wax
ed up until some of the Americans
lad prodded them with a bayonet
1t was in this attack thai, among
others, one of the medical officers,
Lieutenant SkilIirs, was killed. Like
most of our medical officers, he fol-
luWed his work with absolute disre-
laJd for his personal safety. lie was
hit by shell toward the end of the
attack white crossing the snellcl area
t. help some wounded.
10 Attack Sedan.
AT o'clock we received word that
We were to withdraw from the sector
we had taken and march into posi-
ton from which we should attack Sc
dan next morning. The Seventy-sey'
enth Division was to extend its right
and occupy the sector we were leal
ing. Word was sent to the majors to
collect their commands and assemble
them at given point. All honor
again to our supply company. They
were there close in the rear of us and
worked forward food to the men. AT
this time, with the men so tired as
they were, it was of vital Importance.
l received my detailed orders from
General f. c. Marshall at little half
burned farm.
BY o'clock the officers and men,
who had marched and fought without
stopping for twenty -four hours, We're
again assembled and moving west on
the Beaumont-Stornay road. All night
long the men lowed like mud-caked
specters through the black. some
staggering as they walked. Once we
had to move single file through our
artillery, which was to follow III our
rear. Often we had to take detours,
as the Germans had mined the road,
AT one place bridge over stream
was gone and the whole division had
to cross over single file. Every one
had reached the last stages OF eX-
haustion. Captain Dye, a corkinS
good officer, tainted on the march,
lay unconscious in the mud for an
hour, came to and Joined his COM
pany before the morning attack. Ma
jor Frazier while riding at the head
of his battalion, fell asleep on his
horse and rolled off
AS 1 rode up and down the column
] watched the men. Most OF them
were so tired that they said but lit
tie. Occasionally, however, | would
run on to some of the old men, laugh
ing and joking as usual. | remember
hearing a sergeant, who was closing
the rear of one platoon, say, ooh, la
la"
What is it, sergeant, aren't you
getting enough evercise?" | said 10
him.
Exercise, is it, sir? It's not the ex-
ercise I'm worried with, but / do be
afraid that them Germans are better
runners than we are! Faith TO gel
them is like trying to catch flea
under your thumb"
Another time | passed an old ser
geant called Johnson, at one of the
five-minute rests.
"Sir," asked Johnson, when do we
hit emp
I'm not sure, sergeant / said
"but / think about kilometer and q
half from here"
'Thats good" Johnson replied. II
we can once get them and do 'em w
proper they will let us have rest.
Wanted to Complete Task.
Johnson voiced there the senti'
ments of the rank and file. They has
been set task to do. 1t never en-
tered into their calculations that they
could not do the task They wanted
to do it, do it well and then have theu
rest.
In the morning we passed through
French unit at Avencourt and start