The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-07
VETERAN OF
WORLD WAR
SGT. Lucas Weeks, Son of A. c. Weeks
Arrives From France, Where He
Served in Engineering Dept.
WAS WOUNDED AND GAssED
Says Germans Knew They Were Whip
ped Long Before Armistice Was
Signed-Prisoners Delighted

Sgt. Lucas A. Weeks. veteran of the
world war, arrived in Denison Satur-
day for few days. visit with his faith
err, Marshal A. c. Weeks. Sergeant
Weeks received his discharge from the
service at Camp Dodge on Friday and
expects to leave Denison this week
for Springfield, Mo-, where he will
again take up civil engineering with
his brother, Gaylord Weeks.
Luke" enlisted in the engineering
department in November, 1917, at
Mo-, and received his train
ling at Camp Laurel, Md, which is To-
Gated near Washington, D. G. He was
sent overseas in March, 1918, and for
about six months was given intensive
training in France. In September he
was assigned to duty in the fighting
area and with the 23d engineers it
fell upon him to open the lines Of COM
munication~ in the great Mouse Ar
gone offensive which opened Septem-
Der Goth and continued until NOvem-
Der 18th. Luke" gave the Review re-
porter most interesting account of
this great offensive and told OF the
wonderful work of the doughboys,
backed up by wonderful array of
ARTILLERY manned by the American
boys. On November Sth he saw real
action himself. The first wave of the
were completely wiped out Not hav.
ing achievements available fifty-two
Americans had gone over the top but
engineers were called upon to save
the position and Luke was one Of these
men who went In on the left flank and
took the Germans by surprise from the
rear. They came out with just thirty
three men, the others being killed or
wounded.
On October 10th he was struck in
the leg with piece of shrapnel near
Scharpentry while keeping a road
open to big ammunition dump. The
wound was only a trivial one and Luke
did not even report to the field dress
ing station but later he was gassed
slightly and this has caused him some
trouble.
THE Germans knew they were whip
ped long before the armistice was sign
ed" Luke stated to the Review re-
porter "They knew the jig was up
when they were forced to give up the
Argonne forest and the Americans
were pOuluItiS away VIII LHOSe Dl6
naval rifles mounted on railroad cars
at their communication lines leading
out of Metz The prisoners taken by
the American boys seemed delighted
that the war was over for them and
they took delight in cussing the kais--
ers' LLAe stated that he saw four
German women who were captured
by the Americans while they were OPP
Grating machine guns. a.
Preparations for the Meuse-Argonne
drive were wonderful. The French
ISIS manned by Americans were lined
up almost hub to hub. Back Of these
we're the larger field pieces and back
still farther weree the mortars and
farther back the IA inch naval guns.
The barrage put over by this array Of
artillery was wonderful and complete
ly wiped out the Germans so it was
comparatively easy work for the dough
boys The barrage was called mil
lion dollar barrage" by the men and
beat the best fourth Of July display Of
fireworks you ever saw, according to
Luke.