Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-14
ANTICIPATED THE DROUGHT.

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Everything in the world is talked
around the boat waiting for the first
sight of the home shores. Old ex-
periences and stunts are laughed over
again. "By the way. do you remem-
ber-" (And I heard this.)
One day at Gondrecourt a member
of headquarters company was on duty
in the freight yards. There was a
great wine-tun car at the enc of a
string of box cars. The soldier in
question uncoupled the win rouge
started it down an incline and en-
the car to the far end of a disused
track.
1t was a long ways from pay day.
Lets go down and have some vim
rouge" he suggested the next day.
Got n money" the boys asked.
No but rye got $4,000 gallons OF
1t lasted a month and there was
still plenty left when the Frog rail-
readers finally discovered it. :
But we have something to re-
member when the states arc bone
dry" he said.
THE SENTRY CAME UP.
Be 1t. known. that the President
Grant encountered as nasty a package
Of February weather as the Atlantic
can dish up. The boat was about two
! days out from Brest and the majors
ty of the troopers on board about as
far removed from hopes of ever living
through it. Sea-sick It's beyond
description.
One soldier assigned to guard a
certain passage way had completely
succumbed. He was lying beside his
door when Brigadier General Bland
ing came along on a trip of inspec-
ton. The guard was the personifica-
ton of misery, as he Imply lay ROLL
ing back and forth on the floor at the
generals feet.
"Well," suggested the starred off,
Ger. Don't you stand at attention
when an officer passes or addresses
you?"
The man forced himself up on an
elbow. Eyes, SIR he groaned.
Then come up instantly" thunder
ed the general.
The mar rose unsteadily to his feet,
facing the officer.
Eyes, sir!" 4
The soldier came up alright and
though it may be less majestic to in
dite this,
(Hist! The general has fought
yards away of sentries ever since.)
THREE MICKs, A NoRsK AND A
GRAVE.
IT. was while Captain John W.
Grant and twenty-five men were con.
Quoting the "seige" Of Barbecue. q
special military police assignment
deemed necessary last JULY that
three Irishmen. Jim Flynn, Jim Hem
nessey and John Curran of Minot'and
Erling Aasgaard of Fargo, were at
Sorcy, IS miles north of the town.
Now. be 1t known that the Tommy
vas a bloody lucky chap. His gov
erhment issued him a daily ration VI
rum.
A force of English troops was
camped at Sorcy en- route to the front.
and serenely occupying a certain
wagon was a 40-gallon, key.
Three Irishmen and a Norsk gazed
long and thirstily. then heaved hard
and nightly.
In the morning an English cap
tain of suspected the small
bunch Of Yanks. "Blime me-. some
bloody sucker stole our issue Of rum.
Have you 9 It: They made away
with It during the. air raid larst
night"
mo. we haven't seen it." said
John Curran. THAT was q wild lit
tie raid wasn't 1t. Killed three Of our
boys. We buried EN- over there
whore you . that cross over that
new grave"
!, War Is bloody tough. old top
|1ympathised the Englishman-and
went ON his way.
But that was the Invest corpse ave
buried in France. The daisies and
popptes never had . chance to bloom
over that grave.