The evening world., 1919-02-01

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the scream and crash on the hills ab,
One hour before we had concluded a
dinner given in honor OF the French
National Fete Day. II had been a gay.
rollcking meal, leaving all OF us for
gettul OF the strain OF approaching
battle, when one OF the French officers
suddenly asked for the attention OF the
they heard his first few words
Gentlemen, in an hour. rust at
midnight, the German offensive to
widen the Marne salient and sweep
down on Paris will start" the
French officer said. I'VE are fully in
formed and prepared. Your bat
talon VIII be in the line OF resistance.
The front may break-the Germans
thus far have always broken the FIRST
line. Then they will meet your line
at o'clock Tomorrow morning, ac-
cording 10 their schedule. We know
you will keep in mind that your mis-
sion Is to kill Germans, 70 Kill. kill
and kill! May l wish you all bon
chance and assure you that the poilu
will be at his post?"
For an hour we talked and talked
and dragged out maps and tried to
figure out to the minute Just what
time the Boche would reach US when
the front line would be over
whelmed. We knew the front line
mission was TO XIII, the same as ours,
and we knew the real line along
which he was TO be stopped was fur
ther back, so We were just TO hack
him TO pieces and weaken him for
the attack on the real line in the
rear. And then as midnight came We
grew silent, and maybe a few Of us
Just wondered where We would be
the next night.
And then II came and through the
night we hugged the telephone and
waited FOR news. waited for the word
that was TO send OUT mon rushing
from the woods 20 the trenches we
had dug and camoufngcd TO stay
there and kill Germans until they
died themselves Major Kayscr alone
slept, He was outstanding strength
for the morrow, James II, Legendre
former Princeton football player and
then Major Kayser's adjutant, and
myself. scout officer, waited at the
phone. We wanted the Major TO
! sleep. for we knew what gem no
was on tho field OF battle and we
wanted 10 SEQ him strong, quiet and
confdcnt when the men most needed
him in the morning.
. At about 6 o'clock in tho morning
We got the first word The Germans
had como over in thousands and had
died in thousands The line was Civ
ing slightly.
An hour later the hne was being
, forced hack little further. "GaL
ready 70 take up your positions
was the next word, and then a long
wait. Tho Alabamans Of the Al
division and a regiment OF tho 30
division were counter attacking And
then AT noon NAeh Ilic 'f'I mans "'Io
10 have been overwhelming US camo
the word that they could not pass
our front lines. Alabama wouldn't
let them.
We were gloatlng over the news
and wondering II We would be showed
up 10 the front line to relieve the
troops that had stood under the FIRST
blow Of the attack when our next
surprise came.
stand by FOR camlons," was the
order from Division Headquarters.
! we kept the mon under the trees
, all day while the battle ragged up
front. Scores OF acropIancs were 10
be seen over the lines, now fighting
among themselves and nom at
later dropping swiftly out OF the sky
to machine gun the Infantry. Nc
saw Ave high up in the air with the
tri-colorcd insignia Of the French oir
service painted on them. II was good
TO see those friendly planes, suddenly
they started dropping all together
swiftly they came, and a. they