Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-02
Reprinted from tho Washington S,ar
AZ tho request of the chief of tho
Motor Transport corps. United
States Army
UnY AN ARMY OFFlCER J


States Army
tnY AN ARMY OFFiCER)
Al Chateau Thicrry tho unrurh
Ing wave OF Huns had reached itS
full crest. and unchecked. IL would
have accomplished the ambition for
world domination Of its leader. liut
at this point thu wave must ho halt.
N and thrown back ana at ihh-
lsau Thiorry II waA, ~ prrclselS
the psychological moment. that the
| onrushinE gray flood was stopped
! ANA oast back by the vaIor and
sacriflccs OF Americas sons -rcgu-
lars, marines and itainbow
For many hours the cruclhle of
battle had boiled and sccthed with
| eieinenis OF men, gas flame ana
unhs OF dcst rucucn hithcrto un-
known. A pitilcss. marrow chill
Ing rain had drenchcd the combat
ants alika and night fell, dark,
foGEy ami sinister. with beams ~
light crossing and mahblnR the
darkness Tho many sounds ~ CON
flict bore heavily through the sod
den air, and then quickly decrcasod
In volume ana intensity
Tho night wore on I'll tho faint
dawn touched the lOw-lylng eastern
clouds; then the tumult of crashing
guns. with all the le~srt chorus of
hell sounds Of battle agnin ~,tu-
rated tho air The Yanka had gone
over tho top again.
taIl Prom the tront
Somo ~ miles back on the line
Of communication a telephone bell
get UP n Htrident ANA intermiiten,
claim to attention. From different
| points In tho room six men gave
speedy heed to the Suffering lin
gle, bu, ~ this number five were
at once placed IN the also ran" clsra
by one. Corporal Amos whose pruS
unity. football experience and OK
trcmcly long right arm reach gave
/, him n fWir Inch lead
TIA for tho captain from up
front can tho captain Burn tho
air Murphy, and got the captain.
DOT n move on what tho h "
Tho individual addressed ~ Mur-
ply had already disappeared head
first through an open winuw ana
Was we'll on hts way hy this time,
far out OF range 0f Cotporal Ames'
| first aid remarks Silonce Tor about
ono minute u silence So tense that
one man vOluhly cursed nj small
alarm clock for i's blatant ticking
then the door opened ana tho cap
tain ~ urgently IN demand stepped
In and took over the phone
"Ycs. this W Captain lilnnk IN
Iderrtnnd 200 ,0On rounds handuli"r
just about four truck loads -
rather poor roads, hu, there viii ho
no tro,ibi. on that scorc---t think I,
can be made In about half an hopr.
Yea 1 know II iA. but n II can be
done by man, we havc the mon 10
do tho Job can get one or TWO
through ANYWAY win do our best"
tSc~y Man q Voiuntors.
withlr three minutes thereafter
Rerreant Smith hnli'the com pany as
scmblcd and emitting all forma,itlos
came right To tho point Men, we've
sot 10 got ammunition up OF tho
front ono LOAD must get through
hut we're rninr 10 send four trucks
lts n mans job. for the boches viii
surely give you all they hhvo ana
then some more. want volunteers
--stcp out"
Sergeant Smiths newt remark IN
matter ~ wonder for u Is stated
DO idfflN Nlile hnN 'l''fN'' W.
himself In hts conversation vet hts
language proved the exception To
tho general rule We'll In ee
damned might have known a."
The OCCASION ~ the scrgrhnts
discontinue being that the entire
company hah advanced NJ unit on
his command "S'cp OUT and Scr
gear, Smith at u later date assert
cd that he hrs positive rc'ollcc
tion OF at least n dozen ucu whose
faces were uufamiliar Go him be
ing In his company that morning
Twelve men were s-l-ctod three
men To each truck Sergeant An
detson In charge. within short
tim. tho four trucks were loaded,
and with Anderson IN the lead they
whe.lod into column and started ON
! az dangerous "A piecc OF forlorn hope
as falls to the lot of mAukiNt
A proper distance Tor protection
was maintained ana az speed con
| slsient with the condition ~ the
terrain was used lul with shell
crntcrs wrecks distractions and
| other uhaiacles the little utoup had
70 progress with some degree ~
'S.owuc7a anh thus some mlnuto ot