The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14
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oHAPTGR V-contInued.
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Toward ono o'clock the battle south
e Oommepy reached its climax. When
- Germans advanced 70 make storm
~ attacks on Ill points the French
anve up their positions and retired In
eho direction Of Suippes. Whether our
eempany was NO longer considered Mt
= 0Ght or whether We were not needed
- longer do not know. We received
HdRo to 20 Into QuartorA But neither
q barn nor q stable could be found 20
tha& nothing remained but to camp In
the open. The houses were all filled
With wounded. Citizens Of the town.
who had not fed were all gathered In
q large barn. Their houses were most
b destroyed 30 that they had to make
~ Of what shelter was offered them.
There was one exception to this ar
fangement and that wassa very old 1t
de motheriy woman sitting, bitterly
crying. BY the debris Of her late home
and nobody could induce her to leave.
IN the barn. which served as a shell
Asr to the civilians, were thrown to-
gether men and women. youths, chill
dren and old men. Many were wound
ID BY shell splinters and cartridges
and others had suffered burns. Every
where was the most terrible misery;
sick mothers and half-starved infants
for whom there was NO milk were
obliged to perish here; old people died
from the excitement and fright Of the
previous few days and last Of all men
and women In the prime Of life slowly
died from wounds because there was
aobody to care for them.
A company Of Hessian reserves.
every one q veteran. passed with
bowed heads and tired feet. They must
have had very long march. Their Of
@cef8 tried 10 make them move more
lively. They ordered that q song be
sung but the Hessians were not In the
mood.
"Win You Sing. you pigsr cried an
S@cer and the pitiful-looking pigs"
!, ez1sd 10 obey this order. Family sound
"a from the ranks Of the overtired
men: Deutschland. Deutschland
Uebef Allies, Ueber Allies in Der Welt"
Oospfte their broken strength, their
t1rud fest disgusted and resentful.
these men sang their symphony Of su-
per-Germanism.
Several comrades who like myself
had watched this troop pass came to
~ and said, LET US 60 to the camp
end txy to sleep 20 that we might for.
eUt an thia."
We were hungry and on the way
tome caught several chickens. We
ete tha0 half-raw and then laid down
- ~ ~ ApMNSSR&P
in the morning when We had 10 b
-eady 10 march.
Our destination ON this day was
Duippes. Before the march started the
following army order was read:
+, SOLDIERS, his majesty the emperor,
eur supreme war lord, thanks the SOL
diers Of the Fourth army and sends 10
them his full appreciation. You have
saved our beloved Germany from the
Invasion Of hostile hordes. We win not
'reGt untn the last enemy lies on the
ground and before the leaves fan from
- trees We shall return home VIC
togious. The enemy II In full retreat
and the Almighty will bless our arms
further"
Aftsr this talk ~ gave three cheers.
W0ACAS AA8A OSSOAAAV AV0eAAs0
.6se ~. And then We resumed our
aareh. We now had plenty of time
end opportunity TO discuss he gratf
tnds e1peessed By the supeeme war
lord. We could not make out Just what
eathssiand 10 had to defend - far In
1eaneA Ono oG tAo soldiers expressed
- epanion that ths Lord had blessed
- arms, 70 Vn1eA another roplied:
- rsa1sious man rspsating such ally
Gsn1anents = guilty oe saansgs. z he
0oaAD eeflo0aly."
Dvsrywhsee, on the march 20 Sup
- h the ne3ds and in the ditchsA
~ eead sesdloA most of them with
a1deoeo-3oo11ng opsa woundA Thcu-
0nlD q huge lieD 0Wa1med q ~
e9D1& parity 1eep@posed, and ~.
~ ~ = 1aaHeal 01anGA Among tAoDo
sADosA unsAsse9od under q blazing
- Wsge OennQoo W1stcAsd f1Gf
evA beeAaDo ~ wass fosbiddsa ~