The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-09


old boat was zig -zarging with q ven
gcancc An the other boats were doing
likewise. aud the battlc-hip was blaW.
ing one slgnni after another on her IT,
rem. Dcstroycls were ali around us
and IN between the troop ships. leaving
traits n black smoke lsmotr Fcfeeusl
The crew also with ne prcscrgcra on.
made The boats ready 10 lower ny thls
time we bad counted about fifteen oX-
plosiona Presently an English officer
ramc by ana told uH chat Sub had
attacked the convoy, and that tho oN.
plosions were depth bombs that were
being dropped bS Tie desunysfs. BE-
said two ioipcdoca had boon fired hut
that they had boon lodged Finally O.
series ~ hissts cpmo from tho baf'ic-
ship somewhere bunler blow "Rc.
call and We knew tho danger was
over. at least temporarily AN this
happened about eighty miles on the
coast ~ Ireland. tho dim outline nf
which wo could see next morning Wo
saw land several times un thr if'h and
on the i5th ~ July. at high noon we
sailed into the harbor of Liverpool Boo
Mertic Eneisni
"ny three In the afternoon we had
diaomh1rked marched thi ourh tho
streets ~ Liverpool Heing greeted 600
along the line ~ march hf much choor
Ink from tho people and npd loaded un
trains Cor the old English town OF
Winchcatcr We PASSED near the cts
90 Manchester and Thought of eund-
ps as saw u in tho distance TaH
portion of England iH beautiful nnd
wc had 10 most pleasant ffp which
was probably enhanced hy the fact
thar we had been coopod up Tor over
twenty-aix days on board ship 600
~ us Arrived at Winchester at eleven
thnt night hlkod ave mites Go camp
Wiunll Downs On pouring rnin Ave-
signed 90 barracks az three Boa tic morn
lax July eth Rested 100 day and ON
the morning - the ilth wo once more
hikcd through Winchosier boarded the
trains and boz two hour were de-
trained ai the docks nt south Hump
tom. whore Nc stayed 900 d.v. leaving
on fasf boat That night together with
d. thousand Australian troops and noxt
morning af daylight Jui, iA. wo woto
tied un go ihe docks Ht rhcfhoufr
France stayed an dag Bf cuInp three
miles from Chrrhcurg. nous q famous
old chntenu thnt king somebody used
90 hang around Stood rrycNlc nt two
o'clntt iu thc morning marched hlck
through Chcrhourr WnfU loaded Of
freight ears forty men CAB ibr ruf
ttwentg would huvc boon oinwdedl and
no seuts or anything elise ln thorn ivat
lhc bars cHf unioaded at ten 0.clock
on tho second night tiulN 200 ~ place
rnllcd Recc, Sur-O url sponi ~" night
m warehouse hlked fifteen hllo.
mciore next morning. flpltd Cos thc
niEhi 300 field near 80 spring - pretty
ulnco Here wr received our NATL
which rii hnrr sHinp .iil. Hhdrcrucs
I liked ton kiinnstcrs ilH fpliuwiur day
larriyinr ni uur training area. which
believe wpr tho 21nd The battalion
wax split up nnd hillct,d iu ht'l" fil-
mers. 81 Comp0uN was huictr5 ai O.
ulncn rallied ouimiguy. which sou wiz
not nntbon amy available mHp ~ home
but you might flnd Airui o. puc which
wr were uH.F hnd whore Divisional
HcadQanitciH was located Tine nest
dny waH offered an opportunity to
ioin me battalion Intelligence section.
which / accepted. The Intelligence src-
iion was also known us the Shippers uh
servers and scouts. and WAS limited tu
I twenty -giEht mon. ON JUS 2fth wf
Intelligence Sectonl hiked nom
Quiminuy 40 quite nice town cticd
llaionruux f.oa Iu6 lbnih of iho Itwsi.
where we attended Divisional Intel
liRcnre officer 0t Assistant rhipf uf
staff. G.2. Here wo htd faiiy lrciu eH
bv American. NnNiirh and French IN
teiligones officers who had had front
line experience. had lutte blt of pris-
matte compass work map tftdinr,
signalling learned how "a establish
ana maintain observation puBta go isl
and also how 90 do nut in nn man O.
land and how go get low from rifle.
she'll aud machine sun fire. russ mat
item proved 10 be- wholly 8uuCrfluouf
when we did finally Eei go ilr front
There WAS something over hte nun
dlrd men at ihe IS, huni. when ll nat
over $500 returned to 9ulmlEny and ih'
balance ~ or iutnior consisted of
ihr prurttm application ~ fne things
chat hsd hron Touched upon ~ the
school. together with target practice
ana EnN mask dr.rs % was here ihHi
wo received our trench fnlfrs Hifsi
helmets ana maaks
"Aoout the middle az August wo ien
ih" training arra and proceeded hf
% 'iu and gen ioot 40 fDWn up cllf.
90 10 ihr front, called LAf.si gsmg.
Doe iho vicinity ~ Toui Here $50 snu
'Hr FIRST alf battles and heard tho bis
runH boa the distance At the eud nl
eight da}H wc lon fhF go NrmY one
uight after dArh mafchrd through
Tout aiuppiUf at dHyhRhf smnnp fhf
STONE hrtpa of what had once boon
Village Do uot reatl iHe name AH
nur MAJ 9oH HfiNI lhir Heft IN nIEhf.
HH nu uop mQYcmeHfH Nrff permitted
in iht syilfne We Niked 600 ihe nfsf
night arriving ia mo morninR af ti.
iHae failed MhrInoourt quite near ihe
front lines ~ the So MiNl,i faiioui ou
what WAS ihen iNe Tout -cctuf Which
"aa quiet Hnctpr then Nsgh of puf
time fum then 30 was spent BOB thr
trenches AR battles welr guite com
mon hero ANA saw . Roche floi bum
tnu pf our npscrRation halloona ai-
though the observer eui oli safely n
nis parachute both times 81 was af
MARTINIQUE fhai frsi saw Inot An-
er some time Boo tno noiEhhofhood W.
So. from whore { sent fou = number
~ letters wo marchea one uiRht up ip
SOME woods. WHICH we've alsn within
easy roach 90 the mont nnt trenches.