The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-05-22
n1rMpsEs OF WAR BY
RETURNED SOLDIERS.
Manv Overseas Men From This
Community Have Recently
Returned and Here Are
Experiences Of a
Few.

Few.
The Herald is enabled to Civ
lie readers this week sketches o
the part taken in the Great Wa.
Ehv Martin Thompson, Earl Gar
y yin and Machinist Mate Max Z
(Turnbow The latter returned
Sunday night from Atlantic sub
Emarine service, and the other twt
have been at home here for th'
hast three weeks, all having re
ceived their honorable dischargf
From the service.
Martin Z. Thompson, Head
buarters Co. 316 Engineers
ras ordered to report for duty
nder the selective service act or
ept IL. 1917. After reaching
amp Lewis I was put in tht
eadouarters Mounted Section
pd stayed there until june 2l
18 when we entrained for the
ST. Camp Merritt was our east
n cantonment and we relr aim
there until July 5 and then
Ripped on the Carmach. We
bd a lucky passage across and
|ere not bothered by the Hun
bbmarines. We landed in Liver
boil, England July II. During
sr two days stay here | got a
hss and took in the town. We
box train to Southampton
|here we sailed for Oh arbourg,
rance, landing there July 21.
rom here we were taken in box
hrs to Nogent, a short way from
Chaumont and hiked thence to
Ageville, reaching there July %
Ind remaining until about Sept.
B. Here we were issued horses,
but the mounted section was done
hway with; only about 10 of rs
Icing retained in this organiza-
lion.
On September 5 we started for
|he st. Mihiel front and arrived
IN that vicinity about two days
ater. 1t was there we heard the
first cannon's roar, but at lis
lance. We were in reserve and
we're not used, so the troops were
aiken to a village called Hageville
near the Argonne, in trucks and
We drove up there with the wagon
rain, being three days on the
road. After being there a few
lays we drew a few more horses
md then started for the Argcnne.
We were in the Hasse woods,
where we arrived about Sept. 2l |
All our, work had to be done at
light, and during the day we hid
n the woods. 1t rained incessant-
y. Here we stayed until the
1rive started on Sept. 2S. All
he time we were up here the
Huns kept sending few shells
,ur way. 1t was here we first
heard the gas alarm.
When the drive started we ad-
in front with timbers and
;ools, but had quite a time the
'irst three days keeping our place,
oeing under heavy barrage all
he time and losing many men,
lorses and wagons. We put in
,nly a bridge or two ahead Of
he infantry, but were right 1T
heir rear most Of the time re-
building the torn up roads.
When we were relieved we
vent back to a town called Mag
liville. Our infantry was again
.alled up, but we were not. Here
we stayed until about Oct. Is,
when we entrained at Revigny in
oox cars and next detrained a
nile or two from Ypres. This
vas the worst shot dp ground OF
III, as they had been fighting
oack and forth over it for four
years. We stayed il, Ypres over
hight and started for the front
This ground had been recently
aiken by the Allies aid we could
till see dead men lying all about.
think we went into action at
Weirighen about Oct. %, but |
lere sustained an attack of pneu-
nonia and was sent to Base Hos-
oital 13 at Ballon, France, and
ater Joined the outfit at Whack-
IN. Belgium, but we had lost so
many horses they were working
everything and ! was put on a
wagon till we got to Winneaseels,
France close to Dunkirque. where
we took train about Jan. IL for
Nogent LIE Rotrone. Here we
stayed until Feb. IL, and then
1rove to Camp Davonss. Here the
engineers built mess halls and
other buildings until we started
back on April /. We also turred
in our horses here. On the flrst
of April we went by box cars TO
St Nazere, where after couple
If DAYS we embarked on all old
cattle boat called Calamers, but
y 4;a1r1o1 ~ hoinu u home