The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-29


for what Equipment tnrrr was 'u
De- had We rruvc mlufuIy ,o rld
ourselves ~ the myfluds uf rpYuo,
'ha' most ~ us had acquitted on th'
last two fronts our mechanics and
drivers oNrrhauIod our amnumnuos
which although much shel!-torp and
stained were standing up vel under
The strain Meanwhile the whole dI
vision Was again receiving Thousands
VI u'sn mon ug requirements fui
those who had fallen our from AL
causes
Il was almost unbelievable 'u us 49,
We rutold experiences ~ thr tsu
terrific battles through whl.n W'
had just come mat none M us had
lecu Killed. NH' even ~ this pNr.up
the company was but ll,lo broken
mp. DnsuaitI,a % seemed. were NOT
tho main cause uf losses to the CON.
pauN For the army powers early
acquired habit of coming no our
company when tucy had any Hpe'iII
work ru hc done. always htuhuE
on our versatility and dospondtblIitJ
In This way We had long HEO lost
Ross Warner tO the Judge c-1dyoDato'b
office. Herman Pope and Pau
HavCustrito Co the division surgeon
and various moforcyDl. ANA uutpmu.
bile drivers tu those and other
headquarters Ana now It was my
turn 90 go because they had found
that ! could make maps ana sketches
and pound a typewriter ON August
20 left the company ana was there.
after with the headquarters ~ The
FlTH, Corps sanitary train. until the
end of the war Before l0ft | hlN
tho pleasure of painting tho division
al Insignia on most NJ our amhu
lances and other vehicles which
were the first In tho Rainbow al.
vision tO bear us emblem
Unill August ~ tho company TOOK
absolute rest Then they became
part of the great movement or
American troops that vas beginning
TO encircle tho Saint Mlhell salient
preparing FOR The first big all-Amcri-
can action nf the war. The FIRST
days journey brought tho pmbu-
innccrs 10 VemoiF. little hole .usi
far enough back from the line 10
be rundown ana yrrmin- infested
More than "A week thoy stayed here
with nothing 10 do but keep low hy
day ana visit nearby Canadian
troops Of evenings So lull did lif'
become here that "Kaw" Winslow
and party ~ wcll-knuwn scouts
staged nm old fashioned snipe hunt
for the benefit of one of our replace
men from the northeast.
II wns a part of the strategy ~
the army on this front To make the
impending attack a complete sur
prise 10 the enemy. consequently all
~ the 100000 troops that were to
take part moved M from far In the
rear 20 their posltions wholly at
night Summet dry heat had been
broken. and almost all this moving
was done over goEEy swamp roads IN
steady downpour OF rain And
ihc fact that there was no shelter
awe the deep forests through which
the troops passed. forced them TO
sleep In their pup tents ali the time
The Tulsans moved again on the
night of september 90 Wcuuclv,
and again on the 9th 20 l.nEncy
travelling always In the dark and
rain and resting during The day as
best they could Struggling through
The soddcn roads ~ The Forest de-
ia Refine the men began their long
and unpleasant experiences I'm the
eternal mud aud rain that from
which they were not liberated untO
hey reached Germany months later
as part ~ the army ~ occupation.
Another move ON the night ~ me
ION brought tho amhulonccr7 Co.
Homonvln- from which they were
20 operate first when the doughhov
should Jump OF. ..,..
Thn,ronuuerln<u the Saint MihicI
salient hv the First American army
was so much after the manner W "a
pcrfcyt routine that there is little 'o
describe Everything was perfectly
Fri Tho n1rrarr started ~ 7 90 o'clock
on tho morning ~ september 10 The
purhrs must have been f1irN vel
nrquaInirt with what they were 'u
be- mn against for their resistance n'
first vuH slight Their artillery o..
afntcd somewhat hut not strongly
Dur infantry and tanks swept across
beginning 80 daylight. and easily won
their first days uhior'iN"H los noon
I think that certain parties ~ war.
sick NuefrIuus and Gcrmans hNd
.,cn planned mo manner uf thel
surrender fur dANg before 'hO attack
For they surrendered so easily nnd
harpiN Thcv came 'rudrinr back
in th, rear boo l1rg" groups from 'h'
very first hour of infantry ''m.h
Nrd nH those that 1lln' want io %"
captured quickly sought safety fu
.r tn,. .r..r ~ .luIr FORMER positions
sH uu t'y hll 'ho frh'lnE .ni.,'
rr.t, .ur 'nc w.ru.rl. ~ fho l3'h iN"
...1r.ry prepared 'n.moyv or un lu
IN, front EftrfnnN r'.H ln 'h' army
.ptlr,-tEE haN ft. .wr orders f.'
.be ,DaH, vrr, $40 uNnlrl with 'rNf
DC that fh, company spent lN huHff
CON the road r..0r N distance ~ N'.r
more than fN E'..m.'"'.
ucrIuuur ..n It.h NJ S'".nmn"r.
German .rf"'.r. N...n hNl h'"u