The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07

street. Brooklyn. and selig Reich from
Texas
In the assault on the Knoll. in
Flanders, which everybody seemed to
think was as warm as any scrap en-.
countered by the division. they and
others, in all thirty mon. we're cut of
at the rear by Germans. There being
no way to 20 except toward Germany
they went They plunged with their
machine guns through four German lines,
so they agreed.
All Killed or wounded but Ten.
At the fourth line oil were killed or
wounded except nine men and Lieut.
Turner. They tried to sneak back
through shell holes. Turner was killed
and Corporal Emory GIN took command.
On the rest of the survivors tho Ger
mans turned three lines OF machine guns.
We'll nght our way back" GIN said.
But there were TOO many GermanA
Other foemen came through communi-
eating trenches and the Americans were
surrounded. They surrendered and were
prisoners for eight weeks. Zirt said:
The Allies advanced so rapidly that
the Germans had to rush US back so
millimeters a day. Our chow was o
plate OF cabbage soup and one cup Of
acorn coffee q day. One day a German
officer pointed q pistol and said he was
going to kill US. but by assuring him
that we could give him valuable infor-
nation we saved our lives As for in
formation. we kidded him TO DEATH"
The Ave we're In westphalia living on
cabbage soup when the arInistice wAs
signed and they were headed toward
their own lines
Five members OF the division died of
pneumonia while the Leviathan was
crossing. They we're Albert Lancer,
Company B, l0Sth Machine Gun Bat
talon, Of 323 East 24lst street; Harry
Dulhagen, Headquarters lo5th Infantry
SO Franklin avenue. Jersey Cry Heights (;
Jeniof l. Anderson OF Badger, MINI, and
two negro soldiers from the Southwest
About 200 cases OF influenza developed
after the ship left Brest.
Some of these mon undoubtedly were
sick before the Leviathsn sailed" Father
Mcdonald. the ship chaplain. said. but
they were so anxious to get home that
they pretended 10 be we'll"
Tunnel ON Hindenburg Line.
a soldier outside the chapiain's quar-
tiers described the ST, Quentin tunnel on
'iAN inc mole tnTee mics
long hlled with water which the Ger
mans used for sailing boats, bathing and
drinking" He swore that he and others
found lot OF womens clothing in the
vacated quarters OF German g >ers. and
that II was notorious that the Germans,
who had held the tunnel a long time, did
not lack for feminine company In their
efforts to relieve the tedium OF under
ground existence.
Warm liking for the British was at
tested by all OF the Twenty-seventh' g
men, They admitted they didn't like It q
bit when they, expecting to Join the rest
OF the American forces and nkht In
France. were sent to Flanders. Their
disappointment may have been evidenced
in their relations with the British troops
In the first days In Flanders, but they
came to have a tremendous admiration
for the men who were carrying on the
campaign on the northern front, and for
their ways.
eve can't begin TO list all the things
the British did for u.s." one OF the
soldiers said" We came 70 realize that
their conduct OF the war was superb.
especially remember how strong the
British artillery supporting us war.
Every time we got into a tight pinch,
there were the old British Guns bang
Inc away behind us like good fellows.
I'll admit I was sore at FIRST. but II I
had II TO do over again ia say: Line
me UP with the British and would be
especially happy II there were a few
Australians around.
Lord love them. the good old Aus
sizes Incidentally. We played soccer
with the Royal Field Artillery in an
area that was under shell FIRE. and heat
them at their own game. WHAT
Fred Rsynor of the loeth Infantry,
WHO halls from 3i3 Fofty-ninth street.
BROOKLYN, and was headquarters run
ne-. one OF the most perilous Of Jobs
said he got through IL all with nothing
but scratches from Hindenbures bsroed
wire, but saw killed beside him a COM
rade named sloman. who had been a
New York Herald smpio a. In New York,
aasnss SAID 10 witness also the death