Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-02
A Man and q Truck
Being the Story Of Nick-ofTme Exploit Which Saved
the Day at the Battle of Chateau Therry.

extremely valuable time were lost
A fair start had hardly been mnde
when other trouble than that be-
longing 10 traffic came their way.
| lI"inie In n scouting plan. evidently
was ~ highly investigating indlNihu-
al and he dropped down out ~ the
gray clouds and things hogan tn
happen In chunks ana lunches Ito
paid his compliments tn the Nttio
unit ana they rrtallnted to the Nefy
best ~ their nbility lieinic did not
linger long however his departure
being accelerated by the proximity ~
couple ~ allied planes. each ~
which c,incrd eycry determination
to yet On extremely Intimate terms
Number three truck nov cracked
lis rear aslo ana was ieft behind
with such uf Its loni as could not
tie properly ttanhtctred. lruck
number two, with It's added load.
proceeded 10 bog down In piece
uf soft ground ana by that umn
ilelnl- had rendered his report and
the range ~ tho guns tirhten"d
down ON that dcVotrd truck the
finaliiy being a hlt by large cs-
! plosive shell that spread number
two over large Hectlon ~ France
Sorgeant Anderson. with truck
number. one. and number four pro
rccdrd ana soon wha under open
sight machine gun ana shrupncl fire,
and II may he here made matter
~ record that the Huns NJ this point
~ the game certainly put over every
thing in tho Hhauc ~ pruicciilc thcy
could beg, borrow ur steal ana thcn
few more bst FOR good measure
tn. truck did oveiy stunt they NAT
on tho program tull speed ahead,
chnngr ot direction, Nhrinhie speed
and top. hut Kept forging anrhd
and lcsscning the distance between
them selves, ana the fighting troops.
when within about quarter u "a
mile " the objective point numner
four got n good and plenty ana then
ana ther" suspended operations
Al Down Hut One.
Anderson now aton. was lott
three trucks having boon put cut ~
comm balun, and all NJ thelr men
KILLED or wounded and the two men
with him on number ono having
been cut down hy the shrapnel TIRE
~ the enemy. but he gave the en-
gine all the speed IN her, ana soon
covered tho space right w to the
firing line OF the marines his ad-
vance over thlr particular section be.
Ing described ~ flying Fourth ~
Iuly. with several other holidays
thrown In for good measure ~ de-
terninrd were the Huns tu get In.
Nov gct IN. cream of this cocoa
nut The marines had their last
rlfle cartridge In their places when
Anderson arrived with hts truck lnhd
" ammunition Just let the tact
stink In. Tho ammunition thus
PIN ccd at tho firing front was just
precAcly at tho balance OF the
phyy biological instant II turned tho
ilun wave and the German 'Han
that instant and p~cs were on tho
defensive and rrtrWtinR instead OF
being on the assault ana advancing
The Americans rapidly advanced,
and Anderson. with practically IT.
II. danger returned to his head
quarters arrangements having bocn
made for securing mo ammunition
left on tho road Upon arriving he
snghied from hts shrapnci and hui.
let -6nrrcd truck, came TO- strict at
,ention. mlutcd with the utmost nnd
studied precision, and reported tho
delivery ~ tnc fltle ammunition,
lhcn requested permission 20 return
Ia the front with another load ana
even whIlo making this request ~"
svnycd aud would hUv" fallen. hut
was caught before he reached lhs
ground in dend faint Anderson
died ten hours later. The body OF
this man bore no less man ~
wounds. all received on that memor-
able occasion The organization ~
which he was member IL the
Motor Transport corps
II aint the individuals,
Nor the corps ~ whole
Hut the everlasting teamwork
Ot every bloomin' soul