The state herald., 1919-04-18
Member Of the Foreign LEGION Of Franc
Captain Gun Turret, French Battlesnip Cas-.
Winner OF the Croix de Gllerre


I Aza.ssneas win ~ osorss Matthew ADAM
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volunteers for trench duty. was not
very keen about going because had
been In trenches at Dixmude. and I
knew how pleasant they wereenot,
but I volunteered, and 20 did Murray.
We went ashore in our boats under a
heavy dre. There were u men killed
In the Nfeboat In which I was. es-
capped without a scratch.
We were mustered up on shore and
volunteers were called for. for sentry
duty. Murray volunteered. II he had
only gone on with the rest Of US he
might have come through. After q
short wait We were given the order to
advance. The firing became heavier
about this time. 70 We went at the
double. We had not got very far be-
fore we had ane little surprise party
handed u.
The front line was running over
what appeared to be good. solid
ground. when they broke through and
fell Into trenches 80 to 40 feet deep.
These trenches had been dug. covered
over with X.inch boards and then
with dirt, and were regular man-traps.
Sharp stakes were sticking out Of the
parapet and parados. and at the bot
tom were more stakes and rocks and
barbed wire.
We were advancing with bsyonets
ixed and arms at The carry. 70 when
the nrst line fell, and some Of the
second. the boys Of the third line came
running mp. and n the scramble that
followed many Of the chaps In the
6rst few lines were bayoneted BY their
comrades. was In the third line. but
I was lucky enough to pull up In time
and did not fall In. You could not look
down Into that trench after you had
seen It once. II was too sicksning.
Our casualties were sent back 10 the
ship. One boat was sunk By Q shell
and al the men lost.
We remained where W werA
scratching out shallow tfsneAes for
ourselves. finding what natural cover
there was and Otherwise getting ready
for tie night which vas near. Il
began 70 rain and ws could hardly
kssp any nrss going. because ws had
to aAeltee them from the shore slde, 20
the enemy could not spot us and the
Wind was from ths ~. Il was certain
b mssgabls that night
0vsey ooce in . while W would
sand b. 70 rspsl n attack. whsther Il
was Q rsal sne q nok and ~ were
undef 0re IN ~ tina u sssmsd ~
Il 0osainG wogld nsvse coma Ths
saad was I'm a Asas- s-Hsat big boys
and ~ w9s - bad - any
Goodies I Aad ever AAa at Dimuds.
n nesatng eans q last and
was 6seailed VtlA Q fhtigus party
b ~ beach WAsEe ~ bad lan6sd
seare2 Whan W ~ down b ~
decl0 I missed Nuzsay and asked
vAscs - va. IAey nid hs had bssa
ulGalng from his post Aot moro tAan
- Asuf from he tins W isft
! lAls ny fAugss pasty. without
eedseA and jslnsd h ~ hunt for
2uzfay. Thses wsrs Dsa ssareAing
IN along ths oeeks and - ~ shore
- each adA Finally ! NV . bunch
4 Dso collect around Q storshouse
q ths faftAsr snd oe ~ doel3 % tAs
Ghoee sida ! Esa up b tAsm.
Thsre was poor Cd Auzfay. TAsy
w90 Just taking him deWn. He had
bssn eruciasd against tAs vail Of the
storehousa. There was Q bayonet
through each arm, ons through each
foot and one through his stomach.
ons oe the gaFbiss faintsd when hs
had to pull one Of ~ hayonsts out.
They had hacked az his right hand
at the wrist and taken his idsntiaca-
ton disc. I lay this b he German
o@csrs more than The Turks.
DO not know Just what did altar
thia But Il changed mo al around
and was not like my usual sell dur.
Ing the rest Of the tims.
Il was still raining when We started
On our way to the front line Along
the road were numbers Of troops
scofiing and among them Indian troops
on sentry duty. They looked like .
bunch Of frozen turnips. cool and IN.
comfortable We werc close enough to
make the roar Of the cannonadins
seen intolerably loud and could ses
the bursting shells. particularly those
fro-1 the British ships.
Then We came across some Turkish
prisoners who were shsltsring In an
old barn, I guess II was. and We
stopped for shelter and rest They
told ~ that their troops were vsry
tired from long fighting. but that they
had plenty Of men. They said couple
1t shslls had dropped about Q hun.
dred yards from the barn Just before
we came, % We know the batteries
were trying to get our range and We
did not stay any longer. but went
away from thero and on our road.
Absst 900 yards farther % We cams