The Washington times., 1919-05-20
No Fire of Foe Too Hot
For Salvation LaSSeS
Who We're Over There

while their 'buddies" carried water
and kept the fires going. At first
only occasional shells came over, al
though Jerry" was always overhead
dropping his deadly bombs. Finally
one Friday night the little party de-
cided they would risk sleeping in a
bed At o'clock that morning they
, were nearly1thrown out OF bed when
a big shell came and tore off the
steeple of the village church.
During the next few hours thou
sands Of shells poured into the town.
Then gas was thrown over. Men
were being knocked off, all around,
and the officers begged the Saliva
( tIonists to go back TO safety. They
refused. Instead. for seven hours they
worked among the dead and wounded
and they were among the very last
10 leave the little town.
The Salvation Army was with us
from then on. and at IL o'clock on the
morning OF November II they were
up ~ the front-line trenches.
~ Were At Chateau Thierry.
st Chateau Thicrry our division
wasA sort in as the pivot. We were
to relieve the Second Division, which
included the famous Fifth and Sixth
Marines, and the Ninth and Twenty
third Infantry, who stopped tho Ger
mans at Bellcau Woods We were to
cut off the Scissor road
The story Of Chateau Thierry and
the work done by the American troops
is we'll known TO all. 1t was the
turning point of the war, and il was
here that the Germans hurled divi-
sion after division OF highly trained
troops against us. For four days
,fo
stayed out in the front line trenches
making doughnuts and coffee. At one
time our men were for forty-cight'
hours without food except what these
girls could get to them
The girls were Told to so back BY
the officers.
The men have TO stay here" they
argued. And this is the time thcvI
need US most. We Will not desert
them"
They won their point. 1t was here
that the two Mcintyre sisters. Irene
and Gladys. did such wonderful work
with the men. Right into the ma
chine gun nests they did their work
a. thousands lay dead and wounded
all around them.
Go To 81. MihicI.
In tho thick woods north Of St
MihicI I saw them again. This sec
tor was a lot easier than some of the
others. When tho girls were not
cooking for the boys they were mend
ing their clothes | have seen dozens
Of boys 20 10 these girls and tell !
them about their best girls back
home, and many a letter has been
written to those same SweetheartsI
bV a salvation ARMY girl
North Of Nerdun, at the close If !
the war. tho fighting was terrific. The |
Germans realizing that unless they |
stopped the advance they were lick
ed, fought as never before. An idea |
Of the intensity OF the fighting can
be gained by the fact that our division |
alone had nearly 5000 casualties.
These girls stuck by their posts |
and always had cheerful smile or .
a pleasant word for the boys. To
my mind this did more 10 upIift the |
morale OF the men than any other
single thing.
Instead Of a few paid press agents
he Salvation Army today has two
million boys shouting heir praises.
Given Ovation in Boston.
fhrce weeks ago the Yankee Di. /
vision paraded in Boston before
heartily two million people The Nc
Intyre sisters rode in a machine. and
ne ovation given them has never
been equalled in that city. The en-
tire Yanks Division had been sign
ing their praises in letters during
he past year. There is not a mem
Der Of that division who is not go
nS TO take his coat off during the
eek OF the drive. and put it across
Ihc Salvation iassies were there when
nd 4
o stand by them forever.