The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-06-20
ONLY BOURBON COUNTY BOY
CAPTURED BY THE HUNS.

The following account of how Pri-
waite Martin S. Glenn, of Paris, fell
into the hands of the Huns, and how
he has probably the distinction of be-
ing the only Bourbon county boy, so
far as reported, as having been pr1s-
oner of war of the Germans, was fur
nished to Mrs. Fanniebelle Suther-
land. County Historian, and by her
sent to THE NEWS for publication,
in accordance with the request OF the
Kentucky Council of Defense:
Private Martin S. Glenn, OF Paris
son of NJ. ]. and Mary Kenney Glenn
was called to the colors on May ~,
1918. After a brief stay at camp
Zachary Taylor he was transferred 10
Camp Beauregard, in Louisiana,
where he made record for hlmseli.
BEING every inch a soldier he quail
fed with men who had been in
training a year, and sailed for over
seas duty about August /. Landing
in England he was placed with the
fighting 32d Division.
saThe records of the 32d Division
show that Private Martin S. Glenn,
of Company X, 127th Infantry, was
wounded by a machine gun bullet on
October Is. in the battle of the Ar
eonne Woods. Private Glenn's COM
many was attacking at the time. he
was i'm the front line, at the foot OF
a hill. At the top German ma
chine gun nest (intrenched) opened
fire and killed and wounded all the
advanced SQUADS Subsequently his
comnany was forced to retire from
the position to which they had ad-
yanced. When Company K again ad-
vanced and regained their ground
where private Glenn had fallen, nc
trace of this soldier could be founo,
and he was carried on the records as
missing in action
Private Glenn was badly wound
ed. and his right leg broken. After
lying PROSTATE in the rain for two
DAYS and a night, with three bullet
wounds. exhausted from loss of blood
and hunger, and resigned to death
he was picked up by two Germans on
post duty and taken prisoner. They
carried him across their shoulders
throwing him to the ground to res
themselves (they were in mud tc
their knees) causing the broken bone
to protrude throug the skin. The
marks of their cruelty remains to thi:
day.
when the So-called hospital wa:
reached a gruff-speaking German sur
geon began to cut away on Private
Glenn's leg, for all the world like {
butcher cutting up piece of beef
using no anaesthetic at all, an(
causing the unfortunate soldier thu
most circulating pain and soreness
Then he was transferred to the I'm
speakable prison, 'Germersheim, OF
the Rhine, where he remained TO
two months, surrounded by filth
disease, starvation, broken hearts AM
death in various forms. He came gu
almost a skeleton, and with hi
wounds infected. After the armistic
was signed the French took charg
as soon as possible, and he was takel
to Dion, later to Bordeaux, wher
he remained until April. He is nov
at FIT. Sheridan, ILL.,, suffering with
broken and infected leg. Ever
effort is being made to save MS lie
and effect a complete cure.
Private Glenn, battle-scarred an
wounded. wears the Red Arrow, tn
insignia of the world-famous 32d ID
vision. -(LeS Terribles.) They fougn
the Prussian Guards, passed throug
every line the Germans made an
never met defeat, and were the mrs
American troops to pass over and pu
foot on hostile German terrltor!
Only twenty-three of Private Glenn
company survive.
4eThe artillery supporting this ID
vision used successfully the famou
triple barrage, and holds recor
that is startling and unique in tn
history of the world-war. For genel
atoms the Red Arrow will be locke
upon and venterated as one of tn
symbols in connection with the worl
war. Another Bourbon county so
der, Private William M. Casey, {
Paris. was a member Of the 32d ID
vision" !.