The sun., 1919-03-16


they were an impatient bunch and the
waves did not last long in the wood
II was impossible to hold the second
wave back, and the attacking force
soon became one line of fierce fighting
men, shooting, bayoneting and hurting
grenades wherever the Bochcs dared
show themselves. Geiger said:
our men We're yelling as II they
were in football game. You heard
just one cry from the Germans:
that WAS "Kamerad" We crossed
an open space of nearly a milo
when we discovered that We had hit
the Germans second line trench.
Still we kept. going. OF the TWEEN
ty-five who were with me only four
remained.
Suddenly we spotted machine
gun. without a thought the four
of US started to charge 1t. Two Of
the men were killed Immediately.
] was shot in the right leg. The
last man escaped. He told other
Marines of the machine gun, and in
a~few minutesea second and bigger
advance was made. They sur
rounded the gun and tho crew
wanted TO surrender. But there's
not much use taking as prisoners
men who fire at you until they see
they are overpowered. I don't re-
member any prisoners walking back
from that crowd.
Falls I'm Line OF Fire.
lay wounded for nearly an hour.
For n while l hardly dared TO
breathe. ] was right in line with
the machine guns fire.
The bullets sped past my ears
SO closely that couldn't hear them
whiz or buzz. There was nothing
but a loud "Crackety- era ok crack"
as they went by. It was just Ike
having your head near tho muzzle
of the gun.
Soon the camoufiage. consisting
of high weeds around me. was shot
away. Fortunately the machine
gun tried for another target about
that time and ceased firing in my
direction. I tried TO crawl off, but
couldn't make 1t very far.
heard n German crying piteously
"Wasser. wasser." 1t was a fellow
had seen shooting at the marines Il
few minutes before.
I tried to get near him. but
couldn't make it. I had no water,
but did have about eight inches ~
BLADE that l wanted TO present TO
him.
Then came n scene I shall never
forget. This spot was pretty we'll
abandoned now. The heavy action
had moved forward and the Ger
mans were still being pursued.
German shoots wounded Marines
! heard occasional revolver shots
and through the weeds saw Hun
running about the field shooting
wounded marines. Never before did
n man look so like a devil to me,
and ! shall never forget the fiend-
ish glare with which he went about
his mission.
1t was not long before five ma
rincs came up. They waited 20
carry me off. but told them Of the
fellow who had been shooting our
wounded. Later they returned with
that DEVILS automatic.
Shooting Germans Is heap moro
fun than shooting rabbits. You
never could tell what was going TO
happen. We captured one machine
gun and turned 1t on the Germans
unit, tho ammunition was eX-
hausted
But ] want to give credit to those
hospital corps men OF the navy
who worked with the marines.
Those fellows deserve a gold medal
or the highest award they can re-
ceive. Why, before We could reach
our detectives they were right out
on the field picking up and tagging
the wounded. They didn't mind the
danger and did their duty without
protection of any kind. They We're
unarmed and could not shoot a
German II they did run across one.
Wounded, but Refuses Aid.
There was one fellow We knew as
Little or Pewee" Jones. On June
"Pewee" had his clothes almost
shot off. but he escaped without
serious injury. After n few hours
he did get hit badly in the arm, but
he refused aid and went back to the
dressing station alone. laughing and
cussing the Germans I'm the same
breath.
1t was "Pewee's" everlasting good
spirits and bandying that kept his
coworkers and every one he came
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