The evening world., 1919-01-09
Johnny Lore, Not Killed, Back
From War Safe, but Wounded,
and Full Of Thrilling Stories.

NIcnTs, 1919. ~ the t'r,., ISlRi,vns Co.
Ihs NeH York Evening World.
SfCAf. | aln't a dead one. Where
- did Mr.. Edgrcn get that stun
be printed last Saturday that
was knocked on1 rm a pretty live
dead one. don't you think? why,
that news nearly killed my mother.
When ! sent word 10 her that I
vas home safe. and In the hospital
hc.e at Grand Genital Palace. she
came down and p!ached me all over
10 see 10 was sure Aivc.' There
Was johnny Lore standing before
us. dressed In KHAKI fuu Of lf
and ready 10 spill out war stuff a
mile minute. Some well mean.
lng friend had written letter to
Bob Edgren. some tlmo before. con-
Ncying the sad news that johnny
had been shot 10 pieces, and Rob
printed the letle: for What It was
worth
We all had remembered Johnny
Lore, from the good old west eide.
one OF the toughest OF the tough
among the lightwcigbts a few years
back. and naturally were saddened nv
the Information. But when Johnny
breezed In on us last evening, as
lively as O cricket, although ma
chine bullet had gone through his left
thigh from the inside to tho outside,
NC were glad 10 SEQ him.
Johnny enlisted with the old i2th
Regimont, which soon lost It's iden-
tity In the arrange emcut OF the Tight
ing forces under Gen. pershing. lie
arrived In France with the rest OF
the boys on Decoration Day and was
IN the trenches on July I, a fine day
for II, as be says.
TOHNNY then began 10 tear OF
stories OF his war experiences
which would AL a book. There
was no rotation TO them. but that
didn't matter. The nrst thing he said
was:
why, Mr.. Trcanor. you'd be proud
you arc an American II YOU could
have seen how our boys fought. They
went In TO clean up, and do IL quick.
We weren't with the other Amc.i-
cans. our gang was with the eth
Division, and tho 30th and We wero
mixed up with the ith Engllsh
Army. along with the Scotch, AS
trslian and British at 81. Quentin"
And. say. that Hindenburg line"
continued Johnny. the Allies were
VI u lbuI g'dISs W Ufn W.
got on the Job We took II in about two
hours and a half. | got lost among
the Australians at the time. and let
me tell you those boys can night. and
so can the Canadians. but the Yanks
come fi-st. The English? Oh. they're
hnc stretcher bearers and road guard
ers. but back. away back. OF the firing
line. But" added Johnny. thought
fully. maybe | would have been tired
loo after four years OF IT,"
Johnny went over the top three
times before he got his health de-
stroycr. as he calls II. But before
that hc had gratifying experience.
lie tolls IL like this: There was a
machine gun nest which was holding
M our whole battalion. Volunteers
were called for to tiud Il. and. like
tccred Anyhow, | was sent out vita
six othe. boys 10 find tho guy who
was shooting the thing. We found
him. but ne knocked on four Ot us
FIRST There were only three OF US
loft when we got within twenty Ave
feet OF him. He hollcred 'Kamcrad!"
but | couldn't see that with four OF
my rails dead an around me. 30 |
Just tossed a bomb at him. lie came
out In pieces. | got his watch and a
letter his girl wrote him from Berlin.
Some souvenir. en-? Thcu's when YOU
hate German, when lac kills your
pals from behind a bush.
why say. after that I nearly got
lot Of trouble. The l.. @. provost
Guard wanted TO arrest me-" con-
tinued Johnny, "for not taking the
guy prisoner instead OF knocking him
OF. They told us politely TO take
prisoners, but | didn't think they
meant IT,. Anyhow. figured, whats
tho use OF taking prisoners. They
ate up all our chow"
A T THIS point Johnny WAS afraid
~ nc had been talking too muci'.
I'm not much at this stuff"
hc remarked, "and | don't want the
gang up on Tenth Avenue TO thinl,
I'm all swolled up. They may say
shat ! need "A bigger hat or sometime
like that but, honest, I'm not that
way at ALL" Johnny. just bubblng
over with stories, went on with an
other. zone day an Australian cap
tured a German captain all riggcd uu
LnautlfutIN" " no said ION Iia Ialt a..