Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-02-07
CHAPTER XIII.
LImeys. Anzaes and PoIIus.

One night, while we were expecting
nm attack, the word WIS passed down
the line TO have the wire cutters ready
and to use bayonets only for the first
part OF tine nttnck, for We were to try
md take the first enemy trench BY
surprise. The first trench was only
about eighty yards AWAY. Our big guns
opened up and nj zero we climbed out
and followed the curtain OF IRE too
closely, II seemed to me.
But the bnrrage stopped too soon,
as II does sometimes, and there were
plenty Of Turks left. We were half
way across when they saw Is, and
they began banging away at us very
hard. They pounded at us rs we came
on until we were given the order to
retire, almost us we were on them
what was left Of us.
As we turned and started back the
Turks rushed out to counter-nttack us,
the first Of them busy with bombs.
Then | trlpped over something and
rolled around n while and then saw
II was Philippe Pierre. His left leg
was dangling, cloth and flesh and all
shot AWAY and the leg hanging to the
rest OF him by n shred. Two or three
OF our men who were on their way
back to our trenches trlpped over me
as | tried to get up. and then a shell
exploded near by and thought had
got It sure, but II was only the rocks
thrown up by the explosion.
Finally I was able TO stand up. SO
siung my rifle over II shoulder
and got Philippe Pierre up on tn,
other, with his body from the waist
up hanging over my buck. so that
7 could hold his wounded leg on, and
started bnck. There was only one or
two OF our men left between the
trenches. Our machine guns were at
II hard and the Turks were firing and
bombing at full speed.
I had not gone more than two or
three PAGES when | came across
another of our men, wounded In sew
erai places and grooming AWAY at a
great rate. Philippe Pierre was not
saying a word, but the other chap
did enough for the two OF them. one
wounded man was all l could manage,
with my rifle and pack, over the rough
ground and the barbed wire I had to
go through. SO l told this fellow,
whose name I cannot remember-I
never did know him very well-that I
would come back for him, and went
on. ! almost fell several times, but
managed 20 get through safely and
rolled owe u parapet with Philippe
Pierre. They started the lad back in
a stretcher right away. when I saw
him again he gave mo a little boz as
a souvenir, but I have lost II,
The Turks had not got very far with
their counter-attack, because we were
able to get our barrEge going IN time
TO check them. But they were stlll a
In front OF their trenches when /
started back after the other Rarby.
l was not exactly afraid ms | crnVled
along searching for the other man,
but l was very thirsty and nervous
for fear q barrage would begin
again or the machine guns cut loose.
After what seemed a long time l came
upon a wounded man. but he was not
the n ! was after. I thought about
"a bird In the hand" etc. and was lust
starting to pick this chap up when
\ shell burst Rlmost on us ana
knocked me two or three feet away.
II u q wonder Il did not XIII both
of'ua, but neither OF Us was hurt. I
thought the IRE would get heavier
then. so I dragged the other chap into
n Of two holes made by the shell.
Some pieces q the she'll had stuek
into the dirt IN the hole ana ther 49,