Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07

Driving a cnal team ana driving
back SBo Germans with BODY 81 -
men and four machine guns is about
as TWO different methods II torce as
one will find travelling The world
over, Re. SUCH has been within tnf
career Of Arthur Toulouse. former
connected with the 1olEt Trench
l,itrrtnr Battery. Far taking Par II
me dr,v,ns back Of Ine so E.i--nl,ls
thur Toulouse. ms brave -.':,.lS-
i,!;-u1ed son NJ F-lIlce. WIS c'lt-
w..e aiturlon -eads n par n f-.iuw@
''tlut.c- npavy eneIuy smell .-rt. ,...
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prove e.'-T llly-:'lIrn alll.. i ', IL
Z !. l. a. ~, positions. .,.4l ..,u .--
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i.e1 reg mem. Wuec ne ~eg!rnent
wcI-I 70 Erunswlck NJ was trans
fer,ed = rhe lewiston s.l.n;v- ana
itJe- went 70 5nx.nl-d. Mass. gong
over seas octoner ia returning
"a ne United States March 4. I21e
The wording II -ns c.I:.Jinn IL pa
winch waF personally ulrac-ea -o
Ar--...ur Taii.nuse. ne anuvF Iuutcd
neing 70 me 'negrn4-e u A. ;7;4l,---
WIS IN par as fu,ows- "u1r.n@.7.i,4.
for ''vour gallant conluc. ma ne
votIu:l II du'N n eAe i~lu u. anr!l
s, LIS while ..nde' ne. -.,le-.lv smell
IRE and Eas, Toul Sectur.''
The story u Ing O-averv w.1lrn
called forth The cl,;-ion 4 the words
uf 4 relative u Young Toulouse VINO
WIS tnld ny he young man " the
act was; While the -0-H Trench
Mor-nr Battery was II se-1-,ce n ne
-nui Sector -Apr:! s STAY shells were
SEM IN telling the americans thar
me Germans were COMING The M.
cnIne guns. as IS -ile custom. u.... mn
mic service after -Af infantry as me
enemy can spot The machine guns
and pu! them easily ON If ~orm,s-
SION Bun me signals were nur seen
by the infantry ana me Germans
We're coming. Something nan n no
done and done quickly o- -ta- sec-or
Of the line would be wrpad nn-. v-bn
signals were seer hv The men be1lnd
tne machine guns AND hey were the
ones VINO acted. They nnaneri f-a
upon the nncoming hnrues Of grew
caps. There were 900 Germans IN
that bunch which formed the a-eacs
and the FIRE which was opened nv
The = men behind the four machine
guns WIS SO rapid and So thick and
SO directly 70 the point -nar ne 500
Germans were amazeh, bewiIdered
ann completely lost when tho c,yn.
mands to continue advancing were
gwen. The Germans turned and -ar.
AND scattered themselves ova- mo
landscape generally: some Of -haro
were snut. n fac- q good MANY NJ
them were shpf; some Of rh.rn r,-
stuck IN the Darned WIRE e.-1tarrla-
menrs and cnuld not ger anv ea--rer
and the whole " them changed their
course- which was N any direction
except into the face Of the dear,v
charges which came from The fo,,r
,nacfine guns. The charges -nada
by the u men behind the rou- -ra.
chine guns were SO uuick and sn
deadly that the Germans got the ides
TINT much larger COMPANY was
holding the ground The Dosi1ion
WIS If cnurse an imoortan, one ann
the action If the men behind me
machine guns was Of the utmost
vaiNa
Arthur Toulouse was born IN
eehebec. Canada. the son " Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Toulouse and ms liveu
IN Anguish fnr some time. For the
p"sehl ne is in lawrence. Mass.
Where he will remain for some time
We Shall Not Sleen