The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-02-20

culLy was 1OreSeen IN the dlnQenDurg
line with the result that each tank
that went over the top on the morn
ing of September 29th carried it's own
bridge nicely balanced on it's nose,
all ready to drop into the Hindenburg
line when it arrived there.
Our fight on the 29th started for US
about 10 p. m. on the 28th when each
tank took slight sip of gasoline, or
petrol as our British friends call it
rs gallons-and humbled out of the
woods where they had spent the day
to Investigate why Hindenburg thot
that his line could not be broken. If
the Huns could have seen that line
of monsters headed their way, crawl
ing in and out of shell holes, across
bitches, and pushing over an occas-
ional tree that was unfortunate enough
to be in their paths, they would have
known that the next day was to be
very busy as well as very sad one
for them. Six o'clock found us at
the start line, and ten minutes later
we We're engaged in one of The hard
est fought and decisive battles of the
war.
When the sun went down that even
ing Hindenburg was a sadder but wis
er man, and the world knew that the
Hindenburg line was a thing of the
past and we had helped to finish it.
All day the tanks smashed through
wire, breaking paths for the infantry,
to follow, and crushed the machine
guns whose bullets, so deadly to the
infantry, merely tickled their steel
hides.
1t was hard fight and we paid
the price for our success, but it made
everybody more determined to give the
Hun a good clean cur licking to "get
our own back" and this opportunity
was given US on the 9th of October
when we went over with the 3Oth di-
vision and informed the Huns that
they would have to move out of Bran
court.
That was wonderful day for us,
and all the tanks had glorious ban
quet of Huns and machine guns, and
one tank even forgot itself long
enough to put out whole battery of
field guns. There were machine guns
everywhere and many a doughboy
who is growing to come home today
was saved by those crawling monsters
who crush machine guns as easily as
egg shells.
The chief of the British tank corps
was aware of our VOW to get our own
back, and sent the following note:
advance Headquarters Tank Corps,
October 9th. A note to congratulate
you and your fellows on the splendid
results obtained today. l am more
glad that can say that you have had
the opportunity of getting your own
back on the filthy Hun.
"Yours sincerely,
HUGH ELLES."
After this engagement we had a
short rest which was spent in tuning
up the engines and getting the tanks
ready to continue our march to Ber-
lin, which was resumed on the morn
Of October 23d when we crossed the
Selle river with the 9th and 3Oth d.
visions and chased the Hun out of his
position there. This was the same old
story of machine guns, but we had
the added difficulty of a dense fog
which was very great handicap. All
steering had to be done by compass,
and this gave one lieutenant a right
to pose as rival of Christopher Co.
lumbus. His compass was damaged
by shell, and as result he crossed
the Selle river three times thinking
each time that he had crossed diff
ferent stream and getting angrier each
time because he had not been told that
there were more than one river to
cross.
Our next engagement was a minor
attack to straighten the line and to
cover the flank of major attack on
our left. We went over the top in