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EVENING. PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA', WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1919
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OF "STRATEGIC COUP'
Soldier Chronicles Stirring Adventures With Field
Artillery Regiment, Formerly the Old Second
, National Guard of Pennsylvania
VIII THE KimilEU KAILi-HEAD
At the end of two ilns' rcsl, the regi
ment was divided, the mounted men to
continue, the march while the dismounted
cannonicrs were transported by truck.
The combat section, consisting of guns,
caissons, wagons and extra horses, look
up the hike on the night of the l'Ath,
making camp at dajbteak along the
road near Senhurec. That evening they
again started out taking a route parallel
to the front. Although too far back to
hear the sounds of battle, they could
52, easily see the gun flushes and watch
Bthe star shells and lockitx. Micuiy tno
weather was excellent aud the mntelies
were mndc iu a eidunt countij bathed
In the silveiy beams of the moon. On the
afternoon of tho 15th thov rested for
while at Cosle, moing on it slioit dis
tance that cculug to Sois.v. Here they
stayed for two dns, resting up, (Jcan
ing material and taking (are of the
horses,. At (Kit) on tho evening of the
17th they started forwnid again nml
by a forced innuh of orr fortv' Mlo-
,., meters readied iiaiigny in mi Qsaauaira
' fnnrllttfti, tlm linvt ninrnill!
By ERIC SANVIIXE
Battery K, 108tlt V. A.
of September 10 the 107th begau to
appear and ouec again ever one hoped
for those firesides. In the evening the
-cgiment got under way. It was only
to be a short "hike" four or (He kilos
but that lengthened to ten or fifteen
by the time the town of Hcilth lc Haute
was leached.
A Twcnty-fUe 5111c Hike
A halt, a sigh of content, here was
the town, here the billets, but no. the
regiment moved on out into the woods
Dcvoud. 1'itch shelter tents was the
older, as usual, and camp was made
and evciyono turned in to lest. But
not for long: in two hours, motor
ejele and side car tame at full speed
down the load. Thrie was a huiried
talk among the officers, whistles of the
seigetints hounded, aud cver.vbody piled
out. "Holl your packs," was the
older, "leave them in a pile, take jour
rifles aud nuj thing personal. The
packs will be brought bv truik: wc'ic
going to a railhead, for Met, has
fnllen.'
knows and never will know. Anjhovv,
in a half-hour the column wns on the
way back along the road just traveled.
Where was the destination only Major
Hall knewvbut all knew a railroad was
near. Soon the march branched off
from the former taken. Then began a
march that seems like a terrible night
mare. Railroads were cioscd and left
In the rear, big towns passed through,
and still the elusive railhead bounded
on just around the next turn, lly 3
in tho morning all were so wcaiy
for the pace was n fast one that con
versation stopped and one foot me
chanically pushed in fiont of the other.
"Only three 'more kilos," would come
back the report. That distance would
pass and we would still Keep going.
Soon other outfits were seen along the
road sonic resting, other ciobsing the
line of mnich, but none knowing the
destination. As dawn was breaking,
the outskiits of Sermalv were reached
Surely this was the railhead, but, 116,
it passed to the tear like the ict
finally, the lllagc of Audcrnaj was
leached and an organization theie fed
the men a breakfast of colfec aud mead
and jam. A little farther on was a
beautiful pine woods, and thrie on the
bed of pine needles the men tiling tlicm
selves down for a much-needed sleep
after n total hike of more than lhirt
five kilos or about tweutj -hc miles.
I'nscrambllng Their 1'adis
At t in the afternoon the ordei came
to moe again. This time, however, the
hike was onlv short and at ." o'clock
the tonibat division of the regiment
was joined at Itangnj . There a good
"mess" was reads aud also an ismic of
(igarettes, tobacco and chocolnte. Here
the trucks. All tho equipment of some
COO men had been piled together, so
It was tt case of first come first served.
Tor myself my pack and o ercont were
gone, but I got some one's blankets and
mess kit and razor, so considered my
self lucky.
There was n big canal near camp
ing pl.ice. nml. women or not. matter
ing little, many took a plunge, aud
thus braced thcnuclvcs up. At sunset
the regiment was ready to move, but
just before staitlng the men were told
by the officers a little of the plans then
umfir wa. "Our usual oidei of events
to reversed," they said. "The whole
'success of the movement now under
vvny is the secricv with whlili the prep
arations arc made. 1'rom now on all
marches will be made during the night.
The men will renuiln oft the roads
nml under cover during the da.v. so that
no aerial obseivatlon of American
(loops i otilil be made lij the enemj
This Is (o be one of the grenlest stiate
jTic 'coups' of the war, nml If suc
cessful, miy dcrinftclv hasten the end."
Of course this information was rather
nguc and indefinite, yet It did a great
deal toward heartening the men nml
making them forget the terrible hike of
the night before. The regiment was soon
on the road and just nfter midnight
reached Camp St. Itouen, an old French
post.
The regiment remained there all day
and prepaied to sleep there another
night. At midnight, however, came n
change of orders, aud by 1 a. m, the
hike wns on once more. Duj break found
us passing nlong the edge, of a rlver
through rows of Trench camps. At
Scnades the march turnid sharply to thn
left nml there In n little woods along
sldo the stream a two-day halt was
made
(roNTirrr.n tomouiiow)
iinu. mn.l il, nt lo.t iniin.imt wi,nitlie men w ere ordered to regnin their
the iiifniinntimi came from iio one nacks- "mVI' ,ln1 bccn 1,rouK,,t un "?
Thf dismounted men under omuinnd
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of Malor John M. Hall, ill the menu
time, had been piled Into French trm S
and tteated to an nil-night tide, and
what a tide it was. The night, liough
clear, was bitter told, and although the
trucks were covered, the wind ciept iu I
nt many a point. Only occasional J
glimpses could be had of the uunv
towns and villages through which the1
camions whirled, piloted by the skillfull
French drivers. lvery one was vcij
uncomfot table, packed in like t-ardines.
It was impbisible to move an arm or
leg without disturbing evcrv one else.
Sleep wns out of the question, for" one
would no sooner doze than he was
rudely awakened 1 t-ome one dse ti.v
ing to stutch a little.
A Two Das' Rest
Finally at daybreak the camping
place wjs teached. Much had been
said about billets. It always con
xyed good ideas, homes to live in.
nice fneside and comfoits such as
the French soldieis had often been
seen occupjing. 1'ngcrlj the men piled i
out of the ti ucks to liud a ios divvn
and open Held. There weie no billets,
but shelter tents weie pitched at the
edge of it little woods, aud eveij one
became fairlj comfoi table. A town of
fair size, Perthes by name, whs not far
away, aud soou the men beguu to thiong
the streets. Stores weie open, and les
taurauts did a flout islnug business, for
here, at least at first, the men could bu.v
meat and eggs.
For two dajs the outfit had a quiet
and restful time, then orders tame that
a move tnqst be made. Again cainu the
rumois of "billets." Thej said that
the. 107th Artilleiy had gone to the
area ot the lOSth nud that a switch
would be made. During the afteinoou
The Wee One burrow ed her pink I lemonade or couldn't Woe do the
nose deeper In Mothci's neck, nioi
cuddly than usual. Mother Unc
what was coming. National HI:
cult were again In demand nnd sh
smiled, thinking of hi
shelves.
"Wee wants a party," came th
half-smothered confession.
"A party !
away to-da
time to make little cakes foivWee
part
"Wee wants sweet cakes
boxes. Nice nartka
cakes. Mother
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urrlble hard? N'en you wouldn't
as to do not any no little sing but
ut In some sugar and water and
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n't be so awful lots of
trouble, would It, Mother?"
Motheris smile broke into ripples
s hugged so
eath.
"Bless her heart, if that's all the
arty she needs to make her happy.
11 have it this very day or
ants it. Run along
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