The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1918 Page: 4 of 4
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KEEP YOUR SHOES NEAT
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uw° Shoe
Dressing
FOR MENS, WOMENS AND CHILDRENS SHOES
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9 The Gbrtfessidns
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Written by a Prussian Offker.\jb?\
Who Participated in the'Ravag?,
ing and Pillaging of Belgium
The dily Meat JVIarket
Measday &. Co., Proprietors "
Excellent A1**;its from Healthy Animals. A Clean
and I!one.;t Service. Rtibenic Every Saturday
Near Holland Hotel -• Prompt Delivery
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W. A. BUCHANAN
PLUMBING, TINNING AND TANKS
Estimates Furnished on any Job.
I lavr your plmiihiiiK done by a workman who
iridrrtilaiid» Sanitary Work.
Write or phone your wants.
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Ranch Loans A Specialty.
Unlimited Funds—No Delay.
E. B. Chandler,
102 E. Crockett St. San Antonio, Texas
Pecos & Rio Grande Telephone
Company.
Long Distance Connections
I lave- a telephone in your residence. It is a
necessity and not a luxury.
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Alpine MVonsfer
I'nHstMigcis and baggage hauled to and from
all trains at any bout
' Phone 168
Our big n are ready to handle anything. Let
us figure with you.
R. It. Slight & Co
Drugs and Sundries.
Phone 3
CHIU SUPPER
EVERY DAN
PeteGallego
Mexican Dishes A Specialty
Reasturant
Thaln Building
South of troek
Your Tire Troublos End
When Yon Use Notional
Rubber Tlroflllor.
Matt Smith, Agnt, Alpine,
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CHAPTER V.
V' l fur front Sommepy. the French
ivur t'lt.'ittl kKi|i|m-iI (iffiilsi. Four bat-
teries ,ii’ our artillery were brought
into position un,| our company, along
nidi niiictiine Kunx, were ordered to
protect llie artillery. The artillery of-
iti i rs i|i,| not think this suttli-leiit pro-
lei-tiou liHsusv the ulrplunea had dla-
coven'd the preHcnce of strong French
• nuilrj detui’limeiilM and u cavalry at-
ta«k uns Mispi-cted. However, a
stroiiBer Kuurd could not he provided
mill ilii-i'i- wuh nothing to he done but
lake our position end inuke the beat
■it iIn- situation. We dug ourselves lu
to Hu- iIkIiI mid left of the batteries,
n n lli lil of miiiiiII pine trees. The ma-
liliic kuiis were s, t up and supplied
•vltli iiiiiiuimlllon. We were then given
iii-.ii'iii'ilims us to wlmt'lo do In the
i i-i,t of a cuvuli-y iittuck. An oli
!»iiIor of lufiinlry, with white hair,
c< 111111111 ud. "Our unit waa placed
•' 11!i the lufiintry. hut our “brave" of-
tici-i s ili-uppcurcd suddenly. To them
(In- ili-fi-nse of the fallierlund waa the
hiisiui-ss of u private. Since we had f
been ussl;:ned to assist Infantry, our
••Ulcers considered themselves super-
iltioiis and look French leave.
This state of uffalra affects only
'’pioneer” odlcern who. when their
units are nltnched to Infantry or chns-
seiir divisions, acarcely ever take part
In a liatlle. This was the case with
our ollIcci'H during my whole war ca-
reer. They remulned far away from
iIn- Kunllre In comfortable security.
I'lils Is also llie case with many In-
fniitry captains and almost all higher
• •Hirers. Majors, colonels, etc., never
mke part In a storming attack. I was
(••III. and several times I observed this
myself.
(hir Instructions were ns follows: In
iln- event of a eavulry attack, every-
thin); must lie quiet. The gun must
he (minted but hidden. The machine
gnu must not be llred until the major
In eoniiniiiid gives the order. Then
there must he a lively, quick Are. Our
hiiiicrh-s llred violently at a blplaue
Ilyin;; lil^ti over lliem which gflve Sig-
nals with Ntur shells which were read
only liy the observer.
Itut the expected attack did not
come, the enemy's Infantry was not to
la- seen. We prepared to resume our
inarch and were all ready to mova
when the order enme to bivouac. The
split w Here we were to rest was as
usual lived hy the staff so that they
knew where to tlnil us at any time.
Hardly hail we reached the place when
•uir Held klfeticn. which we supposed
had been lost, nppi-nred as If It had
collie out of llie ground. Those In
eliiirge of the Held kitchen had re-
ceived 'no knowledge of our losses of
llie last few days and had rooked for
the old iiumher. They wefe greatly
surprised on seeing Instead of a brave
company of strong “pioneers,” a lot
of lagged, exhausted, crushed human
shadows. We were given soup, bread,
meat, apples and every one received ■
cigarette, which was more welcome to
most of us lima food and drink.
The next morning we slept until all
o’clock mid even though we were lying
on Hu* hare ground II was vary hard
lo wake us. Ilrenkfast waa axcellent.
It consisted of mutton whleh had been
requisitioned, vegetables, bread, coffee,
a goldet of wine, and ham. Our cap-
tain told us to cal all we could aa «•
had a hard day’s march before us.
We resumed our inarch at seven
o'clock. Kverylmdy was In high spirits
and In the course of our conversations
It became apparent that we had lost
track of the time entirety.' Nobody
knew
»hetlier if waa Monday Of
Wednesday or whether It was the llfth
or tenth of the month. This condition
became more and more general. 8ol
dlera never know Iho day of tho week;
one Is Just like another. Saturday.
Mumluy or jgniraduy.
We *top|ied to rent at noon on a
large farm hut were obliged to watt
In llie rain for the Held kitchens. Mean
while we licl|ied ourselves. We shot
one of Hie cows grating In me meadow,
cut open Hie hide without bothering to
drain the blood from the carcass. Then
every body cut off a piece of meat, atilt
warm, whleh wan fried In a pot cover
or eaten raw with a little aatt hy a
grant many of the soldiers. This kill-
ing of cattle waa repealed almost dally
,l«jr the soldiers acting without orders
from lli«dr superiors. Aa a consequence
they all got stomach trouble from eat-
liTg meat which waa too fresh without
hraud or vegetables. In spite of thlo
the practice was continued. It a sol-
dier hernia# hungry during a pause la
the inarching and found a pig. cow ar
lamb, he shot It. cut out a piece for Ida
own use, and lot Iho root spoil.
ITuler a burning midday sua wo
marched on auild clouds of dual, along
a road used hgr munitions columns and
other units, which never gave tho duot
an op|M>rtualty to fettle. la all fee
Helds which we passed, fugitives had
set up iheir camps, where they lived,
like poor homeleao gypalea. Many name
up to ua had begged for arvapa of
bread.
Wo marched without rest tag ltd Into
la I ha evening and at about also
o'clock wo approached tho city holt
mU feusramsfew fas mtaofe UfeyMiJ Amga.
VR gee giOTUg ■rmiMti
mnt a battle had start*I. Wa wee#
ordered to Mho a port of tho north-
weal sect Ian of the city. % It wae at
ready dark add once mart we halted.
The talfe all around ua wace covered
with dead, la the middle of the rfoeers
wore French hottreteo and monition
qatamaa. Homes and driven had heew
After a ten-minute rest we started
again end In double-quick step ap-
proached a little forest. In which dis-
mounted cavalry and Infantry were
engaged with the euemy In a desperate
hand-to-baud light.
As a aubterfilfcc we threw ourselves
Into the place with blood-curdling yells.
XVe succeeded In the darkness In reach
tug the enemies’ rear. The surprise
attack was a success and the French,
atartled by our yells and hy the at-
Tack, threw up tbelr hands and sur
rendered. Mercy waa not shown them
by the InfdHated cavalrymen.
Whenever there appeared to he any
letup of the slaughter of the disarmed
Moldlers by our men new horrors were
enacted under the commands of the
officers, who kept shouting. “No quar-
ter. slaughter everybody." Such were
the orders of our distinguished offl
cers. We pioneers also had to take
part In thla cold-blooded murder of un
armed men. who had throwu down
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accu il
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shar| t
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the i r
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the A i
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breaa i
(Htlipf I
an el t
the d
stunt
Ofl
came
Hm i i
had i
wouli I
the h i
force
meat
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ened
Prust
No i
sense r
those i
kill t I
by ml I
by Hi i
still I I
could »
•bear
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and i
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capta t
lleutc
Both
of th I
none i
them,
ora hi
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some'
event
my ct
for n
his |
trldgi I
carry
and i
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have
name;
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come
about
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the ni
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like a
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The
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ewemi
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lying
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them
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and If
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mc uflM-1.-- mi n't i <>:nt» fhe French
t-nve tt|■ ilieir |nu,i:ii>]i- mill retired In
tl;.* ilire-tiim nf S.i j*|»i >*. ’.Vbetlier our
•mi|«iny w«s nu !,n:_vr •-••nshlt-ret) III
tn n-;l.i ur wlietlu-r were not needed
Hitj idii^ri I iln i.*,t liiHiw. We received
• »»-■!•-r- in •.-•• Into Itut neither
a iinrn imr n stable could he found so
Unit nolliuiK remr.Imd hut to camp In
tin- n*>*-ii. The Imuscs were ull ttlleil
with h(ii:iii|i-iI. <‘liizi-n« of the town,
who hurl noi ih t! were nil (Withered In
u large hum. Their houses were most
l> destroyed mi iluii tlic.% Imd lo lunke
use of wlint slii-Fti-r wus oITereil them
There <■ ns mu- tM-cpIion to tills ur
rongemi-iil :ind Hir t was n very old lit-
tie m.iilu-rly x.o.isii silling, bitterly
erylng. by llie da-hrls of her lute honn
mill iinlMuly coiilil induce her to leave
In llie burn, which served as a slid
ler io the civilians, were thrown to
get her men mill women, youths, ch!l
•Iren uml old men. Many were wound
ed hy shell splinters uml cartridges
uml others luiil suffered hill ns. Kvcry-
tvbere was the most terrible misery;
sick mothers mid hrilf-stnrved lufuuts
for wliniii there v\us no milk were
obliged to perlsli here; old people diet!
from llie excitement uml fright of the
previous few days and last of ull men
uml women In the prime of life slowly
died from wounds hecnu.se there was
uolioil.v to cure for iIm-iii.
A company of llesslan reserves
every one a veteran, passed with
liowed heads mid fifed feet. They must
have hud a very long mm-cli. Their of
Ijcers tii,d to make them move more
lively. They ordered that a song lit
«nng hut the llesvfnns were not In the
nood.
“Will you sing, you pigs?” cried an
ollleer and the pitlfuMookliig "pigs”
fried tn obey this order. Faintly -•mind-
'd from the ranks of Hie overtired
men: “Deutschland. Deutschland
I'chcr Alien, Ueher Alien In Der Welt.”
Despite their broken strength, their
tired feet, disgusted and resentful,
these men sang their symphony of su-
per Ceriitunlsm.
Several comrades who like myself
hud watched tills troop puss came to
Bfe -'A i ' —
ALPINE CHAPTER 1SS OEJL
meets the first Tuesday in each
month at 8 o’clock.
Mrs.Violet L. Newell. W.M
Miss Ethel Moss, Secretary.
NEW TRAIN SCHEDULE
K. C. M. & O.—Orient
Arrives 11:59 p. m. Dep. 1:45 a.m.
G. H. & S. A.—Southern Pacific
East Bound.
No. 10 Due to arrive, 6:5? a. m.
No. 102 Due to arrive 10:25 p. m.
West Bottnd
No. 9 Due to arrive 9:52 a. n*.
No.^101 Due to arrive 1:36 a. m.
taftnc
THE SOUTHERN
LINES WILL SERVE THE
PUBLIC BY GIVING
GOOD SERVICE
Frmgfct and
hot Was tiro War
WAR SAVING STAMPS *-
COURT CALENDAR
Justice Court Precinct No. 1 meet;
on the Fourth Monday in each
month
County Court meets Avery Third
Monday in February, May, August
and November.
Commissioners' Court meets every
Second Monday in February, May,
August and November.
Probate Court meets Wednesday
of the first week of County Court.
District Court, 63rd Judicial Dis-
trict, meets the Sixth Monday after
the First Monday in January and
July.
Yoa Not Oaljr LcbA I
Livingston
Undertaking Co.
W. S. BECHTOL
Dental Surgeon
Phone.....1U
office in Dnrling Bldg.
alpink. - r _ Texas
J. R. Middlebrook,
Physician
and Surgeon
Office in Lackey Building
Office Phone 54
Residence Phone 161
C. W. Livingston, *
W. G. Young, Alpine, Ted
Marls, “Texas.
J. F. SUTTON
Attorney *at-Law
Offices is DarifeglRf.
Alpine, - - Texas.
Trans Pecos
Abstract Company
W. M. SANFORD. Mgr:
Abstracts furnished on short notice
Almne, Texas
WORK GUARANTEED
I
Sitting, Bitterly Crying, by the Debris
of ^Her L-to Homo.
(To kg continued)
L L MARTIN, Jr,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office nt Cgnrfe—s
ALPINE. TEXAS
W. VAN SIClCLE
Attorney and
Counselor at Law
“OVER THE TOP"
We are prepared to make a new
Top for your Auto. We put them
over properly. g
G. H. Yates, Saddlery.
TRESPASS NOTICE
Persons taking wood, water or
grass in any of the'02 pastures will
be prosecuted for trespassing.
H. T. Fletcher, Manager.
ALPINE,
TBXA8
Oak Wood—$7.50 a Cord-
Phone 222.
Wicks for New Perfection Oil
Stoves at Alpine Funiture Co.
Join the War Savings Society.
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HTME LONG RUN-si
sssaan^oNBnaiB^dBffa
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3SS
the Allies nnd the Huns have 25,000 miles of trendies.
With' rings of trendies, gradually drawn smalsr,
yrobably^ thefast modern trendi weriere, the Turin hi
Vauban, buildcr of Verdun,.in 1673 enfkqred ffiR *
first parallel trenches, the system of the prtNSt war. *
Defeat, not foresight, turned dm Germs* to trmcli »
warfare. But Goodrich never had to dig in. j
Since twenty-two years af» Goodrick menMffietursd n
the first American pneumatic automobile tire. Goodrich
has driven ahead to the big, graceful, meeteml— ,
m m
c
Ihf
But whether
faeture bybringing
Or originating the nan practical non skid, the
bar, safety-tread, or tough Meek tread rubber—
economy in gasoline saved,—and long milsagr.
the & p. ooopRicHRubber ^oo
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Livingston, C. W. The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1918, newspaper, June 13, 1918; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803534/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend).