331st field artillery, United States army, 1917-1919 . > 331L1 Field Artillery, Although study and goldbricking occupied most of the time, we still foundsome time for passes to Cazaux, La Teste and Arachon. Murderous Mac andHappy Jack upheld the honor of the Battery and brought home the bacon ina fistic encounter with a dozen or more dark colored gents at Cazaux. The in-tricacies of the La Teste streets proved toomuch for Slim Kropp and Ralph Ostrum andthey wandered many miles out of their coursein returning to the Battery. They both ex-plained their tardiness to the Captain by thesame stor
331st field artillery, United States army, 1917-1919 . > 331L1 Field Artillery, Although study and goldbricking occupied most of the time, we still foundsome time for passes to Cazaux, La Teste and Arachon. Murderous Mac andHappy Jack upheld the honor of the Battery and brought home the bacon ina fistic encounter with a dozen or more dark colored gents at Cazaux. The in-tricacies of the La Teste streets proved toomuch for Slim Kropp and Ralph Ostrum andthey wandered many miles out of their coursein returning to the Battery. They both ex-plained their tardiness to the Captain by thesame story, so that the alibi proved O. K. ifa little lame. Kilbourn Ed made several experiments whileenjoying a pass to Arcachon. He proved tohis own satisfaction that man and beast arealike in more ways than one. For the experi-ment he used one Spanish burro, one plug ofHorse Shoe, and one quart of cognac. Theist two added to the first resulted in a slightl. According ntoxicated jackass,to Dukleth the same result occurs if a man and cognac are mixed. The drinks proved too much for several. Antonio Polajczuks diary containsthe following account of too much cognac: December 15th:—I been in the Y. and seen a movie; fine coming home, find m Corporal Amacher too much Cognac. He sleep latrine. I call m get no can get up. I put, carry on my back, put home. Camouflage wasnt the only man sleeping on duty. Buzzer McDonnelloffers the following to prove that a buglers job is pretty soft, but we always sus-pected that their practice wasnt all it should have I was walking far outdoorsI met two buglers, Hada and day says I, I hope it answer? Soft, low, wheezing snores,Bugler Hada, Trumpeter were cut short the 21st of November, when the news was spread thatwe were to leave for home at once. Thanksgiving, with its big feed, was only afew days away, but we didnt dar
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