. The literary digest. up—t^ager totake part in the big battle. The machine-gun nests were attacked and taken; pill-boxes were raided and troi)hies of which theGermans had been so proud now began tofall quickly into the hands of our boys. Gradually the hours wore by and thesun began to sink behind our lines. Mostof the ground which we had set out to takewas now in our hands, but more had yetto be taken ere the real prize could be calledours. On the following day. Stptember 30, theGermans n>acted with fierce counter-attacks. The Americans, in the batteredremnants of trenches that they had ca
. The literary digest. up—t^ager totake part in the big battle. The machine-gun nests were attacked and taken; pill-boxes were raided and troi)hies of which theGermans had been so proud now began tofall quickly into the hands of our boys. Gradually the hours wore by and thesun began to sink behind our lines. Mostof the ground which we had set out to takewas now in our hands, but more had yetto be taken ere the real prize could be calledours. On the following day. Stptember 30, theGermans n>acted with fierce counter-attacks. The Americans, in the batteredremnants of trenches that they had cap-tured, had no adequate protection againstthe hurricane of fire that came from theOerman ix)sitions. If it had requiredheroism to advance, it required no lessto hold. As Father Kelly writes: Looking back on it all, one wondershow any human being- could jwssiblyhave lived through the fearful shellingwhich was carried on tliroughout that day,but our lads were determined tliat uo Tho Literary Digest for March 29. 1919. 71 1
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