. History and rhymes of the lost battalion . and hand grenades, several false orders werefound to be passing down the American one occasion at least some one was heard tocry out in English, with a German accent: Gazmasks. It may well be that the former citizenof Seattle was the one who was giving theseorders. Lieutenant Prinz was the man who wrote thenote to Major Whittlesey demanding his sur-render on the ground of humanity, in order tosave further casualties to the surrounded Ameri-can forces. There had been casualties, serious ones. Givenote to this significant sentence from the Op
. History and rhymes of the lost battalion . and hand grenades, several false orders werefound to be passing down the American one occasion at least some one was heard tocry out in English, with a German accent: Gazmasks. It may well be that the former citizenof Seattle was the one who was giving theseorders. Lieutenant Prinz was the man who wrote thenote to Major Whittlesey demanding his sur-render on the ground of humanity, in order tosave further casualties to the surrounded Ameri-can forces. There had been casualties, serious ones. Givenote to this significant sentence from the Opera-tions Report of Captain Barclay McFadden,Company A, 308th Infantry: On the 8th ofOctober the Pocket was relieved and all that re-mained of A Company which could walk backwere three men. A great many word pictures, at the time and Rhymes of a Lost Battalion Doughboy. Rhymes of a Lost Battalion Doughboy since, have been painted of tlie Gethsemanethrough which the heroic battalion was passingduring those five days. Most of them were fanci-ful, based on stories told by self-nominatedheroes or by artists in w^ords who were not this connection it is interesting to read whatthe chief actor in the drama was writing him-self, and sending back to headquarters by hiscarrier pigeons, the only line of communicationleft open. Pigeon No. 1—We are being shelled byGerman artillery. Can we not have artillerysupport? Pigeon No. 2—Our posts are broken, onerunner captured. Germans in small numbers inour left rear. Have located German mortar andsent platoon to get it. E Company met heavyresistance—at least 20 casualties. Pigeon No. 3—Germans are on cliff north ofus and have had to evacuate both flanks. Situa-
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