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BEING THE NARRATIVE OF BATTERY A OF THE 101st FIELD ARTILLERY
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CHAPTER VII.
CHATEAU-THIERRY
ABOUT ten o'clock in the evening of July 1, our train pulled into St. Mard. Not a light showed
in the train yards, and the French brakeman warned us, almost in a whisper, that the Boche aeroplanes had bombed the town every night for over two weeks. Rather naturally, therefore, we did not waste much time in detraining. The ramps were exceedingly limited, but in spite of that fact we had all the horses and guns oil the train and were on our way within forty-five minutes of the time we arrived. The knowledge that bombs may explode around you at any moment is a tremendous incentive to speed, especially when there are no dugouts around.
Rumors as to our destination were flying around thick and fast. We had been notified that it was a town called Boutigny, but where was that? We were told by an old French peasant that it was about 28 kilometers away; a fact far from encouraging on a very dark night and with no definite idea as to what direction to take. Our scouts however, who were sent off in different directions to find the route, did not take long to guide us on our way.
All night long we marched. We could plainly see the flashes of the distant guns on the front, while every once in a while the uneven drone of the Boche avions cautioned us to put out our cigarettes. Day light found us entering the outskirts of Meaux, still
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