Evening sentinel, Monday, October 26, 1925 · page 3

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By LARRY BOARDMAN..
WASHINGTON. Oct. 26.——Tllln in

.tho lioryoi ‘8' buliet-rlddle’d. bayo-
net-scarred. bed~ridden World War

veteran. who is "carrying on"-and

or: country that isn't.

The veteran is Nathan Williams.

' heroic machine gun captain.

His 27th major op‘erotion already
undergone, Williams is gathering

f strength so he may be operated on

‘ to retired officers

twice more.

The country is America.

Its grateful reward to Williams
ms been to retire him without pay.
"He was just an "emergency" ot-
flcer, was Williams—~and the emorg-
ency over. Uncle Sam couldn't quite
1"aee" a salary allowance to him for
the rest of his lifo, such as in given
of the Regular
Army. ‘

A Pol-ion! Six Years.

Williams is a p‘at-iont at Walter

 

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lined Hospital.
hospital "bunk" for six years. --

Ills right leg already has been
nmputniod below the knee.

It in to be cut oil! above the knee
when Williams in ableyioiwiihstund
ilv knife and the other once more.‘

From his left leg. already 'nenrly
hacked to pieces. another section 0!
bone is to be removed.

Williams isn't‘ complaining.
just smiles.

“I can't kick." he explains, “bo-
cnuse it’s just the fortune of ware-
and a. lot. of the boys are warn of!
than am." .

Son Shot Up,~ Too.

What Williams worries about most
is the fate of his son.

The son is a “total disability" at
the U. S, Nmy' s rehlbiliiation center
in Colorado. He was shot almost to
plocos aboard the U. S. S. Jacob
Jones. on American destroyer, that
was sunk during the World War.

Ho

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The irony ottlie manner in which
a. bare hand hurboen'held out to
Contain William. by the country (or
which keynoriflced himself in uccen~
tnniedvby the facial” before be en-

_ d the Army he was 0. Govern-
mom. t'em ploYe.
. Williams. prior to the war, work-
ed infihe Bureau of Printing and
Engraving.

Then This Hoppcpod.

.Here in Williams own simple nor.
rativo of what happened to him nit-
or war was declared:

"‘1‘ Joined _ihe 80th Division at
Camp L’eo, Va. We were one of the
first outfit: to go
across in March. 1918.

“I had command or a company in
the 815th Machine Gun Battalion.
and Wan wounded sevornl ill-nos. My
skull was fractured. my right knee-
cap lu‘olren. and a. bayonet was
struck through my arm.

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though and ainyetiwviih my
runny. I was the only otilcor
and ’ihoro had to ho nu officer on
hand to slim for rations.

"Then a. battalion raid was order.
ed ,and I got mine.

‘It was Aug. 18. 1918 Somehow
the Germans had been timwd of! an;
to what we were to do. .

”They were all ready undualting
for usé—oniiladed mi with mnchino
guns."i1nd(1 lost ms men in just
three minuios.

Bullets nnd Buyout-is.

"I was shot down. and :1 Count.”
'usiled ut 'nm‘nvith his lmyonot. Ho
:riod to stick it. through run its 1 was
lying: there. I pulled my lvg up for
protection. and he run tho bayonet
through it.

"Tu . lm mm in pull it out no how
could\t‘iniuh the Job. lnn l “hurled
around. no he couldn't get it ioonv. \

"So he pulled thr- Lrilzm-r.

left, ,

rod liquor —- a. real health-
nuiiqipz wide. a wonder-nil all to
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"After that I wasn't, good for.

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