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42 D.  Champagne.

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wanted to. But we made it a cross all right. and were at the Botem of the hell. the same hell the Germen were and he ~ were still at work. yet I did not see him But I knew that I were close at hand. he were the one I wonted to get, for he were ~ in a good place and no one could get away from him, and he cleened out the ~ first plattoon I knew it. so my Budy ~ and I made our way to him, keepeing well Down under the hill. I did not go miny feet. when I seen him, that were all I wonted to do. Im a good shoot, and I seen him leve the gun, then the swomp were safe to cross. that night we made the Road that were the end of our [[strikethrough]] obje [[/strikethrough]] objeciteve. our shell fire were thin. now for they were comeing closer at one o clock. the artillery were in thir Position

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and Began to fire. the Germens air plaines were ofter us good and strong the end of thir Day we got 14 machine e guns 500 prisners and a town. then we ~ hel the line for the artillery to move up. prisners were comeing throu our line. goeine Back. and every one were happy. that they were out of it. for they knew that, they would see home a gan some time. we only hell the line that night. the machine guns. were thick ~ they keeped spiteing Bullets a cross our line on till  the artillery came up, -- then. that morneing. I got in, with Co I. I had notheing to eait for 3 Days. the Germens line were strong. and shells dropeing every where. yet we were advancing sloley I were in shell holes that were smokeing, and they were