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were 110w on their way to El Centro to take that city. We were encamped near El Centro and were coming to meet them and stop them. On this particular maneuver, one of the officers put me in charge of a patrol to the right to locate the enemy and report it. It happened that the patrol were all members of my squad so it was called Hninth squad patrolf, IVe went thi'ouoh the usual way of formind a Xltl'Ol bv sendind out 1'i0'ht and b , b . b 6 left Hankers and the mint to the front. The formation resembled a rllOlnlJOld 1 . IIEIVIDU its corner at the advanced xnnt and the diaO'onal runninO' 1n the same b I b :5. direction as our course. Hanna tormed thls home. we moved torward and b b v I took 111V ilace 1n the center of the hdure so as to kem in touch w1th all the . '1 h b - po1nts. We made our way 111 this formation for about a mile when the ad- vanced point signaled back tteneniy in large nuinbersll by raising and lower- ing his rifle above his head several times. This meant that the number of the enemy was greater than our main body. That hnished one of our duties. but another duty was before us that was equally as hard. lVe had accomplished our duty nto seelt and were to per- form the other duty Kland not to be seen? So I signalled tlassembledtl by waving my hand over my head in the form of a circle. My men came creep- ing and crawling to me. They understood their duty. Then we started back to our main body by creeping along a diteh-bank. XVe got so far and were caught. We could not go any farther without being seen. so we signalled back to our main body and crept in a ditch to get out of the enemy's way and to let our main body attack then1, XVC crawled as fast as we could, but could not reach the desired place in time so were captured. XVe were at first condemned to the Ktspanking machine, and as we were opposed by three times our number of larger men we had to submit the best we could. Then, they decided not to ClO that and brought us by a ditch, across which a two-by-four was laid about four inches above the water. :ILetls make them walk the planij suggested one. They all assented and each one of 11s was escorted by two or three of. them to our downfall. llCorporal first? cried one. and so I was brought to the head of the line. They brought me to the edge of the ditch and there I saw that there was only a two-by-fonr about ten feet long between me and safety. There was no telling how deep the ditch was. as the water was muddy. WlOne. two, threelll shouted the executor and I was shoved out over the muddy grave. The two-by-four gave way and I sank into the lukewarm. muddy, hateful water, Clear up over my ankles! I kept my feet going and after a great struggle with death. Finally overcame it and reacherl the other side of the ditch safely. I will not try to write what I said or tlltl after I got over there, where they couldift reach me, but instead. I'll tell about how the other boys strug- gled for life and won. Each was taken in turn and helped along by a nice little shove. They all overcame death by more or less struggling. Some of thii'ly-two
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