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First Lieutenant Boynton, 9th In
fantry, lay sprawled on the ground,
his eyes strained into the first gray
ing light of approaching dawn.
Above the thunder of the enemy ar
tillery preparation he could feel the
pounding of his heart against the
drums of his ear.
Behind that curtain of fire and
thunder Boynton knew the Van Has
sek infantry was moving forward to
the assault. From his position out
in front of the American outpost line
it was Boynton’s job to discover
the attack and fall back to the out
post with twenty riflemen of his who
lay immediately behind him.
Boynton’s eyes caught an instant’s
glimpse of infantry, men silhouetted
against the sheet-lightning of artil
lery flashes. Not more than a hun
dred yards away he estimated the
enemy infantrymen. He slipped the
safety lock of his service automatic
and lifted the weapon in front of
his face. His men, long tense and
ready, fitted the butts of their new
semi-automatic rifles against their
shoulders and waited.
Like a ship looming suddenly out
of a thick fog there came into view
the weaving shadows that were the
flesh and blood of moving infantry.
A spurt of flame leaped from the
muzzle of Boynton’s pistol. It re
leased the pent-up rage of twenty
Garand rifles which sent a stream
of lead pouring into those shadows of
the night.
i In the swift jumble of action Boyn
ton caught the fall of wounded men,
heard the cries of pain, and the
shrill of commanders’ whistles, the
bark of subalterns above the bellow
ing artillery. Rifle flashes stabbed
the graying dawn as the enemy
sprawled to the ground and fired
"'back. Boynton hugged the earth
only long enough to satisfy himself
that it was an attack wave, not a
mere patrol, he had encountered;
then he fell back, his men firing in
termittently as they ran, to the shel
ter of fox holes in the outpost.
The outpost line, lightly held,
poured lead from its semi-automat
ics and machine guns. When it found
itself confronted by superior forces,
its defenders promptly retreated to
the main line of resistance which
ran a ragged, irregular line of
trenches and centers of resistance
over a front of ten thousand yards.
Van Hassek’s infantry, in waves
of men that reached across the
whole front, struck the main line of
resistance just as visibility exposed
the attack.
Colonel Hail of the 9th, observing
the attack from a vantage-point, ex
pected nothing more than that. Lat
er, when Van Hassek’s scheme of
maneuver had cut a critical hole
into the division’s vitals, the whole
force of the frontal attack would
come rushing in to mop up with
firepower and bayonets.
The 9th’s Garand rifles, light ma
chine guns, 37-millimeter cannon,
and small mortars poured all their
hot fury into the surging assault.
One enemy wave after another melt
ed into dead and wounded, but only
to be replaced by living waves that
poured relentlessly on.
Half an hour of furious fighting
passed before Colonel Hail accepted
the evidence of his own eyes.
“My God, the fools are going to
penetrate our center!” he roared.
Astride the Laredo-San Antonio
highway, Van Hassek’s infantry
drove ahead while successive waves
of men melted across open terrain
where there was little benefit of cov
er. Desperately the enemy com-
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manders Ted in reserves from their
superior hordes of men out of which
they could pay the red costs of their
error in underestimating an enemy
who had not been expected to offer
serious resistance here.
What Van Hassek’s infantry lost
to their slower bolt-action rifles they
made up by auxiliary arms, light
machine guns, mortars of many cal
ibers, light and heavy tanks, superi
ority of artillery. Shrapnel, mor
tars, and musketry now beat down
on the American centers of resist
ance with the red convolutions of
some Satanic scourge escaped from
hell. Van Hassek’s men burst ahead
until Boynton could see the distend
ed eyes and gaping, grimacing ter
ror of their faces, as they bared
themselves to a death against which
they did not dare turn their backs.
The enemy poured on into Boyn
ton’s strong-point. Boynton became
aware that the survivors of his men
were breaking, stubbornly fighting
with bayonets, grenades, and mus
ketry as they fell back. Now he saw
enemy tanks rolling in on his men,
tanks whose steel armor deflected
the regiment’s ancient 37-millime
ter guns that were being used until
the new anti-tank guns could be re
duced from paper models to actual
weapons. Boynton turned to rally
his men, giving to his voice the full
strength of his lungs.
“Up and at ’em!” he cried. “To
hell with the swine!”
His voice rose above the storm.
A second time he raised his voice,
then he staggered drunkenly, spun
half around, and fell as conscious
ness snapped from his brain and
his life snuffed out.
Having committed themselves to
this folly of frontal attack, the Van
Hassek commanders fed in reserve
after reserve regardless of cost in
their determination to break through
with as little delay as possible. Once
they succeeded in driving a wedge
deep enough into the American cen
ter, they knew that the whole Ameri
can sector would roll up in a chaos
of defeated regiments.
But to accomplish this, Van Has
sek’s infantry must drive through
succeeding lines. Capturing one,
they faced another equally resist
ant. What the Americans lacked in
auxiliary weapons they made up by
their unshakable fighting spirit, a
discipline hard as steel that put men
through the terrors of battle and
turned a deaf ear to impulses of
flight and surrender. Even succeed
ing waves of tanks failed to terrorize
them or drive them out of position.
All the advantages of auxiliary
weapons failed to avail.
One surging mass of enemy in
fantry engulfed the right of the 23d,
and left of the 9th Infantry, late in
the forenoon. Now the storm rose
to new heights of desperation as
Van Hassek’s infantry sought to
break on through.
Five hundred yards the invader
progressed, swamping one strong
point after another. The Second’s
main line was threatened by a
wedge that would force it back to
its regimental reserve line. A sec
ond attack launched against that
line, if it succeeded, meant inevita
ble defeat.
Into the melee came rushing
American reserves, a co-ordinated
counter-attack by the 3d Battalion
of the 23d and the 2d Battalion of the
9th. They hit with a vigor that halt
ed the menacing enemy masses.
Their semi-automatics, pouring
death as fast as fingers could work
triggers, gave to the attacking
American battalions the infantry
weight of twice their numbers.
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Van Hassek’s men fell back, dug
themselves into fox holes, waited. A
lull came into the firing. The artil
lery roared on, machine guns, light
cannon chattered and boomed. Now
the volcanic eruption of battle lost
something of its volume. The cries
of the stricken could be heard, plain
tive wails of “First aid!”
Van Hassek had lost the first
round. He had committed the brash
folly of underestimating his enemy.
In his haste to blast his way through
to San Antonio his conceit had mis
led him to disregard sound tactical
principles. No matter if the enemy
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The enemy tanks rolling in.
had done the same thing by makSig
a stand, the next move now was up
to Van Hassek.
At the division command post,
General Mole had slept through the
morning preparation fire. Only by
vigorously shaking him had his aide
been able to rouse him out of his
sleep. Dosing himself with strong
coffee, Mole coolly watched the de
velopment of attack. The Van Has
sek strategy had a right to suppose
that the Second would hold lightly
and run off to successive delaying
positions.
Anxiously, Mole and his staff
scanned information as it came in
over the field wires and from obser
vation planes. Van Hassek’s tortu
ous columns, still were moving up
from Laredo. But no fresh move
ment of reserves was located in
the immediate American front. Both
the Brownsville and Eagle Pass col
umns were several hours’ travel
from striking range of either flank.
Casualty reports came in, roughly
computed, by noon. One hundred
and seven officers, most lieutenants.
Nineteen hundred men. A fifth of his
command gone, many of them offi
cers and men with whom he had
served through long years of peace.
But discipline held up, and a stern,
stubborn fighting spirit pervaded the
ranks. That word came from the
commanders of infantry who had
taken the brunt of the losses, it
came from the artillery regiments
which were still being pounded by
long-range artillery.
Against odds of men and weap
ons there remained the valor of a
manpower that could be conquered
only in death, or lawful order of
retreat.
(To Be Continued)
10-49 Case No. 231,171
United States Department of Agri
culture
Farm Security Administration
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that the
United States of America will sell
at public auction the following
described property:
I—horse mule—black—looo lbs.
10 yrs.
Time of sale 10 a. m., May 6, 1941.
Place of sale, Court Square, Blake
ly, Ga.
The property will be sold at pub
lic auction by parcel or lot, as the
circumstances of the sale may de
mand, to the highest bidder for cash.
The United States of America re
serves the right to bid at the sale.
Prior to the sale the livestock may
be examined at Robert E. Murker
son.
Dated the 26 day of March, 1941.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
By William T. Clearman,
County RR Supervisor.
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PETITION FOR DISSOLUTON
OF CORPORATION
GEORGIA, Early County:
To the Honorable C. W. Worrill,
Judge of the Superior Court of said
County:
The petition of the Lanier Furni
ture Company, Inc., respectfully
shoAvs *
1. That on May 2nd, 1938, the
Lanier Furniture Company was in
corporated for a period of thirty-five
years by order of the Honorable C.
W. Worrill, Judge of the Superior
Court of Early County, Georgia.
2. That H. J. Middleton, at the
time of the filing of this petition,
owns all of the shares of stock of
said corporation.
3. That all of the debts of said
corporation have been paid.
4. That said H. J. Middleton de
sires to surrender the charter of
said corporation and have said cor
poration dissolved as provided by
law.
5. WHEREFORE, petitioner prays
an order of the court dissolving
said corporation, as provided in the
Georgia Code of 1936, Section 22-
1873.
PHILLIP SHEFFIELD,
Petitioner’s Attorney.
GEORGIA, Early County:
Before me, the undersigned notary
public, personally appeared H. J.
Middleton, who, being duly sworn,
says on oath that the statements
and allegations in the foregoing peti
tion are true and correct; that he
is the owner of all of the stock of
the said Lanier Furniture Company,
and that he has authority to make
this affidavit and to affix the seal
of said corporation.
H. J. MIDDLETON.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this 7th day of April, 1941.
C. W. PULLEN,
Notary Public State at Large.
At Chambers, Blakely, Ga.
The above and foregoing petition
for dissolution of charter, read and
considered, and it appearing to the
Judge that the application is legiti
mate and within the purvew and in
tentions of the law of this State, it
is hereby ordered and adjudged that
said application be, and the same is
hereby granted, and the said Lanier
Furniture Company is hereby dis
solved as a body corporate, as
prayed for. Let notice of said peti
tion and of this order be published
as provided by law.
This April 7bh, 1941.
C. W. WORRILL,
Judge of Superior Courts,
Pataula Circuit.
GEORGIA, Early County:
Personally appeared A. T. Flem
ing, who being duly sworn, says on
oath that he is the publisher of the
Early County News, a newspaper
having a general circulation and in
which the advertisements of the
Sheriff of said County appear, and
that the principal place of business
of said newspaper is Early County,
Georgia; deponent further states
that there has been deposited with
said newspaper the cost of publish
ing four insertions of the above and
foregoing application, once a week
for four weeks, with the order of
the Honorable Chas. W. Worrill
thereon.
A. T. FLEMING.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this 7th day of April, 1941.
C. W. PULLEN,
Notary Public State at Large.
GEORGIA, Early County:
I hereby certify that the above
and foregoing application for disso
lution of corporation, with the order
of the Judge thereon, and the affi
davit of A. T. Fleming, publisher of
the Early County News, was filed in
my office on this 7th day of April,
1941.
BERT TARVER,
Clerk of the Superior Court
Early County, Georgia.
GEORGIA, Early County:
Received of Phillip Sheffield, at
torney for Lanier Furniture Com
pany, the sum of $5.90, the same
being in full payment of all costs
which have accrued in connection
with the foregoing application for
dissolution of the charter of Lanier
Furniture Company.
BERT TARVER,
Clerk of the Superior Court
Early County, Georgia.
CITATION
GEORGIA —Early County:
To whom it may concern:
L. F. Douglas, as administrator of
the estate of Mrs. Dora Wilkins
Stuart, deceased, having applied to
me by petition for leave to sell the
real estate of said deceased, this is
to notify the creditors and kindred
that said application will be passed
upon at the May term, 1941, of the
Court of Ordinary of said county
and that, unless cause is then shown
to the contrary, said leave will be
granted.
This 9th day of April, 1941.
D. C. MORGAN, Ordinary.
CITATION
GEORGIA —Early County:
The return of the appraisers set
ting apart twelve months’ support to
the famliy of Orange Bailey, deceas
ed, having been filed in my office,
all persons concerned are cited to
show cause by the sth day of May,
1941, why said application for twelve
months’ support should not be grant
ed. This April 9, 1941.
D. C. MORGAN, Ordinary.
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10-49 Case No. 239,500
United States Department of Agri
culture
Farm Security Administration
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that the
United States of America will sell
at public auction the following
described property:
I—mare mule —dark bay—named
“Hattie”—7 yrs. old.
I—horse mule—b 1 a c k—named
“Mike”—6 yrs. old.
I—Milch cow—mixed—dark.
1— turn plow—Avery—3l lbs.—
2 hr.
I—distributor—Seay Guano.
I—planter—Cole—Single hopper.
I—pressure cooker—National—2l
qt.
Time of sale 10 a. m., May 6, 1941.
Place of sale, Court Square, Blake
ly, Ga.
The property will be sold at pub
lic auction by parcel or lot, as the
circumstances of the sale may de
mand, to the highest bidder for cash.
The United States of America re
serves the right to bid at the sale.
Prior to the sale the livestock may
be examined at Edward C. Scar
borough and the other property may
be examined at Edward C. Scarbor
ough.
Dated the 26 day of March, 1941.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
By William T. Clearman,
County RR Supervisor.
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10-49 Case No. 231,171
United States Department of Agri
culture
Farm Security Administration
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that the
United States of America will sell
at public auction the following
described property:
I—wagon—Holman—l hr.
Time of sale 10 a. m., May 6th,
1941.
Place of sale, Court Square, Blake
ly, Ga.
The property will be sold at pub
lic auction by parcel or lot, as the
circumstances of the sale may de
mand, to the highest bidder for cash.
The United States of America re
serves the right to bid at the sale.
Prior to the sale the livestock may
be examined at Jessie W. Scarbor
ough.
Dated the 26 day of March, 1941.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
By William T. Clearman,
County -RR Supervisor.
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