The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 21, 1919, Page TWO, Image 2
EXCITING STORY RELATED
BY WALTER L. RUFF
Lands in New York?Wounded by
Shrapnel, Popular Soldier is
Picked Up.
New York, Feb. 12.?Severely
wounded by shrapnel and picked up in
"No Man's Land" by four German soldiers
who were fleeing to the American
lines to surrender, was part of
the exciting story told today at Dabar
kation Hospital No. 3 in this city by
First Class Private Walter L. Ruff of
1430 Main Street, Columbia, S. C.
Ruff is a well known young insurance
man of Columbia. His home is in
Newberry, S. C.
Ruff is a member of Company A,
One Hundred and Eighteenth Infantry
of the Thirtieth Division, which
was cited several times for gallantry
in action. He enlisted in May, 1917,
and was sent to Campj Sevier, where
he took special training in first aid
wnrk and was later namde one of the
two^lrst aid men in his company. In
May of last year, Private Ruff was
sent to England, thence- to Calais,
France, with his division. The com'pany
was in a training camp at Zouafques,
for three weeks, after which
it was sent to the Belgian front in
Jnly.
The Thirtieth Division, with the
"Twenty-seventh, was brigaded with
English regiments and its first action
was at Kemmel Hill, where the Germans
had been entrenched for four
years and which the French were betting
would not be taken by the Americans.
The doughboys captured the
hill, however, after some of the most
brilliant fighting of the war up to that
time. They had many castualties,
however, and as first aid man, Ruff
worked night and day for a week. The
division was then sent to Bours,
France, where it took special training
in nrivATipinsr behind the tank bat
talions. The Thirtieth and Twentyseventh
were then sent to between St.
Quentib and Cambrai, where on September
26, the great assault was begun
against the Hindenburg line.
The Germans made a stubborn resist
ance but the doughboys smashed tne
famous line and shoved the Huns
back several miles before being relieved.
In that drive the division
lost many of its best men.
"After that we went back to what
was called a rest camp," said Ruff.
"We were there only two days when
we were snt up to the lines again on
October 5. On October 8 we started
-N another drive. I was kneeling on tne
ground dressing a wounded soldier
when a shell burst near me. A piece
of it struck the left side of my neck,
cutting away the chain that held my
identification, tag and passing through
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| the neck, came out the back, undei
I my ear. I became semi-conscious ant
II dizzy and could not help myself
'Shells were falling about me and ma
chine gun bullets ploughed up th<
earth at my side and I think th<
snipers were trying to finish off my
self and the wounded man I had beei
helping.
"I tried to crawl away but could no
imake much headway. Suddenly I sav
jfour Germans running toward ou:
I rear. They had no guns and wer<
| evidently breaking all speed record:
| to surrender. I waved to them ant
j ordered them to stop. They couk
i speak no English but I made knowi
I what I wanted and they picked m<
i up and carried me back two miles t<
ja dressing station. It must have beer
1 o fimnu ciirht ta coo f? tL*rmr>fiprf
jaid man being brought in by foui
(Germans. We were shelled all th<
way back and it was lucky we wen
all alive when we reached the dress
, ing station.
; "1 was later taken to Base Hospita
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.hospitals. I have had no mail sinct
II was wounded and am anxious to gei
back home. I? cannot speak too highlj
:of the treatment we boys received
from the Red Cross and the Salva
ition Army in France."
Ruff said two members of his com
pany received the distinguished ser
ivice cross for gallantry. They were
j "William Jones of Abbeville, S. C., and
Private Faison of Dillon, S. C. Ruff's
commanding officer, Maj. James E
Poore of Columbia, has written a let
ter to Ruff's family, telling of manj
individual deeds of bravery the younj
man performed under fire and it maj
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be recommended for the D. C. S., ii
he has not already been.
To Extend Insurance.
The State.
Washington, Feb. 7.?Congressmar
Dominick yesterday introduced a bill
amending the war risk insurance aci
by which tbe automatic insurance pro
vided in the original act and whict
was only effective until February 12
H917. will be extended to all soldien
and sailors who were disabled or losl
their lives and had failed to apply foi
insurance, within 120 days after theii
entry into service. There has been c
jgreat deal of confusion and misunder
standing as to tthis automatic insur
ance and the bill introduced by Mr
iDominick is intended to clear up this
| confusion and if passed will allow the
itutuiiiatiu iiioui auic 111 cvci j
where a mail became disabled or lost
his life during the war, without hav
ing applied for insurance within 12(
days after his entry into the service
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Commercial
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ienne with "My Soldier Girl'' at the
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5 j George Lutner Summer, only son of j
James Emmie Summer and Minnie'
- Haltiwanger Summer, was bom near 1
r Peak, S. C., on the 8th day of April,
? 1901, and departed this life at the
T home of his parents on the 12th day
> of December, 1918, he being at the
f time of his death 17 years, eight
j months and four days old. He leaves
to mourn his departure a loving mother,
father and sister and a host of rel- i
j atives and friends. He was always a1
i dutiful and obedient son and a con
I; sistent member of St.- John's Evangel-1
t' leal Lutheran Church and the Sunday i
- school. He was never heard nor
t known to indulge in bad language
> and was always considerate of others.;
i By his excellent conduct he endeared
t. himself to all who knew him. Hav*!
ing won a scholarship by his excellent
r: work in the class of which he was a
11 member at the Little Mountain High
-1 school in June, 1918, he entered New- ;
-! berry College in September, 1918,
. I where by his manly and Christian con- j
J j duct he became a favorite with the
i! student body and the faculty. His ,
i i vnnnar life was full of Dromise for
t' great usefulness, but the blighting
- hand of death willed it otherwise. He
> Was so young, so hopeful, so ambitious, j
. so generous and kind that it is hard
to know why he was taken irorn us in
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the very flower of young manhood, the
joyous spring time of life, but some
day we'll understand.
| The joyous spring time of life, but
some day we'll understand we cannot
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From out of life he has gone and on
through the opal gates of death to a
better world, we know. Tides have
their time to ebb and flow, winds their
seasons to blow, leaves to fade and !
fall and flowers to wither and droop !
at the cold north wind's breath; but ;
thou hast all seasons for thine own, !
O death. ;
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" a nro^irme rme from us is cone.
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled."
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"God in His wisdom has recalled
The boon his love has given.
And htough the body slumbers here.
The soul is safe in Heaven."
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left side. It was right under my j
left rib. It would commence with an
aching and extend up into ny left
shoulder and on down into my back.
By that time the pain would be bo
severe I would have to take to bed,
and suffered usually about three days
.. .1 suffered this way for three years,
and got to be a mere skeleton and was j
so weak I could hardly stand alone
Was not able to go anywhere and had !
to let my house work go...I suffered
awful with a pain in my back and I
had the headache all the time. I just
was unable to do a thing. My life
was a misery, my stomach got In an
awful condition, caused from taking
so much medicine. I suffered so much
pain. I had just about given up all |
hopes of our getting anything to help !
me.
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thrown in my yard. After reading I
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dui, and am so thankful that I did. I
for I began to improve when on the j
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