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Show HORACE CALL WOUNDED BY A BULLET AND THEN BURIED BY A HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHELL j How the Germans gave him a nlcei (?) present on his 24th birthday in the shape of a bullet .wound through the right hip, and how, after he was almost burled by the earth thrown up by a 10-inch shell from a "Big Bertha." Ber-tha." he got up and walked three miles to the dressing station, Is told in a letter let-ter written August 3, by Horace Call, to his father, A- C. Call, of the county draft board, which was received today. to-day. The young man said that he had supposed his parents had heard by now that he had been wounded on his birthday. July 2S. while In a battle "somewhere in France." He said when tho shot struck him in the fleshy pnrt of his hip, he sank to the ground and was waiting for the stretcher bearers, to come up. Tho battle was raging 1 and shells were falling close. Then one of the big high explosives fell close to him and threw heavy quanll-' ties of earth over him. He mado a j supremo effort, got up and walked three mllos to the rear to a dressing! station. Young Call requested his 1 folks not to worry, for he was all right j and was only in the hospital 29 hours. He added that "Fritz" must havei found out that it was his birthday and sent him a present that would stay with him for the rest of his life. Up to the present time, Mr. and J Mrs. Call had not received official In-, formation that their son had been wounded. j |