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The wind rose in the night and at three o'clock in the morning with the rain ing in sheets there was a bombardment and the Croatians came over across the mountain meadows and through patches of woods and into the front line。 They fought in the dark in the rain and a counter…attack of scared men from the second line drove them back。 There was much shelling and many rockets in the rain and machine…gun and rifle fire all along the line。 They did not e again and it was quieter and between the gusts of wind and rain we could hear the sound of a great bombardment far to the north。
The wounded were ing into the post; some were carried on stretchers; some walking and some were brought on the backs of men that came across the field。 They were wet to the skin and all were scared。 We filled two cars with stretcher cases as they came up from the cellar of the post and as I shut the door of the second car and fastened it I felt the rain on my face turn to snow。 The flakes were ing heavy and fast in the rain。
When daylight came the storm was still blowing but the snow had stopped。 It had melted as it fell on the wet ground and now it was raining again。 There was another attack just after daylight but it was unsuccessful。 We expected an attack all day but it did not e until the sun was going down。 The bombardment started to the south below the long wooded ridge where the Austrian guns were concentrated。 We expected a bombardment but it did not e。 It was getting dark。 Guns