The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-25
1919
WE'LL Be HOME
Writes a South Dakota Sol
der Now with the Colors.
Here's Hoping for the Complete
Defeat Of Townley and His
Pro-German Assistants" Says
the Khaki Clad Hero.

The following letter was written
by Captain e. B. Rowley, OF Mitchell.
Captain Rowley j. one Of the pioneers
Of South Dakota's fighting men; saw
service on the Mexican border, and
left q wife and three little tots to 70
with the colors to France:
Somewhere in France,
Sept. 8, 1918.
Mr.. W. H. King, Mitchell, s. D..
Dear Friend:
This dnds me up on the line haul
ing ammunition to the big guns. 1
have my company with me. 1t is
quite different work than we have
been doing and very interesting. Al
the work, IL done mostly 1T night and
without lights, Of course, 1t IL not the
most easy task In the world. You
might imagine some Of the difficulties
OF keeping together and delivering
from 80 to 40 truck loads Of ammuni-
ton over roads you have never trav-
eled before and some you never care
to see again. You are very lucky IL
you make the trip without humping q
radiator or putting truck in the ditch.
Thirty-hve trucks cover q distance
Of about n and one-fourth miles
when strung out. The only light w
have II what comes from the bursts
Of shells or the star shells that are
sent up. When you hear n burst
just over the hill or In the ravine .
quarter Of . mile. away it makes you
wonder just where the next will land.
However. We feel now more like We
are doing out bit than when we were
back there 200 miles from the line.
l haven't seen the Mitchall boys for
about three weeks. Have only one
with me, Ernest Bryant, Of Garden
City.
: | have . Dodge to conduct my con-
voy with. However, the other night
l discovered that It would not do the
work Of q tank a. Inc chauffeur tried
to crush : tree - va passed tho con.
voy. with the result that the car has
. bent axle and l . skinned nose,
caused by contact with the top Of the
windshield. Showed It one side and
proceeded. It game limping into camp
next morning about 800 4. m. 1t wal
only . minor incident in this big
game.
The rest Of the 11eth Supply Train,
except Co. b., OF Redheld, Is at the
same place. Co. b. is with me.
/ am sorry to note In the papers
that 70 many Of our good people
Farmers especially are working
with the Non-Partisan League. Ev.
cry soldier V here, who has studied
tho League and their methods feels
that tho leaders and promoters are
either knowingly or ~innocently doing
things which are bound to prolong
this war and therefore more lives
sacrificed. l have heard soldiers here
talk Of the leaders In strong terms
and liken them to traitors. You may
know that ~ We see our best pals
give up their lives q are crippled for
life and think Of anyone back there
whs would lift up his hand to hinder
In the least the efforts w are making
to bring this awful var 70 . success.
ful conclusion. We do not have the
kindest regards for such, You may
say to anyone who might Ash you
what Ne think about the Leagues
leaders and everything they do. that
we condemn all ana for the sake %
the boys over here stay away from or
draw out o. the Non-Partisan League
in everything IN which they are con.
nected. ! understand they are enter.
ing into politics and organising to
defeat good patriotic men who have
been tried and made good In the pub.
lie service. We sincerely hope that
the voters will see that . vote for 9
representative Of the Non-Partisan
League IL = vote for IN agent OF the
kaiser and . hindrance to our cause.
We plead with them 70 stay BY the
loyalty party.
We hope to finish this thing BY July
LIT next year and have most Of the
mon Abms TOR Xmas. 1919. OF course,
there must be great sacrinces In the
meantime.
|, Here's hoping for the complete dc,
feat Of Townley and his pro-German
1an1 ~ AaafaknnfnE vfah haA thAmn