Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Another Excellent Letter to Friend
Here Tells About Exciting En-
perience i'm the Trenches
GERMANS USE LOTS
OF GAS IN ATTACKS
Writer Says He is on Guard For Gas
All Ehe Time. Walked in His
Sleep One Night, Looking
for 1t.
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Hun trenches and sometimes we
could hear them talking and work
ing. Believe me there is something
doing when we are in place like
that, and must be on the lookout al
the time. 1 will never forget one
morning the last time we were up,
we were going to find out what they
were doing over there. We knew
all the time they were working, but
could not tell what they were doing,
so it was up to a patrol to try and
find out, and they sure did find out
too. 1t was just getting daylight,
when they started out, and not long
until they were fighting. When they
got in front of the old German
trench they ran right into German
working party and they sure did
give it to them, for they were right
up on them before they could do
much fighting. After good fight
the patrol came in and was fighting
all the way back to where we were,
and we soon got to thinking that the
Germans were coming after them.
1t was a good thing for them, as just
as sure as they came they would have
had a machine gun playing on them.
But when the patrol came in they
had one wounded man, and it was
not long until they started out over
after them, but say the Boche were
not mapping this time; they did not
get out but little ways until there
were machine guns on them, and
when these guns start a man is out
of luck, and when they came back
and the patrol was all in, they had
lost one man, but they all say that
man was paid for. The report was
that every man in the patrol got a
German and I believe they did, for
the way they were fighting they sure
must have.
would not like to be in the Ger
mans place, for they won't get much
rest, as we are firing on them day
and night, and by the looks Of things
I cannot see how they are going to
last much longer, for the British and
French are doing their part in stop
ping their big dive, and how can
they win?
Say I am writing too much war.
It is hard to write anything else, as
war is all we see and talk.
Say that sure was some bad
cyclone, and it sue was hard on
Tommy Anderson. You was asking
me if | knew him. Say should say
| do. He played bail with Calmar,
and / played with him all over Iowa.
His father was killed and mother IN
conscious. When you write yon
must let me know how his mother is
coming out. Believe me hard luck
can come back there too, and it sure
played it's part with Tommy If you
ever get to see him you must give
him my regards. ..r
You say you were talking with
Jack McAndrews. Say l would like
to see him. He sure is some Jack,
and when you see him give him my
regards and tell him that we play
ball just the same, and where we cal
see the Huns trenches.
Believe me we sure played some
game last Sunday, the 9th. We
played E. Co. 168, and we made them
think of Iowa at that. The game
was Co. E. 16S ten scores and Co.
E. 165 eight. The French sure like
to see us play ball, and whenever
we have game they are right there
to see it. You say you are going to
send the Base Ball Magazine. That
sure will be fine, and l must thank
you for all you have sent
II have been getting all the
magazines and a good big bunch OF
letters too. The pictures are hne
and | am going to put one in that
locket you sent me. They sure all
would like to have one like that, ana
they say that is the best they have
ever seen, and l think the same. You
were asking if ever received the
socks you sent me. / sure did, ana
am asking you to forgive, and all l
can do is to thank you. l received
l.. c. Chips all o. X. Say we sure
sing. It's all Memories" and MY
Little Dream Girl" But the one we
sing most is MY Little Girl You
Know | Love You, Tho You Are
Many Miles Away" and all the others
we can remember. Well / will have
to close for this time, give my re-
CARDS to all the folks, and with all
love to you. Hoping to see you soon
Yours sincerely,