Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-12-26
Edward Long Writes Vivid Letter ell
inc of War Experiences in france

formerly used them. 1t gave us a goo'
setter and means TO 20 to the town o
Lucy for water, etc.
~rbe morning of the 18th the Marines
counter attacked. 1t was our lot to Dc
held in reserve. We brocgh up ammunl
tion and soon our duty was helping the
wounded back. If it had lasted another
10 Minutes we would have been in it too
That forenoon a detail in which l was
included was sent TO Lucy, a good one
third of a mile away for pick and SHOW
els. On the way back l was coming
along with my eight picks on handle
and a round loaf of French bread under
NV arm when Bingl-I was sitting down
and bebeld the bread rolling down the
hill-a rs had landed too close for COM
fort.
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That night we were relieved and liked
back for a days rest. The following
night we eamped in wood east OF
Feufu. The following day we worked
on our omen dugouts. Kennedy and /
oot our down three feet by three feet
wide and long enough to live in after
covering it with dirt, considered our Jop
done. / made a visit to a nearby farm
house and returned with two bundles Of
straw, then we called it home. We ate
our chow by our dugouts, Heinie always
made it point to bother US at meal
time.
We dug trenches and strung wire at
nights the whole three weeks we were
there and slept most of the day
July Srd Fritz sent over goodly
number of and inch shells. Was
playing for battery in our rear. He
was off a bit though but they landed
about $50 yards from our colony we
Law in our holes and wondered were
the next would land. One on the edge
Of small pool a few yards from my
lugout it raised me from the floor,
[ swear all of an inch,
The 4th was a very lively day TOO.
all the allied guns were at it hot and
leavy, the noise was so great we had to
almost shout TO make ourselves heard.
The aeroplanes, too, were very active.
We had the good luck to see one of his
balloons 90 down in flames.
July 9TH we were relieved and liked
pack to the Marine river for a rest
where I took my first bath since May
10. Corporal Taylor, myself and few
theirs went to the river several times %
vim and to dynamite fish What we did
ret were small. The French had if
bout clean. The region about was
eautiful with ripening grain waist and
boulder high.
The 18th one of the boys located
lieutenant Porter's battery and had .
hat with him. The following after
Don Carol Rowe and went over TO
ee him but he was away
July II we again piled on trucks at
lie town of La Ferte for SiossOns. CHAM
d it was since we had last seen it ~
une LIST. Some of the holder ones were
ack in their ruined homes and more
ere coming.
The 18th we slept in large forest
started to rain about 5 O'Clock an 7 /
,ntinued the greater part of the night
Jish you could have seen us that night.
he foot sloggers were on the side of
lie road in single or double file
lille artillery and combat wagons. etc.
;ed the roads. The drivers made life
deous with their shouts. Truly it was
night when dozen different tongues
'uld be heard. The ardor of the troops
new no bonds. We had them on the
in and meant to keep them so.
The 18th our company was sent ahead
elearthe fallen trees, etc. out of the
ad that they had left there. I was
lie of the lucky or unlucky ones detailed
f to carry rations. You have seen the
heat fields at home after hail
orm-wel such was the condition of
Ose woods Coming back to where the
mpany had been they were gone so
e squad ] was in sat down to a meal
bread and syrup. Shanghai@l q can
caro- and had eanteen full besides.