The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-29

hole, | was digging a dug-out then,
had il about three feet deep and was
reading a letter from Mamma when
/ heard il coming by the time 1t
hit, was lying flat on my stom-
ach in the bottom OF my dug-out.
Later we lei, there and went TO
again. They shelled around
there some and one night Fritzie
came over and dropped some bombs
We had our dugout right on the
bank OF a little gulley, and road
right by ii. \ bomb fell just the
other side OF the road from us, made
hole about five feet deep and eight
or nine feet across. Threw dirt all
over our tents, shot one hole
through the top, but it didn't hurt
anybody.
Then on the 9th OF November my
company left and | was left there IN
charge oi supplies, with another man
with me. That night Fritz dropped
some more bombs, but he didn't
come up over our valley.
Noise All Stopped.
and then on the morning OF the
llth, at II O'Clock we failed TO hear
any more guns. Gcc' but we sure
did celebrate. ! got out an old army
rifle and sho, it about IS times right
straight up. We got the news the
armiStice was signed. We surely
were glad. That afternoon some
trucks came after us and we moved
to Dun sur Meuse, on the Meuse
river. Everybody was celebrating
with bonires and sky rockets. | lett
these and went TO Mauzay with some
fellows for distribution to their re-
spective companies. We lett there
and went to Stenay, from there here,
on our way to Germany, so don't
know when we will get home.
T made the rounds without a
scratch, have been in lots OF close
places, too. I'm very thankful for
the luck.
"Well, I wish you Merry Christ
mas and Happy New Year, only
wish | could be with you all-Your
son, Homer"
Two Days in Africa
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 4. Troop, Lone
Grove, received the following let
ter from their son, Weldon Troop,
Machinist Mate, u. S. Navy, writ
ten from Gibraltar, Nov, =.
Dear parents-T just got back
from a trip to Africa yesterday.
Only stayed two days, had very
nice trip. The place we went was
Tangiers, in Morocco. That part
of Africa is settled by Moors most
ly. 1t was well worth the time.
The natives. that is the lower class
es, wear peculiar costumes.
I'VE went over on destroyer in
stead Of our sub-chaser. think we
will get several good trips now that
the war is over.
Il haven't received any mail since
left the states. Some of the boys |
got mail yesterday, the first that
anyone has gotten on this side, It
was several months old and came |
direct from New York. We had
mail in England, the first sent
across, and we are now expecting
it to come pretty regularly. ! un-
derstand that our letters are not
to be censored any more so can tell
you of my trips.
Tedious Trip Over
"On the trip over we were worn
out by the time we got here. We
eft New London. Conn, the 10Th
If Sept. took us four days and a
1alf to reach Bermuda, from there
10 Azores it took about eighteen
lays, from there to Porta, Por-
.ugal, four days. then to Lisbon,
he capital OF Portugal, two days
md half and to Gibraltar two days.
We were compelled to stop so many
lines for gas. You might know
We took on fuel on those long trips.
We had a big oil tanker ship with
Is that took on gas underway with
)ut having to stop, we also had big
upply ships. | can say one thing
hat | have been across the Allan
ic in one OF the smallest boats
hat has ever been across, a gas
,oat at that. They are very dis !