The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-25
FROM THE FRONT IN FRANCE


was formerly in the mercantile bus
mess In Gibbonsville. and will read
with interest letter from his son
waiter. who was also a resident of
Lemhi county until e was about
eight years OF age. f. E. Allen is an
uncle OF the young soldier who
writes OF his thrilling experiences on
the battle field.
Sunday, July 27, 1918.
Dear Everybody land then some):
Vhls will be one big, long letter
cause | will try to tell you all about
my travels and hope you have watch.
eo the papers and maps closely
enough to follow.
Landed in Brest, France, on the
oth of June and quartered or billet.
ed ) days in NaDoleon's old camp
we had great time there sleeping
en- cement floors. Then We went to
Chatillion on the river. Here we
received instructions In gas and how
TO handle it. We issued helmets and
heavy trench shoes and ammunition.
told you about this dirty village
IN previous letter reckon Indians
are clean compared to French peas
ants.
Now we were loaded in box cars
and sent via Meaux to Mary SUI
Marne. You will find Meaux on the
map. 1t was hard. eatless trip, part
~ in autos. trucks and on hob nails
AT Mary we could hear the roar O
guns.
That very night We were put int,
our new company and regiments an,
marched 10 Kill. to a wood near tn
front north of Chateau Thierry. w
laid in the woods all next day an
by dusk We started for the from
lines about 5 miles distant. Had I
:. run. walk and creep. 1t took U
about 10 hours. We stopped at tn
i3rd line for day and on the nigh
I of June 21 we moved up to the from
+ l remember the sunset as We wer
= going along. The sky was purple an
the sun red ball The atmospher
s was hazy. whispered TO pa
q ''The sky looks bloody for som
s body" He answered back, "Ge
r many" So it must have been. BY II
n time We reached the front line II
e moon was up and it too was red.
y Back 200 yards was small pat,
II of woods and l was left there {
q guard with IL others. There vi
It nothing of interest going on. Ne
might eight of us were sent out
lie an outpost. We were there 10 da
n and had some fun dodging big shel
a Was knocked down once by ct
O. cussion and sharDnel fell around
IS We each took our turn for water
town called CHAMPAIGN, which W
Of being shelled constantly None of
lie ever got hurt Our chief grievar
IS was that internal corn beef and hs
tack. We tried every way to make
edible but there was no use. On
= night of the 29th we were sent bs
to front expecting a drive from
re Huns, which did not happen. But
OF they had known how few we We
Is. they would have been over. On
M night of 29th our regiment was
ol lieved from 'front.' line ana sent ID
se. to 3rd line. Here we stayed seve
is days and the meat we had m
er. nearly all sick. Were located II
re swamp too and as usual ! got
re rheumatism so badly that ! scare
in could navigate.
Ter On the 33rd of July the Red q
gave us big treat of canned fl
its cookies, chocolates and tobacco.
pa Red Cross always comes TO the
aft cue and if ever u (big mel get b
,es to the States I'll give 'em all |
,es In the trenches We get chocolate
nd tobacco twice week furnished
the Red Cross.
zen (Continued next week.
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