The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-11-15

place., DQt SOI1iC llliiC SCts ouPPcGO,
if we get the necessary material
and no one else is moved in to com
plete what we have started.
/ am glad you sent me the adj
gerald / will write to both of them
at once, for | have an idea they are
not far from here. Lee county is well
represented here Red Hampton and
the other eight boys of the supply
train are here. So is Dewitt Sivey
others from near Mariana and Hell
ena.
am now in our Y NJ G.. A. which
has just been open a few days and
it surely is being greatly appreciated
by the boys already. There is no
cause for the home folks to worry
about us over here as long as they
stand by the Y. M. C. A., the Red
Cross and the Liberty Loan, for with
the invaluable assistance of the first
and second, and the splendid pro-
vision of the U. S. government, made
possible through the third, for the
care and comfort of the boys over
here, we will get along all right,
We are we'll fed and have all the
clothing we could desire for com ,ort.
Today we got in stoves and fuel
so that we will have a comfortable
place to read and write at night. SO
you can readily see that haze moth
ing to complain about yet. though
must confess | was rather lisappoint-
ed last night when | awoke right
in the midst of a pleasant dream to
find myself in barn in France,
instead of on the streets OF Marian
ma.
| will try not to neglect my writing
so much in the future. With best
wishes to you and my other friends
there, ! am
Fraternally yours,
JESSE G. WILLIS.
FROM IKE PANlCH
Ike Panich, who is in France, has
written the following letter to his
sisters and brother here:
October 81 1918.
Dear Dave:
know you have been wondering
why | have not written sooner, but
I've been in the front line trenches
since September 81, and there is alb
solutely no way to get letter away
from the front.
Went over the top October 20 and
came out without a scratch, although
our company had several killed and
wounded; and we got off light at
that as several companies were near
ly wiped out.
Most of the casualties are wound
ed. Sometimes there are lots killed
but usually mostly slightly wounded,
1t certainly is some experience 60
ing over the top. 1t is nice to read
about il in the books and papers, but
| imagine a fellow gets pretty good
idea of hell going over, especially If
Jerry has up a good barage.
Everyone calls the Germans Jer-
ries over here.
| wish | could tell you where l am,
for | am sure you've read in the pa
pers what we've done and have been
up against. Nearly every jerry on
the front has a machine gun, and
they sure do know how TO use them,
and they always stay right with them
until killed and by the way, there
are certainly lots of them getting II.
Going over the top is rather easy
when we have q good barage up
Jerry takes to the deep dugouts ana
all we have to do is to go take them,
but sometimes our own barase rams
short and then We get it. Jerry's
barage in front and ours behind
A fellow gets to know just exactly
what kind of shells Jerry is using
by the sound. Some sound like
fast train going past, some like
street car going round corner, some
whistle and the machine gun bullets
lust whiz. / can stanl the bullets