Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-11-07
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the Mnlte nag " oui
these days.
From Dale Cutler. Il
Dale Cutler writes his mother anu
father and says he has not seen ms
hrothar lint has heard on good au-
thority that he is safe. he says
guess it is about time was
,,,,.;ting Won letter. L wrote you
one about week ago, put was
doubtful about it going through pc
cause | didn't have any g0ou Dase
oo,sor envelope and couldn't use any
other. for we were out in the timpel'
miles from any place, and our ofncerS
censoring wouldn't do, Tor they uiu
NOT have time. but our 7. M. y a.
man would take those that went 70
30 base He sure is fine llttie
follow. He will do anything tor YOU
ANA no isn't trench dodger either
for he went with us when we ieit lV'
Tho line and stayed with us FOR
,,,boio dov and then | didn't see MN
,,roore Well | have had some real
excitement since | wrote you last. Ihe
dav I wrote the last letter we lei.
that night for the front TO start on
40 bio drive around Verdun-
cuess we sure started something anu
y isn't OVER with yet. The first thlns
that happened, the artillery starteu
- thoy SIRE threw over some bar
ace | don't suppose jerry hkeu -
ah +ban we went over, and we
s,ro went some too; didn't have any
4,ino to carry but three days rations
and our ammunition and rllle. W.
ached our objective early and went
IL ,pti, evening without much trou-
hio ar loss and dug in for the nlght'
T If rained all night and sure was coiu'
/, yyo If course, didn't have any piaiA-
ats hut we got warmed up early next
q morning. We went over anu "eN'
!, for about 500 yards ana run ih'o
, machine guns and Boche artilierS
/, FIRE and were held up unti auouo
e ) o'clock that evening then oo =
: was ordered over and to keep soins
!. rocardless of machine guns, ana they
,,.oro nc thick as could be, but we
ont on through. captured them ana
= bunch of Boche, but there Weie
some that got away. We could see
than, going over the hills and ul
the valleys. just thick we WEN
: on until dark that night, you KID"
< If So inst as well say SO; that was
II 49, evening "Pinkie' got wounded
z INT If isn't bad 1t was hacnih'
qun bullet in his leg. dluh %
! him but a sergeant who helped mn
IS - tbe dressing station told me ant
Is s,,rad mo he was all right. Int
next day we didn't do much-coViui
!. FOR the Roche artillery, but we toof
u woods, and stayed all night .ieie
T. mo naxt morning Co II was ordered
over and we didn't have enough me-
es left 70 90, so they put us anu a.
< other company together ana we wen
III or Tho same old game started, ma
lie chine guns and artillery hre' anu on
avn artillery hadn't moved up ye'
I'd rd couldn't fire so we were adVanc
d. ing under great difficulties. we Wer
= sailing right along though we wei
e. i,,st NJ tho edge Of the town ina
i'd vos our objective and Jerry let 9
gu of one that had my name on IT,
er vas sharpnel and hit just ittl'
en- behind and a little to the right .
n mo A bunch of the shrapnel pie'
on NV canteen and cup off and went
an nv right hip. It blew me aoou
on tontv foot and another hit in fron
ne Of me and burnt me on the neck
at la 70 sion then and wait, II wa
mt .hopt 8 n. m, then and l laid thel
ed ,rtn about IL p. m. then the barrae
ri. loft and 7 went back to the dressln
n station and am now in the hospi'a
le, Harold Kraybill was over to see IN
&c. sure was tickled to see him. Don
his worry about ''Pinkie" or me either L
,Iy we win get along all right. Mine va
-er only a flesh wound. I will be up %
ers FORE long. it Just takes little tim
rec Don't worry whatever you 90 '"
sel, write again soon.