New Britain herald., 1918-08-21
LINDSAY OVER TOP
 WITH COMP ANY !
Germans Surrendered Just Like in
 Motion Pictures, He Says
MOST EXCITING EXPERIENCE
Domenick ReaIe Also Has Been in the Trenches Trying to Worry the kaiser-R. H. Forshaw Arrives Safely Across Atlantic.

Safely AcrOSS Atlantic.
 Tn letter to his mother, Mrs James Lindsay, of Mountain View, Private B. J. Lindsay mentions the fact that he is still with Company l, and that he is with Leon Roberts. He also says that he lost his old corporal Earl w. MadeIey, who was killed in action His letter follows:
 Dear Mother and All:-
 Well, I hope you have received by now my letter of a week ago, (aIbout July ID. I had three letters returned, mislaid in the rush and ex- citement of the past few days
 l suppose by now you have read the casualty list and news Of what we did. l cannot tell all about our experience of going over the top, but will say out side of a little noise of shells. machine gun bullets and a few other things go- ing by-no, they did not stop at me l am still here. I will admit it was one of the most exciting times of my life. But all was as it should be in a moving picture to see the yellow swine throw up their hands. We took quite a few prisoners. One would only stick his head out of his dugout. He was the guy on one of the machine guns. He was still in the dugout when we left but buried now I hope
 We threw our packs away early in the fight, so I lost all my personal things, not even a cake of soap left They captured one gun and crew. If our bunch ever caught them I think We would cut their heart out We sure had to duck in the days before we went over.
 ~' We expect to be filled again shortly from a casualty camp and go to the rear. One bunch caught Boche and he said Germany will last four more years. An officer was looking or he would have heard no more war. Rob- erts and myself still represent Plain vile in the company. He took sick and went to the hospital, but not badly sick Yes, mother, that lucky star sure did some shining for six days. I had all kinds of close calls and still stick to it that you cannot duck when your turn comes.
 Where we are we do not see the latest news but reports reach us that the good work keeps on, barrages by the hour We were in one position Ill reserve. light artillery in front, heavy in rear, and the boche throwing big shells near us trying to hit our artillery. Well, if you see some of the fellows get shell-shock and some go really mad, it is worse than seeing them being wounded. A Y M. C. A. man holding a memorial service for third battalion men wounded or killed Sald there was something behind YOU men pushing you on." We'll as the BOche say, "GOtt mitt uns," even on their belts. They must have thought the devil was in back of us as that old saying hell a shooting was the way we went across and up at them and a Roche Lieutenant said the way we came took most of the fight out of the men.
 Yes l lost my old corporal but all can not get through like I did so far and still be at war
 We knew a couple of days before that we were going over but were given six minutes to get ready in when we were to start and will say l did not look left or right for fear l might see some one fall and rattle my syStem After we went as far as we Were supposed to go I was in a shell hole with four other fellows when sniper hit the lad next to me Ho tlOSG CIS DIOOQ went all over me; some close call. I did a fine exhibi- ton in twisting till morning when we aWOke to the fact that the bOChe had retreated and we could get up and stretch ourselves for a few minutes We were frozen, but feeling good It is nearly six months now that we have been in or so near the trenches that we had twelve days that we did not have to carry gas masks hut I think we are due for a rest now. We expect to draw our pay in a few days with few francs extra from the Spanish American war veterans from Connecticut. Will write again when we are settled In some place. Until then take good care of your selves as I am doing. Yours as ever,
 PRIV. B. J. LINDSAY,
 Go. I. 102d [. s. Inf.
 Am. E. F., France.
 ReaIe in the Trenches.
 l have been in the front line trenches and had a good time with the enemy, and he is afraid of us boys because he knows what he gets if he sticks his head out of the trenches This is an extract from a letter from Domenick Reale, who is with the American army in France. f1e writes as follows:
 Dear Angelo:-
 I'm writing these few lines and let