Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-07-12

lcn., well Known 10 MANY Ol Jul
aders in Fulton county, has kindly
mt US a letter from her son Otto,
no is giving first aid to the wounded
the front line trenches cover
lere;" also some extracts from other
tiers written by Otto to his mother
i of which we are glad to publish
nd which we know our readers will
= thankful for. In order to be on
lie safe side, we are Withholding the
ames of places.
May "a, 1918.
Dear Ma:
AS you can see by the heading, |
l am no longer in France, but sit
ting under a tree in another prov
ince, using my looking glass to
write on. You see, l am a long way
off. I am not very busy just now;
we are seeing some of the toll of
war" now, and the smashing of
shells are our lullabys. I am as
well as ever and eat like a horse.
You would laugh to see how we
live We do Red Cross work, but
one poor, unlucky fellow didn't
need our attention last night.
We do lots of moving around and
can hardly tell how many times we
have moved. You may address your
letters the same as usual, only in
stead of writing "a. E. F." write
american E. F." because it may
get confused with the australian
E. F." This is also nice coun-
try, but more heavily wooded, and
oh. SO rough. The people here are
mostly--, and speak both
and French; so in order to
talk we have to scare up our
~, French and English; so just
imagine our mixture. This letter
may not be very interesting, for
the interesting things I dare not
tell about.
The lieutenant who is with US
has seen a lot of hard fighting and
I am glad to be with an officer who
is experienced. We sleep out
doors, underground, in private
houses, and any old place, and still
we are well. We do our own cook
ing and we have some swell meals.
Our lieutenant is not afraid to do
anything; he will cook or anything,
regardless of his rank.
Last night was a very
active night along the line and ]
had to come up out of my hole in
the ground to see what on earth
was going on some one is getting
a shelling now, and believe me, the
shells go a-screeching through the
air and then crash.
l must stop for now.
am we'll contented and happy DOM
worry about me. With love, I re
main as ever
Your son,
OTTO.
From extracts from other letter!
written previous to the foregoing
this brave lad writes of the Tuscania
l talked with a bunch of the sur
vivors and they said there woult
have been no loss of life if the.
had not become excited; severa
threw themselves overheard ant
an officer shot himself as h
jumped. All might have beel
saved. The survivors stepped Of
the railing and over to the othe
boat and no one got wet; the boa
was so long sinking no one saw
go down. Everything I see l ca
go back and write about it, for
am on a pivot; don't need to tax
notes; I remember it all in detail
After long hike and bath I al
ready for fun or fight.
Yes, I have my Bible with m
and it will go with me to tn
trenches with my Red Cross on m
sleeve and, the Lord by my side,
fearlessly face everything an
thank the Lord that 1 am here.
am trying to be ready to live {
die, and when ! lie down l have r
regrets. We had an exciting tin
last night; talk about war! Wow
Great life if fellow can keep h
head; when we move we hike I
minutes and rest Is, all night. \
one realizes the need of men uni
- they get here, and then they wo
der why the U. S. is so slow
send them.
I haven't had even a cold since
left home September 20. I work
the dressing stations; also in t
front line trenches, and get a squi
, at Fritz" We are in the foe
hills of the Alps sometimes; pie
of shrapnel the size of my thur
went through the oven door of o
stove, and it is boiler iron, too.
We all received new uTiforr
l and underwear and socks today.
TonthIncp IN o,aIo Of
: By Word Instead of Mail
t The latest enlistments from Wa
t seon that we have heard from are C;
i Gingrich and Donald Porter, both c
9 listed at Indianapolis; Carl in t
e aerial service of the navy, and Dc
p aid in the medical service of the arm
). Donald has been sent to Jeffers
:; Barracks, Mo.
:: Mrs. Howard Gray and her childl
It are spending some time with Mr.. a
n Mrs. Amos Gray and leaving Lieut.,
g ant Gray very busy at Washingt
d Barracks, training men for serv
le overseas.
IS Mrs. j. F. Outcalt brought SINH
et news from Camp Perry regardi
n Lieutenant Outcat, who is another
IL structor in Uncle Sans big milit;
g school Mrs Outcalt and family '
m stay near Camp Perry for the /
st ance of the summer.
W Speaking of instructors reminds
IN of First Sergeant Otto Funkhou:
IS who is chief mess sergeant at Ca
m Sherman, but who will be sent ov
lg seas before long; so he thinks.
A number have asked in regard
ut the whereabouts of Bob Bissonne
Us Bob went to Camp Merritt with
re regiment, the 329th and on with
Ok rest of the 83rd division to $50
We where in France"
ne Our genial baker, Eugene But
Ut more, is still waiting for his call
ne service in the navy as baker;
10 shall miss him as we miss the otl
en- when he goes.
ee Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Bonnell
IS. Gently received a picture of their
Us Lawrence, who is now in England
mt full aviator's uniform; looks
IN +bo,7rI Lo coyooo+iroac Horot I'M II,