The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-29
BATTERY E STILL At SCHOOL
Kenosha Lieutenant Writing on July
23rd Says Battery Has Not Been
Moved Up to Main Battle Line
Satisfied With Life in France.

paying EeH6r at the MERCHANTS q Saw
lngs bank, who was one of the army
officers graduated from the training
school at Ft. Sheridan, has sent de-
cidedly interesting letter of what is
going on over there. Lieutenant Run
dell brings the word that up to late
in July the members of Battery E had
not been called to the fighting front
and they were still in charge of the
school back of the lines. Lieutenant
Rundell has been UP to the front and
he writes interestingly of his visit
to the firing line. He says:
81 am still under the direction Of the
French staff, though the school is
largely in the hands Of the Americans
now and we are gradually taking on
more American officers, both as in
Estructors and for administration work.
"The Kenosha fellows who are with
that Wisconsin Artillery Regiment are
stin here at Saumur and I see some of
them nearly every day. Zenas Pill
cher was In to see me this morning.
He is doing some work at the school
while his battery remains here and is
in the Office next to mine. Two others,
Smith and Malone, who worked at
Simmons I think, are in the school
as candidates and will take up the
exams for commissions soon.
81 have been up TO the front re-
Gently and had my first look at Paris
while en- route We did not stop in
Paris very long, but I managed to see
quite little of the city There has
been some damage caused by the air
raids and the long range cannon and
lit is true that some of the citizens
have moved out to places more quiet.
But while the boche would have every
one believe that the place is deserted,
there is still mach of the Characters
tbs swagger on the boulevards and the
theatres are gay. / was very sorry
mot to have chance to see Mr..
Kimball, but he was out both times
called at the club.
For my first visit at the front
there was much of interest. Tt was
simply an observation tour for me and
I spent the time with one of the
French armies although regiment Of
American infantry was holding the
trenches which 7 visited.
81 was biEleted with French bat
terry commanded by a young lieuten-
ant, very pleasant and entertaining
chap who had seen good deal of
fighting on all parts of the front.
The sector was not very active except
for the routine artillery work and
quite little aerial activity so I was
able to move about almost at will and
managed to have look at every de-
tail of organization in the entire sec
tor from their air dromes and evacu-
alton hospitals in the rear, up to the
machine guns and observation posts in
the front line trench.
"There was not muck of adventure
during my stay although the first time
under fire is quite an experience.
There was no gas, though I was Obliged
to carry my mask and wear shrapnel
helmet all the time and only had to
take cover once when the beche open
ed up on the remnants of small village
just as was eating nay lunch there
evidently knew was there perhaps.
ttNow / am back m quiet peaceful
Saumur, tOiling away with the rest of
the slaves in the S.AS. (service Of
supply.) Like every one else / am
keeping pretty close tab ON the dope
sheet at the wireless station. Your
cable reports for last week will state
that the boche struck again. This
time on both sides of Rheims, but they
have met with severe check with
American troops doing brilliant work.
| 1t now locks as though our fellows,
| fighting with the French, have got the
Scissor Rheims salient well in hand
and the boche are rapidly gaining a
wholesome respect for our machine
guns and artillery.
tWith all that we have had to learn
since we went into this thing, one
never bore the name of an American
more proudly than he does today