Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-27
.DEMING ON HEINIE'S TAIL
Lieutenant Charles E. Taylor Closely
Follows Retreating Germans Into
Luxembourg.
SOn-in-law Of julius ROsch Writes Of
Advance Of the 32nd Division
Across France.

Lieutenant Charles E. Taylor, SON
in-law Of julius Rosch, who is with
the 32nd division Of the Amt rican
armies in France, wrote TO his wife
here in Deming, on November 2S.
With the personal element eliminated
the following is the letter:
1--WE have at last reached a point in
our advance where the division re-
mains halted for a few days before
crossing into Germany. It is the
first breathing spell | have had since
my letter to you from Blois early in
the month.
II left BlOis that night on the
Bordeaux-Paris express, which was
late, and arrived in Paris at one
o'clock in the morning. The town
was in a wild revel Of celebration
over the armistice and there were abb
solutely no hotel accommodations to
be had. We tried TO induce our taxi
driver TO allow us 10 sleep in his taxi
after we had visited fourteen hotels
in search Of bed, but he would not
hear Of II. We finally ended un by
sleeping in the station and | left the
following morning in disgust
After a hard, cold threc-day trip
on French trains and in trucks
finally reported to my new battalion
which was then on the front at Vii
lasones, north Of Verdun. We pass
ed through Verdun on a truck and
have never seen such complete
ruin.
II reached Villasones at 10 p. m
one night and we started our advance
at eight. o'clock the next morning
and have been moving every day
since. The Germans were only q
few hours ahead of us and evidence Of
their recent occupation and hasty re.
treat was visible everywhere. It has
been interesting but very hard and
exhausting. We left our post Office
behind and It has Just caught up with
us, so you will probably hear from
me more regularl" from now on.
Here is how we moved. II you
take a map Of Europe you can trace
1t. Find Verdun, then Just north OF
II find Villasones, on the River Meuse
VillasOnes TO Jamete November ID
Jamete TO Marville November 16;
Marville to Longwy November IA
LOngwy TO Petange (just across thC
border from France into Luxem.
bOurR) November 10; Petange L
| Walferdange November 90; Walter,
DANCE 10 0beranwen November 81
0beranwen to Cornsdorf November
%; Cornsdorf to Altrier November
25, and that IS where weare now
just outside Of Luxembourg City.
~ have lost my trunk, checked il
at Blois and have never seen it since
All | have is the clothes on my bach
and clean pair Of sox. The mos
valuable thing in il is your picture
Am tracing It.
"Was appointed battalion adiutant
another first lieutenant's job, but ai
all our promotions have been stopped
with cessation Of hostilities there il
little hope. Did this order affec
Herman? I hope not. as he has work
ed hard for his commission, and i
would be a big disappointment. (Her
man is 1t. Rosch.-Ed.)
"About getting home. There ar
many rumors but nothing definite
This division l am in, the S2nd, hal
seen some hard fighting ever sine
the Chateau Thierry drive, and Il 4
the current opinion that II will b
among the first to be sent back L
the United States after peace hal
been declared. In any event II vii
be some months. We expect to &C
cupy Coblentz, on the right bank q
the Rhine, and no one knows how loni
we will be there.
To-day is THANKSGIVING and ! JUS
wonder II YOU had the big turkey
We had prime roast duck at the OH
, GERS mess, and this afternoon cam
] into Luxembourg City in the ma
! chine. II Is q beautiful little place
Am sending you some post card
!. which please keep as ! want to pu
Z them in with my Japanese picture
I when we get that home and they ma
!, be interesting 10 Lvnette when sh
+ gets older and to the little boy scout.