St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-10
BOYS
FIGHTING THE HUNS
write HOME FOLKS
...,oral lrl White Gets Dose Of
German Gas at Battle of
Chateau-Thierry
= LANDRY SOLDIER is NOW
IN THE BASE HOSPITAL
Henry Carson and Lee Landry, "over
there" for Some Time Past,
Tell Of Doings in "La
Belle France"

The Clarion always takes pleasure
n nublishing letters from our soldier
hovs who are fighting the battles of
democracy against the combined
s,rees of the Huns. 1t makes no diff
fsrence whether a soldier is on the
fyiug line or attending to duties far
t,om the danger front-the latter is
doing his share to help win the war
and any news from him is as eagerly
road as the soldier who handles the
nm or shoves the cold steel at the
enemies of world freedom.
We have published several letters
from Corporal ri White, Henry w.
Carson and Lee Landry. Herewith
are letters from all three. Irl White
was recently gassed at the battle of
ChateauIThierry, where the American
soldiers proved to the kaiser that we
are some fighters. Here is Corporal
Whites letter in part:
Royat, Base Hospital, July 81, 1918.
Dear Mother:
The Chateau-Thierry scrap was a
hot one. / got mine in the first
night of the heavy shell-fire. / was
n a curtain of steel for nine hours
and never got a scratch but my gas
mask was shot off after the first four
hours. / was in gas four hours and
got a little of it in my lungs. Am
getting along fine now and think
that / will be fit for duty in a couple
| Of weeks. l was taken from the line
Oh the 18th and hauled back to the
HOSPITAL train behind the lines and
then to the hospital in southern
France. Don't know how my com
pany Jared but they we're pretty bad
" cut up as they were in the thick
Of the fight. / was out with a detail
when the scrap started about mid
night Sunday and got back to
my company. All my men were
wounded or gassed. They were I'M
lucky enough to get caught in the
first barrage and / don't know how
We got out alive.
am now twenty miles south Of
Viehy, in the base hospital. ! will get
back in about a month, l think:
CORP. IRL WHITE,
co. E, Sixth U. S. Engineers.
Henry Carson, well known automo-
bile expert, who has been across for
many months, writes his mother in
this city as follows:
France, July z, 1918.
My Dear Mother:
Well, mother, | am doing as you
asked me but there is not very much
news to write. First, | have not re
ceiyed The Clarion and Progress you
sent me, but / hope | will get them in
a few days. / have been owe here a
few days over four months. Times
sure seem to fly by. The days are
long but the weeks and months sure
80 by quick.
am taking a ten days rest.
am sending you my photo, as ! prom
ised. Now be sure to send me yours.
Nothing could please me better I'M
elss it could be the original. But as
that can not be, the photo will have
to do. | have been at work and am
feeling fine. | weigh one hundred and
ninety pounds and never felt so good
in my life. / am going to send you
a Souvenir real nice one which |
have selected already. You asked
me if l get cigarettes. keep pretty
well supplied, but can only get Cam
els" but plenty of Durham through
the Y. M. G. A. / just about cut out
smoking, quit coffee entirely, which
is one thing l did not think could
do without, and / think | am better
off without it for the coffee you get
ii the army is not the best and with
out sugar it is punk. do wish
had a plate of those fried egg plants.
/ think / could do justice to them.
My appetite is in fine shape.
| have e & a part of England, have
seen nearly all of France and | K
pect to see Italy and some other
countries and then when | get home
| never want to cross again.
We had a nice day the Fourth OF
July. We had some dinner, This
was the menu: First was veal roast,
creamed potatoes, cranberry sauce,
salad, lettuce salad, straw
berry s~hortcake, lemonade. was on
guard but that did not prevent me
from enjoying the eats. Yes, the
Red Cross is doing some wonderful
work for the boys over here. Mama,
do not know a sick day, have
never had my name on the sick book
since l have been in ire army. Never
even feel bad, and ] have been in
he army one year the 9Th Of Sep
Have been exposed to the
measles and meningitis, like ! vas
must have been in luck. Well,
mother, Reuse short letter, will do
oetter next time. With lots Of love
d all.
Your loving son,
rrENIpy w CARSON