Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
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This Ietter 10 Mrs. Lilah u. Lind
say was written In Germany, ON
German paper and with German
ink. The young man writing the
letter is member of tho Rainbow
division from Tulsa. and has been
In tho thick Of the fight ever since
II started
September II. 1913.
My Dear Mrs. Lindsay
To-day II has been mighty quiet
The Germans shoot only during our
eating hours. This noon they shot
n few big shells a nd scared the mess
line. Sometimes this shelling spOilS
your appetite, though they haven't
spoiled mine. Here We are only
about mile to the enemy's lines.
They are In a village on top Of hill
and We are In Il valley in little
village they held for four years.
| am now writing you ON German
stationery, with German ink and in
what used to be, / presume, u Ger
man officers room. | suppose you
already read In the papers Of us
capturing 1900 prisoners and the
whole German staff. A prisoner who
could talk English told us that II we
would have attacked them two hours
earlier we would have captured the
whole artillery As II is, we cap
tursd few guns.
Two Of our regiments captured
enough provisions 10 feed four regi-
mcnts two weeks Last night "a COM
pany was sent to take the village
that the Germans occupied on the,
Hill, but the barrage and the ma
chine gun fire was too strong for
our boys Many OF them we're
.I...N A., !
must say that our air men are doing
some wonderful work.
Yesterday they shelled us about
IL O'Clock, midnight. and they hit
about n hundred yards from our bill
let's and all around u big chateau.
Finally they hit the barn and killed
six horses and ono mule. We all
ran down to dug out. The gaS
alarm was given twice, the first time
about | n. m, and then again about
2.S0 q. m.
am sending you some clippings
OF the territory in which we arc
fighting 1t tells you just how much
we have advanced and where we
stand.
. Now l have the one window cam
ouflaged. sitting 10y a big dirty Ger
man table with n couple Of pieces Of
candle. writing this letter "If
mother could only see me now"
received your letter some time
ago, hut haven't had time to write
you, for we are in the lines and very
busy, You notice the date of tho
card that send you. That night we
started for this place. II was very
dark night and about p. IN. We
broke camp. That is We took down
our little pup tents and loaded seven
mon in nm ambulance. About . p.
M It started raining and we had
orders 20 leave the place at - o'clock
midnight We were sleepy and all
crowded in the cars, We slept rs
much as we could. At - o'clock
we got started and, OF course, every
body has tO drive without light aud
especially when driving near the
front. About : n. m. we found our
solves on "A dirt road in some forest
and the rain still pouring down.
Well that was our destination for
the day, but they save us orders not
tn unload, So we had to stay IN the
ambulance until dayhreak. About :
a. m. | got off and walked around in
the muddy road, rs had been
Crnmping all night from the cold
and the crowded car. At n m.
they took us In the forest and
pitched our pup tents
went to sleep as soon "a
pitched my tent ana didn't wake M
until p. m, when we ate our first
meal of the day During the after
noon it raiucl again. ana uy y M.
We got orders 10 move uu Left tho
place ut = y. m. and reached the
place am working on maps next
morning.
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