The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-12-19
Letters from Malheur
Boys "Over There

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but use a candle, in the window q
flower box with plants atiII Il
tact.
have W.. 5, 8. poster hang!nI
in the window and inside on the wal
I have a big Fourth Loan Drive pos
ter, the one with the Naval scene OF
Il. I forgot to mention big bell
have harging on Z nail. We use 4
to get up by. On the sac OF II Il
Berlin 1915" We have some cant
we use for carrying water--our wasl
pan Is a Jerry Helmet, our hatchet \
a German bayonet. and our stove Il
a small gasoline drum with or
sizes Of stove pipe on Il. but It is Z
dandy and l am writing this witt
my shirt OF. T7ff
They say the war Is over and
guess II is. but I don't think many
OF us will get started home very soon
I have been up in here for some time
now and have had some very inter-
esting times and experiences, always
with the little old Tank that ! know
now to perfection.
This town was in Gcrman hands
for four years and from the looks OF
things. they expected TO stay for a.
while. The town itself is all shot
away, not one building being left un-
touched. but thoy sure dus IN good
and had every little convenience ar
ranged for. flfffN
have been made a Gunner who
Is commander OF the Tank. and
when we we're oct on a little trip a
few days ago we broke down. We
we're away from the rest OF the Com
pany for three DAYS but finally got
fixed up and came rolling IN yester-
day .. M, muddy and tired but glad
70 get IN again. We hit kitchens from
eyery branch OF service there rs In
the army TO get our meals, and I'll
tell you. we had good eats.
Away out in the hills ran into
some fellows guarding some packs.
Waiting for their bunch TO come IN
from the front. one was Bill Paul
who used to work for Tom Halliday.
near Vale. lie knew Mert and many
around Ontario and Vale. one
Of the fret he asked about was Leila
Jones. then about Art Moody and
Ruth and about Arts two sisters.
We dropped In for a noon meal with
> labor Battalion OF Negroes fixing
up roads, etc, and they all treated
rs hne. They sure were interested
IN the Tank aud all wanted TO ride,
Dut gas was low and could not ac-
them. s,-~s .a.sls
on the road in. however. Cap
ain stopped us aud asked II he
ride Just TO get the sensa-
ion. got out OF the turret and
rave him my place. no he could get
ull bencnt OF 'alI space" etc, and
va took him Tor mile or 80. rode
m the top outside, -. III
Between the stove aud m nlT he
'oys thought il was little 100 warm
n here 50 opened the door and now
think will have 70 put ON a shirt n
here are two other boys In here,
robertson from X. c., Mo-. and 4
lowers from La. In the room con-
ected with this one are three boys,
ne Dourghety from Arizona. Phill-
ps from n. ". and Curtis from n.
!. SO we represent six dinerent
tates
About this part OF France one can I
OF realize the havoc this war has :
rought on her. without seeing II, !
he, Germans have only been out OF !
ere about month and every. lit- I
e town is razed 20 the ground and
5 see Il. it looks 10 me as thought
hurches have heeu used for tarsetsi I
lore than anything else. The hills .
re covered with little wooden cross
; where both German and Allied :
oldiers are buried; farther up was
ut IN the woods loking around and
,und eight Gefmans. four In one
roup. sent west by sharpnel she'll,
lree ia another group killed by rife
re-. How is Hershel Browne and !
lex Mcpherson making ~ Have
ritten both OF them. but guess they
re too busy TO write ! suppose Re (
a is already talking about her
mas vacation~-i may surprise you
et and drop in on you about that
me myself. but have my doubts. \
l win have big lond story 20 tell
ana about what WIS doing on her
J. ."dav But I'll keep that just TO
= her, II don't storp writing
viii soon he small newspaper
nd it's liable 10 make the censor sore
lt guess he'd just as soon spend his
me ON one or several. 40 I'll rave on,
II while because its the first
lance have had to write for long
lille,
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