Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-11-06
From Our Boys" in Trench and Camp

pay for them, but there was nothrM doing.
! had so many that ] had 20 sit down while
eating seine thst I could carry, eat end
walk at the same time II Is a shame so
lBake q hog Of oneself, but ] could not make
them understand. hey generally talk, and
keep on talking. and then talk some more,
and the more they talk the worse of l ar to
get any understanding cut o. 1t. If they
would take a little more time ard stop tiii
y0u cc.ld collect yeur thoughts It would give
a little chance, but their shady flow of words
will get me every lime, 30 their ard my dis
appointment. We had pay day yesterday. so
we we're happy bunch. We have not muc':
use for raoney here bat that IS an article
which can be used more less eyeryv mere.
il was welcome. Some of the boys were
sent off 10 school 70 the city they sill see
some Of the city life here. | knew shortly
after we started from Stevens that We would
go through LaCrosse, but 1t was hGrd 70 tell
just whal time of day il would be and besides
the officers told us not 10 wire ahead, SO u
was no use. | could not have told when we
came to Aberdeen, South Dakota, when we
would be in Lacrosse and could have let you
know by wire in time to get there. but it is
no, use TO Try to break the rules Ii is hard
telling who might have heard of coming
and what might have happened.
HE WAS GAssED IN ACTION
by Private Chas. Lothen, Somewhere in
France, October II
Dear Folks at Home: No doubt but what
this letter will be kind OF surprise 20 you.
at present at the hospital. We were in
this last big fight and went over the top and
some Of got gassed and of course happen
ed TO be of them. But You do not need
to be worried about it at all. II is not very
serious and I'll soon be out again and go
after them again or get seconds. But the
way it looks now IL will be all over and may
be before yoe get this letter. Well, | hope
so: wOlld like TO be back by Christmas and
there a lew who would. Let us
hope hat the end is near.
LONGING FOR MOTHERS HOME COOKING
iBy Private Raymond Bowman. Go. l. S42
Infantry in France.i
70 write a line or two TO LET you folks know
how l avn getting ainng. / am as well as can
be expected, getting plenty to cat and good
place TO sleep, so what more would | want.
| am somewhere in England now. IL rains
very near all the time but there are some
very fine places here. They look just like the
pictures. The roads are fine here. that is
hat have seen. We had nice trip over /;
good weather all the way only the last day,
Have something good TO eat when | get back.
I get enough here but il will taste pretty good
TO eat at home again.
l don't know how the is coming. you
people know more than | do about it. ] will
have a lot TO tell about when | get home il
nothing happens. | have seen a lot of sights
since | left home and I expect TO a lot
more.
RECEIVED WOUNDS IN A COUNTER
ATTACK
by Private Spencer +. johnson, 10th Infan-
tsy,32 Division Some where in France, Aug. 80 ]
Dear Folks: Just a line to let you know
have been wounded ard am now at the hos
piisl. I'm not very severely hurt ma
chine gun bullet struck in the right cheek
and it came out again in the back of my neck
giving a little scratch on the right shout
der also. ! consider myself very lucky as
quite lot of the boys in the hospital and
some badly wounded The only thing that
bOthers me no~ is that my face IS too sore
10 chew my eats very much, and get
many good things to eat. My meals are Of a.
soft variety, 80 ] can eat good meal any
how. There are a lot Of young nurses here
and they treat fine. ! had my face
dressed 4 little while ago. / was put under
ether when they treated me at the Evacuation
station IL never bothered at all after
wards We were just going over the top" at
n sector just took up and after We
had captured a big lot Of Boches and gone
quite long ways they made a counter attack
and this is when | got mine. I am well
satisfied because ] made Fritz pay me well for
my wound. | was able to get back TO the first
aid station myself, where 1 as fixed up and
the next morning ! was operated at the
Evacuation hospital. This happened about
neon TIE 2gth of August. One side Of my head
has been swollen quite lot but most Of it
Is going away now.
These Red Cross pajamas, and sleeping on
white sheets, in real bed again, sure seems
Gne. ] expect TO see lot Of letters from home
when ! get mail again. ] had letter from
Albert Wiilgrubs when were out for
rest after our first drive. / hope he came
through this safe too will write more soon.
Now don't worry over me. 7 am well
enough to be up and around a little and /
can't get any better care than We get here.
/ have had soap. rice, tomato soup, good coffee,
lets Of good cocoa. milk and peaches.
Quite 3 number Of my boys are here.
SERVICE ABROAD MAKES ONE MORE
AN AMERICAN
icy Ensign Raymond II. Stone, who resigned
his position in Firoqua High School to enlist
in the Navy. writes TO Senator Bennett from
BTest. France, September 20.
by Dear Senator Bennett. Almost two
months have elapsed since I called az your
Office in YiroqBa. The variety of experience
that have been mine since then makes the
time seem year. In fact. / wonder II We
i'll be able 10 mark Of the past in our minds
by the ordinary means Of measuring time the
past few months. Personally. I don't believe
II will be possible for most men. II will be a
case Of before and after crossing the 'fbriny."
] feel like must who has been thrown
in . barrel and the barrel tossed into whiri-
pool he trip across void Of apparent
danger except on two OF three occasions. Il
calm an old miii~sirsam except just
outside she states and here. When once
you've made the trip across, especially after
having studied for three months the problems
ct navigation and military tactics al sea, it
give4 yea mighty proud feeling 10 be a part
81 Uncle sans SaFy- There is net the spec
tscHiar par found Ia tire army becaaAs there
Is 10 one aTDund 10 see what happens. The
American ssilers face death every day from
3 hundred different causes that the ordinary
laldsmzn never would suspect existed. The
bond that binds Of the foeafheF Il