The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-16

Page bombing planes. III also enjoyed
flight in one of the liberty motor planes
Il followed The soldiers and supplies and
equipment from these various stations to
the trenches at the front where visited sn al, an
along the 1iue from Newport, Belgium, 70
Belfort near Switzerland, including the
cities of Ypres Amienc, Montdidler. Se1s-
sons. Eismes, Reims. Bar-le-due. Verdun,
Touis, Nancy, Luneville. Gerardmer, Thanh
and Belfort. 1 had the distinguished
privilege of being present on the battlefield
in the battle of Chateau Thierry between
scissors and Reims on August 4and August
IL. and was within about a mile of the mr.
ing line. This was on the occasion when
l was permitted to fire the French 10 guns
of the Massachusetts, battery.
On Sunday August IL. which was the
first day the grave of Lieut.. Quentin Roose-
welt in our hands, attended the first
funeral service at the plaes conducted by
fantry. The Germans had marked this
grave about as they do the graves of their
own Officers towit Ist Lieut. Quentin TIN
Americans got possession of the grave, they
put up a little more substantial marker
on field of honor First Lieutenant QUEEN
tin Roosevelt. Air Service, U. S. A, killed in
action July II, 1915 This grave is just
south of Chemry and Immediately west of
what is known as the Reedy Farm
present. near Amiens on the day the Eng
fish began the big drive at that place. The
day before l was at Ypres with an English
artillery officer where We were between
the firing lines and witnessed an artillery
| engagement between the English and Ger
man forces, who were about five miles
apart. and could hear all of the shells pass
over our. heads, going in both directions.
| At that time, shrapnel shells began to burst
! on our vicinity and we went into the only
building which remains standing in the city
with any sort of walls or roof, which 1 OBJ
| served was No. Is, near the old railway
depot. where we took refuge from the
shells. At Newport. which is within about
| 300 yards of the German lines, they fired
| with heavy artillery on orr party several
| times and drove us out of the old ruined
| city. destroying bridge Immediately be-
hind us. that we had just passed over.
AT La Panne. the present capital of
Belgium, where We stayed two nights, the
German air raiders from Zebrugge and
| Ostend passed over the city every night on
their way to bomb Duns;rk and Calais and
/ they always dropped few shells on La
Panne Just to let'us know they were doing
business; we were in Paris when it was
i bombarded- by the big gun Bertha several
| different days, some of the shells striking
| within few blocks of our hotel I was
IN Beifort when there was an air raid and
when bombs We're being dropped in differ
| ent parts of the city. At verdun and Cha
/ teau-Thierry We witnessed several fights
Il spent about three days with Lieut.
Haner, who accompanied us to see the
grand fleet. which is 76 miles long when
/ IN single file, outside of the hundreds Oh
/ destroyers, and 1t requires five hours for
the fleet to pass in review at ordinary
1 speed L spent Two days with Col, Luke
| Lea and five DAYS with Major Hunt md
three days with Lieut.. Carl Foss. visited
the Kansas boys of the 353d Kansas regi-
ment now the Nth brigade, commanded
by Col. Babcock. which holds about ~
miles of the front line near Toul where
saw many Kansas boys. I also visited the
command under General Traub and General
Chas: L Martin Of Topeka, and Col Clad
Hamilton of Topeka, of the 35th division
/ which is holding % miles of the front all on
German ground in Alsace Lorraine Here
saw nearly all of the Garden City boys
including Col. ROM and Capt. Haskell
also met Col. Travis. Capt. Apt and other
lola boys of the 10th Ammunition Train
/ at Chatpau- Thierrv