The Holly chieftain., 1918-11-14
PRIVATE WIN. G0LAsHEN
WRITES FOLKS At HoMl
Slightly Wounded ON the Western
Front But His Letter Indicates
True American Pluck.

lie IOlIOWluB letter IL IrOIIf frlV-
ate William McGlashen, of the
third generation. He is a grandson
of the grand old veteran of the Civ
il war, who SO eloquently addressed
the people of Holly last Monday
morning during the jubilation over
the signing of the armistice and
battle in Europe. Private McGlash-
en- is son of VIM. McGlashen, Jr.,
who lives here in Holly The letter
should be read with interest by his
many friends and acQuaintances
here:
With American Forces in France,
Oct. dear Father and Mother:
Your letters came tonight. I have
been busy for the past month and
have not written as often as l
should.
You said that you did not know
that had been wounded until
you heard from Myrtle. IWrOte you
while was still in the base hos
pital but the letter must have been
lost. 1t is not serious and you must
not worry. still have a few holes
but they are nearly well now and ]
don't think that there is much gas
in my lungs.
Father asked how it happened. I
was a runner for my platoon. You
know was with the trench NOR
tar, Ia three-inch trench gum, and
things broke loose" I went back
and guided an ammunition detail
to the gun position and came out
without scratch. I was then sent
to battalion headquarters with a
message. We had been under q
heavy bombardment for several
hours and the smoke was thick in
the woods that 1 had to pass
through. 1t was very dark night
and | could hardly see my way
through with my mask on, SO aft
er testing for gas and finding none
| slipped the mask off but kept
putting it on every time there were
any signs of gas. Soon after I got
to battalion headquarters l felt
full in the stomach and soon sep
arated myself from the "corned
willy" that I had absorbed.
Well, was setting in dugout at
battalion headquarters wasting
good U. s. rations when one of the
boys from my outfit fell in on top
of me. He had lost his mask in
some way and was pretty badly
gassed although there was no gas
where we were at that time. He
put on my mask and soon snap
ped out of it,. was then sent to
regimental headquarters to report
to the commanding officer and he
went back with me. The last saw
of my friend he was all right and
sleeping like baby. / was sent
to .regimental headquarters and
acted as runner for my company
that night. I didn't feel so bad un-
til the next day and then believe
me felt rotten" and couldn't eat
q thing that would stay. I don't
know when got the gas.
The following day my lieutenant
1 was wounded and we two were sent
| to the field hospital. We both had
been in the front line for six or
seven weeks and were there when
Fritz" came over the last time, and
we were there to meet him. Things
were sure warm" for time, but
"Heinie" couldn't stand it long and
went back. from whence he came
and then some, and from all reports
he is still headed for his native soil
and has forgotten how to execute
the order of about face. s b
The war news is great but the war
is not over yet. When it is over
we are going to be sure that it is
over for all time as far as Germany
is concerned. I don't want you peo
pie to worry about me at all. The
United States furnishes everything
that need and the few dollars
that | draw is enough to more than
v buy the things | want, so please dc