The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-27
PATR0LN NIGHT
SHOOTING
ROBERT SNITzER HELPS TO GET PRISON.
ER DESCRIBES VILLAGES.

Robert WI Schnitzer, Of West
minister, and now with the 313th
Infantry, II in the intelligence sec
tion of his outfit and at the time OF
writing recent letter was we'll ND
towards the lines while his regiment
was far back in the training area.
He says:
rI was away UP on mountain top
to-day reading maps. From where
# was 4 could see six different viii
lagos. You know there are no frame
houses in France The country peo-
ple all live Id little villages like Bon
meanwhile and then 60 out each day
to- work their land That is the rea-
SON the towns are 20 close together,
never more than three OF four miles
apart.
"I think the drawing lessons I
used To take will come In good to me
now i'm my map making. III 4 only
had all my drawing stuff You know
how | used to make maps of the
county To check UP all the good hunt
ing grounds Well, it's just the same
here only the game il different.
f'I wish A could tell you all I am
doing, and how and why, but can
not Here are few of the things
draw landscape maps or the country
from mountain tops, scout az
night, sniper, 60 out on patrols, and
read MAPS 20 you can see that + am
not playing the part of one with cold
feet but am right In it.
"The greatest risk Is In getting
ammunition to the front and next in
line are the intelligence men. Last
night we had patrols out and cap
tured one. + was the point in our
patrol and the whole bunch passed
within five yards OF me. When the
surprise came n got one down, when
two off his men came, and three of
them then cot me down. My long
stem pipe was broken and + lost some
money. The pipe though spites me
most OF all.
t'I am a. stiff al an old horse To-
day. That crawling around i'm the
wet grass last night wet me through
and through. tell you that pipe af-
fair was a loss to- me as cannot re
place IL and 7 smoked II for three
wears
just at present we have the Ger
mans on the run Tin the last ~three
days We have taken $4,000 prisoners
and fifty villages. RI that keeps u7
FOR q month or 10 7 sure win eat
Christmas dinner with you.
There is no band here and, II tell
you, + miss it. These railroads put
me In mind Of the little one at Pen
Mar at nickle a ride They are a
mess"
Writing later he tells OF returning
going back home" Tie comments,
The intelligence department is a
great thing. made the best report
and observations of any that were
turned i'm i'm four different regiments.
And ON the rifle range out of eighty
picked men from our regiment there
were only ten who made score of
90 T was one or them r could have
made 25 but for reasons OF my own
4 did not do &c"
First Lieutenant George M. EngIar,
VI the 313th X. a., "a. f. f., sent the
manager OF the Advocate card from
Somewhere i'm France with the follow
ing appreciated words: well old
top am glad you are still at home
running the newspaper, because it is
pleasure to look forward to its ar
rival. 1t Il usually about four weeks
behind, but we all read ii and de-
light i'm the way the folks at home
are supporting us. With such support
we must win"
Lieut. Englar Is a son Of Mr. and
Mrs George p. B Englar, New Wind
sor. The card was mailed on August
30.
! MIR. and Mrs. Jacob Musselman re
ceived a. letter from their son, Harry,
fpostmarked Bordeaux, France. He
told Of a long journey ia box cars,
then hike OF II miles To their pres
ent camp They are now sleeping i'm
their dog-tents. They have plenty
drinking water is scarce. TIE de-
scribed an aireal battle, between
five French planes and a German
plane After an hours chase the
French were victorious, bringing
down the German plane near their
camp. He is member Of the
Ammunition Corps and expected to
see active service within the week
From Manchester correspondent
MIR. and Mrs. Jacob Frankforter re
ceived a letter from their SON, Paul.
He is we'll and seeing active service
in the front line trenches. He stated
he was in the hospital for several
days but was all right again. From
Manchester correspondent.
Private William Myers, son OF MIR.
and Mrs WI Riley Myers, Center
street, writes home that the men in
old Company Fl have been in the
trenches On the front, and came out
after being relieved without one man
being injured.
Judges for War Gardens.
The following committee has been
appointed to act as judges ON the War
Gardens of Carroll county;
Mr. Frederick Fuller County AGENT