The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20

stumbling about through those conditions for several miles thoroughly exhausted US. Before we reached the end of the trenches, we would have to rest after falling before We could manage to pull up. My poor old steel helmet which had fished out of the mud many times, became so leaked" I could not get it back on my head. Finally, just as I had about reached the final limit of naviga- ton, we came to a point where we could walk over the land. But the land for the mile intervening between this place and headquarters was so honeycombed with shell holes, which were about three or four feet deep in water, that I soon found that my troubles were far from ended. Tn the darkness and rain it was inn possible to see them. and I explored about a dozen before finally reaching the dug out occupied as headquarters. I presume that it is hardly necessary for me to mention that l was a rather hopeless looking representative of the United States of America when I presented my self to the commanding officer But T was soon in fine shape. I had carried a change of clothing in waterproof pack and everything was dry.
 T was soon served with Q magnificent dinner in a warm, dry dugout, and was enjoying the company of the dozen or more officers who are stationed there. Much to my pleasure, while we could still hear the burst of Boehe shells out side, a few American records recently re- ceived were played on the Vietrola which one of the officers had recently brought up to the line with him. I slept wonderfully well that night-there being no night providers" in this dugout, and awoke in the morning feeling fit for anything.
 About the only effects I could see from my stay in the trenches and my trip through the rain and mud was that I was rid of the sore throat 1 had when I en- tered, and my cough had practically dis appeared. In fact, l have now about reached the conclusion that I am pre- pared to withstand any kind of exposure or weather that comes my way. l knew before I left Alabama that it would never get so hot 1 could not do whatever was expected of me. but frankly, I was little worried about the cold But I have experienced about every brand of bad weather that France can furnish, and I don't get so cold now in the dead of winter as I did last fall when it was not so cold.
 ,''So l am ready now for them to bring on the Roche and the trenches I must admit that, ever since l landed in France, trench feet" had been a greater
 
 ANOTHER DAY IN PARIS
 'On my return from the Canadian front I had another day in Paris. It was quite pleasant and I got to see number of interesting sights I had not had time to visit on previous occasions, When I came back to my former post, I was transferred to another camp, but it is only three miles from where I was before. The same postoffice serves both places that is, when the mail comes. l had not received a line during the past three weeks, but was highly gratified today to get 15 letters in one mail, They had fol- followed me around for sometime, and lest 1 forget it, l also got four copies of The Herald, the first for long time.
 Newspapers, it seems, have taken a back seat in our mail service, but when one does come, it is read as carefully as by a proofreader
 "The letters I received were from six to seven weeks old, although 1t seems that mine sometimes get to the United States in from 15 to 20 days. But it is the package problem which Is worrying