Evening journal., 1918-12-27
THIS COMPANY
Did GREAT FIGHTING.
Went Over Top and Chased
Huns Day Before Armis-
tice Was Signed
1t. O'DANIEL WRITES
TO DR.. MITCHELL
speeIaI 70 The EyenIng oJurnaI.

Special to The Evening oJurnal.
NEWARK. Del, Dec. g7.-Dr. Samue,
C. Mitchell, president or Delaware Col
iege, has received a letter thls Week
from Captain J. Wilson ODancl, n
Company X, nth L. s. Infantry, telling
Of some Of his experiences during the
last few days OF The lighting. Captain
O'Daniel left Delaware College in his
senior year TO go 10 the MeXicar
border with Company +, Delaware
Militia. When this country entered the
war he went 90 the Officers Training
Camp, at Camp Myer, where he received
a commission as second lieutenant, and
was assigned TO the nth Infantry,
Regular Army. lie was sent TO France
late last winter and has been Though
some Of the ha dest lighting
Last summer Captain u Daniel was
decorated With the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross for bravery in action. With
bullet wound through one side OF his
face he continued 10 lead his men for
several hours. For this he received the
cross and later was promoted TO cap
tain. He was in the hospital for sew
eral weeks. but got out in time 10 re-
turn to his company and take part in
the last battles OF the war. Captain
ODaniel IS a brother OF Lieutenant j.
Allison ODaniel, who was killed in an
airship accident in France last July. In
his letter 10 d.. Mitchell he says:
Lowry. France, Nov. 26.
MY Dear Or. Mitchell: Your two
kind letters l received while on the line.
They were great. too. as at that time
every little bit did help some. | got
the last one the day before we went
over the top, or rather the day We
crossed the ~ use river. You will have
TO pardon me II use a little slang now
and then TO express myself. I feel that
! would like to tell you about our last
little scrap. Il lasted from November 3
to II, and consisted OF chasing the
Boche for all we were worth. We had
them bluffed and on the run when the
bell rang. We had chased them and
fought them fo- 20 kllomelers in the
I've days, through rain and cold. our
boys never complained once, but kept
right after him. My company had The
honor OF being the advance guard on
the crossing Of our regiment over the
Meuse river, and also OF capturing Hill
No. 260, which was a great point Of
vantage. The last time we went over
the top was on November 10, at town
called Louppy. My company captured
most Of the town. and in Il a wonderful
old chateau with paintings. bright |
walls, wonderful terrace, notes, i'm |
mense gates and other things that go
10 make up a chateau.
"The boys went over that last tins
with a yell. Fritz went a flying and our |
men after them When night came we
found ourselves through the town with |
the Bosch dug in on the FAR side Of Il.
My company was dug in inside a little |
church yard. with F=itz about 300 yards |
away. Machine guns were popping and
everything setting pretty when night |
came on and then plenty Of shells. !
Morning at $50 some one came to my
p. C. and told those OF us there that the |
armistlce was on and things would b.
over soon.
zone OF my sergeants who has been /
awarded the Medal of Honor for brav-
cry, said in his Characteristic slow
drawl Wal. what Is takes 10 make /
peace I've got buckled around me- lie /
had it too 100 rounds OF L. s. ammuni-
ton on the outside and $50 pounds o.
solid American all the way through /
That Is the way we all felt about it /
when the end came. orders came b
90 after ammunition. Six men went for
t. We knew what that meant-over the
top again. Ten o'clock, and a runner /
came putting in with a message. It read;
'Armistice officially announced; takes /
effect at IL a. m. Fire shot for shot |
read It aloud. No one said a word. We
just looked at each other and then sent
the word TO the men around US. There /
wasn't a sound. At II a. n. we heard /
a noise out front, and upon looking over
the wall Of the cemetery saw about /
200 Bosch without arms walking around /
laughing and talking All was over. II
reads like a novel. but true 't is. A
coincident is the dates on which The
armislice came-iith month, ilth day. /
iith hour and iith Infantry. All noise /
had ceased. The world was at peace, |
and here we are on our way 10 the
Rhine.
1T might interest you 10 know that
have been promoted 70 the rank OF
captain and have been fortunate enoueh
to have been decorated with the Dis
iinguishcd Service Cross.
Il have ehly the Lord % thank for