The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-26
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fore we ever reach the states. I ex-
pect it will take us about two months
for us at least. The way I understand
it we are going by way Of the Azores,
the Bermudas and from there over to
Cuba. From Cuba we will go to
Charleston, S. c., which is the home
port Of the Dale. That will be the first
time the Dale was in that place for
over fifteen years. The Dale was down
at the PHILIPPINE Islands at the out
break of the war and in August 1917
she made the trip from the PHILIPPINES
to this place over the Indian ocean and
through Suez canal. When she lands
at Charleston the Dale will have gone
around the world.
[ will then be able to see quite a
few places after we once get started
on that trip for they are going to
make quite few stops.
Tomorrow veg o to Tangiers, Afri-
ca, which will then be the third time
l was there. 1 am doggone glad it is
going to be the last for it does not suit
me at ALL Dirtiest hole on the face of
the earth.
1 got. some more good news for you
Today l was put in as striker for yeo-
man which means I have to help the
yeoman on the Dale I don't have to
work very hard now and the yeoman
said 1 might be kept there permanent
lily. | hope I do for it will help me
to keep up my office experience.
1 got a few presents bought in Glib
raltar and 1 am going to keep them I'M
til land in the states. Probably when
I get there 1 might get my discharge
from the navy. Hope l do.
Under dates of November Is and "a
George Semrich, 120th M. G.. B. writes
to his parents from France He says
| in part:
November 49,
We got the good news at breakfast
| on November II that the Germans
had signed the armistice. Everybody
was pretty happy for we were going
into the lines again. Some of the d.
vision had already gone in. Now you
/ y
night and are allowde to have lights
burning We had a regular Fourth OF
July here on the night of the 18th
Everybody is happy now to know he
need not be afraid of shell coming
over. We don't expect to be here
long for the division has been one to
| be picked to follow the Germans to the
Rhine river We advance as far as the
Rhine and take up a position on the
banks of it and at the same time take
control of all the bridges. We nc
doubt will see some pretty scenes on
our trip to the river. I don't think we
| will get back to the states until some
time toward spring.
November "a.
| We are following the Germans anG
are pretty close to them We stopped
at this town yesterday noon and are
resting today. We may stay here to-
morrow too The Germans claim they
haven't time enough to withdraw ant
that we are following them too close
We started to follow them up on No
vember Is and have been at it since
For seven days we have hiked and art
right in their heels all the time. One
day we made about eighteen miles. Or
November 20 at 10 o'clock we crossed
| the Belgium border. The place We
crossed at was Mount Saint Martin
The people were happy to see us. The
Germans held the people up for any
thing they bought. They charged then
about ninety dollars for pair O.
shoes and took their cattle and chick
ems. The name of this town is Bacf
and is in Luxembourg, and is nearly Oh
the border between Germany and Lux
enburg. From what we hear We arr
I,going to move tomorrow. If we do VIZ
will cross the border and stop in some
town in Germany. The people have
treated us pretty nice all the way
Nearly al the towns were decoratet
and they are having celebration t,
last three days We go to the Rhin,
river and expect from there they will
ship us home.
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