Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-11-01

names Oh company ana regiment, ana
home address of everv soldier now
serving the country from Tazewell
county. Mail the information to us
on postal, and write plaintly. Do it
now!
Sam Angles in the Hospital.
On Active Service with the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces, Sept. 10.
Dear Mother:
l have just been and have
not been wounded, but am back in
hospital way behind the lines. A shell
burst very near me ant knocked me
over, but was not wounded.
have not received any mail from
you since have been here in France
and you can sure believe me, let
ter from home would sure be fine, as
/ am anxious to know how you and
everybody are.
Give love to Pres, Dan, Jennie and
Annie and not forgetting you and
dad. Your son, SAM.
Co. M, 26th Infantry, A. E. f.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Stras, of Roa-
noke, have received the following let
ter from their son, Captain Arthur
Lee Stras, from Somewhere in
France" under date of September 20:
81 know you are wondering what
has become of me, us it has been
perhaps two weeks since | have writ
ten to you, but if you had been pur-
suing the Huns like l have for the
past ten days, you would realize that
to write is almost impossible. ] am
afraid this letter will be interrupt
ed many times, and il | have finished
- -, ,uool 7 will ho IOip,r ,raI
81 am having breathing spell
just now, and if you could see me
this minute you would not think /
was having such terrible time. | am
here in German dugout in which
was their third line before we drove
them out on the 10Th; it was GER
tainly some fight, and it was inter-
esting and highly entertaining dur
ing the whole period--we were going
all the time and you have no idea
of the rain and mud. 1t has been 4
wonderful experience. | just can't
describe everything that happened;
it would take too long to tell; | will
have to wait until | get home; but
we had a warm time. | am getting
pretty good on lodging bullets, tho
and am developing wonderful scns,'
of telling just where a shell is going
to land.
l suppose you have seen the pap
ers, which is more than ] have, so
you know just what is happening.
The American boys are winning great
honors, though, and there is no doubt
about how this war is going to end.
We will get the Hun sooner or later.
81 am feeling extremely happy ut
present as | received q written COM
hn
manding an infantry brigade, COM
handing my battery, which was sup
porting his brigade on destroying
German battery that was blocking his
advance. When | read it to the men
they nearly went wild.
You can't imagine what wonderful
morale our men have No work is too
hard for them, and there is no COM
planning; they just want to be up and
at them all the time.
81 must close now, as ! have to OPP
en- fire in few minutes"
]. w. Vernon Still Carrying On"
On Active Service With the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces, Sept. II.
Dear Homefolks:
Have just received your much APP
U.
and am always glad to hear from
homefolks and home.
Glad indeed to note that your sum-
mer's work was being rewarded with
an abundant harvest. Were it not
for the duty l owe as soldier would
be glad indeed to be at home getting
my share of the good apples, milk,
butter, and other good things and to
enjoy the companionship of home
folks and friends, but as it is am get
ting on fine trying to make the most
of life as a soldier.
Soldering is not as pleasant at all
times as eating ice cream wit hyour
best girl on Sunday and especially
when it is raining and the dust has
turned to mud. 1t has rained every
day for week OF more, but we hope
it will soon cease and instead of rain
come sunshine, for sunshine has a
great part to play in keeping smiles
on the faces of soldiers, but we are
usually a lively bunch, even in the
trenches very little yet.
We are living in tents now, which
is rendered little unpleasant on
account of so much rain. In dry
weather tent life is ideal and health
full
do not expect to stay at the pres
ent location very long. TIL war news
still looks good and we all hope the
dark clouds may soon turn inside out
give us all chance to smile.
With love, and best wishes to all,
am, sincerely yours,
JESSE.
Jesse Vernon, to j. A. Vernon, &c.
dar Bluff, Va.
Letter Says the Huns Will Be Back ir
Berlin in Very Short Time.
Somewhere in France.