The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-09-05
Roy Rhodes in Big
Drive Against Huns

ultlOndfy FORCES IN france. has writ
ten an interesting letter to relatives
in Texas. which his sister. Mrs. E. r
Pittman of Rhodes avenue, has hand
ed The Daily Record for publication.
Mr.. Rhodes. it will be remembered,
crossed the Atlantic on the ill-fated
transport Tuscania and was on board
that vessel at the time it was torpe-
doed by German submarine of the
Irish coast. After that narrowing ex-
perience he proceeded to the battle
front and was in the big drive against
the Huns last month on the Soissons-
Rheims salient and took part in the
sanguinary fighting around Chateau
Thierry
stationery and is as follows:
Les Foyers Du Saldat.
Union Franco-Americaine,
July 1s. 1918
Dear Brothers and Families:
received your most welcome let
ters today and of course was very
glad to hear from you I enjoy your
letters very much. Guess Ben has
forgotten how to write Raymond
writes very interesting letter and
could see that sweet little kid of a girl
right now.
Well. we have had it pretty easy
for few days. resting up little. We
are not living in dugouts now.
Well. I am getting along fine and
haven't been sick-S day yet 1t has
been raining for the last few DAYS.
The wheat is about ready to cut and
it sure is good wheat
The Red Cross gives US. tobacco and
sometimes chocolate. when we are up
at the front We had lively time
dodging shells the last time we were
up.
Later-July IS.
We are resting up now. but. believe
me. we sure made big drive on the
Boche before we left the front. II
was in the biggest. battle the United
States has put up. We sure did put
the Boche on the run and we had an
exciting time. We certainly did tramp
down a lot OF good wheat on that
drive We took lots OF good wheat
away from the Boches. They had
some of II cut and shocked and the
rest is ready to cut.
We captured a good many prisoners,
machine guns and artillery and just
a. -
sleep for two nights and nothing to
eat Our artillery certainly did fine
work. They opened the gates of h
at daybreak and II was some barrage
they sent over. We could see the
shells bursting and II was a solid line
of flames and smoke. We started out
and then the Boches cut loose with
their artillery and the smoke got so
thick we could hardly see thru it, l
had TO laugh at the first Boche / saw.
He came towards me with his hands
up hallooing 'kamerad.- The Bocbes
are willing to work when they are
captured. and they could certainly
dress the wounded men. They would
carry the wounded men back from the
front and lots of them went without
guards. They were glad to be cap
tured-they are tired of war.
The battle lasted till about 10: so
that night, and we started dragging
ourselves in. was so tired l just
laid down on the top of the ground
and went to sleep. Next morning fresh
troops went over our lines and drove
the Boches farther back. EVERY man
that went thru that battle without get
ting shot can consider himself a lucky
guy
Well. we have been under shell fire
for n long time and think we will get
a little rest now: but am ready to go
back II they need me. 1t is q great
game. but don't want to go thru any
more of It than have to. Tell Daddy
that when I come back we can sure
tell war stories.
Say. Ben. you wanted to know II l
had seen any OF the boys knew over
here. didn't know OF any until this
evening. when / was reading my let
ters, fellow who has been with me
all the time say Delhart on the letter
He asked me II I had been in Dalhart.
Sure. it's my home. said l. Then he
said he had worked In the Coxy Cor
ncr Cafe last summer. and then I re-
membered seeing him. His name is
Boyd and he is In my company.