Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-26

over top of hole they were in ana
looked in on them. They were
about the worst frightened bunch OF
men I ever saw. They had their
hands up and were all saying
kamerad! in unison. They came out
of the hole with their hands still up
and faces white as chalk. and began
Irning their pockets inside out, 70
show me they didn't have any
weapons. so I took them in and IN
about an hour we took them to the
rear. BY that time they were she'll
ing the town and believe me it was
no fun taking them back. There
were three of us to guard and we
Lad IA prisoners. The shells were
breaking all around us, but none OF
Us were hit, but at last we got back
away from the Smelling. When we
got down to the Col. P. c. we turned
them over to the NJ. p. Then the
Col. had us go to his Office and had
us tell him all about the fight and
had his cook get US up big dinner.
Gee. but it was good. Then he took
ou- names and pictures with the
prisoners and we started back to the
lines. We got TO the edge of the
woods about dusk and were waiting
for it to get dark. We stood there
talking and smoking when zip! bang!
An Austrian IS struck right between
me and the fellow l was talking
with. The shell exploded about
three feet away from us, one piece
Tit the fellow 1 was talking to in
the stomach and the fellow on my
left got a hand blown off. and blew
me right up in the air, throwing me
about ten feet. a piece ripping my
trousers from my knee to the hip. A
rock struck me on the leg and that's
all l remember until | got to the
hospital. Am feeling pretty shaky
:ct but will be ali right soon l
guess. I call that a pretty close one.
But we are driving the boches every
Cay now. Am sending little souve-
mir from one of the boches I cap
tured-it was his shoulder strap.
Suppose Everil is at the Point and
hope you'll go too and Lena. How is
little Geraldine. Kiss her for Uncle
Harry. This has been a nice day
bUt rather windy Will write soon
again Take good care of yourself.
From your loving son.
HARRY.
The following letter from Herbert
A-ichaud of Camp Devens, soon to
sail for France, to his sister, Mrs.
Albert Libby of National Soldiers
Home. is full Of good resolutions for
civilians as well as soldiers.
Camp Devens, Mass.
Aug. 10, 1918
Dear Sister:
| thought 7 would write YOU a few
lines to let you know that / am we'll
and hope you are the same. AS for
me / am soon to sail for France and
the Toys are all glad. We all feel
anxious to see active service. Be
fore | go / want to tell you some of
the RESOLUTIONS / have made: I will
never finch or falter in my duty, but
will NY TO bring honor to my coun-
try and my family. | will keep a
spotless character as we'll as a clean
body. | will read my prayer book
each day and try to follow its coun
sci. l will study and try to improve
my mind at every opportunity: so
that the Allies shall find in me a
soldier typical of the United States
and true to its traditions. I will re-
member my own sister when l come
face to face with the sister of my
enemies and grant to their women
the same treatment | would have
granted under the same circum-
stances to you.
Love to all and good-by,
Your loving brother.
HERBERT.