Evening journal., 1918-10-29
gave GERMANS HE'LL
STRAWDRIDGE SAYS
Well-Known Baseball Player
is Sergeant in Balloon
Company
TELLS OF DRIVE
AGAINST HUNS

Edwin c. Sirawbridge OF Kentmer'
has received an interesting letter from
his son Sergeant Albert T. Strawbridg'
who has been in the thick Of the fight
ing over there. Sergeant Strawbridg'
is a well known amateur baseball play
ar, he having captalned the Wilde
team for several seasons.
Sergeant Strawbridge has been ovel
there for some months and Is with the
Tenth Balloon Company at the front. I'll:
brother Robert Strawbridge, Is also In
France. In his letter to his father Ser
geant Strawbridge says;
Tenth Balloon Company at the Front
With the American Expeditionary
Forces,
September 2s. 1918.
Dear Father: VIII now take time to
drop you a few lines as no doubt you
are quite anxious 10 hear from me
Well Dad" I'm enjoying the best OF
health, with the exception OF a little
cold and about a million louise bites,
but that all goes In the game. How Is
the world using your Here's hoping
these few lines will ind you all enjoy
ing the best Of health, thank God for
his kindness to us all.
Dad. ] guess you will be surprised
10 know that we were in that drive OF
the i2th to nth. Of September and be-
lieve me, Dad we sure did give them
Germans He'll, good and proper. The
night we sent our barrage over. you
would have though all hell turned
loose. as they claimed Il was one Of
the heaviest that was ever sent over
and YOU can imagine a feeling that
comes over q fellow for the first time.
The sky was lighted all around and the
ground you stood on fairly shook, but
that was nothing compared with the
sight going over No Mans Land, and
that will sure go down in the book new
pr 10 be forgotten. For awhile we were
living in one Of John Wennieworths'
dugouts, and they arc what you call
regular homes, being in some cases
thirty to forty feet deep and from all
appearances they were prepared TO stay,
having electric lights installed, together
with a water system. underground rum
6ing through therefore being equipped
with baths, but you know when the
Yanks get started it takes old Harry
and all his staff 10 stop them.
say Father, / guess you will get this
letter when you are getting ready 10
eat your dinner, and by the way how
would you like TO sit down and eat
your chow alongside Of a bunch Of
Head Germans, all shot up2 Kind Of
makes you sick for awhile. but you
boon get over that. as IL Is "a common
sight over here We sure did capture
a mob Of them, about 1900, and there
was sure a bunch Of boys among them.
about fourteen TO sixteen years OF age
and they came in crying, being afraid
the Americans were going 10 kill them
as they have been taught this 10 avoid
rapture. As a fact Dad" they have
their 1920 class mp In tho front line
trenches and their 1921 class IN train
Ing, this being boys OF fifteen years
Of age. so you can imagine how their
man power Is dwlndllng and IL is only
a matter Of time before they have their
belly full.
/ guess you know dad" no front is
quiet now. They keep the Germans go
Ing all the time and the British are
sure giving the Turks and Bulgars all
they care to have Just at the present
time, and by the way, ! got letter
from Pat, but don't know where he IS
at. either England or Italy, but l. guess
40 Is England, but he is alright and there
As no need Of worrying about him as
he Is behind the lines Of else on an
ambulance, being in the Red Cross
branch and they bring back the wound
ed to the Field Hospital and from there