The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-14
HAD SOME NERVOUS TIMES.
Corporal Alex Hall Writes from France
to Barre Man.

to Barre Man.
II From the American front. under dat
of May 81, Corp. Alex Hall, who joinet
lup with the LIST Vermont regiment il
| 1917, writes an interesting letter TO hi
former employer, V. L. Ayers Of Ayers
street He SAYS: One year to-day has
elapsed since | put on the uniform, anc
| really believe it has been one of the
best years of my life What of ii / have
| lived and what more | may live | an
ready to put In as many more as are
necessary, but / sincerely hope they are
not made up wholly of experiences such
as have occurred in the last two months
Since arriving in this sector we have been
especially busy. Our work is done prin.
cipally at night, between or p. m. and
the same hours a. m. We deliver artil.
| lery ammunition to the batteries and
many q thrilling night has been spent
| doing, this work 1t is natural to expect
! the Germans to locate our roads, or what
they can of them, and these they shell at
intervals during the night. Most of these
roads are visible in daylight. This |
know from an experience | hope to be
able to tell you of sometime.
During that big battle about which
forming our duties brought us a personal
communication from our general. At
this time or shortly afterward we were
cited for delivering the goods under shell,
shrapnel and gas fire. | never expect to
put in a more interesting night. | can't
explain my feelings for the first hour
Had / been alone | would have felt diff
ferent, but seven men and six horses
were mine and single mount of my
own, besides. My temperature was cas-
ily 100 and when my horse was gallop-
ing over a certain stretch of road,
really thought he was going backwards.
AS vet no men or horses have been
lost in our company. This is not boast,
simply a fact We are nicknamed "the
horseshoe outfit" In a recent casualty
list read where Corp. A. Hall had
been wounded. 1t wasn't me. We are
wearing our service ehevron for six
months foreign service. Got il April g.
II is n gold Y worn on the left sleeve
just above the cuff. Undoubtedly we will
have one or two more Of them. Am de-
cidedly proud Of the one ! have. Am
not anxious to have any on the right |
sleeve, which indicates wound.
Air raids are frequent, for at present |
the moon. which is at its height, affords |
a splendid opportunity for such. BY the 1
way, one night while we were out, who
should | meet but Neil Hooker lieuten- |
ant. II was a nervous moment, as we
were busy within 10 feet Of the third /
line trench. A platoon Of infantry came
by and recognized Lieut.. Hooker. I
didn't speak, although heard him pass
a remark TO our first sergeant near BY.
One Of the spookiest sights l ever saw
is star shell soaring over No Mans
land lawful place. slowly, lighting up
everything for rods around. This is TO II
zee If parties are out from other side. \
The flashes Of batteries in the distance.
he whizzz, the explosion perhaps 800
Yards perhaps 20 or 30. are what really
~ ones nerves. I'm praying that /
nav get home 10 tell what I've seen.
Weather Is ideal; nature is working
lard. Grapes are 70 be plentiful this
ear; crops are hourishing. and everyone
: busy working for one end.