Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-02
OTTAWA BOYS MEET.
WHERE HUN SHELLS
ARE FLYING I TH|Ck
LIEUT., GLENN WEESE TELLS OF
RUNNING ONTO FORMER CON-
PANY c MEMBERS WHERE Ac.
TON is CLOSE UP"-ALL NEAR
NO MANS LAND.

A letter. rich with news of events
as they are shaping themselves
around Ottawas pride Company {
has been received by DR. and Mrs
W. f. Weese from their son Lieut.
Glenn Weese, with the l29th Infantry
formerly the Third |. n G.. A, Il. F.
Lieut. Weese tells of meeting two
former Company c comrads near
+, Rheims The letter is written on
July ith. and at that time the regi'
ment was getting ready to take lis
place and play its part in the great
history making performance OF the
American forces Lieut.. Weese says
July 4th 1918
Dear Folks.
Well as things are sort of quiet for
me today, thought ! would celebrate
tho glorious Fourth" by writing
little letter.
. have received letter No. 80 from
YOU bearing date of June nth, and
J note the remarkable time in which
delivery was made. would have
received it two days sooner but was
up near Fritz when it first arrived at
: my barn'
= | cannot help but marvel at the
changes which have taken place since
last year. Who would have thought
/ then that q year hence | would be
sitting in a little French village lis
tening to the rumble of artillery and
the drone of aircraft on patrol Ger
a tainly some change from the quiet Of
/. Plattvile
2 We have not had an air raid for
;. two nights, but on account Of this be-
} ing the Fourth, we expect Frlt, Will
call and help us celebrate From a
few things | have observed lately !
do not think he will tarry long, nor
stand on the ceremony Of his going.
, w til W iut iIott JhiPpi thiRA hi"ttNi
, that | had in mind when started
-, this letter have been up to the
lines and in a vicinity whore the
enemy bobs a nine point two over,
whenever he leels a bit restive They
r wtre alert for gas on this occasion
A, but happily that portion of the en-
,. tertanment was dispensed with.
. was within four miles OF Amien>
once and as it was night could wit
q ness the fireworks. had driver
. with me. and va slept just off the
y. road in a wheat field,-that is what
, little wa slept The ground actually
- trembled under the shock Of BON
!, bardment and the reply of the heavy
% English artillery. Believe me that
q noise was enough to make tight
!. wad buy two Liberty Bonds.
n saw the river Somme which has
/ been the scene of SO many BLOODY
battles and our Fox would max,
about four Of it.
=. ] did not feel as badly as though
I. would while in the danger zone. bu
=. my scalp itched a little Whenever
=. heard a real heavy boom. and | de
-, veloped slight tendency to glanc
skyward to see what action could b
taken to help matters.
In my wanderings | ran into Fran
IL IlAp1a INI,akpu A Mtnli
is was wearing mustache and a slgh
Ar pallor but he said the latter was du
et to looking at the bodies of thre
lfmglishmen who had been torn vi
He was digging a hole to sleep in. a
Fritz puts on a show ther
- every night, ana some of our soldier
z have been killen.
| expect that We will occupy tn
ed trench system very soon now, as v
he are in the next relief Trench knive
N, have been issued and believe II
ry they are some weapon. The Anzat
er or Australian Corps are fine to u
lis and We will be able to pick up son
raj fine points on the game from them.
We left New York on the night
rd May 10Th, and arrived in France q
ice the morning of the 23rd, and diser
barked on the following day | le
lty Huston at l0;0o A. NJ. May End. al
in arrived In Camp Upton on the Mig
me of May 9TH | wrote you long l.
A. ter on the way over and also oi
os. from Camp Upton. think | d
in have a letter on the Lincoln wht
she went down.
hear from YOU every day no
Ids that We are up in the Front. Welt.
hear a bugle that means more wor