Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-28
Gets HUN FOR
EACH RELATIVE
Ohio Boy Tells Of First Expert
ence at Front.
HAS HIS SHARE OF THRILLS
oIves Vivid Description Of How II
Feels to 90 Into Battle for the
First Tlme-''We Licked Them
Clean of the Map. They Didn't
Have a Look-in"-TeIIs Of New
Treacherous Stunt OF Huns.

How II feels to go into battle is
thrillingly described by Private Ray
CongIeton In a letter to his sister at
Ubr1chsville. o.
81 Just lately returned from going
over the top. and, believe me. 1t was
some experience. II sure was a sue
cess. had my share Of thrills. They
speak Of the day Of battle being glo-
rlOus. Well, 1t is. In way, and, In
another, II Is outright hell. j can't
quite describe the glorious part OF
1t, but when you have trained and
worked for certain length Of time
how to shoot, how to attack, and a
thousand other little things Of how
to act when in action, you have en-
dured lot Of hardships learning the
stun.
"Then, when the real time comes,
| Won are crazy to see how things are
going 10 work out. and to see first
how badly you can lick the guy you
have cussed for months, and who is
the cause Of all your hardships and
sufferIngs. You wonder II you will
come through II, and, II not, you have
given your life for a great cause and
great country. These are some OF
the things that make the battle glo-
rious.
| TIE Other Side.
"Then there is the other side of it
went 72 hours without water. Ir
fact, I got so thirsty I put stones ir
my mouth, as they have a certain
amount Of moisture in them. AS fol
hunger, did not eat thing for thre,
days and three nights. But you dom
get hungry. There are certain thing
that keep you from II. Once Iawa
right in the middle OF two barrages
and down as far as could get In ;
shell hole. Well, 1 never expected +
get out of there, so I lighted up
cigarette and thought over my pas
life.
"When / got back to the rest bile
my shirt and breeches were nothin
but bunch OF rags. My hands ha
bled from blisters from digging in
I was some sight and there was nc
much fight left in me. But, II neces
sary, no doubt, could have bee
game. You see, / got a black ey
from the dirt thrown by shell. NJ
helmet was blown to kingdom com,
bad place was knocked on the sid
of my nose. I had two pieces {
shrapnel In the right hand and som
lodged underneath the arm in th
skin. They removed 1t all with c,
| caine. so 1t did not amount to mucl
| did not even go back to the hosp
| tai. I stayed right there to get m
! revenge. However, shall alway
| have one souvenir-the side of m
nose makes me look different, but
am proud Of II and consider myse
| lucky.
! C,sssned Them Up.
| "As for the fight, we licked the
clean of the map. They didn't ha'
| a look-in. We cleaned up those bo.
brought up on kultur;' in fact, v
/ gave them little culture American,
and I guess it did not taste very goo
for they told us we were bloodthirst
| and l want to say right here that II
! d--n good manners to be so VIII,
you are fighting a people as treache
Gus as the Germans.
/ "0ne of the Hun officers said: ",
are just bunch of school kids TIL
made us mad, for we were just as CO
as cucumbers and laughed, joked al
! smoked when going right over y
top and called to each other to knC
| How many you got?' My baby w
sure working and 1 burned up ty
rifles, so you can see old Henry secol
was stepping out. believe 1 got
German for every one of my relativ,
"Here is one of the Germans ne
treacherous stunts. They carry
! little revolver about the size of
mans finger and 1t has one .22-calib
| shell in 1t. They hold up their han
and holler 'kamerad,' and when tn
get chance they use It on you. TIL
usually turn their backs on you, a