Arizona republican., 1918-10-27
LIEUT.. CLARK EADS
 WRITES FROM FRANCE

The following letter has been received by MT. and Mrs. Harry l.. Eads from their son. Lieutenant Clark Eads, overseas:
 On Active Service
 September p, 1918. Dearest Mother, Father and Sister:
 Has been some time since 1 have had time to write, as we are not al lowed to send mail while we are in the front line trenches.
 I have been through one action and returned all o. K. and am about to go into another The Germans are surely scared of the Americans It seems, for when We started our drive we did not run across very many Ger mans for about seven days and then it was a small bunch which we soon put to flight. I expect you have seen in the papers about the strengthening out of the St. Mihiel salient. Well that was where I was fighting. l am in one of the best divisions in the |. $. Army and the best regiment i'll the division; and best company in the best regiment of the best division in the L. s. Army. There is some talk that this division will be sent home as they are the oldest division here. But too much stock can not be put in the rumors you hear.
 The only way I can describe our fight by writing is just to say that it is a hell on earth of fire, lead and eX- plosion But at that it is very eXcit ing, just like Fourth of July only q thousand times greater. A person does not think of the danger until it is over l say my prayers every night and am sure I will come out all o. K. This, surely puts religion into a persons soul. Some of the toughest characters even pray during trying moments. They realize what God means to them We have fine Catholic father in our regiment. He certainly does some good work, every one loves him. He has been decorated by the French government.
 This regiment has been cited twice for it's great work, and once more and we will get a cord to wear on our left | shoulder. A cord of destructions. This regiment is the only one that has it's | colors decorated by a foreign nation. That was done when they fought at i Balleau Woods.
 I have two sergeants in my platoon that have been through eight battles and never been touched yet. Both are | fine boys, too.
 It has rained nearly every day for 1 the last two weeks which has made it very disagreeable. If we would live n the states the way we do hera we would all be sick, but we are all so l hard we can stand anything now. have even slept in water for two | nights and wore wei clOtheq for four and five days at time but never even 1 had a cold, feeling fine all of the time. For over three weeks I have not had my clothes off and up until the last four nights I have not hat my shoes off. No wonder the Yanks i give the Germans a run every time 1 they meet, for they are in such good condition. Our division is called tn, "Yankie Division" and known all over the Globe. One town we vert througi the people told us that the kaiser had been there a few days before and trl, the officers, if the 26th division ram: through there for them to beat it foi German soil as quickly as possible They seem to think we are bad men and they should know by now.
 am going to try and transfer tt the aviation corps as an observer They are calling for infantry officers
 for observers and I am going to tr, and get in that branch.
 have seen several German plane fall. One by anti-air craft guns. ant
 the others by our machines. In m, opinion, and several others too. th war is not going to last very mucl ] longer You get more news through