Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-12-13


that didn't finish them or mail them.
I wish were with you tonight but Of
course am needed oyer here and
would not quit until this job is finished.
l am well and eat enough for two men.
only wish that you are all % well -
am. have been ut the front and
had q crack at Fritz and the only
thing l don't like about it is that
Fritz" shoots back. Ha! Hs! A
mighty queer feeling comes over man
when tn first big shell bursts near
him or . machine gun bullet tips over
bis head or whiz bang comes tearing
along in his direction. Wow! But it 10
all in the game you know and we have
been giving them hell. Besides doing
my ''bit" in the front lines have help
ed build bridges and make roads under
heavy shell fire from Fritz. have
been through German barrage and it
is bad. but l would hate to be on the
wrong side of an American barrage for
it is simply awful. I would send you q
German helmet if they were
not 10 blamed heavy and cumbersome.
l don't get much time to fool with
souvenirs. There will be plenty Of
time for that after this thing 10 over.
We have been living good lately and
have plenty Of tobacco and cigarettes
and also get . piece of chocolate %.
casionally Iop1y wish You could Gee
some Of the thihgsI have seen; not oil
Of the things however, - have seen
some things hope none Of you shall
ever zee. But do wish you could wit.
ness good air battle. have seen q
good many but it 10 always new to me.
l saw . fight between bunch of our
planes and bunch of "Jerrys" one
day and it was, sure good. All our
boys stayed in the cir, but two "Jer.
rys" came down in flames. I have
also seen our planes seoot over across
Fritzy's lines and burn bis observation
balloons and back again before Heiny
knew what was going On. 1t 10 won
derful on nice day to see dozens Of
planes playing hide and seek among the
clouds with an occasional fight to make
it still more interesting. can't de-
scribe it and wont try too. also wish
you could zee the tanks going into &C.
ton splitting zone FOUNDERS" and ma
chine gun bullets at ''Heiny." 1t sure
makes . fellow proud Of the Stars and
Stripes. Fl. s..as
Some General made the remark that
no man was too good to be private il
the American army and any man thai
has seen the boys In action will agree
with him I'm sure.
There was . certain Brigadier Gen
srsl specially complimentsd Co. D
some time ago after We helped . hand
full Of doughboys repulse . German
counter attack. He said we did bril-
liant piece Of work. OF course Y.
felt chesty but there wasn't 30 ver,
much to our credit after oil, - VI
simply had to fight. Ha! Ha! ! vii
sdy that We did it In good Yankee fash
ion though ut that W ct least proves
that the army engineer can SIGHT q
we'll O. work and 10 ready to do eithsl
ct any time. We do most Of our worl
ct night Of course. / have helped dif
trenches and put up barbed wire il
mo Mans Land. Ny Battalion CANE
out into IN open field that Fritz VA
shelling and II you ever cav buncl
dig you should have seen %. ! nevel
felt % much like working in my lifa
and believe was the first one done
Ha! IA! We were aeting - ressrve'
and ''Jerry" sure had % located.
Ihave received al your letters an,