The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-20

Having had the thrilling experience
of delivering thirty five ambulances on
the American front in France and
passing through several hair raising
escapades, Lieut.. r. W. Corey writes
of them to his father, Rev. /. w. Corey,
pastor of the First Baptist Church, in
this city. Through the courtesy of Rev.
Corey the News is allowed to publish
part of one Of his son IS letters.
Following is an extract from a letter
written by Lieut.. Corey, May 30:
Somewhere in France.
eyes, I am back again arrived late
last night, safe and sound, but with
many new and thrilling experiences.
j don It know just where to begin and
just how much to say, but | am going
to take chance on some few things
and tell you wee bit about my trip.
ct finally managed to get through
to my destination with thirty-fve am
balances. Yes sir, / got every one
through and delivered them to the
front. 1t was the hardest trip that /
have ever made and / was not little
relieved when had turned them over,
No ope can realize what it means to
be directly responsible for the delivery
of such a large convoy. The train
measured nearly q mile in length from
front to rear, but I kept them together
and did not lose one. In foreign
land, upon strange roads, and Little
Willie battling with his half dozen or
so French sentences, trying to under
to the French populace, both civil
and military.
"Of course, had minor troubles, but
[ kept them moving--sometimes tow
ing, sometimes running, but the big
thing is to get them there, and did.
81 must speak of the boys who came
down to get them and drive them back;
there were fifty of them, and fine
lot they we're, too, They have been in
the thick of it for several months and
they have lost many comrades, but
they do not falter They told me
many a strange tale and while one can
see beneath their feelings and serious
ness, they are cheerful and willing.
/ left them Monday morning just
as the big push began and the guns
began TO roar.
'Thcy would not let me go near the
trenches, so I turned back and came
home, and here am with orders await
ing me to 90 again Immediately.
In coming back l stopped i'll Paris
over night and between trains. / had
no more than stepped foot outside of
the station in Paris at eleven O'Clock
at night, when the sirens began to
blow and the whistles to foot, TIE signal
for an air raid Everything stops
moving, taxis, busses, street cars, sub
way; nothing moves and everybody
runs for the subway and their cellars
There were major, a captain, and a
Y M. G. A man in our party and we
decided that we would stay out in the
square and see what we could see.
We did not have sense enough to be
afraid, / guess-anyway, we were all
anxious to see what an air raid upon
Paris meant; besides, it is very seldom
that even one machine gets inside-or
over, / should say-the city. Sure
enough, in about half hour the bar
rage was thrown up and the guns be-
gan to pop We could see an occa-
sional bursting shell, but that was all,
and finally it died down. Evidently
the French had turned them back
again. About an hour later the signal
came that it was all over, but it was
two o'clock before / could get to the
hotel and to bed.
s'The next morning / was awakened
by the big gun firing into Paris
However, / was too exhausted to
bother, so rolled over and slept until
eleven-thirty. Then / got up, dressed,
and went to the assistant provost mar
shall s office to report my presence in
Paris and ON my way back to the hotel
for dinner the big gun sapted me-
1t landed about a half block behind
me, at the entrance to what | believe
they call THE Gardens. | had Just
passed out of the gate a few minutes
before and was crossing the big square
in front of the park OF course, /
rushed back with everybody else to
take look mt the hole it made. APP
parently no one was injured for when
/ arrived about two minutes later,
could see nothing but the hole, and no
one seemed to know Of anyone that
had been hurt
] tried to get a piece of the shell,
but the French policeman, or Gen
darmcs, as they are called, were on the
Job instantly and there was no chance,
"It did not make much Of hole