The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-21

not so funny After the battle he cablec
his mother he was safe, and the follow
ing letter confirms the cable:
at has been almost month since
| have had an opportunity to write you
and, believe me, it has been busy month
filled with many thrills; in fact, so much
has happened that I hardly know just
how or what to say except that I am
still alive and for which | am very thank
full
81 think I wrote you last just as /
was leaving school; so I might just as
well start from the beginning. We left
there on train and after riding all day
and night we finally arrived. They gave
lis the information that our outfit was
at the front and said we were dismissed
to find our company Well, we started
four of us, but before getting very far
we sure unloaded our packs of all un-
necessary articles, which has continued
day after day, believe me- l used to
read and hear of many different ways
of going to the front, but never did I
think I would go in by myself Well, to
get back, we started hopping trucks and
we had some time of it, for all the
drivers were French and they couldn't
tell us where they were going and we
couldn't ask them; so after various rides
and hikes we finally found our com
panies that night and I was sure glad
to see the old bunch again.
"A couple of days later all hell broke |
loose, from which I have just returned
and when I say hell sure mean what
say. I have seen it all, believe me, |
some of which will make interesting
Jews to talk about and some I hope to
,orget But we sure made the Boche
,eat it, although the going was awful
ough, through woods and woods and
through more woods and hill after hill
nut nothing could stop those doughboys
fter they once got started.
1--WE took all the shell fire they could
i've us and then moved ahead right after
hem,
zone thing I have sure learned-to
it and love the ground When I used
} play ball I never liked to slide into
base but, believe me, sure can hit
fast now regardless of whether it is
ry or muddy, and dig, say, can dig S
lster than any one you ever saw, and,
s1ieve me, I was glad when I found {
shovel that I could keep It makes
) difference how tired one is, he can
ire throw the dirt when Fritz is SER +
fading with his high explosive, which
also the main incentive for hitting &
e ground. Whizz Bang No further
arning necessary and, believe me, you q
re act quick
81 have had some awful close calls
at I know of and the Lord only knows 81
how many other close ones I had
d some of them are funny, now that F
is all over Once I was lying in +,
ell hole and was having hard time n
tting all of myself in it. A sniper was
re pumping bullets over my little home e,
len all at once I got one of those
amps in my leg. Well, just had to E
aighten it out, which meant sticking
out of the hole, which I did, but that 7;
Int get it hit.
One day I was sitting with Lieut.. D
wson in a fox hole a foot or two r
ep, and we were holding the position
lie Fritz was serenading his comp1i- T
nts in the shape of big shells, when F,
orderly brought in daily paper. I D
S sure enjoying life, reading all the
VS., when Fritz cut loose again and
,pped a big one just couple of feet
m us, with the result that we were ha
h entirely covered with dirt. For a G.
lie I was afraid to move for fear | We
1ldn't be all together, but no harm re-
done except to tear my paper and wi
!. my smoke. of
There are many things I could tell
about it, but I can tell you, much me
er when | get home, and | don't hui
k that is so very far off now ret
Well, dearest mother, have told you of