The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-01
Lieut.. Forgy Writes From France.

Lieutenant Grady H. Forgy, prob ably the first Polk county boy to get on the front lines in France, writes to his old schoolmate and chum, Don Clement, who now is Sergeant Clem- ent, over at Camp Pike. By consent the following portions of the letter are printed:
 "I am quite sure l could write a much better letter if the artillery, both ours and the boches, would only decide to keep still. But it's the way of war, and Sunday seems to be an ideal day to 'strafe' each other.
 Today it rained a little for the first time in a mighty long while. Geel but we have been having great weather-could not be beat. The mountains, air and other things around here remind me very much of Mena and Polk county. Cool every night as it is there.
 The Huns" have been raising par ticular hell over here the past week or so, but even if they have made a few advances here and there, they have failed miserably in what they had planned on. They cannot crush either the British or the French army, as they are trying, before we can put enough men into the fight to counter-balance numbers again. l have talked with lots of men that were right in hottest of it all, and the Huns" certainly lost men by the thousands--a very, very, very great many more than the allies, and these men they can never replace. They have no more Here is a true situa- tion: The Germans today are like a football team that has knocked out half of the opponent players, the score is tied and the third quarter is near an end. They know that the opposing team has it's best players saved for the final quarter if they are needed They now are throwing all wisdom to the winds in the third quarter, knowing if they don't they cant possibly expect or hope to sur vive the terrific onslaught that is bound to come when the good players come in next quarter Myl but the U s. A. troops that have been in the big fight so far have sure knocked h. out of the Huns-but there is no need to tell you all this as you people back there in the States get more real straight dope from the big fight than we do.
 "Gollyl it would certainly be great if we only had one million men We could put into the line right nowl They are coming over mighty fast, but we only hope to see them come faster and faster. But don't gather from this that any American, French, or British soldier is down-hearted for that is far from right All are very. very confident, for we know now what We can do when the Huns" have us largely outnumbered, and it will be one more great show when the num- bers are even, evened up again, much less what will happen when we have IF or 2 million men over here. mean fighting men, exclusive of all that are in the service of the rear.
 q am anxious to get the paper and see how the election came out. imagine there some pretty hot races.
 Would give the world, Don, if you were over here with me now. i
 Had letter from Mrs. Hay-Jess and his wife. They are all in Hot Springs now. Clifton has been draft ed and is now in Camp Pike. They must be taking nearly everyone, for Clifton was Mrs. Hays only support, except, guess she can fall back on Jess now.
 "Let me have another of your good long newsy letters that am always glad to get. Regards to Ora, your father and mother.
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