The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-06
IDAH0ANS MAKING
HISTORY FOR u. S.
WHILE in FRANCE
Sergt. John M Bradley
Writes of Heroic Deeds
of Boys From North
western States; Want
to do Good Job.

Sergt. John M. Bradley, formerly
a newspaper man of Boise and south
ern Idaho, now with the U. s. field
artillery in France, in writing to
Boise friends under date OF October
26, has a few interesting items OF re-
count of the life experienced in his
department. Apparently Sergeant
Bradley had no idea at that time
peace was so near His letter, that
reached Boise Saturday, reads as
follows:
"We are getting on quite we'll over
here, thank you; making a regular
name for ourselevs and just now
fondly dreaming that maybe we will
get back to the s. 0. s. after while
for a rest. You know this war game
operates so that the real burdens are
not quite equally distributed and the
men who make up the gun crews
have a 'helluva' hard time of 1t
whether firing or off duty. Always
they must be constantly on the alert
for incoming shells and gas; one
never knows when either Is coming.
For hours 1t may be quite as a May
morning and then without a second 8
warning they come tearing over. Or
they may be going far over or to the
right or left of you, but just the same
when a gun crew stands by, hour
after hour of an eight-hour shift and
hears and sees the big ones COM
ing along and maybe lighting into
the infantry lying by or passing and
sometimes knocking out q bunch, 1t
becomes terrifically nervwracking.
Old Regiment Thing Of Past
"Our own old regiment is so split
I'D that it has no chance of getting
mentioned as q state like some OF
the infantry are doing, but let me
tell you that we have been cited by
these French commanders, to whom
we were attached for q while for lis
tinguished service. Our batteries
have all acquitted themselves in fine
style. You understand of course
that three of our batteries are from
Washington, and let me say, that
when the story comes to be told OF
certain big offensivies; the entire
northwest will be thrilled with the
story of the part played there by the
sons of Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Colorado and Montana.
To-day is a beautiful sunny day
and my pal, the supply sergeant, IL
on the bum-had a corking sty or
his eye; / myself am tired, head
tired, and want to recreate so pretty
soon we are going to sneak away ant
see what we can see over beyond the
next hill. / bet a coon skin it's JUS
another hill. Come along. lines
are so tight now that there is very
little one can say. But we can al
ways say that we are hitting the bal
in grand shape and making ha!
: while the sun shines, and think th'
papers are keeping you pretty wei
informed. One thing you can banl
on-the volunteers OF this man.
army are behind President Wilson,
note to man. There can be but On'
answer, one finish, and we are read.
to stay here for that finish II l
takes us another year. We have seel
too much to want it to be any othe
way.
Praise for Hospital Corps
"Cliff Windsor is working in tn
regimental dentist shop and doinl
very well indeed. Our hospital corp
has made good when 1t came to tn
show down and we are really quit
proud of our pill shooters and le
me tell you they have not always ha
a soft snap of It either. When ma
goes down in the field it Is up t
them to go out and get him.; and
well-they 60 out and get him, an
that's all there is to It.