The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-05
LETTER FROM
HUBERT J. cooDE
Somewhere in France,
Oct. 4th, 1918.

Oct. 4ths 1918.
Dear Mother
I win drop you a few lines this
beautiful day. Hope this finds you
all well and having a good time. !
am just fine and dandy.
Received yur letter last night and
was sure glad to hear from you all,
and to know that you were we'll. /
have waited several days to write to
you, but have been in a place where
I couldn't write. We went tower
the top" Sunday morning about six
o'clock. The battle sure was tough,
but you know, mother the Americans
don't fear anything. The Lord was
with us when we went over-that's
all we have to depend on. We didn't
get man killed in our company but
there was several killed in other COM
panies. It sure was good luck ]
laid out on No Mans Land thinking
of you all, and was thinking that the
next shell that burst would get me,
but ! never got scratch anywhere.
My company captured three hundred
or more. Gee, mother, it was some
sport to pick up those Germans.
They are not bad, and my, how they
do dread the Americans! Believe
me, it was just like rabbit hunting.
] got several souvenirs off the Ger
mans, and may send you one Of them
before very long.
| guess you will see all about the
drive in the papers. ! haven't seen
a paper in about three weeks, but !
haven't been where | could get one,
We are out in No Mans Land rOw,
or / CUES it is, as there is no one liv-
ing within forty miles of here. But
we don't care for that. All we want
now is for the war to close, and am
thinking that will not be so long
somewhere about Christmas, / be-
Iieve, but of course can't tell. N
George Without got killed last
Sunday. A shell killed four of them.
/ was very sorry to hear of it for
George was a god boy; but this is
war and someone has to be killed.
That makes four Greene county boys
killed-Bird Rollins and John Ma
'one-I don't guess you all knew
them. They were both good boys.
/ will finish my letter, / had to stop
and help fix supper. We had good
supper. Beef steak, French pies and
other god things. We didn't get
VERY much while we were on the front
hut we didn't care, just so we got
the Germans. Mother, you have
heard and read about the Germans
making soap grease out of their dead
soldiers. That is true. We captur-
ed the place where they cut them up
and put them in big pots and boiled
them. What do you know about
that? That is true because our
captain saw it.
l received your letter just lit
tie while ago--the one Lens picture
was in. | was very glad to get them
and / think they are fine. / do want
you to have Nellie's picture made
and send me one Of them. would
give anything for one Of them. |
haven't heard from Charley for a
long time. Don't see what is wrong.
| | have written him several times, and
| suppose he gets my mail; hope so
anyway.
Well, we have to make another
hike tomorrow. We just got in off
of one night before last, which was
about twelve miles or more, My feet
were all in; ached like the toothache.
Someone said we were going to get
to ride, and | hope that is true. ]
ldon't know where we are going, but
Il think back to the line. am hop
ling it will not be, for | think we are
due little rest now, and do hope we
Twill get one. / won't get to send
my letter until we get moved can't
get it censored. / am sitting back in
a dug-out writing and have got a
good fire. We have chimney, and,
believe me, it is some warm, besides
lit is not very cool tonight. Winter
is coming and / sure dread it.
suppose boys are getting scarce
around home now-dont suppose
there will be many left but cripples
and fools. ha, ha!
Well, guess / had better close for
tonight. Hope to hear from you all
soon.
With love to all, ! am,
Your son,
HUBERT ]. GoODE,