The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-08
BAND
TO MOTHER
FROM TRENCHES
Writes Most Interesting Letter Of
Life in Trenches. The Letter Fol-
lows:
Somewhere IN France"
l think it is Monday,
February Is, 1918.
do not know for curp

L
February Is, 1918.
| / do not know for sure.
Dear Mother:
! Here l am at the front in my dug
out and only three hlometers from
| the front line trenches and it doesn't
seem any different than if / were at
home talking to you. (I couldn't An
ish Sunday and it is now Thursday so
] will con:inue).
We have very good position and
lit is very quiet sector at present.
You could not guess where we are
if you wanted to and it was secret
to US until we arrived here.
We came into our position at night
of course (as everything is done at
night here) and it was very thrilling
to be near the front. I.may say that
where there has been some very
heavy fighting in the past evidences
of it are indeed interesting. Day
before yesterday the officers of this
battery visited the infantry in front
of us and we visited one post that
was only go meters from the Bosches
who were eating dinner. We did not
disturb them for we were not pre-
pared to resist them in case they re-
taliated Il mean by that that we ar
tillery men were not-Of course the
infantry is always ready. From what
see the Bosches may have small sue
cesses here or there but the Allies
are certainly ready for any emer-
gency and in time will give the Ger
mans good licking. Their only show
left is an offensive this spring which
as ] say we are prepared to meet.
So let them start it.
Our troops continue to arrive ev-
cry day and altogether the outlook
from our position is optimistic.
l certainly can't. spend my money
up here in my dugout and if l am
lucky I should have some money saw
ed up.
Il | witnessed very interesting Incl
dent yesterday. A French balloon OBJ
server not far from here was up ad
|iusting French artillery fire when
Bosche aviator fired and placed
bomb in the balloon and of course that
destroyed the balloon but the balloon
list came down in his parachute just
as easy as you please. The sausage
talopns 'are all zloc4 the front and
are very easy to destroy by the avi-
ators but there is hardly any danger
to the bafoonist as he comes down
in his parachute.
We see lots of aeroplanes. both
French and Germans, but the Allies
are masters of the air at this part
OF the front.
You should see the anti-aircraft
guns pop away at the enemy avlators
when they pass over. They very
seldom get them but they are forced
to stay at a great altitude and OF
course their work is not so effect
i've
Please send ME some khaki hand
kerchiefs. Haven't received any mail
in some time--suppose l will as soon
as things get Strengthened out. -
We have been wined and dined So
much since we got here that is seems
as if we were at some party The
French officers here live like princes
and wish the American army had the
same idea.- We live like practically
the same as privates and have the
sam1kind of food.
There are 1-2 Of us officers with
this one battery now and of course
it is seven too many. We are get
ting the experience which is great OF
course. There is no telling when we
will be transferred to another organ
ization or some of US may be left
with 1O2 F. A.
AS soon as | get back to Escli!on
will write you another letter and
hope it will be interesting.
We have two gas masks that we
carry at our sides always and will
w. H. DUBARD,
1st Lieut.. 102nd F. A.