Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-11-07


wounded or gassed, leaving an aver
age of 10 to a company left. Nearly
all Of the divisions were shot up as
bad for there were several divisions
in this ward and they say their
average was the same. The boys VINO
were in the Chateau battle say that
this was the worst of any in France,
also one of the largest in the world.
We advanced over the top taking
2 900 prisoners. On the first days
drive we Jared fairly well. The Sec
ond day we sure had a hard battle.
Had tanks, also to help. There were
one third of the officers killed, ten
think the war will be over soon,
in at least thirty days. The people
sure live a whole lot different here
than in the U. S. A. At one time
nine OF us boys slept in an attic OF
dwelling house or hay loft. They
keep everything in the same build
ing that they live in.
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letter from Pvt Carl NicoIay, who
is in Co. b, 43rd Engineers, France,
to his mother, Mrs. J. T. Nicolay says:
II put in two nights last week on
duty all night, sleeping in the day
time. Now just what do you think
would be on your mind about in the
morning, somewhere in France, going
TO it In a rain storm? l am used to
the old grind now and can tackle any
thing The two main things to keep
man up, is to have strength enough
to hold up and to be healthy enough
TO smile through the most trying con-
ditions. haven't been sick day so
far am looking for pretty tough
Law one this winter but | am sure
wen all pull through it.
was off last week end from Sat
urday until 10 p. IN. Sunday, so my
pal and l hit it for one of the big
towns of France and spent Saturday
night and slept on a real bed once
q more. so soft it was almost a dream.
: wish you could see one OF these
! French cities 1t is indeed a sight.
! The street cars are small compared
with the states and run so close to
. the sidewalk in places that you have
!. 70 hug the walk to keep from being
knocked out. The streets are mar
row and the people use the streets
more than the side walks 1t is quite
a sight in these big towns because
a YOU see soldiers everywhere, from all
n the Allied armies in the world, the
e Americans playing a prominent part.
e There was great excitement last sat
& urday, too, in the city, over the sue
: cess of the Americans in their recent
i drive toward Metz. The report came
o out several days ago that General
E, Pershing had notified the Kaiser to
remove all women and children from
it Metz, which has the reputation OF
r. being the strongest fortified city in
n the world, but she is going to falt
~ p. ID. O., at least certainly think So
The city that visited was taken
) bv the Huns in 1870 and big monu-
A. ment stands at the entrance Of the
,c town in memory of the civilians who
o fought with anything they could get
re their hands on, to help defend the
n city
Iy This war will never end until the
re darn Kaiser is completely licked
s, People should not want peace now.
re Not until the Huns are beaten to a
it finish on their own soil. 1t is the
g. only cure for the hell cats that we
Ye are after.
IS ~ - -
lie Corp. Adolph Gle, VINO visited Mr..
Id and Mrs. J. A. Reese several times
re while at Funston, sent them an
epaulet taken from a German Of
VS. fcers' uniform and stained with
as blood which tells what happened to
i'd the owner. He says the American
ne boys are eating Irish potatoes, plant
ee ed and tended by the Germans on
ne French soil-some cosmopolitan food,
v p p ~
We Cant. II. W. Graves, formerly the
a doctor at Carlton. writes to l. a.
he Clewell. that he is in charge Of a hos
he pital in France and doing work fol
lie. the soldier boys.