Arizona republican., 1918-12-25
TUCKER P|NVEY TELLS IF J. $. TROOPS PART
 AT CHATEAU TH|ERRY

The following letter was received last week by the parents of Tucker Pin ney who enlisted from Stanford Uni versity in the United States ambu- lance service, section SIS, and went overseas last January:
 'AiX-les- Rains, France,
 PA Novemb ar, 1918. Dearest Mother and Dad:
 Of course you will be surprised to hear that l am on permission again. 1 was, myself when asked it I cared to go. because l wasn't present when the section had drawing for places, and consequently did not know where 1 stood in the lineup. However, the group l am in now was the last on the list, and most of us fellows in the first group, who would have been next. Cid not want to leave yet, so that they could go to Nice, after It opens on De- cember 1. Although 1 wanted to go 10 Nice very much myself, I knew that if l did not take a permission now might not have another chance for one; whereas, if such a chance did come, my turn would be around again almost as soon as it would have been had 1 waited until the enc of the second list. But l am counting on being home before that time.
 The censorship regulations have been relaxed somewhat. and we may now tell the names of the different towns We stop at, and what fronts we have been on
 T believe 1 told you once before that We first went into action with the ma rines, south of Shateau Thierry, in what is known as the Second Battle of the Marne. We saw work with several different divisions while the allies were advancing up through Fere-en- Tardenois and Fishes to the Vesle and the Aisne. At about the time the Aisne was reached. we were trans ferred around to the Argonne forest. in time to be present when the advance was started there. We worked on that front until after Grandpre was taken, and in fact had an advanced post in Grandpre while that town was under machine gun and snipers fire-not to mention artillery fire.
 Then we went ''en repos" and we were still ..reposing" when the armis- tice was signed
 After a few days we were ordered to a town named St Dizier, and almost immediately were again ordered to Chateau Thierry where the section was when We left on permission As all these trips were made in our cars, We saw considerable of the country.
 Chateau Thierry shows the effect of constant shelling. but is rapidly re- gaining it's accustomed activity-es- peeially business-and hardly seems the same place. so changed is it.
 While working at the front, We were always attached to American divisions, but We are now with the French army and expect to carry food and supplies to the poor in the devastated regions of northern France and probably Bel sium, until railway communication has been established.
 T hope the gifts I bought get through all right; they ought to, for the fellows have been sending things through from time to time.
 We have had no definite news as to when our service will be sent home. but according to newspaper articles, sections with French divisions in "oc- cupied' territory will remain with those divisions until they (the divis- ions) are demobilized, and other sec tions will do civilian work indefinitely Therefore. we seem good for some months in France yet.
 T stopped off at Lyons for eight hours on my way to Ak as I had to eH"hSe ioiiis ,iieie, anu sHdn pfoDdpiy do the same thing on my way back. Lyons is the second city in France, and well worth seeing There is a bridge across the Rhone there named after President Wilson
 As this letter should reach you some time around Christmas, I take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy Christmas. It will be happy one for me. because of the prospect of an early return to the United States.
 With love to all, your affectionate son, ''TUCkER.''