Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-12-06
From Teacher
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that it is hard for US to keep up
with them. When you hear the
mean things they have done you will
agree that the Germans as a race
will be hated by civilized men for all
the rest of time.
Here are some of our experiences
in forest during our drive. Waiter
and l always tried our best to get
| together for supper. Here is what
one of our suppers (the best one we
ever had together) consisted of:
I was in dressing station and we
had over sixty wounded men at the
time. They were lying on litters,
boards, blankets, german overcoats,
D leces of canvas and horse covers
and were covered with anything that
would help keep them warm and
dry.
The men with the station were
making hot soup and chocolate for
the wounded. All at once five Ger
man planes came over US flying very
low. They got the range of the
station and one of them flew
straight over to the German art IL
cry and in less tine than it takes to
tell it the devils had blown our
dressing station all to glory.
We got the wounded out of there
II short order and after that l was
going back to the front through the
place where the old station had been
and there beside the hole in the
ground half buried in the mud / saw
a tiny tin can, | gave 1t krk and
out rolled can of OK tail soup that
was not damaged. 1 put it under
my shirt and carried 1t all day long
When night came, Walter and
found a sheltered hollow and built a
tiny fire. We were too tired to even
Ia k 1t was raining and we were
; soaked through and wanted gallons
, of hot coffee. We started to work.
= We had German kettle, we emp
: ted our pockets and our ration bags,
T We had about four tablespoon fulls
=. of coffee. good! that was two cups
i, each. We put the water on to boil
u then Walter p,,oduaed three small
i. scabby potatoes that he had found
in an old german kitchen garbage
:, can and I had six tiny onions, like
2 onions sets, that ] had carried in my
r. pocket for couple of days, Walter
p had one of those tiny cent cans o1
: pork and beans. We poured the
q can of soup, the beans, the potatoes
f the onions and some hard trench
7 b scuits in the German kettle anG
stewed them. The mess was thicl
and when l seasoned it hot with pepp
= er it certainly was good. 1t was thu
"a best supper I have ever eaten!
N I always carry my German kettl,
II on my belt W tn salt and pepper ant
~ coffee in it. If I can I am gong u
70 carry it clear back to America ant
7 keep it always.
% We tried to have two meals eacl
a. day but we advanced so fast the.
could not get rations to US. For sew
eral days the only transportation
that was allowed to move at all wa
wagons or motors loaded wit
wounded or ammunition.
Some times the shells were CARR
a ed on the backs of men for miles be
cause the cassions were burie
,s clear to the hubs in mud and the BIZ
a. guns did not dare ego hungry.
20 Motor ambulances were ON the roa
lie sometimes as high as thirty hour
nj making round trip from the dress
+ ing station to the hosp tails.
It is wonderful to see men wor
N during time like that Men VIII
m will grumble and growl about doin
or the meanest little task VIII prov
N himself real hero. The prisoner
i'd we captured were often used a
" stretcher bearers. Snrne OF tn
w wounded Germans, when given Gu
If of cocoa or chocolate, said it was tn
I, 10 I'D II
ks years.
is Listen! You know how used t
ne hate onions? well yesterday I at
one as large as big apple, ate
~ raw, and It was fine. There is onl
j. ~ one thing yet for me to tackle an
ID that is cabbage soup. I'll tack
N T that when all else fails I suppose.
I am sending you a coin in eac
letter. Gladys to assist you in teacl
VS. 'ng geography in the old Dove
er School By the time you get tn
l. three months of your school will
es' over. It doesn't seem possible dos
I'M t? I have wondered how many {
ng those trees n the school grounds al
er' still alive? Is the mail still delive
70 ed? Do you still get the Tr bune
50 Do you have the big aquarium al
X did you find snails to put in it
spite of the dry weather you repor
ne ed? Say "Hello" to all my folks fl
ew me. I wish you all the best of SUI
III cess.
ne ne Well 1 have written a fat lett'
: again haven't I? I receive ma
Mas M quite regular now. That was
ba clever little idea of yours about sev
10 ne ng gum in each letter, your big br'
~ ther doesn't object to gum
os strongly as he used to. l got tt
~ first just before we went into tt
H. battle of Verdun and surely appr'
q ciated it. Don't forget to ser
~ three sticks with each letter.
~. ~ Good night folks
OK Gayle