The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-09-18
the ground and here we were chare

Ing Drazeniy up TO them.
Machine gun fire and artillery fire
with direct observation was too much
for US so we turned around and took
up position guarded by our own
doughboys.
We left three caissons and several
horses. on the field of honor not to
mention my saddle bags which con-
tinued toilet and other articles Of
equal Importance.
That night when I returned for
them they were not to be found.
With no razor, tooth brush. zap,
or towel felt that Sherman was right
absolutely in what he said of war. OF
course we never had more than a
blanket or overcoat to sleep on of a
night but as we never took off any
thing more than blouse for the en-
tire period we never suffered from
the cold. I didn't shave for ten DAYS
and imagine I looked some like The
bearded bandit.
The funny thing was that our time
at the. front seemed like years. The
first four days of the attack was
spoken of as though week.
/ OF course both men and horses
were pretty tired and that time they
sent us fifteen kilometers back ex-
pecting to be relieved and then hur-
ried us Immediately forward to anoth-
er attack we were all feeling pretty
low.
Strange to say that was the only
time | noticed lack Of sleep. All in
all | felt fine on very little sleep.
/ l think it was the excitement that
kept us going for after we got back
here everyone felt rocky, tired and
much worse then when working hard
Everyones itomach bothered, the
bad water near here contributed and
no one cared much about ever fight
ing or hearing of the war until he
had good rest, clean clothes and a
furlough.
| The first is here for all Of us at
this sector north of Toul but not the
clothes or the furlough for the Of
ficers as yet. A day so in Nancy
the middle Of this week is all ] see
ahead of me now
| That will permit me to re-equiI
myself I hope.
i Here I am living the life of the re.
cluse Robinson Crusoe has my heart
felt sympathy.
| Two rather ancient COS were donat.
ed to our battery to care for while
here. | am in charge and since they
are five kilometers from anywhere
u I and the ten men under me are find.
ing it boresome task.
i am looking for an early relief
If nones comes will begin to wish
myself back at the scissors front.
/ have fired twenty rounds at s
Icross roads some 140O meters distant
but having no telephone connections
with my observing post am unable
to do any regulating fire.
! doubt if hit the objective but
the map shows others in the imme
date vicinity one of which SHOULD
occasionally be the unfortunate reel
} pient of some Of Mes Obus.
4 A new division of infantry came
in here last night for training ant
!; showed the usual nervousness. TIL,
Boche had advance information ant
greeted them with some gas.
Therefore last night the gas klax
ons were giving the alarm through
out the night.
\ After getting up once l decided i
|. was all a case Of nervousness ant
went to bed and asleep.
= On the way up from Nancy VIII,
, greeted me but A. George Olson
J Phi Psi from Saltwater and might,
fine fellow. He was in the sanitar,
, corp with the LIST division.
| He had just seen Chuck Cole j,
Paris. He seemed to be in the pinl
, of condition and enjoying his worl
| which was my old occupation.
/ also saw Addison Douglas at tn
ammunition dump south Of Scissor
during the attack. You might tell hi
7 mother that / saw him and that moth
! ing could ruin his extreme goo
: health.
/ am as sorry as you at the loss o
the Buick but pleased to know tina
you have another.
: In case you can not decide on
: touring route why not tour France
: Roads are unexcelled and will have a
autumn above reproach waiting 70
: you.
1 This is positively the last shee
: as must save to write Max and 9th
ers who I have neglected Of late.
4 In fact know of no one but 20
E and Max who will be writing me unit
: I write to them therefore must &c
busy.
With baucoup love and kisses di
> rect from the front.
! Aug. Is still at the from t. In cele
bration Of this suspicious day ar
again writing you.
have often been shaven bathc
well fed and clean clothed but sci
, dom all at the same time.
Il You perhaps do not realize HOY
strange and yet wonderful it feels t
have all these things happen on tn
same day. The mental stimulation
is remarkable.
: It is fine tonic and / feel almos
As exuberant as though going to o
returning from the always in the fl
ture, seven days leave.
This afternoon l made another tril
and afterwards slipped on suit Q
those B. v. DIS you were responsible
! for my receiving. They are 50 salts
factory and comfortable that an
considering WEARING nothing els