The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-26
0sKlL9Os BOYS /.
HOLD A REUNION
MEET BY ACCIDENT ON Bate
81, FRONT IN FRANCE
WORKED LABOR DAY; NO KICK
Our Soldiers Go over the Top With a
Smile That Won't Come Off as
They Used to Run for Ice ...
Cream Sodas.

From Somewhere ip France comes
a most interesting letter addressed to
Art Opp9nheimer. In style it is out of
the ordinary, but is none the less in
teresting. 1t reads:
Friend Art: 1t is two thirty p. M,
and ] have just finished work. AS
was coming in | met Joe Price and
Ed Schmidt. Was very much surprised
as didn't know they were over here.
gave them the paper telling of Rusty
Noe.s death, and Joe feels pretty blue
this eve, as you know he and Rusty
were great friends. rr
We have been having some very
hot weather over here. Last week il
was 11S in the shade. But OF nights
we have no trouble sleeping.
Over the Top With Smile.
Say Art. our boys are doing wonder
full work over here. Never in the
worlds history have men fought like
the Americans are fighting over here.
Our boys charge the Huns machine
gun nests just like you would make a
run into Charlie Pixies drug store for
dish OF ice cream. They go over the
top with smiles on their faces--''the
smile that was made in America" and
wiliho rub off. If there is boy over
sixteen years old, weighing one hun
dred and thirty pounds, who cannot
whip Hun, he. ought to Returned ov.
or to Squire Laffollett, and just about
know what the Squire would do to
him. Fritz is good fighter-at long
range while he can shoot gas, or
drop bombs on Red Cross hospitals.
But when he gets a taste of the cold
steel. he is par bon, which in French
means mo good.'
No Kick on Work Labor Day a..
This is Labor Day back in the states
as well as here. Our boys worked over
here today, and there was no kick. We
wan: to wind up this war as quick as
We can, but We want just peace. No
use coming home until we chase the
Huas across the Rhine, and that is not
going to be long You know the old
song goes this way:
"Over the line and across the
Rhine
Well Art, she sure looks good to us.
Say Art, Joe Price and Ed Schmidt
look good. In fact all OF US look good
Have fine climate, three good meals
a day, and good place to sleep. The
boys from the East kid us pretty
strong about Iowa. They call us Corn
Huskers." One of the boys told them
that they did not have any men in
the cast smart enough to control the
food proposition, so they called on
Iowa. | guess We can hold our own.
Pretty husky bunch of Iowa lads over
here. .-s ~Fs H..
France Shines in Fall Dress
This part OF France is very beautiful
The vines are loaded with grapes, and
in about month we can pick figs from
the trees. Last night bought pound
of white grapes, cost me one franc, or
about 172e. They were sure swell, and
| think l will return this eve for an
other pound. ."a -.
Our camp is not very far from Me-
nun, just d HlCe VAIN dlISi SuppSi' ih
Mehun stands the ruins of King
Charles HIS chateau, built in the 18th
century. a"e. { ...s," .st'
Last night we had swell band con-
cert at our Y and the French people
thought it was the finest band they
ever heard. They think the United
States is the finest place in the world
and agree with them. . si,
Wen. Art, will close for this after
moo /. With best regards to you, and
the Golden Eagle boys, ! remain as
ever, your friend, ,5noa
Private Thomas e. Dull,
Co. c. 2nd PROV. Ord. Depot Bn.
Ord. Repair Shops, A. f. +.