Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06

coming in too. We looked out of our
dugort and wondered if any one
could live out there in all of the
rearing flashes and rain, but we only
thought once and started back to the
trenches, which we reached about 3
O'Clock A. NJ. Then we waited until
jusc about the breal; of day. then
over the top just behind the barrag,.
My eyes were wide with curiosity
is to what we were going to see, ano.
guess you would think that we we're
afraid, but we were not. You do no.
realizes what danger you are in. Too
much excitement to be afraid.
The first thing saw was few
ccad Germans and next three priso.
ners, one was just small kid, and
lake leaf. so l passed on. Our lead
ing officer kept hollering to scatter
out and in the course of an hour OF
so, | realized l was lost. So l thought
J would just go en- and maybe | will
catch up with my comrades, but no
such luck. The only thing. did catch
Up with was Germans and machine
gun bullets. One time another fell
; low and myself had TO jump INTO {.
shell hole to dodge the bullets. They
certainly did whiz, and on a little
farther i ran into wounded priso-
ner, logging for water, but things
like this you can only pass by.
travelled on with just one bunch
and then another until about l.
o'clock noon. They stopped to rest
and eat while the Barrage played liz
front of us. Then was when realized
that l had not had anything to eat
since the last night supper, so
decided not to ask the infantry for
any thing. TO eat, as they only. had
small raticns with them and they
had to keep up, so instead of eating
as the Bairage commenced to pillow
up the earth and go on it's way, So
y followed OH a little farther and
decided to return to my outfit. NV
feet had become blistcred all oval
and it was painful to walk. About
o'clock P. N. located IL sandwich,
then went int Il dugout with about
10 inches Of water on the floor My
boots kept my feet dry so | c:awlcd
upon one of the bnnws and went 90
sleep with my feet propcd upon &,
board SO as 10 keep out the water.
The next day l looked around
every where that could think Of
for my outfit. There was plenty of
artillery moving, but not my own.
also had the opportunity to ride one
of Fritz's horses back part of the
way. A very goow animal. Then
went to walking again, but couiG
not find my own outfit, but located
some Bochc hard-tacl and preserves
which was good, then | went around
4 little and saw some dead horse,
and men stacked upon one another
and little farther OIL some Amer.
lean Artillery, so layed down an.
slept a while then went down to thu
new outfit and reported to the cap
tain. Until can find my own outfn
am still with the new one, and an.
getting plenty to eat. Do not know
which | will stay with yet, but if i
remain with this one will write adj
dress.
Am camped on small river and
had nice cold bath in it, which
helped TO rest me very much Expect
to be on the move tonight.
| Will bring this little letter to d
close az my paper has begun 10 grow
low, and paper is very scarce some
times, and my experiences are noi
so many as few days ago, Blu,
would welcome the same experience
as have related it in this story
as it makes you feel so proud, and
another thing il SIS something that an
artillcry-man very seldom gets.
would not take money for my trip
| EOurS trulv