The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-19

sunish commit nuisanees fin private hoes, ucison wells, chain their mon
 to machine guns and all such crude things. and you can well understand that people who resort in such pract- ices are completely at sea when they come in contact with real men, like
 bur boys, who resent such miser-
 able tactics and practices, and are outraged and furious in their assaults. In the recent ssault. or offensive which our boys made it was such a complete success that many of the men were SO sar ahead of the troops that they had to send patrols out 70 bring them hack, one Of the patrols
 found bunch of five men Wto had seized one of the German biz guns and tuned 1t around pointed towards Germany and began to fire. they did
 not understand the use of these guns but decided inasmuCh they had the shells and the gun that it would not
 be a bad ldea to use them, and a day
 ar two later the German papers cams out with report tht we were bomhard- ing Metz and from that time on we
 have been giving them some Ii 0e- lieve me
 A French officer who was with the English and French at times when the Germans started their offensiYes was with the Americans when the Ger
 mans started their late offensive which turned out so disastrousiy for them and said that he wondered how our boys would meet the Germans when they began to come over no man
 land, that he knew the English and French tactics to wait the shock. and
 he was interested to know how Or
 boys would do, as they did eyerythin- different and when the big show finally be2an and the German waves started across no mans land. the American boys did not wait for them but was out ot the trenches and on the way to meet them in the open
 he said that the action or our men
 was so brave and grand that il seem
 ed to completely demoral.ze the Ger
 tdlnH and that he contributed the
 Allure of this offensive largely to
 this unexpected open lightng which our boys ndulged in In that fight
 ing the way our boys traternized with the Germans was simply immense
 The Y. M C. A has been doing some great work in the recent ofien- sive in the Vos4es for the boys, they
 Elave been right up with the first
 waves, and they have been compelled Ito pack the little dainties such as candy, cigarettes cakes writing peper and envelopes over these mountains OH burros, iute a few of the Y M C.
 A. men were among the casualties. but 1t was worth the life of many a good man 10 have these luXuries md d3in- ties there for our boys when they needed them Our me are receiving {, wonderful treatment. and the treat ment Is having a wonderful effect upon them from every standpoint | They feel like the terrible hardships which they are called upon to lace arc ' recognized by those at home and that ' these things which are given to him | by loved ones to lessen the burden
 ! The censor is getting a little riaid on Us boys and there are some things T would like to write you of at this l time which i am rather fearful would ' not be permitted so | will close. Don l. forget my P. Q. No, and when you
 come over under this new dralt look ], me up can "parlez Nous' rather freely and can help you or any of the . boys from home to order horse. or
 any of the various brands of vintage ., they may decire when they come over.
 Best regards 10 all my friends ., am always
 !; Your friend,
 Wm C BOUlC. A. r. C.