Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1918-12-04
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The kosS- Djseosee ON day onGl
week contained article ., the vosi
in france oi the ~ kas nesss. vA<
were rsconstrnctinG = netwssk Of shstl
torn railroads bssws<n ssfdus and
Meta. keeping open The iiass VI oow.
hauuicstios for the ssny advaaeiss
into Germany. ~ ksri asAsisr. I
former Potosi boy. hss bssn eth
these Enginssn since III y~snt ovss
last March. the following hitter from
him will he oi intesesi:
on Active Services with An. Exp.
Forces. Nov. 4. 1918. -- Ha~e srsesissd
mali twice since leaving Ito csmp Il
Montierhsums, where ne we're on
construction work nes, Myers and
Chsisauroux after our asivsl in
France seven months ago.
Lett there Oct. 24th, enfained in
ecx.cars, IA msu ts tie cAr. This
mode oi travel 10 much more comic
able than riding in passenger coach.
es, since We can place bedding 10 the
cars and during the day sack j. At
one side. Enroute We viewed the
landscape, played cards and read On
the 2G,h We detrained At nil bead
Entire train turned out alta break.
last and nnloadet csr- Of stoae, plsc.
ing large rocks for hrstcourst o. road.
Rode loaded truck several ki.oneters
10 town, where We, the bsad, were
biliesttd IN an old buildlng previous.
iy used as & stable. Iris torn has
been under sheii-iire, aiso air raids
! have come very riote. Just three
ds3s before We came it WAS iaided BY
Fr!tz.
A Fritz tiev over CT Oct s7lh, tiy.
ing high. l sss out walking through
field with friend when HE sp:i.
aircraft guus be. an their work. Ibsy
put taIIsee around En,1, who
changed h.s coa!ss and esssEtd for
the time being. We walked over 10
the an,i'aiyciAii guDs. they are 75-
The French gunners explained the
teit scope range linders. TtN mech.
anlsBa OF these gun. Is wonderful.
The Bosehe fiier wac troaght do~n ut
the lines later.
On bC: 3o;n there vas q lombard.
mrni early ia tie morning. Tsoops
from tue different cIy,slons are going
~ the iront. Sax At least twu G!yi.
slona sGruote, loaded trucEsiVf hours,
also rons.sr; stream II Msn on loot
The next day, Uc,. S!si, tue tlg gums
hegau ,Le,r Work on the whole trent.
the SKY rejecting the flashes, and were
still al II At IL O'Clock. The noise
~ss one CONTINUOUS rumble. With the
bark q the big gans speaking above
the general tin, The eor.espcus sept
oi the New York Herald speaks OF
sbis harIase a. beng the most terrific
Of the whole way,
MAS tetsl!ei on a tuck, taking
equipment up 10 tsu ui tue ~ompsniss
and passed behind q number of big
guns ina, ~ere still firing, Tks boys
wen, over ,hAt might, aud We nset the |
bringing back the wound.
ID, also p'isouers On their sS, to the
real
Nov. s to - St,li maticp ;r.ps
SssE isncks. An very fortunate, Tor
! am seeing whsi will te aorc his.
tory
Inc topography ot the county over
which the Americans have fought 10
the same AS Ia NSshingt County.
They would hEAi over and srouDd one
hall, nniy {" te confronted by asu,he.,
racA AZ otatat!c ~ te fought Ter.
fhe Gcrmaus have many machine
gun Ia Strategic positions, ant il vas
a bis ID - pa, ihem out q! action.
Ia trogt ni one Town tho Germ, sas h al
dug Themselves in. with machine gun
ii tmrlaem,n'S even on ps,faMs in
trees. About %sAF Yards IN sruut ci
,ho tttngass ou lhe crest II h.ll.
were more ocsss. When the bays al.
ysnCce. they se,e mel by a hail OF
machine snn bullets. One "a follow
'hs charging -! the boys upoa these
nests by the ,ilies stuck Ia the
ground hy baynu.t, each ,iiis repre-
sent,ng a casually In front oi one
nest we're quite unmhr.
uu the hiI!slhe ncst the read, IL .
ell are buried.
Non have read about the pill
boxes Have stem many aions .
valley. They are hexagun In shape,
shnut : Il, high. built II stone and
brick. two icc. in 'hickhsss. loop
holes hn ise sides, door on remain.
Ims side. Are mean leokinx to
attack.
We so; news about the drive, ana
t MAS good to learn o: the extent oi
t. The douaheoys sure did 70. Went
10 last, .haI the tig guns did not ere
or some time. Was over as the
aviation Field when three observs.
ien planes came in. The piioss said
hey were ont scouting so ss te fsnd
.nt the lines, hui could net iud any.
fhsy ssw Trucks and the Ams.icsn
ioidiers marching sh,ad, while the
iefmans we're u hesdlong rstrvat.
rhe Americas are ,pdearorinr to
,eep in contact w,th the Hume, Who
re now 81 Ia, away VIC cannes hear 4