Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
HE is KILLING
THE GERMANS
Ed Halvorson Writes About Putting
A Hun Asleep, Giving Him Time
To Think it Over.
WAS BRINGING TWO
CAPTURED ONES IN
Says He Got One of Them Alive and
the Other One is Accounted for, Z
He is Sleeping
Somewhere in France
Sept. %, 1918

Sept. %, 1918
Dear Sister:
Well how are you? Hope you
are all we'll and happy. Well sis
am back where soldiers sleep In
nice white beds. Now don't be
anxious, as l am not wounded this
time. Have got sort of grip and rheu-
matism. Gee, but / feel old today.
1t has been raining all day so you
can know how a person with rheu-
matism feels. Well say / am lucky
that am here for nothing worse.
| expect you are surprised to hear
that l have been to the front since /
last wrote you. Yes that's why
IIhaven't had the chance to write you
before. Last Sunday | received your
welcome letter up at the front.
also received two from Gena and
three from Ella. l certainly was
glad to get them and especially to get
them where l was. You see / real
your letter with one eye and watch
ed the huns with the other, Ha!
Also the same evening, week ago
tonight. l had the pleasure Of
bringing in my first live Dutchman
got mold Of two, but on my way in
one got cranky and wouldn't mind,
SO | simply put him to sleep, gave
him all the time he wanted to think
1t over.
Well dear sister I don't know IL
you can read this scribbling or not.
but as l haven't written you folks
for some time thought I had better
write you a few lines to let you
know am taking life easy again and
getting the best of treatment, so
have no fear whatsoever, and tel
dear old mother not to worry
am sorry to hear about the false re-
ports you folks were getting. Please
don't listen to everything you hear
now days, just wait until my letters
come, and please don't worry.
Well | left the conTalescent camp
Sept. II feeling pretty strong, but my
doctor told me / had not better go
for a while, but I would not listen
to him, as | heard that the boys were
going to have some fun again and
have missed out whole lot lately,
the boys will all have it over me;
Well they have now.
On my way back to my company l
rode on the train part ways and then
got ride on truck going up to
the headquarters. Well while / was
riding in the truck towards the, front
we would meet big punches of pris-
oners coming from the front l bet
we met around 1000 while we drove
ten miles. So / said the fun has al
ready started, l am too late, so we
kept going until l finally caught up
to them, but not until we had gone
through few towns where / had
the chance to see lot of captured
German guns, motor trucks, horses
and mules. They left one town after
another, not getting chance to take
a thing with them. think they
realize now that the Yanks can fight.
Well / left the company on the lS
of September, going to the hospital.
1 am sorry / couldn't have stayed
longer, but feel satisfied anyhow, as
/ got the best of Fritz this time
got one alive and one sleeping that's
accounted for, and don't know how
many more l did put to sleep the
same night.
Well there were no DEBORAH boys
wounded or killed this time when
left the company, and | think they
are back from the front now. Well
guess I have scrubbed enough this
time, will write more later on, as
expect will have all kinds OF time
now. Greet all the folks and give
them my best regards and wishes.
Tell Ella and Gena | will write them
soon. Good night, with love to you
all.
Your brother,
Pvt. EDWARD HOLVERSON.
Co. K. 16S Inf. A. T.. +.