The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-09
NEWS OF THE BOYS.
CAPTAIN SPRINGER SENDS WORD
ABOUT COMPANY n.

Captain Jonathan Springer OF Com.
pany II does not write for publication
but the father, w. Fl. Springer, let's
the Herald have note of recent date
received in the home, as it contains
matters in which all have a common
interest and all felt that the Captain
would not object.
Jonathan has been in the hospital
number of weeks. He could not
be quiet during convalescence and
sought to fill in on clerical position,
just to occupy his time. He proved
SO valuable man that the depart
ment sought his transfer and desired
to make him permanent attache of
the department The Captain would
not hear to any such arrangement
and made all haste to join his men
as soon as he was well enough to re.
sumo duty.
Somewhere in France,
April IS, 1918.
Dear Folks:-I have been rather
tardy in my letters the past three
weeks, but you have no idea how fast
time passes away with us and espe-
cially when you do not have calen.
dar. In fact you never know when
Sunday comes and goes. always
intend to write home on Sunday.
| hope that we will soon get back
to our rest section and then l can
catch up in some OF my sleep and get
grip on time again. When you
have to live in dug-outs 20 or 40 feet
underground day and night and use
candles for light, you can readily see
why we do not know day from night
finally got released from the hos
pital and am feeling all right AS
soon as Il got out my company was
on its way to rest, after having spent
month at the front But | had no
more than joined them when we were
halted in our march and ordered back
to the front again and here we are
now, and expect to be for some time,
a week more at least, then a-couple
OF weeks rest and another hitch
again. You see we are in a compare.
lively quiet sector and we were
drawn back again in order to relieve
as many of the French troops as pos
sible to put the finishing touches to
the big game that is now being
staged, and that finished, then per.
haps peace will be thing of real
value. The French and English
and in fact the Germans, that
the big drive now being made will
end the war.
In one of your recent letters you
spoke of the Herald phoning out and
wanting to know If / ever mentioned
getting the paper. Well tell the boys
that we get bundle quite regularly
and we certainly do appreciate their
kindness and thoughtfuIness in send.
ing them They cheer us up on our
mail days now that we have quit
moving around, we get our mail reg.
ularly.
Send me the account in the papers
of the raid we made on the Boche
when Capt. McHenry was lost. Hoar
was in a dug-out not over 100 feet
from the one the Captain was in.
We all keenly felt the loss of our
comrade Harry Anderson. He was
such cheerful and willing little
chap, He never knew what hit him.
A sniper got him. Now that know
the folks have been notified of his
loss, will write his father letter,
but you know we are not allowed to
mention anything too early. had
letter from Spencer Springer about
the middle of March but do not know
where he is now but he is in the
game and doing his duty. He and /
both made good seconds at school.
He was named as an instructor but
no one wants to be struck away from
troops at this time.
With love,
JONATHAN SPRINGER,