Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-06
Covers Over 200 Miles in Search
of Division
of Division
Ward 35-B. H. 131
A. P. o. 7SO A. e. F.

Mrs. John Kier has received the fol-
lowing letter from her son Wayland,
who is in the 107 supply train on the
way through Germany:
Somewhere in Germany.
Dec. 9Th, 1918.
Dear Mother and All:
I suppose you have been looking for
letter from me for almost three
weeks or more. Well, mother it has
been impossible for me to get any let
ters written for we have been moving
most every day, besides our post Office
has also been moving, so we didn't
know where they were half the time.
That explains the reason why you
have not received any mail from me
lately. l certainly have had some ex-
perience since | got out of the hos
pital. To start with I got out of the
hospital November 23rd. They took
us over about 80 miles in an ambu-
lance. Of course we thought we were
going to a replacement camp and then
they would send us to our own diYi-
sion. Well, we got over tothe replace
ment camp at noon and there tIfey
gave us a mess kit and two blankets.
then they hiked US about 10 miles to
where we thought that we were going
to get on the train and come up to our
own division; but instead it was the
40th division which they were going
to put us in. Well, as soon as / found
that out why, believe me, | did some
thinking. Well, happened to think
that about two days ago had read in
the paper that the 32nd division had
gone through Longevy so l made my
mind that would either find the 32nd
or get lost. So I had supper and found
two other fellows that decided to go
with me. We went up in the barn
they gave us for billet and got up
at $50 and had breakfast. Then we
rolled our two blankets and started
hiking back to the replacement camp.
We got there at noon and from there
we caught ride on an ambulance
back to where l was in the hospital
From there we hiked about 9 miles
before we caught a truck.
We caught a truck and rode for
about rs miles. Then we hiked s
more miles to a town by the name of
Montfaucen. Well we ate little
bread and corn beef that we got from
a kitchen in the afternoon. The roads
were muddy and it was misting, so we
were wet and cold. We found an old
dugout and slept there all night Then
we started out hiking in the morning.
Of course all this time we knew our
division was moving and no telling
hadn't hiked very far until an ambu
lance came along and we got ride
up to the Mouse river. We crossed
the Meuse river about noon and we
hiked all afternoon until it was dark.
OF course. now we were up quite
Always and where the Germans had
been living in swell dugouts and bar
racks We no more than found a nice
dry barracks to sleep in and it COM
menced to pour. There was swell
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Germans had left it. Pretty swell for
us. Hal Ha! Well, we built fire
and heated up a little corn beef and
ate it and went to bed. Got up at 6
a. m. and it was misting. Well, we
hiked until noon. Begged dinner
and caught ride on truck to this
place we read in the paper that the
32nd division had passed through.
Well, we caught another truck from
there way up to Luxembourg. There
sure is wonderful city. We were
riding through Luxembourg and | hap
pened to see one of our trucks. Well,
believe me, it didn't take me very long
to pile off the one was on and get on
ours. Say you can't imagine how
tickled was when got back to my
company. Why, it was just like get
ting out of a prison. There / was, 3