Abilene weekly reflector., 1919-01-02


located, so when he found / was
there, he just attached himself TO us
and we put in for his transfer The
colonel says we can keep him all
right, and he is well pleased over It,
was In Paris the other day and
want TO stop over on my way back
to the regiment If | can. It's quite
a city and It's the ambition of all the
American soldiers to see Paris before
they 70 back. sure have seen a
grcnt deal of France and visited many
of the historic places, such as Aimes,
Paris, Chateau Thierry, Verdun, st.
Miehl, Brest, Harve and Claumont.
M "a I'M
From Harry Walters.
Harry Il. Walters writes to his
father. Il. NJ. Walters of the big
drive IN which he took part: AS this
Is Fathers day and II IL set aside for
us to write to our fathers, so here
goes. We can tell you all that we
know. Now, / left New York the
morning of April 25, landed in Liver
pool, England, the night of May 2,
got off the Sth at 3 80. walked about
three miles to a train, which we
boarded at 1920 and rode through
England all the rest of that night.
At $50 next morning we stopped at
Camp Nordley at Konning, England,
stayed there about ten days, then
boarded train to South Hampton.
Got a boat out Of there, went across
the English channel to LeHarve,
France, where we stayed another ten
days, then took a train to the town
of Euwich. II took all day to get
there and we stayed there over night.
The next day we walked to Mounch-
ey, where l stayed with the Co. ii
boys a couple of days, then was
transferred to Co. c, 100 M. G. the
2Sth of May. They were at Grand
Court. l had to walk there and 1t
took four hours TO make Ii In. / re-
mained there a while then made a
8 days hike from Grand Court TO
Morgan, where we got a train and
went to the outskirts Of Paris. We
then went to the northeast from there
and it took us all night and all day
on the train; got off at town ! have
forgotten and walked one day to Do
cells, there we stayed about three
weeks. Then we walked to Remire-
mount, the first place that looked like
n town, for the people could speak
English. Left early next day for
Vogney, where we stayed over the
Fourth Of July, then drilled couple
of weeks and left there on the 21st
of July for Kruth on trucks. We sent
our packs over cable and 1t took us
all day to walk over the hill, That
night, the 22nd of July, / went into
the trenches for the first time, in the
Lorraine sector on the Alsace front.
stayed there for one week then my
platoon went back to where we had
the mules and carts and I stayed
there for three weeks. Then went
back up for two weeks; so in all we
held the line there for 43 days. Then
we were released and went back to
Kruth, where | saw Fay Elwick and
most all Of the home boys. We took
trucks out of there for Lemirell and
stayed there three days. l was then
detailed to 90 with company Of
artillery and seven others for air
plane guards; so we took a truck back
to Remiremont and from there went
to Bayon on a train. We stayed
there In the day time and hiked at
night and 1t rained all the time. At
lay light we stopped for the day, and
eft that night, but only went about
.hree kilos to a village and stayed |
here until the company was sent
after US. 1t was there, / got all the
)lue plums | could eat. The com
)any was at Charegrey and we only |
stayed there a few days when we
eft one night for woods and the
oy of 1t all was that it ralned all |
hat night. They stopped in the
woods and said here is your bed. We
we're all wet and tired and the ground
vas soaking too, but | went to bed,
nevertheless, and slept until noon. 1t
vas at that time that the u S. A.
,oys made drive on st. Mihiel and
ook back St Mihiel from the Dutch
t was the first front that the Yanls
made drive on without the help Of
he rest of the Allied armies and
hey made good, too. We were In
eserye at that time and left in a few