Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-02-22
WELSH LETTER CONT.

We marched until two O'Clock the
following morning and found our
selves in a little village by the name
of Forcey, where we took up our
quarters and finished our training.
Jimmie Butler was stationed in ano-
Their town about three miles from
there by the name of Milliers, the vii
lagos being about twenty mics from
Chaumont where was General Perish
ing's headquarters. All of the DIST
Division was situated within a radius
% miles from where we were. While
we remained there in training / saw
most all OF the boys that | knew or
was acquainted with while in Camp
Lewis. In fact, | saw most all Of the
bows that were in the old 10Th Co.
Depot Brigade at Camp Lewis and
few from the Valley. After we lett
here on our trip to the front, Jim b.
ard one of the boys that was in the
picture taken at Camp Lewis where
we were shaving, are about the only
ones knew anything about with the
exception OF John Quinville OF, Bodie.
who was also O.. K on Oct 10, when
lett the. Company for the Hospital.
Since that time, | know nothing OF
how they are After leaving Forcey
on our way to the front, we marched
from one village to another almost
always marching at night and with
the exception OF one night. always
camped in the woods We would
march all night or until the early
hours of the morning, then we would
camp somewhere in the woods and re
main there until dusk the following
evening. then we would get orders to
roll packs and be ready to fall out in
fifteen minutes. We were not allowed
to smoke or strike light OF any kind
at night so you can imagine what it
was like in the wee hours OF the morn
ing TO lind place to pitch our tent In
The woods where the underbrush is u
sually very thick and generally rain
ing a little, without a light During the
day we had TO stay in the woods and
keep out OF sight OF German aero
planes. After marching a few days. we
found ourselves in reserve OF Metz
when the drive started on that Sector
and St Mihiel on Sept 18th. We were
stationed in a village by the name OF
Pagny. the only time we were under
a roof after leaving our place Of train
ing. We remained here for two or
three days but were needed in the
front lines. While here il seems We
got a hurry up call for different
section. leaving one night in trucks,
travelling all night. finding ourselves
in the village OF Nioette the following
morning From here we took up our
night march again over what had been
a hard fought battle ground IN the
early part OF the war. We marched
through the ruins Of several villages
which had been shattered by heavy
shell fire. in many cases not one ot
the old stone buildings lett standing
just a pile OF stone and rock crumbled
in the streets to mark what had once
been peaceabie village. 1t was on
this march that we first saw how
large a hole a big shell could make.
Also saw the barb wire ENHANCEMENT,
trenches, dug-outs,etc and decided
that there must be a war gong on
somewhere not far away We stopped
in the woods to the LETT OF Nerdun and
waited nntil we got everything ready
and our artillery in place then the In
iantry relieved the French that were
in the front lines and waited for the
big drive to start. The artillery opened
ND at IL o'cock the night OF the 18Th
Of Sept. You can imagine what It
was like. We made the attack on
90 mile front and eight thousand can
mons popped at once and kept firing
until 5 am. the morning OF Sept. 20
when the doughboys went over the
top into No Mans Land and No
Mans Land was the proper name Tor
the place How any human could i've
under the barage we put over that
night is more than ] can say remein-
Der the scene of the battle field as II
under the barrage we put over that
It had only been yesterday Inc nght
OF the 18th OF Sept the Infantry were
lust in front of the Artillery. We were
lying behind hill near the top. Some
Of the large guns were not over nun
dred yards from us and they were
shooting very rapidly. II almost deal