The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-02

vance anu redcn tlSir objective tney
sit down and wait for something to
happen or until their kitchen arrives.
When the Americans reach their OBJ
jectives and see good chance to ad-
vance some more, trey Just heave
ahead. Heinie can't understand Amer.
lean bluff. They can't understand how
200 men have the crust to advance
several kilometers into their line with
both wings exposed, but after driving
a wedge like that We start working on
the fianks and in few hours We are
several kilometers more to the good.
I'll have some great tales to tell when
get home.
The following extracts were taken
from a letter from Leo. r. Hammer,
Co. L, 18th U. S. T., who left Hood
River for Camp Fremont August 8,
afterward to Camp Mills, N. Y, for
embarkment TO France, but detained
on eve of departure by the signing of
the armistice
"Win tell you something of this
camp. 1t is hospital camp where
they bring the wounded soldiers from
overseas 1900 came in last night. The
18th, Regiment is the regular army. so
they are holding Us to take care of the
camp. We Will be guards and military
police.
This camp holds about so, 600 troops,
and the hospital about $4,000 of that
number. The camp at Camp Mills is
about the same size. A part of the
IL EuttnI,oa
men, were left to run that camp. so
when some 10000 men from England
came back they called them home
guards. and the 18th put 1870 Of them
in the hospital. You see, it don't pay
to monkey with the 18th.
There is only one battalion of the
18th here at this camp. We had the
honor of escortng the President aboard
the boat at HobOken, N. }. ,swhen he
left for overseas. We were the only
soldiers on the pier when he passed by.
We opened ranks and he marched in
between us, as we stood at present
arms. There was President Wilson
and his staff, as we'll as Secretary
Baker Sec. Baker gave US a great
send off 1t was in the papers, but
didn't get to buy one, as theylsold like
hot cakes.
The 18th were the only soldiers
who got to show their respects to the
President on this side. He walked
within five feet of me; much nearer
than ever expected to get to him.
Mrs. H. F. Davidson has received a
telegram from her husband, now in
New York City engaged in handling
export business, announcing that her
nephew, Charles Brewin, who sustained
severe wounds on the Argonne forest.
has been returned to America The
young man, according to Mr. David
sons message, has been sent to hos
pital at Fort Smelling, MINI.
Mrs. Davidson later received letter
from her nephew telling of sustaining
severe wounds in the Argonne forest
drive. His right arm was shattered
by she'll fragments, and splnters pen
etrated his left leg. Mr.. Brewin had
just recovered from slight wounds and
shock sustained in the Chateau Thierry
drive when he was sent back to the
llOiIb vi LtC al SOllllC ibitpAs III lDt
earlier fighting he was cut off from his
company and laid for As hours in a
she'll hole.
In his letter to his aunt Mr. Brewin
says that all of the men of his unit
who participated in the Marne drive
have been granted the Croix de Guerre
and the French Cord of War.
"The bird of peace is not dove, it S
canary" writes John W. Allen, re-
lating in letter to his mother. Mrs
W. d. Allen, an incident of the morn.
ing of the signing Of the armistice.
"About eight o'clock in the morning
of the eleventh" writes the Young
man, now with the 65th Artillery, I'VE
received orders to cease firing but to
stand by for further orders. A little
bird fitted along, stopped and sang to
us couple of minutes. and then it
flew down directly into the muzzle of
the gun | was on. When that bird
came out and flew away he left all of
us feeling confident that the boche was
going to sign that armistice.
According to Mr.. Aliens letter the
65th was in the thick of the battle
toward the last. His letter continues
81 shaved off a three weeks beard
and washed my hands today for the
first time in three weeks. | have q
bath coming. We were located in q
district as dry as the Sahara desert
We were lucky to get water for oul
coffee. We have passed some ticklist
days and nights the last few weeks
and can probably thank God that the
armistice came when it did, for the
boche was planning a nice little part,
for us on the night of November IL, al
least they tell US they were. But in
stead of shells Heinie waited sweet
music our way Bands were playing
and star shells lighted the sky. Il
was "a great relief to be able to thinI
of home and mother instead of having
to be on the alert for gas or waiting t
see if the shell you heard coming was
going over or was going to plum
alongside.
m not bringing many souvenir.
home. | haven't room in my kit fol
anything German. | do not ever wan
to see a German helmet or any of tina
ritfraff again. That's not my idea o
souvenirs.
"All of the boys are we'll. | an
feeling as fit as two year old my
self. "
Fred Hallman, Upper Valley man
writes his friend, George Watson. tina
he is now at the United States EN-
barkation hospital at Staten Island
recovering from she'll wound sus
tanned five days before the armistic,
was signed.
"A piece of shell entered my hi
about five inches below the joint" h
writes. and hit the sciatic nerve
paralyzing my entire leg. 1t RENAME,
this way for 10 days, and my foot an,
ankle are still paralyzed. And tai
about pain, haven't had any rest TO
five weeks.