The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-02-18

The following letter from France,
written by Private oliver Hazlerigg,
Of Paris, has been handedB THE
NEWS with a request for its publ
cation. Before his induction into
the service of Uncle Sam, Private
Hazlerigg resided on High street be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth, and
is well-known here. The letter fol-
lows:
"Wormhaudt, France, Sunday Eve,
December 90, 1918"
Having arrived on the Western
front on August 8, 1918, known as
Alsace-Loraine, we began our first
work as ammunition singers, and
sling it we certainly did. / was a
driver, so / did not sling any of it.
Every truck had three men, driver,
assistant driver and rear guard. We
worked on the Lorraine front for
about six weeks, encamped in for
est about three-quarters Of mile
from a neat little town called Bac-
carat. This town had been shelled
at one time during the war, but was
not seriously damaged.
I'VE went from there to the ia
NOUS old Verdun battlefront. 1t
must have been the most horrible
Of the whole war. We saw some ex-
citement there, many dying and
wounded Yankees, bad roads, muddy,
slippery and hard to get trucks load
ed with ammunition over them.
working at nights to avoid sight OF
the enemy made it all the harder.
because we couldn't see what we
did, and it was very dangerous al
times going along under heavy en-,
envy shell, fire and gas, and the
might hawks" (enemy aeroplanes)
bombing our lines, machine guns
"pingpinging'' all the time, our boys
living here and there, heads mangled
legs off, bodies blown away, groan
ing and dying, surely did make it {
scene of horror.
After a few weeks or this horrlt
warfare and successful drive, W.
were ordered to the st. Mihiel sail
eRt, where it was not so rushing Oh
us We only renamed there shor
time. and then went to town bacl
from the lines called Foug, remain
ing there over night and getting
aay-day. We then took our aut
tricks and turned them in at Tou
and entrained for the Flanders iron
in Belgium, riding couple OF day
in box cars, and arrived at raj
road and ration dump in NO Man
Land. the latter part Of OCTOBER. "A
we were not drawing trucks an
more. we had to hike to the iron
and were attached to a truck con
pany for the remainder of the wa
We saw some fierce battles her'
too. The level country made 1t MOI
convenient for the German machln
Sunners to get a whack at us. III
hoys had no trenches to crawl int
80 II was open warfare most or II
time The German machine gunne
uould lust NOW down the YAM
like weeds. but all the same Il
drive continued, with Old Glory
the lead, and it still leads.
1--WE had hard work hauling an
munition here, but finally the lon
looked for time came, when, on Il
nth day of November Germany su
rendered. The roaring, bowling al
barking of the big guns, whlstlll
shells. gas bombs and machine 81
bullets ceased, and from that on
seemed that every day was Sunda
Then we began already to thll
about coming back to America, D
ne spent Thanksgiving Day at Wiel
heke. in Belgium, and Christmas VI
In Wormhaudt, France. There W
r,mor continually bobbiug I
ahont us going back home. tn
aysin we would hear that we we
destined to remain for possibly U
veare longer. What awful rumc
csn pain such wide circulation! b
~s think now that it will be just
ostter of time or transportation
- when we sail for the good c
u. s. A. ,.ron+ froY
a,r,no the three and one-half mont
~ acfive service, and were cited
Tnandore twice. We are enutleo
star for having been cited on .
Sronts Maj.-Gen. Farnswoi
ave the Thirty-seventh Dlvlsl
nn,unition Train high honorS
tho bravery shown by them IN
rev. resistance of enemy smell u
&c what it takes to drive the
ns hack on the run the YAM
hnns snreIy have it, and they are
en- dead vet, either. NO natl
hnwever great, had better not m
Az With Uncle Sam any mu ,
What do YOU think about 1t! w,
We want to see now is home, anu u
real soon, too. .1r1pIcG
OLIVER X. HAZELhl0"
Private oliver X. Haz ..,a T-.;n
Go. A, 112th Ammunr FORCE .
american Expeditiopary FotII =,
The letter. was accompanied y!
namnhlet, knights OF
,Omhns Activities" puohsneoa
DnnI;rR France 1t contained
one of the pages copy OF 5ne Ill
order from Gen Dana =, M Maiilc
chief of Stan, rehearsing MAO; 70
Farnsworth's congratua intent 9
asth Division for its oriiiian'
duct under fre.
The following letter afU wh
charming young Paris woman VA VA
doing splendid work in the h lind
ton and restoration OF r,I ps'r NE
diers, is reproduced In f n,,r ne,