Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-07

unlucky about getting any pay since
we have bben over here, which leaves
mo without penny, though the Of
ficers of our company did the very
best they could for us. We have Just
gotten our share for Christmas and
each one seemer to approS late what
he got. Every one got n bar Of choc-
olate. half a box of. cakes and some
| thing to smoke.
The boys generally seem to lie
Natty blue. Of course, we all would
like to be ut home. We are in one of
the divisions stationed Mt The lines
for guard duty. We don't know how
long we are to remain hcre, which
makes the bunch little restless. 1t
would be hard to say when we will
be home again. have seen all ready
all of France and Germany | care TO
see, and SO far us my part of the
fighting, | surely think | did my
share. I fought through some very
hard battles, especially our last one
on the 10th of November. The blood
shed that l witnessed and went thru
with was fierce, this being on the
Verdun front, and was one of the
hardest battles we had This is the
third front that have been OH. Just
how / got thru seems impossible to
me now, tho by tho help OF the Lord
| am here.
/ suppose Alva is still in France,
spending his Christmas among for
eigners and strangers as | am. | have
not been able to locate him yet. The
| most that | can see that reminds me
OF Christmas is Il snow for the first
time that covers the ground and the
trees so that it makes things seem
like Christmas.
We are on the Rhine river and |
don't think it SHOWS very much here.
From where we marched in France
to this place was about two hundred
and forty miles, bso you can imagine
about the country we came over. 1t
was pretty tough with the packs we
carried. We hopetd to be among the
| first ones returned home, but we were
not. We are waiting patiently for our
turn, and are thankful we are not on
the firing line. have been getting
some mail lately from you all and
others from around home. We are nj
ways anxious to receive mail. | will
close. Wishing you happy Xmas,
sincerely your son,
PRVT. JESSE W. CREGAR.
Private Daniel Hartman, of the SO3
| Aero Repair squadron writes Mr.. Os-
car Corell in Thompson Valley ns
follows
Dec. %, 1918.
| Dear MIR. Corell
don't know what you think of me
for not writing you before now, for
1t has been quite while since re-
ceived your card, so please pardon
mo for not writing sooner than this.
was glad to hear from you. 1t is
lots of company TO hear from Old
Virginia and Thompson Valley in par
ticuIar. l hope you folks are all well
and have had II merry Christmas and
I am wishing you ali happy New
Year. | also hope you have not had
that terrible flu set.
Well, as you see, l am still living
and enjoying very good health. ]
suppose you people back home are
still celebrating. have had very
good Christmas; lots better than ]
had last Christmas on board shin nj.
Liverpool harbor, England, after hay-
ing been on board for lG days. You
may know what it was to stay on
board Xmas day.
have seen quite Il lot since | left
Blucheld on Aug. 10, 1917.
| am just back from TIN To Par
is. have had great time saw
President Wilson while ] was there.
Well, Mr.. Corell, guess you nro
eating lots of pork these days, MS it
is getting to be about hog-killing
time. | hope to be able to get home
soon. Your friend.
PRVT. DANIEL HARTMAN.