Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-02-06

lhlVoh AVf % uhyb NJ the FOOT or the
Hill running an ammunition rump
and hauling ammunition from there.
l have lots OF wonderful experiences
but don't like to relate them. / will
leave that to some Of the s. O. s.
birds that never heard gun fire.
They will no doubt have big story
TO tell OF how they fought such a
battle, ha hal So its best that |
don't say anything. hauled small
arms ammunition for two weeks at
Chateau Thierry. Our cSmpany had
all Peerless trucks. And the day the
armistlce was signed was In Sedan
Belgium which had been one of Ger
many's largest rail heads. Aud the
newt day which was November IL,
was transferred to the L. o. 10
drive the mail truck and have been
here ever since, with the exception
OF November %, was stationed at
st. Maurice and was given verbal
by the way of st. Mihiel to Melville
and turn 1t over to the 9TH division
and we were to draw new truck so
| proceeded and turned the truck ov-
er alright and was supposed to have
transportation given back but didn't
get any so proceeded to walk back |
to my outfit and got back as far as
Tilly sur Mouse and was picked up |
by the 33rd division NJ. P's. and was
reported to the commanding officer
of the 10Sth u. S. Engineers and as
Ii happened Ii was my brothers out
fit and | guess you know he is Band
Leader and so l stayed with him till
the 3rd of January. ! got orders to
report back to my outfit and so did.
| am here at present While l was
with Albert | played In his band
everyday and got along fine. | was
playing solo cornet for him and now
have put In for transfer through
The military channels and expect to
ret transferred any day now to the
l0Sth IT, s. Engineers with Albert ,
Ny good wishes to everybody and !
rope to see you soon--John Hobart
fish.
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Norman Gross left for New Orleans )
asst Monday, where they will take on i
carga OF cotton tags for England /
This win make his fifth trip across. Y
While In New York the other day, he .
net Bee Oliver, and they had quite r
talk He also spent several eve II
ings with Irwin Sampson. +
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The following are extracts from Il
'tters written to Mrs. L. p. Mckee fl
y her son, Virgil Mckee, who is n
18th the army of occupation in Ger q
lany: o
/ can sit down and almost take my n
ime at writing once again, as we are f
1 our winter quarters on the Rhine. h
We moved down here yesterday from
town named Neuweid, which is :
bout six bilometers distant from the
,wn of Fingers. We found our bill
It's about 3 o'clock and the Germans
ere making beds for us. They fn-
he'd making them this afternoon.
he hunks are double deekers, but
icy are strong and in good big
,oms, so 1t sure beats sleeping on a
Ie cement floor or In some old stone
i'm. The company Is in a factory
ore house that was prison camp
ring the war. 1t has been a long, u
lrd hike and was showing on most
the boys Some of the shoes were
actically gone and walking with
re feet on these stone and gravel
ads cuts mans feet to pieces. 1t co
ok us just month to make theI
ID and | don't think there were more
an three men out of the company
at fell out all together 1t has been al
,arly three months since l have hi
ard from anyone or received mail m
any description. 81
T have been on detail nearly every hi
orning, but this morning we prac- o.
,ed a regimental parade. 1t was
lite cold and our fingers and toes got
city stiff and numb for the first
me this fall. The company was paid :,
day, December 27) Paid for =
ctober, but as the payroll was made !,
1t before / got back to the com
my didn't get any. German
oney is depreciatlng fast. We now
It 166 marks for 100 francs, when
the time Of the signing of the
100 franc was only worth
D marks. 1t has been raining and
rowing nearly all afternoon. The =
nd Engineers now have good big L
md and 1t sure can play, too. 9
link there are So pieces in 1t, Our d
lrracks are in pretty good shape "
NV. Everything fixed just about D
lie way we want it.