Morris tribune., 1919-04-18
ON THE HEELS OF THE
HUNS TO GERMANY
Willis Maloney Tells the Detected
Germans and Happy War Pris-
onerS They Met

y,
we are permitted to publish the fol-
lowing interesting letter from his
nephew, Willis S. Maloney, formerly
of Chokio:-
"Mayen, Germany,
March 5, 1919
Dear Uncle Tim and Family
Some time ago I received your
letter, but thru carelessness have
neglected to acknowledge it. So
without trying to make up or frame
try and give you little dope" on
what we are doing to kill time I'M
til they see fit to ship us home, which
we are all hoping will be mighty
soon
eve started for this German River
Rhine on the 18th day of November
and we're just one month on the way
| landing here in Mayen on the 18th
of December. In many places we
we're right on the heels on the retreat
ing German army. At one place,
Buzy, which is in France, we we're
less than "a hours behind them and
we billeted in places where the night
before the Huns had put up and had
apparently left in great haste as we
found lots of things which ordinarily
they would have taken with them.
1--WE passed thru the City of Etain
which was entirely demolished and it
was along the roads here that we
met the first of the Allied prisoners
that were being turned loose from
the German prison camp. In the
bunch we're American, British, Can
adams, Russians, Italians, French,
etc., and they were surely worn
out looking bunch but happy, never
theless. Lots Of them had been in for
four years and spent most of the time
in the mines around Metz or in Lux
emburg.
eve passed into the neutral coun-
try of Luxembourg which had been
occupied by the Germans for four
years and we received a great well
come. After leaving Luxembourg we
followed the Moselle River right into
Coblenz where it flows into the
Rhine. On our way up we slept in
German homes and in every case the
man of the house hadn't been out Of
the German army more than week
or 10 days. Believe me they we're
surely meek and humble and scared
| to move.
eve put up in Trier large Ger
man city, a short while and slept in
large army barracks that the Ger
mans had used for a hospital. We
came right on to Coblenz and thence
back to Mayen so here we are.
cit was great trip and we passed
thru a beautiful country, but we've
seen enough of it and are only wait
ing for the word that says we are to
start towards the good old U. S. A.
! So far our unit is not booked for
sailing so Lord only knows when we
get back. The only hope we have
is that the corps troops will be brok-
en- up and sent home either as casuals
or attached to some division.
1--WE are living in pretty good
style, all of us finding room in some
German home and some of us that
we're lucky are sleeping between
sheets and feathers, so that's not at
all bad.
IT have had trip on an excursion
boat down the Rhine from Coblenz
and saw some very beautiful scenery
mae is now in Coblenz and we
have been together several times
which was as finds. She was with
Base Hospital No. At in France and
asked for transfer into the army OF
occupation and got it and is now in
an Evacuation Hospital in Coblenz
PERSONALLY, I am having it pretty
soft" and am living the life Of
Reilly as am on the teaching stat
Of the Post schools here. The gov
eminent has established schools
thruout the A. e. r. for all men thai
have had but little schooling, so the
job relieves me of other military
duties.
"Well, I must close this but before
doing so, will add that is is my in
tention to spend a few days in Morris
and the vicinity when Uncle Sam Il
willing, providing he doesn't shoe
me right thru to the Pacific coast. 81
fully expect to see you in few
months. Trusting this finds ever!
body we'll and with best wishes Il
all.
"Your nephew,
Willis 8. Maloney,
"M. 0. r. s.
"4th Corps, Artillery Park,