Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-08
LETTER TO CAPITAL
GIVES NEWS or MEN
SERVING IN FRANCE
Heary &. Mcguire, Annapolis soldier,
Writes Oh Anne Arundel Boys III
Hlglafy Entertaining Manner


Private Henry q. Mcguire. son IL
Mrs Ohio ]. Leitch. Of Is Dean street
this city, writes Interestingly newsy
letter To the Capital of the Annapolis,
West Annapolis and Passport boys III
active service with the American Elk
peditionary Forces, whom everybody
knows telling what they are doing Or
have done.
Private Maguire's letter, which Is
dated Peirrefitte. S,Aire, France. Jan
nary 10. 1919. says he has seen ii q
number og the Capitals over there.
where the Annapolis boys Of the i15th
Talfantry and the Machine Gun COM
pany have written letters to the Cap
ltai, and he thought ne might get busy
and write q few lines for our boys Of
the SI4th Ambulance Company " He
continues
Well we have George Myers. who
as the boys say, IS fine fellow. and
q still better cook as he helps TO burn
tho cakes and pies, yet We like him
just the same
Then there Is Robert Wolfangle
and he went to the hospital after the
armistice for d little rest, and he has
returned with something on his upper
lip, still We keep telling him to cut II
on Yet that's the style over here.
We giso have Oryille Mcnamara
with hts sweet voice. and he is the
supply sergeant assistant, who helps
10 keep the boys supplied with CLOTH
ing etc, and outside of that he III
alright.
And. almost forgot about Arthur
Oaksmith, who they say worked on the
railroad, yet he is In the army now.
nda ali he does IL help eat Up the army
beans, and soup.
Well as to myself, Just a plain buck
private. and We all gather together,
and have good time. mixing things
UP, as We have some boxing, singing,
and throwing few hard luck stories.
Now leaving the personnel aside Will
tell our experiences.
I'VE went into the trenches on the
night Of September 25th. and went
over the top at $50 the morning Of
September 26th, after spending q
night OF real torture under our bar
rage beginning at IL D. N. Wednesday
night, September 25th, and kept going
until 8 d I'd, September 2sth
Well that Is where our work start
ed. as the first man carried III by our
boys, Major Pepper. who was wound
ed badly. and died while waiting for
an ambulance.
We worked hard for two days, and
carried men almost six miles, and
only four men carrying the litter
We finally got to the hill OF Mont
faucon. and 1t sure was hell up there,
as they shelled us every time we
moved around, and II was here we lost
four OF our boys. and one was Edward
Wilson who worked for sieye's res
taurant on Main street
Well we stayed there eyacuating
until the division was relieved Tues
da morning, October /. and we had
yl hard time with very little %
eat.
We arrived on the ST. Mlhiel sector
on October It'll. where our boys held
the line until October 23rd, and We
had quite d few gas cases while there
We arrived on the Northern Yer
dun front on October 18th, and this
place was real hell as we worked very
hard and mostly under heavy shell
| IRE. until the day the armistice was
signed then we all we're happy.
Yes We have moved around quite
lot, and I hope our next move Il
homaward bound.
Well. well. I iorgos all about oul
big boy from the small town. Henry
REIN. who b now first class private
Very sorry to note that our pals
Paul Wheeler and Claude Russell who
have left Us, and We haven't heard
from either one. since they left
Best wishes TO all at home. | viii
close.
sJuss reader 81 your paper ovel
here.
..PRTVATE HENRY MAGUIRE,
ySs,vsss $500 Sss aa1s,s,.sn esx,,.,. sYs{oa,