The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-01-03
FROM A. G. SAMUEL

following letter from A. G. Samuel
who is now in Germany with the
American army of occupation:
Ordorf, Germany, Dec l.
Dear Jinks:
got your letter of October q
several days ago and was very glad
to hear from you once more. will
begin now with my ramblings, for
the censor has turned his back"
Landed at Cherbrough,s France, July
10, and from there through Cain,
Tamans, Toms to Gievers, where /
stopped for about three weeks. 1t is
near Tours and long way from the
front. The town, or village, is about
the size of Rondo, but the Yanks have
one Of the largest camps in France
there. | never saw as much stuff
before in one place. 1t looked to me
like there was enough sheet iron and
composition roofing to cover France.
I counted fifteen hundred barrels of
paint in one pile All kinds of steel
beams, rods, etc, all sizes of pipes.
That is the place where | saw all
the shovels. There was lots OF
everything needed in war, and |
wondered if anything was left in
America
From there We moved to Rambler
villers and enroute passed through
Dijon. From there went to st.
Die in the Vosges mountains. ST.
Die had the honor in 1907 of giving
the name to our country. America" +"
1t is a beautiful place and | Judge
it has about fifteen thousand inhabi-
tants. 1t was right near the front
and | was sent out from there on an
electrical job (our outfit is elec-
trical and mechanicaD up in the
mountains. That was the place
where us three fellows had it to our
selves. | was there five or six
weeks We were right on the line
and our duty was to turn on the
800 volts in No Mans Cand to
keep Heinie back. The turning on
and off was easy but when the line
went on the blink we had to go out
and fix it. When | went out the
first time | thought | had done a
good stunt when | made my will.
never got shot at. 1t was a quiet
front with the exception of the ar
tillery. | had been up there about
ten days and. one night about IL
bells business picked up. From the
noise | thought thousand cannons
were turned loose all at once on top
of the mountain Well. | thought
would get a war cross, but one end
would be stuck in the mud over me
emerged all o. X. but battle
scared
went back to the Rambervillers
and moved to Les Isletter about
twenty-five miles west of Verdun
and was there when the First army
started the big drive Sept. 26. II
was near the line then and several
shells fell in the town. AS the drive
progressed we moved up. | was in
Buzancy when the armistice was
signed. Since then | have been con
tinually on the move and doing, a
little of everything (mostly nothing
| hiked across the battle grounds
around Verdun where the biggest
battle of the war was fought.
never saw such a sight before in my
life. We are following the Germans
We got a train at Conflans. France
near Metz, and are living on it.
came through Tongugon, and hit the
corner of Belgium at station nam
ed Athus, and from there TO Luxem
bourg City, the capital of the Dutcn
ess of Luxembourg. II is the incest
city | have seen in Europe. It is
about the size of Memphis. | was
there six days and saw Marshall
Foch and General Pershing there
My francs vanished very fast there
We came into Germany today anc
are headed toward Cologne on the
Rhine. | would like to tell you more
about my rounds but | can't write or
this train, for we are stacked up sc
better writing.
If we ever get settled | will dc
lots of writing, but if we don't
will wait until I get back home ant
tell it, | am anxious to get home
but it may be spring before | ge
there
| am showed under with my lettel
writing. | have gotten fifteen let
ters from girls that | have never
seen that saw what some of you fel
lows sent the Commercial Appeal
You should have seen me get letters
| am sorry to hear of Julius Ben
hams death. 1t was rhock.
must quit for this time.
Your pal.
@ "a MIFEI.