Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-05-01

at az ClOck,
Then they would go to the front and
relieve those that were up there.
Those who came back had their break
fast about 8 O'Clock. We loaded up
the coffee and slum in the cans, put
them on the ration cart and the two
cooks took them up to the men on the
lines. The chow detail would take
them from us and give them around
to the men,. If the men had gone
over the top that day, the engineers
fixed a bridge over the trench, and
that let not only US but the Infantry
cooks have q clear road to take the
food to the men. We had to have
dinner ready at 8 O'Clock to take up
to the front, at same time we were
serving breakfast to those who had
Just returned. Had dinner at IL for
those at headquarters. Supper was
ready at 5 O'Clock to be sent to the
line, those at headquarters having
supper at the same time. Those on
the line would get to eat it about z
O'Clock. Then those at Company
Headquarters would have q midnight
lunch, consisting Of coffee, bread and
rice. The 'slum' is made of fresh
beef, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, salt
and pepper and a little thickening. If
we could not not get the fresh meat
we used the corn willy. Wehear peo-
pie talking about the men not getting
their food sometimes. Well, you see
sometimes things would interfere
with the cooks getting it to them.
Sometimes a shell would destroy the
carts and cans on the road, and may
be the cooks. Again the shell would
demolish the whole ration dump. At
times the only ones allowed on the
roads would be the big guns and the
ammunition wagons. Then the
kitchens would have have to stay
back until they had passed. The
engineers r supposed to clear up
the barbed wire and get ready for in
fantry to go over. But on Septe mber
18th at st. Mihiel when our company
started in to do the work ordered.
they found the barrage had completed
the Job. The colonel then asked the
captain if our men were prepared tc
do infantry work too. He replied
that they we're. They were then or
dered over the top. They went snt
our Major did not know which way
they went. When the cooks came uI
he could not tell us where to fine
them. 1t was the morning of the 14tl
before we found them. In al
these cases they are expected to ca
the three days rations of monkey
meat and hard tack which they have
with them. But on September 18th
after they had driven the German
forward they found some potatoes
and German hard tack which they
had left, then some grease, and wher
we came upon them the next day
fearing they were suffering for food,
we found the them calmly eating
French fried potatoes. The old German
trenches at st. Mihiel we're Is feet
deep in some places. The ones oul
men used were about 5 feet. They
were five feet vice at the top and
feet at the bottom. The Germans hac
walled them with rocks and sane
bags. Our men stood down in then
in from 6 to Is inches of water. After
we got them out of their trenches We
chased them back to Thiaucourt. The
line was then advanced to Essen,
where our men dug in."
Captain Fred Farmhouse of thu
35Sth Infantry, Goth Division, has beer
visiting relatives in Ironton, on hi
way to Camp Travis, Texas, where hC
expects to be discharged. His divi
sion has not yet returned, but is still
in Germany with Sd Army. The seth
and Goth Divisions kept close togethe.
all during the time they were engag'
ed, and are still together. The Divi
sion first went into the lines the mid
die of August. There were severa
raids on August %, "a and %, abou'
the time they were making the drive
North of Verdun. Then they were il
the St. Mihiel drive, They went int
the Meuse- Argonne sector about the
middle of October for the seconC
drive. They drove on up the Meust
River as far as Stenay, capturing tina
town the morning of the armistice
Captain Farmhouse was made a Becon(
lieutenant in the first officers camp
was given a first lieutenancy the mex
January and on the lines was mad
a captain. He also has five brother
in the service. Henry is now dis
charged from the navy. While q
Great Lakes he was in charge of th'
Daily Bulletin published there. Tel
ford L. Farmhouse WASH training il
Aviation Service at Kelley Field, Sal
Antonio, Texas. Ed. B. Barnhous'
was in navy on the Flagship Pittsburg
with Admiral Capperton. Earl Barn
house was in a Truck Co., at Gam
Beauregard, La.
Kenneth F. Curry, nth Co., Ct
Machine Gun Battalion, U. s. Marin
Corps, writes from Hansen, Germany
"Well, / have just returned from m
leave. / made application for IA day
in Italy, in January, and on March /
B received my pass and permit. Saw
great portion of South France an,
Northern Italy, as we'll as the Mediter
rsnesn seashore from the train. Ha,
one morning In Genoa. Went throug
) the Campo Santo there and also tn
greater part of the city. Had hv
days in Rome and through the care {
} the Y. M. O. A. saw practically a
8 that was to be seen. Took the Y. N
/. @. A. "a hour trip to Naples and climt
r ed Mount Vesuvius. That was som
i trip and l never expect in this worl
to see anything as near fire and brin
? stone as that was. Later we wei
through the ruins Of Pompeii and r,
TUNED to Rome. Reported back I,