Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-21
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The following In an cxcerpt from
a letter of Lieut.. Chas. A. Dutt 9Th
field artillery, first division A. E. r.,
Lieutenant Dutt In a brother OF
Meade Dutt, pastor of the First
Christian church this city. He has
been In France since January. 1918,
and 10 at present In Montabaur. near
Coblenz. Germany.
u wns reading last night an ar
tiole about Dread Nights or some
Thing like that, by George Patuilo In
an October Saturday Evening Post.
II was about the night bombing by
airplanea, II brought to my mind
some of those nights back there not
yet beyond recall. You probably
read the article and he gives a pret-
~ good description, too, A. near a.
] can make out--and | am pretty
sure--thc village is one called Bon
villiers about 10 kiiometers behind
us on the Montdidiera front, I can
appreciate his feelings exactly when
he describes tho droning OF the ma
chimes overhead, and the easiest a
person feels Ia TO he moving. But
can 60 him one better. for he at
least had n trench to 10 TO. but tho
real sport was to be moving up some
night and get blocked on a cross
roads and then have "A fellow com
Ing down the road and pitch out n
string OF bright flares that lighted
up the ground like day. remem-
ber AIN Instance like that on tho
night OF July Is when we were NOV
ing forward. Il never felt 30 unr
necessary In my life and would have
sold NV chances for almost anything
hut all you can do Is To walt ana
take what he has to offer ThIs
time he happened to 10 on over and
unloaded on the place where we had
our position during the day. You
can feel pretty safe as long m YOU
can hear the motors exhaustlng but
when he gets about where lie wants
to kick the tail gate out" he shuts
off the power and makes s swoop
towards his target II YOU are close
enough you can hear the bombs
whistle on the way down--another
sound that about causes the cold
sweat to freeze. can resiember
that sound twice once nj the ohser-
walton post In front Of CnntiRny when
he was trying to hlt some engineers
making a relief, ana the other time
near our horse lines IN the Argonnc.
The last time he Just walked right
up along "A" Batterv's picket line
w UhNEA NhhUEt NiaNh IlIlNFu
over us and went on M the valley
Ana he certainly was busy that
night He would bring over load,
dunn II. and hurry right back after
another. Pretty soon you would
hear him again ---Z-g-Z-2. The funnv
thing of u was couple ~ officers
had come down from the battery
positions for rest Tho next dRv
one OF them san he preferred 10 rest
at the position
We are having nice weather now
January l2, 1sis-not much rain.
The sun makes Itself visible more
often. SO II Is quite pleasant 7 went
out for horse exercise the other day
with neither overcoat nor gloves. 80
YOU see am not IN such cold
country"
Lieutenant Dutt was In the battle
" Cantignv was wounded In tho
battle ~ sChateau-Thlerry. after
slS weeks hospital expert rience rr-
i~l-ed the first division on the Ct.
Mlhlel sector. and after that sccto r
v'as eliminated. went to the Argonne
district. Vie was In continuously
without r"llat from tho first OF Oc-
toher until November II.