The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-18
Louxenburg, Nov. 20, 1918

Louxenburg. Nov. 20, 1918
, Ny dear mother:
Well mother, of course you al
know the good news. Let us hope
that the peace conditions will soon
be signed and that we will soon be
home. .
Well, mother l am not in France
any more. We are in the
state Of Louxenburg, which as
you know is a small indie
pendent kingdom just north OF
France. 1t is very pretty country
and of course is not marked by the
scars of war ais this little state was
neutral during the war. The people
have received us very kindly. Pro-
badly you have seen in the papers
that a few Of our crack divisions
will move slowly into Germany in
order to see that the terms are car
ried out etc. AS l am in one of the
best divisions over here you will
know that / am along. Our last
fighting was in the Argonne Forest.
1t was pretty tough. am billeted
with an old Louxenburg woman and
her son, she always has some hot
tea etc., it seems like home. It
seems SO good to be able to have a
light at night as for the past few
months to have light at night
meant that you would soon have an
air bomb from the sky down on you.
The night the armistice was signed,
we had been back from the Argonne
only a few days. Other soldiers who
we're up there say that the morning
the armistice was signed that every
available piece Of artillery on both
sides was turned loose in one hell
ish. barrage which continued right up
to l l q. m. They say that the silence
that ensued after II a. m. was mad
dening. Two months ago peace
looked long way off, OF course we
knew that Germany was caving in,
but we did not know how fast. I
know that you sure are glad that it
is all over. guess that Omar will
not be over here very long, as / am
sure that his division will not be sent
into Germany, that is if all goes we'll.
] did not get to see Amar, | got q
letter from him, he got one tour of
duty up at the front. Well, one is
enough. have no idea when we
will come home but l imagine that
we will all be home by early spring.
hope when this reaches you that
l will be in a good billet overlooking
the river Rhine. do not expect
that we will have any trouble in
Germany, ! hope not. ! am not
going to discuss what should be done
with Germany, the soldiers whipped
her, now let the statesmen make the
peace terms. Today is Thanksgiving,
a dark and rainy day, | have been
working all day doing up work which
gets behind when one is moving.
Well, mother we should all be so
glad that We are all living, we should
be thankful. Let US hope that peace
will reign over the land for many
years. l hope there will never be
war. ! want to stay over
here and see the job finished and
hen want to come home to my
children. hope that | will never
nave to leave home again. l am
crazy to see that big husky son of
nine. He was such little thing
when was there. Il guess that my |
title Juney has grown to beat the ,
,and since | have been away. II
NOW that NOras is so glad that the
var is over, well, it is all over now,
tut | sure thought few times that
loras was widow with two kiddies |
o look after.
l can well imagine the rejoicing
here was in the good old U. S. when
he armistice was signed. Well let
IS hope that the Hun has all the
world conquest that he is looking
or. Let us hope our terms will be
o hard that the taxes on Germany
viii be so heavy for years to come
hat she will never think Of war
gain. They are not to be trusted.
Inc is as bad as another. The only
God German is dead one in my
pinion. He is no better than the
lost terrible savage that the world
'hich we have passed thru the peo-
lie tell tales of the Germans that
'ould shock a Moro. Tales of
hildren killed, young woman car
led off. One woman where l was
illeted a few nights ago tells that
er two daughters were carried away
Y the Germans four years ago,
neither they are dead or not she
oes not know. Pity hell, how can
nyone have any pity for any Ger
Ian in the world, man, woman or
hid. / for one will never have
thing to do with any of them, they
most won half the world by bloody
urder now they will try the game
getting back in the good graces
! civilized people with tears in their ,,
yes. They are the biggest bunch Of
inns the world has ever produced.
1hen they went out of northern
rance they took all the cattle,
orses, chickens and even the bed
nen from the people. Well mother,
, use to rave, the world is going
mete out the proper punishment .
them. 4s.~ % H. !
Mother, I am feeling fine nd dandy
,thing to complain about. / know
va is glad that Fred did not have