The Glenwood post., 1919-02-15

SoA1o Ia Uh OLu0I biuC.
Reisdorf from Nov. "a to Dec. l. No
good place, small village. Billet is in
cow barn, cold and rain, NO place to
stay inside except billet. We buy waf-
files from woman, one and two marks
apiece 1--WE paid two marks for some,
48 cents, and no butter on them).
Leave here Dec. l. Cross German
border about p. m. From thels on
all hills, hard hiking. 1 send Denver
paper to old man Up. Wagner) at
Diekirch.
Dec.-Make about 20 kilos. Stay in
barn over night after hard day; all
hills.
Leave about 10 a. m. Dec. 8. Hard
hike to Schonecken; stay over night.
Two platoons leave that night, but our
orders change and we go to the hay in
barn, of course.
Our platoon leaves via truck about
a. IN. Dec. 4. Go to Prum, best town
we have yet been in in Germany. Quad
station; good job; platoon guarding
about 80 kilometers on railroad.
Dee. 81 cook supper for men who
are on our post, Is of them. The peo-
pie here treat us fine. 1--WE are cook.
ing in a family's kitchen.) White
bread is very precious here.
We have our office in swell room
back of cafe in depot. Fine plae. for
us.
Dec. s.-Orders for me to go to
Pronsfield, at end of our section, 20
take charge there, but orders change
as l am waiting for train and We all
assemble at Prum aud speca picks US
up at 3 p. m. to Gerolstei. Arrive al
4:30 p. m.
Have good billet in private house,
good supper as company headquarters
are here. Stay overnight with COM
pany. Leave via special and scatter
platoon about 40 kilometers guarding
tunnels and bridges along AXIS river.
1 stop at end of platoon with one co.,
poral and three men. 1 am cook just
to pass away time. Rustic spuds and
milk. We have pretty good eats as I
swiped from company a box of corn
meal. Borrow cooking utensils from
Dutch people in small village nearby.
Small shack to stay in. Food is sur,
scarce even though plenty of hills AMI
cliffs, grapes planted among cliffs and
a walk built up to hold the small gar
dens up. Doing pretty good, but smok-
ing tobacco and rations are short. We
are near town of Attennach, about 20
kilometers east of Gerolstein.
Dec. 1O.-Get rations for two days.
Very slim.
Dec. Ill send man with marks -
rustic. He brings in flour, salt, bak-
ing powder, apple butter, and spuds.
Oh, you hot cakes for breakfast. No,
it was dinner.
Dec. 12.-Rations still low. Very
little smoking. Get meat at village AMI
make good slum for supper and break
fast.
Dec. 13.-Rations fine. Also tobac-
co. / hike to next post and get smoke.
Is raining.
Dec. 14.-Get rations. No smoking.
(They run special train down to bring
our rations). Good eats again. Buy
more spuds and honey. Many troops
passing on road now.
Dec. Is, 16, l7.-Still on post. Hard
time with rations and tobacco. Buy
more jam, honey, spuds and flour. l
take hike up a mountain. 1--WE ara
supposed to carry belt and rifle at all
times in this country. Sgt. Higgins
comes on ration train and relieves me-.
Go to town of Altench. Catch train
to Dinzig, where company headquartrs
are. Billet is some swell mansion. A
fine residence left by German who WIS
afraid of Americans coming. Walls
and woodwork are finished fine, fur
nished with bath, and maybe get
HOOu DdUn. kouTo hccucu ~, sooe'S'
awfuD. Wait for transportation to
regimental headquarters, as when Hig-
gins relieved me / had orders to report
to company headquarters and then got
orders to report to regimental head
quarters about 40 kilometers.
wrote the top sergeant of vii
~
he could tell me anything about him.
Their division has been behind us on
our way to Germany.
Got letter from Mamma of Nov. 10
and II today. Also papers and letters
from Ethel.
Must quit and go to bed as it is
nearly $3.50.
Lots of love and Merry Xmas to all.
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