Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-01-23

To get anyways near there and
the Germans all say that the
| Americans were wild men-thal
they could never stop them. we
sure HAD their goats. | do not
believe they could have made an,
other stand like the last one. Oul
artillery sure did get their artil
iery. | saw eight horses viii,
riders attached To artillery wag
ons all lying dead where a shell
had hit them, hundreds of horses
We're lying around, they JUS,
could not get away. We threw
a barrase in back OF them to hold
them and then another bar!tg
creeping toward them and believe
me it sure caught them. After
the armiSticc | was away from
the company nine days working
on roads, after | returned We
started II Germany. We have
been on the road two weeks. At
LaHage, Belgium. We spent
Thanksgiving and thcy sure
treated us royal As wrote be
fore. We went into Luxembourg
a week ago today and was there
!or several days at different
towns. The town from which |
sent you poStalS OF was the best
one and we We're unjy there one
night. They treated us rne, lots
better thar we expected. This
country Of Luxembourg is hoaUti.
full. Just like the pretty part OF
Pennsylvania and their forests
are wondcrful-aii set trees of
all sizes. but all trees in a grove
the same size. The had wonder
ful apple orchards, if you could
call them so, for they have a row
another there, etc. They
have mountains and the roads
wind up them. w entered Ger.
many on the morning of Dec. Il.
The people here treat us good,
sou would hardly know You are
10 an enemy country. This is a
beautiful! country. they cultivate
every foot Of land. even the. sides
OF the mountains. You can get
an idea Of the country from the
am sending Save all these
ards went down a hill that al.
most came back to the starting
point three times in the wind
down the mountain the drop of
about 300 feet. Well. must stop
low, write soon. Yours Lewis +.
81 Eng tn. \. f. +.
To o. l.. Robinett.
Belgium, lbs. 1913.
Dear Dick Vel. the war is
won, and the victory is oars
hey could not stop the Ame lean
soldier. The battle Of Nov. !.
he last biz one Ct the var. | was
II il. and believe me the .Amcri ,
went right thru Fritz even
then Fritz had dccid d to make
stand. He had lot, Of cdnnon
nd men against Us and believe
nc the first day was oakland
hen he gave way and ran. Then
'alne the ramon Of an armistIc
few minutes OF II a. IN. an Nov.
/, they We're pounding away as ,
Iard if not harder than ever 1
hen at II a. m. all became still |
long the entire front, you could :,
ardly sleep, for since Aug. > II
haze not been where | could ,
hear them pounding all the :
me. ! was then ordered TO 60
} a town on the Meuse, which .
lc Germans had occupied only 4
few days before and haul :.
and road material. vas :
lere for nine days. when r." J
lrned va had orders TO move
nd for the last four days we
ave been moving. Tie other :
Ight we moved all night in the {
lin it was hell. When We came =
Belgium the people placed q
mps outside 50 we could see
Ie road. The towns are full Of
ga--f'rench, British, Belgian IT
I'd American ones. Along the
'ads are pine trees placed every
~ hundred fee, in tl" towns b,
hich are decorated with paper al
igs and flowers and best PEG. -
e. sure treat Us rOyal-we are Z
e first American soldier they -
I'VE ever seen. One old Belgian
an came out when | was IN