The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-05

know) was our division, the Thrtietn, tOld Hickory. who broke the Noh Iifn- denburg line and captured the famous Non Hindenburg tunnel, also capturing thousands of the Huns" | was right down in this tunnel which is four miles long, under ground, capacity to hold one German division. but when "Old lick ory'' stormed and took it, it was a great surprise to them as we considered it too small an item to accommodate us. We advanced F kiloS past it. liberating many towns and villages before we were re- lieved, by the Twenty seventh New York, this was a big factor of tne armistice, when we returned from our gains to our command, we felt rroud ot being with the famous "Old Hickory division. because also, it was from the much beloved fighting southland, where real fighters come from.
 Thanking you again. wishing you and all members and their families Happy Christmas. Yours truly,
 ARTHUR A MONTEABARO, Headquarters company, 120th infantry
 band, Thirtieth division, "Old Hickory"
 F. S. We are still near the front, watch- ing Huns" hurrying home. escorted by the "Sammes.'
 Lieut.. William w. Tinsley of the Ord nance department, is home on leave with
 
 parents in Norwood
 Lieutenant Tinsey was commissioned in the field artillery in August, 19l7 After a years service in the field he was transferred to the ordnance department and has been stationed in Washington, D. C.. serving in the capacity of chemi- cal engineer in the interest of smoke- less powder production.
 While in the artillery the lieutenant was for some weeks at Fort Sill as aerial observer" when he made many interesting flights and had several excit- ing experiences many thousand feet above the ground.
 Got a postcard today from T. o. smith, IT," said Col. Tom O. smith Tt was dated at Dion, France, and l gather from it's brief contents that T. O., as an officer of the supply department, had been playing Santa Claus on rather extensive scale for the boys at the front
 E. B. Erwin, assistant superintendent of education of Jefferson county, received a letter from his boy, Porter Erwin, who is doing military duty in France. stat ing that he had recently been victim of influenza but had recovered and was doing nicely. Young Erwin volunteered in October, 1917 and has been overseas since May, 1918.
 Sergt B. O. Shiflett has returned to his home in Woodlawn, having been honorably discharged from army. He has been training at Camp Hancock as ma chine gunner He has returned to his former position as registered pharmacist with Shiflett's pharmacy.
 William Blain, who spent three weeks here following his discharge from the service has accepted an appointment as librarian at Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas and left for that point New Years day.
 Capt Tackhole Lee has returned home and is back on the lob as secretary of the North Birmingham Land company, the position he left when he entered the service Tackhole is the champion all- round shot of the world and was used to instruct other officers in che army how to train men to shoot the rifle and pistol The captain added five more medals t. his collection while in the service, hav- ing won them in shooting competitions at the national matches.
 claud Russell. chief petty officer on the Y. $. $ Amman son of MT. and Mrs. ! NJ Russell, has been released from duty and is again at home in Birmingham after four years spent in the navy He has been in European waters for the past iS mouths. The Amman has a record ot travelling 99.000 miles since the war be- gan. He is g.ad to get home and aftet spending four years in travelling all over the world, says he nov i3 gad of the opportunity to see America. Mr. Rus sell was employed on The Agc-Hcrald be- fore entering the navy.
 Corp Harold J. Baker son of Supern- tendent of Schools N. R. Baker, who has been stationed at Camp Gordon for sew eral months, as bayonet instructor, has been mustered out of service and has returned to his home in Birmingham. It is understood that he will go back with the T C. l. company, with whom he held responsible position when called to the army