River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-13
Soldiers Letters
From Wag. Earl Currier, who is
Driving An Officers Car and
Is Now In Germany
Polch, Germany
Dec. IL, 1913

Dec. IL, 1918
Dear Mother:
1t is just month ago today since
| heard a gun, and believe me, it
sure has been dandy month, a
great deal better than the month
before as no one has been hurt at
all.
But you should have seen us fell
lows when we heard that they had
stopped shooting. You see, we
were back of the front line far
enough so we could barely hear the
big guns anyway and they did not
shoot all the time so we thought
nothing of it when we didn't hear
them. But when we heard every
thing had stopped we would not
believe it at all, so finally four Of us
who had nothing else to do that day
started out to find out for sure.
We only had about 10 miles to go
to get right in the front line so we
got onto some trucks which were
going that way and started out. We
got up to the big guns and they
were just standing there doing
nothing. AS we went on up we
began to believe that they had all
stopped. We got up to the 75's and
then we were sure. as those little
fellows were always busy, and
believe me, things looked good
around there, with no shells going
one way or the other.
We went up as far as the Infantry
front line and they would not let us
pass, but we could see the Huns on
the other side over there getting
ready to pull out and that is the last
time [ have seen the Hun troops.
We have our troops up to the
Rhine now and | guess that is as far
as we are to go. hear that we are
to go to Coblenz, which is about Is
miles from here. The trip has been
fine all the way and am very glad [
had the chance to make it as | have
seen lot of country that | would
never have seen otherwise.
The country is very pretty, but
the hills are bad. don't believe
have ever driven over hills as bad as
these; lot like the Ellsworth hill,
but worse, as there are turns in all
Of them. There are lot Of them that
have to make on low with Cadillac
eight so you know they are bad.
l will be glad when we get to
place where we will stay for little
while at least, for since | landed in
Brest over six months ago | have
not Ee9n in one place over 80 days
and most stops are only for about
week.
The German people are just about
out of all kinds of food stuffs and
seem all glad that it is over, but |
guess they don't like it very we'll
that we are here in their land. But
of course they don't say word.
Then, too, the only people we have
chance to see or to talk to are the
poor class and | don't believe they
ever did want war. But if they did
they sure got what they wanted and
more too.
[ have not seen anyone from the
old outfit but they keep right ahead
of us all the time. They move out
of town and we move in, so | am in
hopes that | will be able to see them
before long.
We hear great deal about going
home but of course we don't believe
it will be over a year before we all
go back. | believe that the fellows
who were in the army before April
LIST, 1917, will stay longest because
we all went in for three years you
know, and it is right that we should
stay in if there is any need of it. Of
course it don't sound very good to
me, but wrote my name on the
paper and believe me, am not sorry
for it either. Rut whatavar thov do
will be 0. K. with me as there is no
rush one way or the other as long as
the war is over. Of course the
drafted men will have to be home
before long as they were drafted
and we came because we wanted to.
Well, guess | will close for this
time and will try and write again
soon as | believe we will stay little
while at this next stop, or at least
L