The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-01-02

who made the fight, with a poignancy
that increases, if that is possible, their
confidence in your command.
desire to compliment you on COM
manding the 151st Field Artillery and
the regiment nhaving such a colonel
Very sincerely,
Douglas Macarthur.
To Colonel George E. Leach, Com
handing 151st Field Artillery. +
This is a copy of a letter Allan Paul
Rowley, years old, received from his
big brother on Xmas:
Somewhere in Gutenberg,
Nov. 26, 1918.
Dear Brother:-I received your card
and was very much surprised to see
that you could write so well. I sup
pose you will be about ready for the
third grade after Xmas. Gee you
must be some kid by now, A?
Well Allen we done put an end to
the Clown Prince and the rest of his
high mucky-mucks, SO you can look
for me home sometime before next
Easter.
If I had some means of dragging
some of these war relics around with
me I could bring you home some very
interesting things but as it is it would
be very hard tieing a bunch Of Dutch
mems helmets to a blanket roll and
trying to lug them all the way with
me in our hike to the Rhine river.
We crossed the border into Belgium
at ten o'clock Nov. 21st and spent two
or three days in this pretty little
country. We passed through Arlons
and had supper at quaint old coun-
try house about three kilometers out
side of this town. He are now locat-
ed at small town about Is kilonleters
from Gutenberg City. We are get
ting equipped with some new clothes
and a pair Of rubber boots for this
wonderful weather they have at this
time of the year over here. We might
get a bath also while we are here II
we are real lucky.
am expecting to go on pass to the
City of Gutenberg tomorrow and l
might send you something from there
il possible.
Do you hear from Chas. very often,
and what has he to say ne did not get
a chance to come over!
Well Allan I hope you have grand
old Christmas this year and the same
kind of New Year and I'll sure prom
Use you to be with you on Easter.
They took movies of us when we
crossed the border into Belgium and
also into Gutenberg so watch the
movies in few weeks and you might
see the Rainbow Division on the
screen.
saw President Poin caire of France
the other day also Gen. J. Pershlng,
Marshal Jofsre, Marshal Foch and
few other of the big birds as they
came through Arlens, Belgium in their
special train. The president gave
short talk to the refugees those who
had been under German rule in their
little villages.
The towns, big and small, are all
decorated with the colors of the allies
and they are all wild with JOY that
they are again freed.
Our division was in the last big
drive at Verdun and our guns were flr-
ing across the Mouse River. Our in
fantry had already entered the city OF
Sedan when the order came to cease
firing that the arnistice had been
signed. Gee, what a happy bunch
they all were.
WelP I'll have lots to tell you when
get home Allan, I'll see that you
have your history perfect because l
sure have been with them when they
have been making the history that
would make the Civil War look like
play.
l think I'll have to bring this to
close now as it is time I had some
sleep if 1 expect to go to the big city
tomorrow. Again wishing you the
seasons greetings and with beau coup
love / am,
Your Soldier Brother,
A. N. Rowley.