The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-02-06
Corporal Klaus of the 91st.

(. Corporal N. H. Klaus, a Voll
mer young man, better know
here as the husband of Miss Mat
tie Ash, that was, tells of his owl
and other Lewis county boys ex
periences in the famed 91st Div
ision, in the following good let
ter:
Crombeke, Belgium, Dec. Is, Is
Mr.. w. P. Conger.
Dear Friend: Have iust
finished reading the Nezperce
Herald by the light from the fire
place in my "P. c." We arc
stationed here at a British rest
camp and have been for two and
a half weeks, but may move out
now any day. | hope when We
| do the move will be homeward
This camp is on the Flanders
front and sure is "mud hole, .
rains here every night.
Well, Corp. Elmer Ralstin and
| have Broom corrugated steel
hut about l4x20 feet to our lone
some and we have equipped it
to suit our fancy, a nice fire
place is the main feature. In
one room we have our bunk and
fire place and in the other we
have our machine guns and
equipment for our squads. (Wait
till | take a drink of milky The
fire place furnishes us a great
home comfort and any time we
are not out shopping or drilling
we will most always be found at
this "P. c." with nice roaring
fire and plenty to eat, such as it
is. About all one is able to get
to eat here is rice, coffee, bread,
tapioca, milk and butter Well
we get a half gallon of milk and
some good rice or tapioca and
have a good feed, have all the
pudding and toast we can eat.
Every day we get good rich pud-
ding and toast, and we get rice
two or three times a week.
[ am chef and Elmer is fire
man and water buck. When he
is not busy at one Of these jobs
he is eating pudding and when
I'm not eating pudding I'm cook
ing it. French fried or shoe |
string potatoes are in evidence |
here quite often and fried corn
meal mush when ever we are in
a "mushy notion" Well we re
not starving, I'll say; am fatter
than I've been for a long while
and Ralstin is not so thin.
Our bed, as I claim, is the best
in camp and consists Of 4 inch
board, 7 bundles Of straw, Z
heavy army blankets, 2 shelter
halves and an overcoat. Oh, yes,
{ had cooties. Don t think Rails
in got them tho. There must be
wrong with him for
The cooties never hankered for
lis bloid. Well. I had a plenty
or both fus. However, at. this
ime | am quite well rid of the F
-ermins.
That our hut is all Of steel 1t
s rather cold so when our fire
'urns low about 7 to s p. m. we
% to roost. Last night we saw
he first light snow storm Of the
eason, only lasted half hour
hen cleared up and froze. This
christmas morning was nice and
right and Ralstin and | spent
he time hunting souvenirs and '
rar relics. We found some good i,
nes. 1t is showing this after :
oon so will stay in and write.
We'll, we had a very nice din .
er at the kitchen today, consist I
of white bread and butter, I
ream gravy and. mashed pota- !
,es, boiled beef and peas. Each !
OF two doughnuts, l pkg. Lucky q
trike cigarettes, l cigar, 200 .
ramms good chocolate, IN pit. Il Il
IN of jam and some Prince Al =
srt and Piper Heidsick.
Lewis county was well repres- L
tied in this company, and you II
i'll know just what each got on n
lis Christmas day from Uncle 81
I'M. -
Those Of us who are now with n
e company are Corp. Ralstin, u
3rp. Hutley and myself. Har- y
" Nedrow was wounded from al
agments Of Fl. E. shell casing. "
ne piece piercing the shoulder
ID another piercing the side. Sc
,rp. Roy Drake was wounded "
ON a II. E. shell fragment in 81
e left leg just above the ankle. ol %
,rp. Sven Thompson took sick Ia
the march and was taken to ~ ~
e hospital. Heard from Drake "
d Thompson a few days ago e, te
d both are getting along 0. X. WI
e rest of us who are here will 81
back with the company, to tell :.
W the job was done. The Ger illi
IN barrage of Fl. E in which ill'
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