The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-16

ChAS. NORMAN
RETURNS FROM
: OVERSEAS

Lent CnRrles p. Norma. the nrst
OF The Canon City boys home from
the oxerseas infantry service. re-
turned here last Saturday afternoon
from France, and win spend few
DAYS IN town renewing old friendships
and associations. Lieut. Norman ex-
presses himself as being mighty glad
the war IL over. and an opportunity
Afforded him to get back TO civil life.
He saw none OF the Canon City boys
wt1< in DE overseas service except
Lfeuf. Howard BurtoB, ard parted
from him wary shortly after his ar
rival in theywar zone. although be was
IN srzininE camp with many OF them
m cniifrnia before going over there
rsr fhe course OF conversation with
slsert. Norman this morning. be gave
abe writer a brief but irserestiux out.
$lsre os his career as soldier from
tie rire Of leaving this country Until
being mustered out He said:
Il went TO France as a member Of
the Fertieth division from Camp
zea-ney. Cal Our command left
New York on August OF this year
and Was landed at Liverpool. England
IL DAYS later. After remsirsrrs a
short time there we were sent TO Win
and were then ordered TO Southzrrp-
ton. There we boarded the trans
port Yale for the trip across the chan
pei to cherburg. France. We we're
detaiBed there couple OF days and
we're Then ordered TO lie Gurcne, vel
up fo~xrtis the fightinC lines Soon
after our arrival Mt lie Gurcbe ] rss
ordered on hike OF 20 miles with
squad of men with Instructions 20 re
.s-n TO headquarters without unnec-
ssszry delay On completing the TIP
and reporting to my superior oricer
Was told shnf l had been detached
rom my former command and -
s4szned to the depot division. waited
II lie Cssedcbe for an American train
after receiyinR my orders and fben
,,-oceeded so Borco. where was at.
.xched to the T~eniy-eiehih Infantry.
We reached there al Z O'Clock on the
evening of September 6. and an hour
af.erward left 10 occupy a rosfiio1 IN
the woods bach OF Schespray. where
-re laid for four days We moved
up TO the enepr,''s lires on the nigh,
Of September IL preparatory 10 an az
rsult on Mont sScheck. a German
stronghold where there were, modern
fortlficafions with a net work OF wire
acknowledgements In front OF them. We
went over the top nj O'Clock on the
nurptnr OF September. IL and drove
he enemy out Of his fsrzi-line treS ches.
The attack AT Mont Schek lasted for
.our rays when the fortihcasions feil
e1to American hands. This was in
sne 81. Nihiei sector where some Of
tho most sanguiusry fighting Of fbe
closing sisys OF the war tok place.
ssor 2epGcmber lS We vent into
zbfliese IN N soid camp st Bless that
bad bc<n previously rsed by shc Ger
smanH 1or the Imprisonment Of Russian
-capstseF soon after our zrrfval
kbcre was ordered 70 the hos
spifal In rep5acement camp at
<Hiois 10 be treated for rheumatism.
ny division going 10 the ArKonne.
Asser was able TO get about again
was assigned to casualty company
No. 800. with instructions to take II
back 10 the United States. All of the
men in the company had been either
wounded or gassed and many Of them
were pretty badly on. took the com
pany 70 Brest 20 await transport 10
America, and we remained there two
weeks when we were ordered aboard
the Leviafhan. formerly the German
liner vaterland. the largest ship
afioat We reached New York on De-
cember 16 and we're taken TO Camp
Merritt. N. j.. where we stayed until
December 90, when we entrained for
Camp Dodge. Des Moines. Ia. We
spsnt Christmas on the train on the
way TO Camp Dodge. where ! was
mustered out on January 10.
ANY officer with the American ex-
peditionary force in France at the
present time may eiihcr apply for .
commission In the regular army. o.
obtain complete severance from the
military service II he desires. Most
the boys over there are anxious TO |
come home now that the fighting is
ended and are counting the days they
will be privileged TO return TO the
tntsed States. France and Engiard
are al right for Frenchmen and Eng |
yfsli1nen. but so far as am concerned |
I IN zhis country = whole lot better |
than tthpr IT them"
X a fck.sss n e0rnv ~