The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-18
LETTER FROM FRANCE
Ancy-le- France,
Dec. 2, 1918.

hear from you again. | knew you
must have been real busy or you
would have written me sooner. Glad
to know you are well and getting
along nicely.
| had letter from Harry a few
days ago, which was written on 0cto-
Der 29th, and he was all 0. K. at
that time. He also said that they
were back from the lines for rest,
and in view of the fact that hostili-
ties were stopped on the 18th of No
vember you may rest assured that
he is all right.
At the time the armistice was sign
ed | was up in he Argonne Forest
but Immediately afterwards we were
drawn back to this place, which is
quite distance from the lines
do not know how long we will be here
nor where we will 60 from here
Some think we will go into Germany
while others think that we are on our
way to the States; of course none OF
us really know, but from what ! can
see, am inclined to think it will
only be short time until we are
home again.
Yes, ! have seen and had some ex-
perience since / have been over here
landed at st. Nazarie, France, on
May 31st, and from there | went to
Calais, just across the channel from
Dover, England, where we turned in
our equipment, and received British
equipment. From there we went
down near Bologne, where we took
training under the British for about
five weeks before going into the lines
on the Arras front, where our train
ing was completed. About that time
the detachment / am now with was
organized and each company in my
regiment had to furnish enc man
They sent me from company "a"
About six weeks later we were
moved to the American sector, com.
ing through Paris and quite number
of other large towns. We stopped at
Chatillon-sur-Se where we were
again given American equipment
We then moved north to Barbecue
where our division was in support
during the st. Miheil drive. We
then went to Verdun, where the reaI
action began, when the Americans
and French opened their big push or
that sector. | was, Of course, some
distance back from the front, as oul
detachment sends up food and sup
plies, and are not supposed to go in.
to the lines. However, we were not
so far back that we did not know
what shell looked like, or rather
sounded like when it was coming IL
our direction. We then moved fur.
ther into the Argonne, and took part
in the big drive that put an end tc
the fighting. During this drive We
had our ration dumps at times as
close as four kilometers to the from
lines. When ] ct home will tel
you all about it, as it would fill {
book if l should undertake to 60 into
detail about it.
| cannot take credit for any deat
Germans, as a cook is not supposed
to fight. | have been where shot
and shell made it very uncomfortable
for me. At one place we stopped
at small town by the name of Glen
mant. I went to see the old church
where Peter the Hermit preached his
sermon. 1t was built in the year
1886. 1t was also in that church
that the council was held which re.
suited in what was called the "HolN
War;" which lasted for period Of
four hundred years.
Yes, l am well and making the
best Of it. | am looking forward t.
another trip across the pond. That
will be the last one | care to take
Once am back home will be salts
fled to let Europe take care of it.
self.
certainly wish you could senc
me all those nice things for Christ
mas. ! thank y on just the same
even though you cannot send them
| 1t is too late now for me TO SEND yot
label. | sent one to mamma quite
while ago, but don't know whether
or not it reached her.
MY outfit has Jared we'll in the way
of eats. | have never been hungry
since was taken out Of the lines. Il
is our business to handle rations, Sc
we get most everything you can thinl
of to eat. have on two or three oc
casions made chocolate fudge-yor
may not believe it but it is true.
made some one day for two Rec
Cross nurses, and they almost wen
wild over it. They ate every piece
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