The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-02-06
LETTERS FROM WHERE
GRIM DEATH REIGNED.
Sgt. Fred Jones, End Engineers,
and N. H. Klaus, 91st Div
ision, Give Glimpses of
Big Experiences.
SGT. Fred Jones Writes Coed
One.

Sergeant Fred f. Jones, son Q
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Jones O
this community, was one Of IT,,
Nezperce boys who volunteered
with the old Grangeville Nation
al Guard company just befor,
the U. S. entered the war, and Ii,
was in the thick of America s biz
fighting from Chateau Thierry
to the end in the Argonne. III,
is one of the real heroes of the
war, and his old home commune
ity is very proud of him.
His letter follows:
Chatillion-Sur Seine, France
January IA, 1919.
Dear Mr.. Conger:
Thought would write some OF
my experiences since the armis-
tice was signed Nov. II. We were
on the front at the time and had
lost about half of eur company
the night of the 10th in the
throwing Of a bridge across the
Meuse river to let the Marines
across.
No doubt you have read a
great deal about the work of the
morines. Well the End Engineers
were always right along with
them, as we are all in the same
division.
Well, after the signing of the
armistice we had few days rest
and on Nov. II started on our
glorious march to the Rhine.
We crossed the Belgian border
the 18th and then on the 22nd
crossed over into Luxemburg.
The Belgian people treated us
fine, but the people of Luxem-
burg are just like the French
They took the notion to try and
get rich off Of the Americans.
Well. when we got to Reisdarf,
Luxembourg, we had to stay there
till Dec. 1st before we could go
into Germany. Dec. 1st came
and We started again and about |
3 80 p. m. we crossed the border. |,
From there on we had pretty
hard hiking. as it was very hilly. |
We saw many old castles that |
were built hundreds Of years
ago. We had to do guard duty
along the railroads for about
two weeks and the detail I was
Din charge of did not get to the
Rhine till Dec. Oath.
The German people were
hfraid Of us and of course they
reated us pretty good. I got
10 [ could talk pretty fair Ger
nan, and the old fellow we stay
Id with when we. were on rail
load guard thot a quite a lot of
S and the night before we left
e came rolling a 51-quart keg
81 beer into our room and told
IS it was for us. During the
vening | asked him what the
<eg cost him and he said 800 |
parks (about $27).
Well I didn't get to stay on
he Rhine long. On the 26th they /
hipped lieutenant and myself
3 Coblenz, and we caught a /
fain there for this town for "a {
pecial course Of instruction in {
gineering," the order read IT
There are engineers here from 6
Very fighting unit in France
ne non-commissioned officer {
fom each company. c
We sure have a good bunch of b
Nely fellows and we are argu-
pg almost the whole time as to G
Eho did the most work and v
lighting on the lines. Occasion t
Rly some fellow will say a word S
q two purposely in favor Of the
M. G. A.. and then you can Il
[ear some Of the awfulest raw c
hg one ever heard. The Y. M. G. V
!. did great work for the S. O.S. f
loys, but the boys on the front @
kever got any help from it, con- a
equently we never have a good G
Ford for them. Fl
Until I came here it had been IL
bur or five months since [ had G.
ought or been able to buy any Of
hing from the "Y. /" IL
The Red Cross surely gets the al
raise and every man in the A. al
!. F. will always contribute to T.
be Salvation Army. q
do not know how long. it will he
+ before we start home I sup m
pse it will be about June or "
ply. tho. We are all getting to
lxious to see the old Statue of re
kberty again. OF
Must close now. BIT
Very respectfully, DIR
Sgt. Fred F. Jones, OH
Go. B. 2nd U. s. Engineers, or