The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-10
 SUSANNA OPERATOR TELLS OF MARCH THROUGH GERMAN TERRITORY
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from there and rested about 8 week
 in the little village of Boler. We left
 Boler the first day of December and
 that night crossed the extreme south
 ern point of the little country of
 Luxemburg, going through the town
 of Schengen. Here we crossed the
 Moselle river from Luxembourg into
 Germany and entered the town of Perl
 sometime in the night or early hours
 of December 2, marching to the town
 of Kirf which we reached about five
 oclock in the morning. We marched
 about twenty hours in full pack or
 heavy marching order and were near
 ly all in. We staid one day at Firf to
 rest up and of course was unlucky and had to go on guard. That means
 walk post two hours in every six. We
 could not be treated better any place
 than the people treated us there. The next large town we hit was Sarrburg on the Sarr river straight east of the city of Luxemburg. We passed
 through there about noon on Dec. 4.
 Our march from there to Simmern on river of the same name, took us
 through country which is mostly woods and has nothing but small vil- lages. We passed Simmern December g and staid that night at the town of Argenthal, which was a days march from Bacharach on the Rhine which we reached December 10. Bacharach is good sized town and is rather old. There is an old castles ruins on the bluff, overlooking the town and the ruins of church that must have been fine in it's day. There is one building, an old tavern, or w1rtshaft, as they are called in German, which is dated 1874, if I remember correctly. I guess there always was a town there. We were billetted in a hotel there and could not be treated better than we were. The Germans like the Americans but certainly have no use for the French. I have never heard them express their opinion about the English. I had always thought the Rhine would open flat but 1t Is just the opposite. There is only room for railroad and wagon road on each side. We marched from Bacharach the 18th of December and marched down the Rhine to small town about four miles from Coblenz or Coblence in English language. The sides of the gulch, it can't be called valley, are all terraced and planted to grapes from the top to bottom. On several points that are made by gulches run ming from the Rhine there are old castles or the ruins of castles and strong points. Around the most of them there are parts of old stone walls while some are in good condi- tion yet and others nothing but piles of broken stone The 18th of Decem- Der we marched through Coblenz but as we marched at attention 1 did not get much of a chance to look around. Coblenz is the only real city that have been in on German soil. The valleys widens out on the slope are less rugged around Coblenz, caused, I expect, by the Moselle river which empties into the Rhine there. After passing through Coblenz we marched to this place, Achtandung, which we reached December 16. The country here is gently rolling and all under cultivation. This town is about twelve miles nearly straight east of Cob lenz near the town of Maven. Myself and three others are billeted with 2 private family, and have good place. We'll, Billy I'll have to close for this time as it is time for retreat. You will save me lot of writing by mak- ink this kind of community letter and let those who are interested read 1t. do not suppose you will get this in time but I will wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year any way. I hope everybody is in good health and to hear from you again soon. I may get back inside of a few months. So long until the next time.