Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-03
JACK MALLOW WRITES
HIS DAD" FROM LUX
EMBURG
Walferdingen. Luxemburg,
Amer. e. F.,
Nov. "a, 1918.


Nov. "a, 1918
Dear Dad:
This is what they call, "Dad's Day.,
so guess it is time should get busy
and write. Just because l wanted to
write it seemed as though everyone
brought their work in to day.
The censor is not SO strict, now that
the war Is over, so we can tell where
we have been but not where we are GO
ing. The papers will tell that.
At the time we came over you re-
member the Tuscania was sunk, and
many people thought our troop. was on
it. Well, understand we were supposed
4 to be on it but we arrived at Camp
Merritt day late so we were put on
an English boat instead. Part of our
division was already on it. You re-
member Bill Kennedy was on it.
Well, when it went down l was at
Halifax and / sure saw some ruins
there because it was only few days
after the big explosion.
We were at Halifax just about four
days waiting for our convoy, and they
were four cold days too.
| Coming across we were picked for
boat guards. being the only outfit on
board that was armed. AS soon as we
hit the danger zone we had to carry
our rifle wherever we went.
One day just as was relieved went
up on deck, Il was guarding a bulk
head that day. and / noticed that our
boat listed something awful They
had seen submarine and everyone
had went to that side of the boat. We
did not have any more scare during our
trip.
We arrived at Liverpool and went
out to rest camp at Winchester We
were there only a few days and we
made our way towards the English
Channel which they told US was the
worst place we had to cross We were
on the channel all night long and l was
picked for guard again right on the
bow of the old boat. 1t was boat the
English had captured from the Ger
1 mans.
We arrived at the French ost the
next morning where l saw my first dir
gible balloon. The name of the place
was LIE Have.
| We stayed in another rest camp over
night and the next morning we entrain
ed for Prauthoy, little French village
where we stayed until May
We left for the front in May and
found our selves at a place called La
Chapel in Alsace There was not
much activity there but we thought at
the time that it was fierce. III never
forget the first barrage our boys put
over, we thought it was war, but we
have seen lots worse since.
We went to Chateau Thiery when
things were still pretty warm and while
at Jaulgonne remember l was badly
shaken when bomb hit pretty close
right through there, and they use to
bomb every night to get the bridges. l
never will forget the drone of Hun
plane. 1t sure is an awful feeling to
sit and wait for one to get you. And
their machine guns-imagine yourself
lodging machine gun bullets. Hot
stuff I'll say.
Since there we were on the Scissor
sector and ended on the Verdun. There
are many things to tell but it would be
book instead of a letter when l got
| through.
/ have found great many souvenirs
but one cannot send everything home
| will sure carry all can when / go
back to the states.
II have been through part of Belgium
and am now in Luxembourg. l was In
the city of Luxemburg on leave yester-
day They sure welcome US fellows.
My address will always be American
Ex F regardless where am over here
| <You will notice in the paper that
mailed few days ago where we were
in the beautiful city of Longury, we
made very short stay there, coming
in one day and going the next
! will have to close now hoping to be
with you soon
| Merry Xmas and Happy New Year
to all.
Your son,
i Pvt Jack Mallow.