The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-09
FORMER PLAINS EDITOR -r'
WRITES FROM FRANCE

Warwick. former editor of the RAN
dali County News. who has been with
the Y. NJ c. A. in France for several
months. II is interesting in as much
us il tells Of the country over there
and what the Us are doing:
Verdun, Nov. 23.
The censor says we can now tell
where we are and all about it. am
in the famous city of verdun tonight
having moved here from Etraye,
which is northeast about ~ miles.
The last German line was only half a
mile from there rs you know. The
place where ! mentioned as being in
the ditch was near Sameneux, or
rather what was left Of il, as there
was no signs Of town excepting a
few little piles of stones. 1t was
among the scores of towns along the
front which have been absolutely
wiped off the earth.
The town where ] first joined the
troops was Dombosle, and the fight
where wrote you Of is called the
Argonne Forest. our regiment having
taken Fontfaucon. did not get to
that town, but visited the remains of
ell the other towns around there.
From there we moved to Troyon, and
Il was near there. east Of Rupt and
Molly where ! was stationed in the
woods This was portion Of the
st Mhiel front. From there we
came through Genicourt to Verdun.
making this town in the nights march
which ! told you Of wrote to you
something about il while We we're
there. We went on to Semeneux
where we camped in the ditch for
nearly two weeks. lodging shells and
after the armistice moved to Etraye
where we stayed until Wednesday Of
this week when our troops moved in
TO Verdun.
Mr.. Hale and are situated tonight
in comfortable room in some part
Of Verdun-I don't know whore We
found our outfit ana Captain Howard
said there were rooms near his. All
you have to do in these cities along
the front is 90 in and help Yourself
The lucky fellow sometimes finds
really whole room In the small
towns a whole room is impossible but
in Verdun J presume there are few
houses which have really whole room
Well we are located in back room
with fine fire place. All but two
Of the lights were gone out Of the two
windows bu. we found some old cloth
and tackled over the openings
Wood is plentiful, If you know how
to get It. You just go to a blown
Down house, gather up what you want
and then get il to your room without
a Frenchman seeing you. The French
don't like TO have the ruins uesd for
firewood but keeping warm during
November requires some wood, and
getting it that way is the easiest
have found yet. We are in a three
story building, and there are not
more than nalf a dozen window paaes
left whole IN the building. There are
shell holes in the roof The ceiling
of our room has two holes in it, hut
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Gated than we are used 70 that I
seems homelike Every fellow has
to rustic for himself and If you hunt
long enough you can get together
very respectable outfit in a town Of
this size. We have long table 10
eat and write on-tour Company's
kitchen is across the street so we get
our mess in our kit and come back
here TO eat. We have a small table
to set things on. We have two real
first have seen since
leaving Paris We have one bedstead
which we tossed coin to see who
would get. and | won. There are no .
springs and it is like sleeping on the .
floor. but keeps my roll little clean
er. We will try to get another to-
Oh, yes. and we found ar
old mirror today--it is badly patch
ed up from passed cracking, but one
end is good and gives fellow
chance TO see more than one corner
Of his nose as we have been accus
toned to with our French mirrors
Our den is a real mansion and We are
real proud Of it-but we will have 10
move in q day or two. We might for
get how to pack our rolls up II we
didn't nnove offen Whera will 100