The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-01-17

Glamour, and crushing Of guns. This
continued for hYurs. the crimson
glow changed 20 almost a blaze.
which lighted the entire surrounding
country. and The rumble of guns
changed to an almost deafening thun
der Occasionally one of our BIG
guns would send over a cote to the
kaiser. All this continued with CON
stantly increasing and diminishing
! fury. A few minutes before $500. a.
m the flame again became the red
glow, and the thunder quoted TO a
rumble-the lull before the last fury.
/ Al five II burst forth again with in
creased fury-our boys were ego
ing over the top - That was the be-
ginning of the ST. Hihlel drive-the
first drive In which the Americans
acted alone. 1t did not last very long
for the Boche RAN, our boys fol
lowed up, taking thousands of pris-
onors. or course We lost several Of
our boys. but every one was account
ed for in dozens OF Germans. Arthur
took part in this drive. The remain
der OF the time we were here our boys
spent in Smelling and sending out har-
RAISING parties We were iu the ST.
Mihiel sector for more than fifty
days We were shelled almost day
aud night. Air raids were common,
and air fights daily.
We moved back to Foug. misc
little town near Toul We only stayed
there very few days. That is where
stayed in q hotel and had fine
feather beds to sleep IN.
We next moved TO Vadela'ncour
on the Verdon-Argonne Sector Fru
here took supplies to our boys
across the Hindenburg line, or what
was once 30 called. Il is now ono
continuous mass of shell holes, ami
villages that have been reduced TO
rock piles ! was several times az
Noutaucon, whore the Kaiser ana
the Crown prince stood and watched
the battle of Feb. 21st 1916, which |
they thought would bring about tha T.
fan of Verdun Near this town is .
Dead Mans HIM. whore more men /.
have died than ON any other spot OF
ground its size n history Our boy
advanced so fast that we had TO move
i'm a few days TO siyry la Perche
After staying here a few days our
moved to a location on the
River Meuse. / was left behind with
three men to guard some gasoline
The armistice weut into effect while
ve were still here AND WE CELE
DRAFTED About two weeks ago ]
-ejoined my company at Casey sur
Neuse
On The 21st orders came that M,
company was transferred to the Sra i
,rmy. the Army which is to keep q
ne watch ON the Rhine" We are
N our way now. | have seen Yer q
lm and / will tell you of it when {
'eturn II is a wonderful city Half
IF II is under ground II is a real
ity under ground. streets and every
hing ! attended church I'm a chapel
II this under ground city yesterday q
while our train was waiting.
We are going TO DIXON now to get q
lew trucks. ! do not know just where !
ye will go from there ! hope e wiz ]
lot be very long until am with my
title girl again.
or course ! have left ont all the {
etails of my story. but ! hope it has
zen interesting to you viii mail i
his when | get to Dion,
Possibly you never tried to use %
ype writer on a running train, AMI
box car besides. ! can hardly see
he keys. So you see that accounts for
o many erasures.
must hid YOU a fond good ey.
ming" my dear
Noy. Goth Arrived at Dion safely. S
Your loving
Clinton