The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-20
FROM VALLENDAR, GERMANY,
THIS yANK WRITES, BOOSTING
THE STAR; HAD LONG SERVICE

Editor Tho Star: have been a
reader Of your paper for - years.
one and onch half 81 which were N
the A. y y. can remember when
it first came out. I being a resident
~ Seattle for thr iargen, part q 80
yealfn The paper SUR h rusd.
plain speaking 1aptr and have
never had an occasion ~ regret rs
subacf lptlSn % saulc. believe illai
can fai hfuly say that sn ono
81 the most distant customers 90
this ftmc who rets every COPY.
may not get zach edition daily. but
when ! Do get them. they are I'll
there. Tho last ones were tccct, 81
last evening Exp.es more " come
any time.
have been in the service little
more than 90 months. amd FIRST On.
listed with the oil Second Nsshins.
ton. which did duty around ih- ci.y
while before casias Tor other
duties.
After W. lcf' TIE cits we went TO
Camp Murray. then Ia Camp Anls.
on Long Island. y. j. leaving thero
on December -. and boarding a
transport. We hid adieu 20 the good
old States on the i4th.
Arrived NJ nrcat. France. on DE.
cefnbrr 81 and boarded "a tmin FOR
destination unknown After leaving
the train on the first day Of 1918. we
found that We were at iH-Hurtiiie.
which is abou; IS miles from Dion.
We did iaboring and construction
there until June Is. when We were
all split up and put into different
regiments on the front old Co A.
tstst. went to the gard infantry IN
the famous Second division They
were at Chateau Thierry al this time
and sure did some good work there
was In the skirrnish Of July Mt
In Roche and Bcllcau woods ant the
village Of Vaux At a later date tho
division was relieved from CnateaI
Thicrry and rode on French trucks
all 1ight and hikcd nearly all tho
next day. only To- fiu1 themselves
close 20 Scissors. all set Tor the "bir
surprise" 20 be pulled or the next
a. m We hiked 10 the front that
night thru mud over our shoctopu.
and with the gard on the road were
the marines. Smith infantry, artii-
! lory. tanks and all kinds Of supply
wagons and trucks believe that
everyone who made that nights hike
viii never forget IT, as we got 10
I the front at just AS a. m, and went
"ovor the top" at s.30-just five min
utes In which to have a smoke II we
were lucky enough to have the
/ markings"
This date was July rs. Just three
/ days after Gen. Foch started his Of.
I fensive. VIII not mention any Incl
dents which happened while we were
/ In the fight. only to soy that It sure
was u hot affair. and the Germans
were sure surprised when our bar.
I rage opened on them. Have also
taken part in the 81 Mihiel drive.
sept T.. on the Champagne. October
. to 10, and was In the finish when
they decided IA call quits II sure was
a great feeling which came over the
/ boys when they heard the good
news We were up At the front get.
I I've been In are: Difou. Nancy. Toul.
Some Of the cities and towns which
I ! have been arc. DIXON. Nancy. Tout
Chaumont LapRres. Thncourt. Beau.
mont ana close 20 Chateau Thierry
and scissors
Have also been in AN kinds Of cities
and towns since the fighting stopped
/ We were put into the army of occu
patton aud were told we could hilr
I 20 tho River Rhine. q
Leaving the little town 81 I.etanA
on November &c. we hil,rd IN "A
northeasteriy direction roinR thru
part Of Belgium. thru Luxembourg.
and arrived here at Nallendar. Ger.
many, about December rs. We had
[ some stops on the high, from one To
| three days, 10 give the boys chance
20 shave and clean up We were
sure some glad " get settled down