The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-02
REPUBLICAN WOMEN GET BUSY
TO CATCH VOTES OF SISTERS
FOR THEIR PARTY IN 1920

as - bursting shrapnel overhead at
once and learned from experience that
everything that went up had to come
down. AT those times ] used to make
for a good stone roof | did not run.
but passed armies Of the fellows that
were running" That was where Allen
hud il on us with his motorcycle. us
there was no limit to his speed. But
at that Il casing from Il shell is us
apt TO land in one place as anOt her.
so when YOU hear one Screen rOIl
might Just as well pull Your neck in
and wait. We were there about Il
month. then were ordered to the Metz
front and got here just in time for the
armisticr to keep us from going into
action and over the top with the Dough-
boys We are living in Il vacant town
on what was Kaiser William ST.. but
what is now Wilson Ave-. in houses
with windows, stoves and sleeping in
beds like real people You just 60 in
and pick out the room You like best
and move In. This is sure the place
people are going to pay thousands Of
dollars to SEQ after the war. Some of
the places are pounded flat, just Il
heap Of stones, not II tree Ieft-cvcn
the churches won't make much more
than Il good North Dakota ant hill.
Others arc in pretty good repair, but
are robbed Of everything that could
be carried off. POnt MOuSSoll. Il
place that must have held 100000 pco-
pie. is stript of everything. The place
we are in now was left in a big hurry.
so Is in good shape. One of-the fell
lows even rugged up the light wires
with the Metz line and we are all
enjoying pretty flSSy lights now.
Some Of the fortili'ationS around
here. especially toward Metz. SIRE are
WONDERFUL and in Fritz hurry home
to the fathcrland to soc his father. he
left Il nice sample Of nearly everything
that is known to the artillery world.
Allen has every other day off now.
and am far from ovcrwOrked so YOU
can bet we take it all in. Put Allen
and / sure know what war is. We
have had a sample Of it, and it is
pretty bitter stuff, but neither of us
ever wanted to quit and now all we
want is to got home. have been out
on railroad building gangs until 4 a.
m, after being on the job all day.
Tell Adclbert that | have a German
machine gunncrS helmet for him and
will try my best to send it to him.
but if I can't will try and carry it
home
We made - miles one day when VIC
were coming into this section and on
such hikes as that every ounce counts.
and Il Dutch helmet is some heavy.
also have some bucks in the First Ma
tiOnal of Bismarck and want him to
find ont how much it is and draw it
and get him Christmas present with
it, We cannot send much Of anything
from here. so won't like it if he does
NOT get and use that money. We have
not seen Wells Smith yet. but hear
change our A. =. Q. number We don't
belong to the SSth division any moro.
so if they blow in without us. don't
worry. l think they will beat us home
by quite a while.
You ought to see the writc-llps we
got from the Second army headQuar,
tcrs ON our railroad job. and yours
truly had his fist in It, OH boy!
| must read my underclOthcS and Z"
to bed. I, feel as though | were feed.
ing whole army of coolies. Win
greetings Of the season and lots OF
love. your son and brother.
HAROLD.
Supply Sgt. Harold w. Taylor.
lfoadnuartcr> CO.. 313tIl Engineers.
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