Evening journal., 1919-01-06

tOhPuhaL ANlHDNf Ii. HAYDEN.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f. Hayden, No. SCI
Bennett street, have received word from
their son, Corporal Anthony B. Hayden,
Company H, Of the Delaware Pioneers,
who thinks France is pretty nice, but
likes the U. S. A. better.
Lieutenant Robert ]. King, 10th Ma
chine Gun Battalion. 9th Regular Army
Division, has written to his father,
Charles F. King. of No. 9O6 West Elev-
enth street, that he went over the top
with the Marines and the famous
Rainbow" Division.
Lieutenant King enlisted as a private
in the Delaware State Militia at the
time Of the trouble with Mexico, in
June, 1916. He was with the State Mill
tia on the border from July, 1916, until
February, 1917. In the spring Of 1917
he was transferred TO the First Fort
Myer Training Camp, and at the close
of that camp in August he received
a commission as second lieutenant in
the Regular Army, and was assigned TO
the 5ist Infantry at Chickamauga Park,
Ga. Later on he was transferred to
the 10th Machine Gun Battalion and
shortly after promoted TO first lieuten-
ant in that battalion. He went overseas
in the early part of July of this year,
his battalion being a portion OF the
9Th Regular Army Division.
His letter of December 9, written
from Aigney-le-Duc, reads as follows
Il just now received the wonderful
package from you, and certainly was
delighted. The gloves, shirts and to-
bacco were just what l wanted, and |
sure laughed when / saw the black
neckties, as you know it is against the
A. E. F. orders to wear them over
here. will keep them until | get back
where they will be useful. as they are
beauties. know that mother,
Hit, Trueman and all helped to make
up the package, so please thank them
all for me. / Will look up Colonel as
soon as possible. II was very kind OF
him to bring the splendid package Of
Christmas things for me.
We are at this place now, and are
all wondering what is going to happen
next. think most Of the overseas
troops will go back to America at once.
ana the rest go into Germany to help
adjust matters there. I have a fine
souvenir for mOther--a German majors
helmet which l got during the fun at
Grand Pre-, when / was with the Ma
'ines and Rainbow Division. l will
certainly try to keep it with me until
get back home.
France is simply full Of Boche
prisoners. They are all working on
,oads, etc. | am getting to be some
frenchman and can converse fairly well
low in the language. have seen
some very interesting and historical |
spots over here, and am sorry that we
we're not allowed to take pictures while !
lere. However. l will be able to tell j
you just as well.
"On the fifteenth day Of January I /
get my six months service st-ipe-a I
sold stripe on my left ARMAND / am
cry anxious to get it, too. The 9th
5 a good old division, and is held very
llghly over here. We made our debut
n the Nosges Mountains in Alsace. and
'ulled off some good tricks up there.
onsidering the fact that the country
=
he trenches our front line trench was
My forty yards from the Boche. and
We became very intimate at times,
specially after dark. A well-known
iavarian regiment was opposite us, and
hey sent a raiding party Of 400 men
yer one morning at 430, and they
'ent back with 100 men and no Ameri-
an prisoners. Our machine guns were
'orking beautifully that morning.
1T was all practically stationary war
IRE in the Vosges, as It is not pos
Die to transpC materials in a drive
n that section. A French division ,
slieved us after about six weeks there, !
nd then We came down TO the Verdun I
'ctor. l then left the division while
was in reserve at Verdun. and went
p to the lines with the Marines and !
le Rainbow boys. I was in the drive
lth them on the morning Of Novem- {
sr /, and that, as you know. ended the
ar. 1t was a great experience that 1
orning to go 'over with boys who /
I'd been at Chateau Thierry, scissors. :
lampagne and Saint Mihiel. but on {
Ie night before the big show opened /
told the machine gun major, whom
was with, that the best division in r
% army was behind him and perfect /
capable Of finishing up any incom. r
eted job The impetus OF the drive. y
hich started on November 4, never r
up bit, and it looked like Berlin
r sure until the armistice was signed a
went back to my division on Novem- d
II 3, and we leap-frogged the front e
le divisions and took up the chase
the end. 1t seems strange 10 be
'er here now with no artillery TO put
"a to sleep every night, and every /
ing so peaceful. n
The French simply went wild when \
stilities ceased, and suppose all DID A
same in the United states. The 4
ont lines Of both Allies and Boche n
IRE a great sight that night, and the r
ldiers shot Off thousands of flares n
d signal fireworks. The scene remind e
me Of a big Fourth Of July at home. q
went out for a couple of hours that q
enins and watched the celebration. a
d in the meantime thought of lots q
Things which | had not had time TO
INK Of before since ceming to France.
was impossible to get to any place y
send a cablegram home, so ! Just p
ed TO draw a pirtl1ra NJ what vo1 al