The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-13

was pretty hard getting to sleep in
the office after that. Next morning
Sunday, about ten o'clock, he started
in again, and after that, he would
she'll the town ever SO often While
we were there our Division was
fighting to the left in Verdun. We
moved again to Lenpire little to
the right of Verdun, very small
place, only had about ten houses
there and We were glad because it
was SO small and the Germans did
not she'll it. 1t was some relief that
you don't have to have a gas mask
strapped to you all the time, and to
undress, knowing that you won't bs
awakened in the middle of the night
by shells coming over,
While we were in Lempire, the
boys went over for the biggest stunt
of the season. You courd not sleep
when they put on the barage, the
noise was terrific, everything just
shook, the earth trembled. | was
sleeping upstairs and l thought the
house was going to fall down. The
next day, we took holiday and |
hoped on truck carrying ammuni-
ton to the front and went right I'D
to the gun position and helped un-
load the ammunition. 1t was the
most wonderful sight l ever saw in
my life. I saw German prisonres all
around. Every one running about,
ambulances, running 70 and fro,
trucks, why traffic was worst than on
a large street in New York City. l,
took about two hours to go two miles,
that is the last two miles. We left
our place at two in the afternoon,
and did not arrive at the gun posi-
tions until nine that night. We did
not get back to Our billets until five
the next morning.
We then moved to a little town
called Dieui, near to St. Mihel, but
still around Verdun, stayed in there
three days and then moved to Viller
and we are here now, and | hope we
move away from here, as it is some
hole. Its nothing but old shacks all
shot up. However, we are getting
lots to eat, the eats have always been
good.
The boys are all anxious to know
when they will go home now. The
war is over and they all want to get
home. Rumors are about all we have.
Every one has wild rumor, heard
we were going to move here, another
fellow has another rumor that we are
going there, and that's all we hear is
rumors. I know that we will have to
be here some time SO I am not letting
the rumors worry me any. All the
same, | certainly would like to get
back home. A fellow never realizes
how much he wants to be home until
he hears the sound of death. When
ever the steel is coming your way,
your thoughts always wander back
home, and you wonder if you will
over the top, and then too, the boys al
ways want to be square with God, be-
lieving that being with him, that he
will protect them.
The people over here are certainly
glad that war is over. They
have been in it over four years. The
was is in France. Everyone and
everything is war. Everyone is SOL
der, old men, young men. everyone
There are no slackers. I know the
people back home are glad it is over.
See that it is probable that Wilson
will come over here for the Peace ne
gotiations, believe that he should.
He has won the admiration of the
world and the French people are wild
over him, and if he comes to France.
he will receive the greatest ovation
ever shown any human being before.
It's late now, good night Dad and
God bless you.
Your loving son,
Sgt. CLARENCE DUBOIS.