The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-30
EVELYN NESBIT
ASHLEY J. DRAPER
WRITES FROM GERMANY
Raubach, Germany.
Dec. goth, 1918.

Dec. goth, 1918.
Editor Of Greeneville Sun,
Greeneville, Tenn,
Dear Sir
! wonder how long it will be be.
fore | walk down Depot street shak-
ing hands with my friends. / have
thought several times | wouldn't live
to see Greeneville again, but I have
some better chance now than when
was on the front. am hoping il
will not be long until | can step off
the train at old Greeneville.
| am now in Raubach, Germany
We started our hike Nov. 18th, 1918
and landed here December 18th. VIZ
crossed the Rhine river on the morn
ing of the 18th of December.
have seen lots of fine country in
England, and France, but Germany
has them all beat in the way of pref
ty scenery. They plant thier tall
pine trees in rows and it makes the
country so pretty. They also have
lots of beech timber, The German
people are real nice to us. We have
rooms in the German homes, and they
are always bringing us something
good to eat But with all the cour
tesy in the world, | would rather be
in Greeneville, Tenn, than over here
I'VE liked something over 22b
miles with our packs and rifles, and
you can bet we had all we could gs.
with. sas ,a,,. f,...
Since starting this letter | have
lust received letter from Miss Nc.
Crary, and will say It was very in,
teresting. ! was glad to hear hei
compliments on old Creme county do
ing her part in everything pertaining
to the war work. She has always
ionesher part, and will continue to
do it. VII
want the people of Greene coun.
ty to remember the Red Cross and
K Of c.; also the salvation army
They went over the top with us
iough-boys and did everything pos.
sible for our comfort.
We have waded through machine
gun bullets, gas, shrapnel, and mud
Up to our eyes, but we are glad to
now that while we were doing this
you good people were backing us UP
With your money and something to
lat. think that every one who
Helped in this war did his bit. II
las been great pleasure for us tc |
'emember in our hardships that the |
PEOPLE of Greene county were at |
lome going over the top in some |
rive or other.
am glad to say that / have beer
With good division. am with the
End division and you all know what |
work has been done by
his division. If you are interested
n seeing lot of East Tennessee boys
mustered out, you can come to New
FORK and see us. There are three
# four divisions coming to New
FORK or Washington for a parade, il |
5 rumored here. You can watch the |
'apers and you will see that the
End, 18th and Dist divisions will
come across together.
these are called Stacking divisions
o-called because they break all
ierman strong points.
The 32nd has never yet been call.
d upon to break through well for.
flied front, but that she went
through like streak of fire. It was
n the morning Of October 14th that
pe tore up the Ridge and took the
own of Ramage, the place that the
Germans were betting ten to one
Guild not be taken. The S2nd fool
d them one time. It was some bat
lie, and men we're falling all around
a both sides. / saw sixty-one put
q one trench and covered up. I'll
'ets on yow nerves TO see your
riends put away so quickly. The
bells were bursting al around and
iachine gun bullets were whizzing
nd you had no time to think Of any
hing only trying to get German,
! was talking with . friend after
e came out for rest told him
heard a she'll pass me twice. He