Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-09

mediately started our Journey across
the ocean. We we're conveyed by an
American battleship and English
converted CRUISER all the way across.
We had an uneventful trip except on
the a0th Of May one Of the ships
sighted a. submarine and they
dropped some depth charges. We
didn't see any more and / don't know
whether they got him or not During
the last two days of the voyage We
were escorted in by airships, air.
planes, torpedoboats and other small
armed boats. In all there were
about forty of these boats around us.
and they were especially watchful
when We were going down the Irish
coast. The ship docked at Liver
pool early on the morning of May
81 and we remained on ship all that
day. Our baggage was taken off
and was off the boat and went up
to the railroad yards to see that 1t
was loaded in the cars 1t was my
first sight of English freight cars and
they certainly looked funny. They
have only four wheels and are only
about twelve feet long and hold about
ten or twelve tons of freight. We
left the ship on the 1st of June for
Rumsey, which is an English rest
camp. The baggage-loading detail
and myself left from another station
than the rest of the train and ar
rived at Rumsey about o'clock
the next morning.
1--WE stopped at Derby for coffee.
It was about twelve-hour trip
through q very beautiful part of
England. 4 lieutenant and myself
had compartment all to ourselves
and the men were about eight to the
compartment with their equipment
which made it a little crowded for
them but they got along all right.
You know all the passenger cars are
called carriages, freight cars, vans
or wagons. The carriages have three,
four or five compartments. In all
that distance I saw only one grade
crossing. The railroad goes either
overhead or underneath q road and
the entire railroad is fenced in, all
OF which is a good idea.
I'VE left Rumsey June s and
marched to Southam pton, q distance
TO about eight miles. 1t was q very
easy march over fine roads and the
Colonel took it easy. We crossed the
English channel that same evening
on the channel boat. Prince George.
We were very crowded as the capac-
ity of the boat was 700 and we had
1895 men, so you see there was not
much room left. We received an :s-
sue of thirty-nine pounds of cheese
and several boxes of crackers for
1895 men for breakfast ~the next
morning. You can figure for your
self how much each man got. The
English ration Is not very liberal.
I'VE disembarked at LaHarve,
France, in the morning of June 6.
We marched through the city, up a
steep hill to another rest camp, up a
camp is near the edge of the city and
1 was able to go in and see the city
for about two hours.
We left La Harve at $50 a. m,
June s, for Camp de Meucon, vannes,
Morbihan. This was an artillery
training camp. Here we underwent
extensive training, received our
horses and equipment and attended
schools. Vannes is a very old city
and this part of France is inhabited
by the Britons. Their dress is very
peculiar and very ancient. We had
an interesting stay in this town and
while there I was at st. Nazaire to
get stores. also went with the colonel
and the chaplain to Nantes, also to
Fort Navajo, which is a sort of sum-
mer resort.
I'VE arrived at Mezy railhead at
i2:SO q. m, August 8, and the first
thing We heard the railhead officer
say was put out those lights" The
airplanes have been busy at this
point and only that evening they had
dropped a few bombs. You know a
railhead or ammunition dump is a
favorite place for the Jerrys to work
In.
We went into camp in the Bois
vent Jean Guilame or william woods
and Joined Companies A and b,
which had left US at Vannes the day
after we arrived. They had been to
the front since early in July. This
is the place where I received the
telegram from General Beary telling
me or the arrival of Jean, hence
the name Jean. We were here until
August IL when we moved a little
nearer the front to the Bois Muniere.
where the ammunition train got
down to real work in hauling the
ammunition up to the front. The
Jerrys dropped bombs all around
US while we were here, but we al.
ways escaped 1 guess because we
were in the woods and pretty we'll
! camoufiaged. You know camouflage
Is a great thing over here. Always
keeps everything out of sight,
This camp was not a great ways
from the Vesle and I got up to the
'front.' pretty often. We left the Bois
Muniere on September IS for the
rest period. We arrived at Epernay
on the evening of the 18th where we
camped for the night, left Epernay
september II and camped for nigh
at Heilze, passing through Vitry-le.
FRANCOIS, arrived at Chaminob
Where we were to spend a thirty-day
rest period. The men were quartered
IN the town and headquarters was al
the Chateau Troise Fountaine. We
dlo not stay here long for on the 1871
| tor. 'ee'
J we left Cheminon on the 1871
and camped at Yvonhmon where ~,
stayed the 18th. We left Yvonim mor
on the 29th and camped near I.a,
Islettes. We were here two davs
leaving on the nd and canned !,
the Bois Chalade, Argonne, about fiyt
Klios from the German lines. Th,
motor section was about a mile from
the horse section. and on the 24tI
the morse section was shelled and w,
iost eiShteen men wounded, and III
horses killed, wounded and evac,l,
ated. Some start for them. The m n.
tor section also lost three men kiIIef
while at this place and this is th.
place where some time later NJohr
Bausch had his leg broken. Can