The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-01-02

Shuesme La Grand and ran ration
dump for a little over week, and
then we went to Fort de Chaisel and
stayed one night and then the
1t was when we went to the tunnel
that was left behind with a strain
ed ankle. On the night of the 26th
of September l rode up to the tun..
mel on the ration wagon and when
got there found that the company
had gone over the top that morning
with the infantry, and / was sure
sore that had missed the show.
The colonel had his Headquarters in
of running the telephone from four
in the afternoon until twelve. On the
8th of August I went with the
company to build bridge across the
Marine for the infantry to cross over.
It took us from 1900 until 4:30 to
build it, and Jerry was Smelling US
all the time. 1t was the worst JOB
er here. l don't see how any of us
got out of it alive. l was on the
carrying party and every trip | took
to the bridge l thought would be
the last one l would ever make. The
tunnel sure looked good to me that
night. We hiked from the tunnel
to Verdun and spent a day and
night there. l got to go all over the
city. 1t has been damaged, consi D.
dugouts. They had a regular un-
derground city built. From Verdun
we hiked to Vaudeville, and flom
there to Bots de St. Remy where we
are now. That isn't very complete
but it will give you something OF an
idea of where we have been and
what we have been doing. ] don't
yrhn w
come home but Of course there are
lots of rumors that we will get to
cone pretty soon. The papers say
they are going to send the fighting
men home first, and if they do then
we have good chance OF getting
there before long. l haven I heard
from Jesse Coffin or Hen Roberts
since we were at the tunnel Ihey
are in the 1920 Infantry. Company
Fl, 33rd Division. don't know
what their captains name is. MY
captains name was Guilfoil but he
has been made major and Captain
Tenny is in commnd now. got
letter from home tonight and one
from Elva and Ethyl. The Reporter
has been getting. here all right.
don't see why. Sinner don't get let
AS soon as we get near the l32d
am going to try and locate Jesse ant
i Hen. / haven't seen or heard o
them since the show was over. Ih'
last time I saw Jesse was Just pc
fore he went to the hospital. III
sure showed a lot of nerve to az
what he did and then to keep on car
rying ammunition and wounded al
ter he was told to report to TN
ambulance to go to the hospital
He stayed with me two nights ane
! | know he should have been IN ta'
| hospital sooner. Franks compan!
| is 10 or II miles from mine so
( haven't seen him lately. The t'oW
| crs | sent you are from Dead Man
Hill They say that there were
100000 French killed there besides
a big bunch of Germans. The tun
mel We we're living in was in the hill
next to it. We are camped now II
the st, Remy woods that were a par
of the St. Nfhiel salient, Troyon sec
tor, Woevre district. A week or 81
ago we were up in the big plan
west of Metz. 1t is sure prett'
sight from the bluffs on the ives
side of it, You can count 10 VII
lagos and see the smokestacks o
Metz from there. was at Ii
Bourbauleon on my furlough. 1t !
near Clearmont. l will tell you al
about it when l get back. l hop
YOU enjoy Christmas and that | an
with you in a month or so. Goo
'ucA ui'''' ''' II Shelton.