Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-01-31

| hrcd my first shot ut tho Bochc the
morning of the 10Th. Wo started our
drive on the morning Of August 16.
l was slightly wounded on the 10th.
was wounded that morning, but new
or gave up until nino O'clock that
night; not then until / was relieved
by another command. ] was in bed
Jour days, until ! got able 10 be out
again. We again got on the train on
thursday morning. Aug. %. in box
cars, 40 men to the car, and cnmo via
Paris to Buy. We again boarded the
train. Sept. End rode one dry and
night In box cars, unloaded, went in
to the ST. Mihicl drive and started
the Vcrdun drive. l will not try to
tell you what l went through with,
until ten o'clock OH the morning of
tho 10Th, when l was wounded. But
when we went without food for two
dnys and nights we didn't mind it at
all. We knew we had plenty COM
ing up behind somewhere, but there
wasn't much time for eating, even if
we had food. We were having too
much "fun." We'll, l hope the day is
not far distant when l can sit down
with you, papn md all my loved ones
and tell you all have secn of this
war. hope Charles got my letter.
Somo times i wonder il you all got
my letters. You see, never hear
from. you, 80 | don't know. under
stand We will be sent back to Cnmp
Leo to DO discharged ] will wrie YOU
Just MS soon MS land in the States.
also when expect to get homo. for
| want you to have mo Il good din
ner when do come. AS il Is getting
so cold can't write, will close for
this time. Give my love TO all.
! Your son,
SGT. REESE NJ. RUSSELL.
To Mrs. John Russell, Indian, "a.
American EXpcditionary Forces
Dec. Is, 1913.
| VIII write to you tonight to lot
YOU hear from me. am well and get
ting OH fine. was glnd to henr
from Frazier. guess he is all right,
since tho war il over. was uneusy
about him.
| | sure was glad to hear the war
was over, for we would have Ind TO
so back to the front in fnw DAVIS.
And things were lively up there YOU
bet. had some fun up there.
| havn't learned to talk French
yet. and | don't think / over will.
| havn't seen amy boya over here
knew. would like TO acc some &c the
boys from Burko's Garden.
Most Of the boys | have seen ar.
from Texas. There ARE three from
| Camp Lee. / don't kno wwhcn | will
get home; sometime next suinlner
surpoae. | nm having II GOOD time.
We drill very little. And hike II good
deal, and yet zee loi; OF now coun-
Try. l have goCa fields YOU could
hardly walk over for tho dead Cor
mans. looks like the American boys
meant busincss to Beo item.
We have been travelling nhCut II
great dnnl of the time Since tho war
ended The Inst like we took we were
out eleven days and il raincd most
OF the time. 1t rains almost all the
| time over here.
GIVE MI OF tho people my bcsL ro-
Enrds. Hoping to hear from you worry
soon, M ever, your loving son.
ALBERT l.. McME!ANS.
To his parents in Bmkc's Garden.
The Crown Prince Writes 10 IGa Pm
Go. ID, 3,8th Infantry, A. r.. Il.
To the editor Of the G.. V. News:
While ! WIS on my great ndvcn-
ture going over the top and search
ing Jcrry'B dugouts found letter
written to Kniaer Bill by his beloved
son, tho Clown Prince. We wore after
him 80 hot we didn't have time To
null it. It read like this
Ton der Run, Somewhere in Frnnce).
Dear PapR; ] am writing on der
run. AZ der brave and glorious SOL
diera under my command have not
seen der Rhine for 30 long dat dcy
have started hack dat way, and Of
Course, am going nit dem
Oh, papa, derc has been sum oirel
dings happen here in France First,
started my big offensive. which wns
TO crush dc fool Americans, but dcy
know 40 little about military tactics
dat dey Will not be crushed Just like
! want them. sent my men in der
fight in big waves and ven dey got
dc Americans dcy all snid "Boov' IA
loud MS dey could holcr. Veil, ac-
cording to vat you have always told
me, de Americans would turn and
run like blazes
But vOt do you tink? Dem fool
: Americans don't know anything about
war, and instead of running der 9TH
or way, dcy come right toward US,
some OF dem was singing "Ve Won't
come back till it's over, over derc,"
or some odder foolish song, and some
Of dom were laifing like fools. Dey
arc so ignorant, but dey are orcl
reckless init der guns, and ven dey
come toward us it vas dat my men
took II notion dey wanted to 70 back
to der dear old Rhine. We don't like
der little, old, dirty Marine river any
how.
And, oh. papa, dem Americans use
such oifel language. Dcy know not
ting Of kulturc, and say such ofFcl
d.ngs, too. Vot you tink dey said
right in front of my face? One big
husky from place called Tazewcll,
he said, oh papa, / hate TO tell you
vot ofel ting he said, "To hell nit der
kaisor!" Did you ever hear anything
80 otfel.. | didn't think anybody would
say such an otfol ting. makes me
so mad ! would stand and hear sutch
offel ting, so turned around and
run nit dor odder boys, Was I
right? Vat? Yes? Vat?
And. oh, papa, you know dem brest
plates vot YOU sent us---cun Won send