The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-07-04

Ny WAR EXPERIENCES
BY ALVIN R. MOORE

! sure knew II. | was all in when |
got back late SO didn'tget in the ex
element at the river.
The brlige was put across and the
Marines and Infantry went over and
accomplished their mission A com
pany was lucky, got their bridge on
across and only one casulty. Our
bridge was shot In two by the en-
emy's hre, The boys said il was ter.
riDie Tying II together again with
machine guns sweeping from all an,
gies, killing and wounding nearly ali
the men who attempted to work on
the bridge, but finally two Idaho fel
lows got out there and did the work
ihey Both got cited for bravery, Cpl
.nenha m G,ld Pvt. Elder. b company
hst twenty wounded and six killed
mat night out OF one third OF the
company.
The artillery FIRE was terrible ON
tne slopes near the river. II caught
the infantry advancing and Uttered
The ground with dead. and Just think
the last night of the war.
We didn't believe the armistice
would be signed when we heard II.
All the next day the Germans kent
up continuous fire until 1O:45, when
10 everyb0dy's surprise and joy ID
was MI finished.
From here we went to n little town
called Pouiliy. where we built n large
Two way bridge so the transporta.
uon gould get over for that big
marc1 into Germany. II was sure
great TO see the big Ares at nigh. an
tney were burning every place. And
just think a hsht from a garette
would have oeen disastrous a few.
nights before.
AT thts place we got lots OF now
clothes and the first chance 10 take
a good bath In months.
On the 18th we pulled out AT / 10
and started that big hike TO IN.
Rhine. The roads were In very bad
condition, always causing big DELAYS.
company Of engineers was sent
ahead with the Marines as the ad.
vanced guard. Being with the ad-
viuced guard We were the first Amer
can soldiers through this country.
The second day we crossed the
Belgium border about $50 In the
morning. The whole populst stion was
out. DON'T see how they possibly
got all the decorations up like they
did. Arches built over the roads ey.
cry place: flags. II seemed there
were thousands OF them. All the
Germans had just left there the night
before The band was out playinx
their hrst tune III four years, A
large crowd met us at every Town We
went through and led throug4, max.
ing music with every instrument they
could find.
The first night in Belgium we stop
ped at Etal. here the people went
wild. They paraded. danced and sang
The whole two days we were there.
NO rest at all. They tooz us into
their homes, gave us the best beds
in the house and whatever good
things they had TO eat. | believe that
the Belgium people will live longer
III the hearts of the American sol.
diers than any other country In the
world.
We crossed the Luxembourg border
November q. IL was different. Show.
ed a little German influence. Hardly
any hags out, and charged us ex,
tremeiy high prices for asly thing we
bought. We stopped at Reiadorl
Lux, until December LIST, then finish
ed the long hike. getting TO Sinzig On
the kline, December 10tn.
The Germans treated us fairly wei
doing this and that trying to make uf
comfortable but we knew it was ,elr
not love that made them do IL. We
call IL hand shaking.
We spend most OF our time work
ing. al least we are always busy. The
Y. NJ. c. A. is surely trying TO kegl
US entertained now even IL they did
not get around much during the wa-
We have fine club, always OTIS oi
writing material, games. a phono
graph. and a real good library, also
large hall we use for dancng
They get ALL the y girls near here &c
come over every week or so. There
generally are about Is or Is for the
whole regiment to dance with but ".
have lots OF fun stag dancing. Wa
have refreshments every evening and
on warm days lots of ice cream Also
there is base ball game nearly ey
cry week.
Every body is sure trying TO maks
the time we have to spend over here
pass quickly. but n spite of all the,
can possibly DO we are longing tc
get home.
With this I will close for this tins
hoping my efforts in writing viii sui
you. II is not very exciting, | know
but better to leave out some and tel
the truth than 10 tell lot of Ions
exciting stories that never happened
only in the mind.
AS ever your friend.
CPL. ALVIN r. MOORE
Co. b. End Engineers. American L
F. 4. r. o. TO.
Enlarged Work for Engineer Osborn