The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-06

RAINBOW BOYS IN NTHICKEST0F
 THE FIGHTING

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. G.-The . pride which the men of the famous Rainbow division take in their or is reflected in letter from France recently received here from Sergeant Leslie H. Robinson of the l17th field battalion, signal corps. Robinson, who is a Kansas City news paper man, writes in part as follows:
 Headquarters 42d Division. the Rainbow Division, Division Signal or flee. Nov. 13, 191S.-Those of us who have been in it for so long can hardly realize that it Is finished It is hard to change within few hours from shells and bombs to sunshine and joy. There is that questioning feeling really over? But to see these French kick and squeal and throw hand gre nades at each other in their wild delirium of sudden happiness, you certainly are led to believe that some thing is finished. Or else getting good start. As you have read in the newspapers. this division has been in the line longer than any other Ameri- can division in France We went into the line near Luneville in the middle of February. There we were under the command of the French. On April we moved to Baccarat, where we took over an entire divisional sector for ourselves the first American di- vision to do this. We remained in this sector for thirteen weeks. and when we were relieved General Du- port. under the command we served. paid glowing tribute to the yalor and comradeship of the men.
 We were relieved in this sector and sent to the Champagne. where we assisted the French in stopping the Germans on July h, lG and I7, in what was to have been the start Of their hike for Paris. After piling the Germans SO high that you had to get balloon to see over them. we were sent tO the Chateau Thierry front. There the division cut through sey- cral crack Prussian Guard divisions and whipped the tar out of several other of the cnemy's best divisions. We were in this fierce fighting longer tor. Next we were sent down near St. Mihiel and we captured more yil. lages than any other division in the reduction of this salient. Aftfer or ganizing this new front so other troops could hold it we were sent up west to Verdun.
 And it was here that the division continued to show that it was the best fighting division in France. The dOuEhbOys cracked the kreimhilde- Stellng line at one of its most diff ficult points. The hills were steep and wooded and the machine gun fire was something terrific But the Rain bow never grew dim. After the line had been pierced we were transferred to another corps and put on the trail of the Hun and pushed him nineteen kilometers until we had captured the heights dominating Sedan. Then the division was relieved by the French, as to them should belong the glory of entering the city which decided the war of 1870 And today that glorious event is to take place. so l am told, with the flags of the allies leading the bands of many regiments and the French soldiers dancing wildly in their ecstacy
 The boys of the division are tired. They have not had relief and never have been to any of the leave centers where the soldiers are supposed to go for a rest All of our time has heon devoted happily to our country, than any other division in hastening the end of the conflict. Now that our work over here is done. we are all anxious to return home We feel that our record ana our service ell title Us to the honor of being the first division to return.
 We enlisted because we were prompted by patriotic motives. We are mighty proud of our record. We are prouder of our friends, and we are especially proud of the fact that We are representatives of the people of the United States. These profes- sions and businsses which were left behind by the officers and men in this division will need these officers and men immediately after the war. in view of our record over here, and taking into consideration that the home industries will need the members of the division at once, we feel that we should and will be returned home first. The reward for our sacrifice will be repaid if our d. vision Is given the honor of returning home first.