Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-17
Court Espagne, A. E. F.. France
A. p. O. No. 1888
]. Prescott Dill writes to his sister,

IIeSCOtI I'm "IilSo " Ills oASSSA ,
Pearl Dill of Gardiner as follows:
303 r. a. Bait. ID. I'd Bin.
|. 10th Div. Am. Ex. Forces.
Savonniexes, France, Dec. ?, 1918.
Dear Sister Pearl:
Your long expected and welcomed
letter of Nov. 18th received and read
with great pleasure. l received the
photograph of John Foster of Gardi-
ner and feel very sorry to hear of his
hard luck in meeting his end with the
Germans.
OF course we were all over here for
Il purpose and we have won one of
the greatest victories the world has
ever before known of. and your
brother that is writing this note has
been right in the midst of some of the
most exciting artillery bombardments
of the .Argonne woods.
Our guns were placed behind the
ci.. of Hannonville, in the Amblon-
willie forest. firing over into Couf1aus.
Jarny Chamblc west of the Lorraine
plains in the direction of Metz.
Believe me, there was very little
rest for the weary while we were re-
turning compliments given by the
! Germans. Our heaviest barraScs were
opened up between two and four
o'clock in the morning and talk about
H there is no other name for it..
The skies were lit up with flashes of
brilliant light and shrieking whist
lirgs of shell as they shot in all direc-
tions. The earth trembled as though
effected by a volcano. 1t is very diff
ficult to explain it as it really was.
but you will all have a more vivid
idea when the boys return and tell
you all.
l hope when I return no one will
mention what happened concering
this conflict for one good long time.
for | have experienced enough for the
present.
l guess the greater part Of the
worlds people are rejoicing over the
victory won by the help of the Yankee
boys and especially the French peo-
pie.
Frank Meiman of Gardiner joined
our Battery just before leaving Camp
Devens. He went through some Of
the bursting shrapnels received from
the Germans while supplying our
Battery with ammunition at the
front. He and l are the only ones in
the 303d Reg. +. \. that came from
Gardiner. l suppose he will be able
to entertain his friends of Gardiner
by his thrilling experiences in the
Argonne Woods.
l received letter from Harris the
other day finding him enjoying good
health. I'm afraid it will be some
time before we all meet again for
brother Harris is in the Engs. Of
forestry and they will stay here for
some time.
l received letter from Mrs Chas.
Pheulpin Of Adams. Mass. also a
large roll of papers which l enjoy
reading my leisure time. although we
do not have much time from four
thirty A. NJ. to five p. NJ. All our
recreation is between five p. NJ. and
ten p. M. at night. We have part of
Sunday for whatever we wish to do
but the greater part of the day we
arc cleaning up our clothes, etc.
Believe me, I will turn all work
down for a whole week when I get
lack home. especially Sundays.
Paper is awful scarce here, we can
fardly find sheet of paper any
where. The first letter l have writ
ten is this, since leaving Ceyrat Pay
De Dome, France.
Please write and tell mother and
all the home folks to write as there is
nothing any more welcome than a
letter from home.
Your loving brother.
j. PRESCOTT DILL.