Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-02-07
SGT. CARSON WALKER
WRITES OF SERVICE
Pullman Man, Stationed Near Metz,
Writes interestingly to
Fred Schermeyer

Following are interesting extracts
from letter received by Fred Scher-
meyer from Sergeant Carson Walker
OF this city, who enlisted in the ma
chine gun company organized at Spo-
kane, along with several other Pull
man men:
November "a, 1918.
Friend Frenchy:
We left Camp hurry September
10, 1917, arrived at Camp Greene,
Charlotte, n. c., on the 10Th, and
left there for Camp Mills, L. l., Oc-
tober %. Left Camp Mills for for
eign service December IL aboard the
transport CoVington (Which is now
SUNK. Pulled out into the harbor
at New York and on the night of the
l4th we sailed for France.
We dropped anchor in the harbor
at Brest on the 28th, after an un-
eVentful voyage of IA days. We lay
in the harbor until New Years day,
when we came ashore and were load
ed into French boXcars which read
on the sides "Cheveaux S-Hommes
40 meaning that car is supposed to
hold 40 men or eight horses. Well
right there is where our fun started,
for when they put 40 men in one
OF these French match boxes they
are packed like sardines, only tight
cr. We were on that train for two
nights and two days, and it was so
cold you could hardly keep from
freezing. Sleep was out of the ques-
ton, and nothing to eat but old re-
liable Canned Bill and hardtack.
We landed at La COurtine on the
evening of the Bird of January. 1t is
in the mountains and the weather
was cold and then some The bar
racks we went into were fierce, but
we hit it all with a smile
We left there the 23rd for St.
Afghan. | wGs there three days,
when | was sent out on detached
service to Sells-sur-cher, which is
about - miles from there, and
stayed five months.
| have been here about two months
or little over. | am now about 80
Eilometers from Metz, near the AL
SAGE border, and by the way, | was
up to Metz few days ago and she
is some hum-dinger of a town. l
will tell you all about by trips over
France when | come back.
I've been in Paris four times and
say, 30, that town would make any
body sit up and take notice. 1t is a
real town and the French ferries are
ali that is claimed for them.
While | was at St. Afghan this
summer l was playing b2ll one Sum
day when a fellow came up and hit
me a jolt on the back, and who do
you suppose it was? Old Cy Lam
bert. Can you beat that? He is the
same old Cy, only fatter and laZier
if such a thing could be possible. He
was then and is now sergeant in
the 10th supply train. He had been
to the front, though with some in
fantry company, and had stopped a
piece of shrapnel and inhaled some
OF that Dutch gas, but when | left
there he was sitting on the world.
Charles Wenham is here. He is
with headquarters troop of the 9th
army corps and is the same old Chas.
He is fat as a hog. We were talk
ing about you today and | told him
/ was going to write to you, so he
said to tell you howdy, and that he
hadn't forgotten that he owed you
five bucks.
Well, Frenchy, how is every little
thing in Pullman by now? ! guess
some of the boys from there have
been bumped off. know Boyd May
nard has been killed, also Ivan Liy-
ingston, but l don't know any others.
Claude Baucum is now second lieu
tenant, but don't know what outfit