Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1919-05-01
WILLIAM sPoTTswooD WRITES.

Dear Sir
Horhousen, Germany, April 3, 1919.
Am writing you in regard to the
praise which General Pershing gave
the 32nd on the date of March 18th,
1919, when he reviewed this division.
We were at Ringsdorf, Germany, and
in the following letter received today
by its commanding officer, Maj, Gen.
William Lossiter, the American Com
mander -in-chief, General Pershing be-
slows the warmest praise and ap-
provel for the entire record of the
32nd Division.
General Pershing inspected these
Yanks, most of whom came from
Michigan and Wisconsin, during his
recent visit to the Army of Occupa-
ton. 1t was that visit which called
for his letter, which reads:
my Dear General Lossiter: Please
extend to the officers and men of tire
32nd Division my sincere compliments
upon their appearance and upon the
splendid condition of the artillery and
transportation at the review and in
spection in March 18th. In fact the
| condition of your command was what |
would be expected, of a division with
such splendid fighting record. II
July it entered the lines on the Ourrcf,
and in the course of its action captur-
ed Cierges, Bellevue Farm and the
Bois de laPlanchette. The attack was
resumed on August 1st, the division
pushing ahead until it crossed the
Vesle and captured the town of Mis-
mes. On August 8, it again entered
the lines and launched attacks which
resulted in the capture of Juvigny at
the cost of severe casualties.
Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
During the Meuse-Argonne offer
sive the 32nd Division entered the
lines on September Both and, by its
persistence in that sector, it penetrat-
ed the Kreimhilde Stelluncy, taking
Ragagne and following the enemy to
the northeastern edge of the Bois de
Bantheville, and on Nov. 8th the Div
ision took up the pursuit of the enemy
east of the Meuse until the time when
hostilities were suspended.
Since the signing of the armisticc,
the 32nd Division has had the honor
to act as part of the Army of Oc-
cupation. For the way in which all
ranks have performed their duties in
this capacity, have only the warmest
praise and approval. The pride OF
your officers and men, justified by
such a record, will ensure the same
high morale which has been present
in the division during its stay in
France and Germany. /;
want each man to know my appre-
citation of the work he has done and
of the admiration in which he is held
by the rest of his comrades in the
American Expeditionary Forces.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) JOHN J. PERSHING.
Am also sending you a line or two
which will relate to soldiers rounds
of my own make up.
A SOLDIERS ROUNDS
Here is to few lines that might be
found, u,
That perhaps will give U an idea
of a soldiers rounds.
Who went to France to help lick the
Huns
And having to stay around for months
after the war is won
And in accordance with the armistice
being signed
We Yanks thought it our duty to
march to the Rhine.
But B 4 we started we were at the
front line,
On that wonderful morn the ar
mistice was signed.
But on our march l can say in vain :,
That we had few days which we
marched through the rain.
And after the first morn we had eros
sed the Rhine.
We thought of the track of which we
left behind. -
But while going through Belgium and C
Luxembourg too. t
The rumor came out that our march o
was through.
But on December 1st on hiking We c.
went Il
And from that time on in Germany o
I've spent n
But the time is soon coming when
We'll be homeward bound a
And we Yanks can yell that wonderful "
round; b
And then goodbye, Corn Bill, Toma-
toes and Hard Tacks b
Hello, Ham and Eggs, L. am coming G
back. tt
But as to the route which we will
take,
Will be fully decided without mis-
take.
But as to rumors which are now a: m
hand, tt
We Yanks are still longing for AM fl
erican land. tt
But the rumor is now like one in nine. &C
That the 32nd will go down the Rhine. hi
But only a matter of time it will be d.
When we will be back across the sea. d
And then We'll think and also know, "
That we did all we could to beat the nj
Foe.
And now for the Official Order which
came intoday-
Ven soon be back to u. S. A N
WIN. T. SPOTTSWOOD, F