The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-01


be one Of the two former and not
Hoboken
We have plenty 81 eats up here
such as beefsteak, potatoes, onions
tomatoes, rice, figs, prunes, dried ap-
pies, and lots Of Java, when the ar.
tillery viii permit us to bring it up.
Our kitchens are located about three
miles behind the lines. If you want
mug lsI lsnr sAp1 6umBg sygm o.
go tc monkeying" with his kitchen.
We were on the St. Miheil front for
nine long wearisome days, under con-
slant shell fire. During the time we
never received a drop of coffee, as
we couldn't get it up to where we
we're without getting it gassed. 50
all we had to eat was corned beef
'corn Willie" as we call It, salmon,
tomatoes, pork and beans-some
thing we could open up and eat
quickly, as Fritz sure delights In Civ
ing as plenty Of gas. ! was gassed
slightly several times before ] could
get my mask on, but finally / got a
severe dose Of it and had to 90 to
the hospital. ! lost my voice for six
weeks but am some better now.
The Y. M. c. A. man brings us
chocolate, cookies, cigarettes &c.,
which we are always proud to receive
even as we would be proud to walk
across the Brooklyn bridge and see
the statue Of liberty
We boys on the front realize we
are not the only ones fighting for
the victory of this great crisis, when
we see the good work Of the Y. M. c.
A. and Red Cross, and the hearty co.
operation of friends and relatives
back home. ] cannot express my ap-
probation in words, but don't think
us boys don't appreciate it, This
has been a very pleasant week The
aviators have flown at win over
arry's" lines, day or night, with
good results. / saw one Of Fritz;
machines go down yesterday from
high altitude. Fritz don't rule the
land, sea or the air as he intended to
rule the three.
We boys hope not to betray the
faith of our friends at home, but
hope to accomplish our mission at the
earliest possible date with the best
Of results and without the loss of
blood.
/ must stop now and write letter
to mother as she is first, last and al
ways.
Well, have just been out and got
my Chow" and as everything is
quiet and can get my senses togeth.
ar,, / will give you little history of
what / have seen since / left Camp
Travis, San Antonio, Texas, on June
2lst, 1918. / cannot begin to tell
you Of all the things ! have seen, and
must ask you to be contend with a
birdseye view among the things worth
while. | have sailed down the Huds
son and enjoyed the magnificent sky.
inc Of New York. | use this word
with full sense Of its meaning, az
| have not seen anythin / liked to
look at so well since | took that little
trip. viewed the city from the
sop of the Woolworth building. Then
the next morning a farewell to the
city and to my native land, a last
fond look at the Statue of Liberty
which by the way is replica Of the
French Goddess Of Liberty. Then
the pond spread out before us and
continued to spread for eighteen
days, when we landed in South
Hampton, England. We sailed by
way of Halifax and viewed the beau
iful scenery there, then we busted
The whale pasture" and drifted dowr
the coast Of old Ireland, which was
great scenery for us boys. We mar
vel at the sights in England, such as