Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-01-22
WAS IN THE FIERCE FIGHTING ON FIVE
FRONTS

by Corporal Selmer Kjos, l2sth Infantry
Band. IN France, November 25.I
Dear Brother; have not received any
mail for over five weeks. | have been away
from my outfit during this time wandering all
over France, II is hard telling where my
mail has gone TO. expect TO either go back
TO the division or be on my way TO the United
States sCme time this week. | have been at
tending an army candidate school at Laval
bonnie. near Lyon. Shortly after the armis-
tice was slgred this school was eiosed and
here is where wandering started. For
four days and nights enjoyed the comforts
OF a box car travelling in real hobo fashion.
We finally landed ut La Mons. a city half ways
betNeen Paris and Brest. At present We are
about rs kilometers from Lannon's, and billeted
IN Belgian prison camp. Out of l.l0O Ger
man prisoners. which were here a few DAYS
ago. there are 40 left in the hospitaI There
are few Belgian soldiers here taking care of
them. Outside Of these the rest are all Amer
leans.
About six months ago now. our division
landed in Alsace. We came under enemy shell
hre MAY 10th, and from this date up to No
vemher 18th gave the Bosehe a good
shaking up. Ten days after we landed on
the Chateau Thierry trent We had chased the
enemy from the Oureg TO the Vesle. After
sector north of Scissors and stOrmed Juyigny
Ploteon. fighting by the side of General Mon
gins poilus'. After this victory with the
French We had a rest for ten DAYS before
getting ready for the Gnnl Drive. The Amer
leans scrap north of Verdun was but three
days old when went in and for the next
ttkNN WFfhs nAtAteu Inc B0eG ne Ter the kTeIp-
hihe Steliung. We finally broke through the
key position of "LaDome Marie" from hich
We pushed 20 the frc~a SteIluup Al the
same time chasing the Boehe gunners out of
banthevilie woods. We cagTied the line up
10 where the inal attack vaa November l. was
launched. We follor, ed .,t supIsrt OF the di-
vision which otVssed tie Mensc a, Dun and
captured StenOy. In TIE last fe's days 20 the
war We went into the lines again at ias
Meuse bFidgehead sector and with the French
were ~ the midst of an attack when the arm
E numAF In ak.rH IL
I - FIVE fronts-Alsace Vesls Scissors Ar
goane and the Meuse We have fought twenty
OF Germany's best divisions among them the
frusstan guards and have never yielded a
yard of ground to the enemies counter at
tack.
suppose you will receive this letter about
christmas time. 50 wish you all a Merry
christmas and most Happy New Year.
Reports from northern Wisconsin
indicate that the number of deer tax
en- by the hunters this year was less
,han half what it was a year ago.
This Is partly due to the fact that a
great many of the experienced deer
+ hunters of former years are now in
/ the army,
I Fred Gross of Sparta. Monroe
county chairman. states that the name
! u every man, woman and child who
fails to take ont the amount of war
saving stamps pledged for December,
( or any previous month. will be pub
ilShed IN ali county papers as Slaekers.
treat quantities of war supplies
+ are now being turned into the regular
{ trade channels, and the supply from
/ thls source will go far toward supply
ing demand that was becoming fran
Z TIC. The unused war supplies consist
! of almost every known article or item
OF trade. and many Of the lines have
already been sold TO merchants and
/ iobbers of the country.