Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-24

LII dOOul Thirty l0oC away, duu
when | got in the cellar another bit
near, but as it happened my line to
the dressing station was still in and
Waa. the only line l had. cot the
mea all off for the hospital and got
my lines up and phoned them and |
they sent another car and went in.
My man was convicted, but ol!y !
got six months restrictions to camp.
That night Grady Thomas of Bry-
son City brought me back in mo-
torcycle side car. We got through a
line. but the boches were throwing
shrapnel all over the road. | made
Grady stay till daylight, as it was
as dark as pitch. Next morning he
went back to Division and we cam e
out of the line in about a week and
went for few days rest near Arras
when suddenly we came to this
front, and after breaking the Hind
enbure line and advancing about
l20 miles we came out about two
weeks ago and are still out. Now
the war is over | guess we will come
home sometime within year, and
then am done.
When we went through the Hin
denburg line was with the infantry
and am still with them. 1t was awful
but some of Us still live. Beat has
been back all the time, except one
battle. At that time he was under
my command. and you have no idea
how uneasy | was when he was out
] of my sight and how glad | was
] when | would see him again. He
[ was my brother and in my company
}. but he did just the same as the
3 others. | showed no preference. Blu
+. when we came out of that battle
/ the captain took him back with
e him and kept him through th'
e other battles. did not know VIII!
It uutil the other day the captain tolt
e me he could not stand to see u
It both at the front. so he took hin
II Beat and | were talking the othe
a day and We decided it was the pray
ers of our so)i mo hers and grand
mas and grandpas that saved us. S
now We know we will come hacl
home some day.
+ The homes here now are besinn;n
= to look homelike already, Tn
people are moving back and ar
very happy and thankful to Amer
e, ica and all for peace The French a
l8 love America and her people.
have not been to church since
ed left America. There were not an
n; except Catholic and French. So
e, knew | could not understand eith'
| one, but prayed when | got tt
n time and did the best | could.
est The people back home do n
on know how it is over here, but the
b. certainly have been sloyal to tn
us cause;but | believe thatmost Frenc
ed people have had m ore to eat tha
zee we had in America during the wa
me We captured Several big towns wi
ear as many as 1, 900 people in it, Th
his were poor, OF course, as the Germa
ne had the towns four years, but n
B G as bad as yoI would think. II
S Germans were cruel, but they
ere some of them live.
ers can speak French some al
has spoke with lots of them They Sc
ere that some German soldiers W,
up good to them and some were me
ime must close and 90 to bed.
pes. We are drilling now just like '
)me did in the States. you can put t
nan letter in the Times if you want
the because it's the longest letter | he
rom written since Icame over he
re because up to- now was afrai
use would give out some military inf
I'd I nation, but the Germans are WI
and ped now. that's sure, and they
,he never rise again.
rom viii close with love to you, Ch,