The Ordway new era., 1919-02-14
n. There we stayed for two days.
en- crossed the English Channel and

then crossed the English Channel and
landed at Harve, France. We re-
mained over night. then got on trains
and road three days and nights. ar
riving at Castlenan, France. There
we remained a couple OF weeks and
then went to De Souge. large
French artillery camp. There we did
some real training, then went to Toul
and then to the firing line on the St.
Mehiel sector. went into action, put
over a barrage, and our doughboys
captured about forty Germans. We
got shelled out of our position and
had to move-was in that position
about three weeks and moved up to
St. Benoit. We were surely giving
the Germans hell when the Armistice
was signed. We stayed there until
the day after Thanksgiving, and have
been on the move since.
Dudeldorf. Germany. 12-18-18.
We are up early and don't get to
bed until late but, we stop in each
town for few days. We expect to
be in this town for Christmas. We
are stopping with a German family,
who do not say very much about the
kaiser, but they don't like him.. The
pictures of him and his sayings are
all turned faces to the walls. The
man Of the house was German SOL
dier. He tore up his suit and helmet
and threw away his boots and said
he was thru with the "all highest"
They want to go to the United States.
They have a son 16, and daughter
IA, and they are crazy to go home
with us. But there are lots of Huns
over here still, and these hate to see
fv, ,4t.-
kinds-lots Of fine people, but I'll
be glad when we get back where we
can talk with our tongues instead
of our hands.
Speicher, Germany, 12-29-18
We had roast pork, potatoes and
gravy, bread. butter and apple but
ter. coffee and beer for Christmas,
and l surely did eat and we had
fifteen German girls as walters. At
ter dinner we cleared things away
and had dance. They surely dance
here, and its a whirl all the time.
We can't talk the language so 1t Is
Just dance. A good many of the
girls here talk English, as most of
the schools here taught 1t before the
war.
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1 have Just received my Christmas
package and 1t surely was a treat.
Two. of my boy friends helped me
eat the things and we had nearly
forgotten how candy tasted.
We don't expect to be here long
now, as we are receiving new clothes
and getting equipment which fndi-
Gates we are winding things up. 1
would not have missed the army
experience for anything in the world.
1t was great sport while the war
lasted. but sfnceA It Is over II has
been mighty dull. We are getting
to see some OF the world, but be-
lieve me, none have seen. can COM
par with the good old U. s. A.
This town is situated on a hill.
surrounded by pine forests planted
ages ago. Most of the trees are in
rows and they are very tall and
straight. The town is about the size
of Ordway, but there are consider
ably more people as the houses are
built together. One side of a house
is the dwelling place, while the other
is the barn, and the majority of
them are pretty loud smeIlers. They
pile the manure and trash in the
front yard-and we all want to go
home-back to Gods country.
We haven't seen many men erin.
pied but we have seen lots of kids:
which are crippled.
John @. Hopkins,
Bty. E. 341st r. A.
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