Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-15


through some dangerous waters DUO
did not see any submarines but they
we're pretty close for transports hao
been sunk In the very same waters
and thar was in the Irish sea- we came
down between Scotland and Ireland
and landed at Liverpool, England
went to a camp and rested a day or
too then hiked to South Hampton,
boarded a. boat (an American ship
and sailed across the English Caas-
neil landed at ts Havre France ratA
tied throoeh the streets. poardsd q
train {ornv train too. cattle cars you
can imagine what it was ike) and az.
rived ct q. ep~h called T'anlay. France.
was there T. naonxh drilled and feheaS-
sed every day and We did have some
military band too, we have it still, We
hiNed from Tanlay through Langres
to Nesilly L Evegue and boarded a
train. arrived at Lepange, hiked from
there to Mayennourtief on the iVos-
ges front. shell fire was pretty lively
there, we stayed on that front about
q month, hiked from there through St
0oryona, Antrey. st. Helene and Cha
tel boarded q train there travelled
through Nancy, France, arrived at
Sampigny whee the Americans start
ed their first Dig drive against the
Germans de6ences the town was torn
to bits by she'll fire have seen hun
dreds Of German prioaers since
have been in France in all kinds Of
waya at work and the fresh captured
from the battlefield. but 7 am OF OF
,,,, +r,rs Wa h;kad from Gsmpigny
throd1h 8. Mshiel arross shell torn
1.tt,eS;.sAs N a torn M French town
c.1,Dd ssnnn,a.stas u,,s on 4hes MeuseS
A,orn,,a Front ahan& two miles from
Yar1un. vos, remember yerdun tho
nfaca vhena thA Crown Prince lost
ef,, 600 men irving to take It. I have.
f,on IN that terrstorv I have certainly
ueen my fiji oflo Mars Land. and:
= te sEr;c,, $ySs y;a,t Ad too 8 4rssa in:afh0;
th;rs, oS 4he f;ph.;ns, flirins, tha last
h.ttie ~ fha war. our whole band was
s,t,asrber 1earer.z ana .,,t,f a ort, OF the
t,ora even rot scratched bv .shrapnea
chai,e and tal, .vnn the Germans
rorteir,v knou, how IN handle artil-
ra,v a. O +ha, cou1d throw some barrage
rsme ne.r p~tt;ne killed many, g.
e,,a hut como ont <safe,v can hear
the deadly screachins. Of the shells vet
- ,s tho worst soa,nd ever heard in
INV ,,fe one will never hear one
aca;n have seen some gruesome
thine. cansad Nv those missiles of de-
,t-,,,+;on ,,,s+ os sa;d before the
hand NO. r;eht ont on the battlefield
s,,-.;,,,. 49,. n.+t,a and right there I'D
.,. sa.- .na to,,r of tbe armistice
49, e;r;re ceasal along the en-
49, sro.t from +be yosees to the
Nor+h 90. al, firing stoned at cnce
- ..,~ed s+r,npe shout ten minutes
hae>'ra y,o, could not, hear yourself
sa..l, for +be roar. Of the big guns
"a Tho charm sn;t of the machine
.,d IN favy noirutes if was all
90, ~. ,,,a,,e Gathering IN the dead
80 -,o,,ndad a,d # certainly was a
CO send +o hear Of the Armistice, and
.4-a,ea tho firing stonned, the ele-
% $50. on+h +ha eleventh day and
.,o.-a,th hon- rvhere snre was some
o-e,ehratinr that night over in the
German trenches. rockets Of all colors
,r,e-a cent nm as far I'D and down the
fron4 line as YOUR ewes could see, the5.
weye so glad it was over, they just
,eft their artillery and made a bee line
for Germany as fast as their legs
co,,a eas1.v them, they said if the
.,,,ar,oons ka,f on firing they we're
o-a;-r - wit any,vav of eleven. 7 un-
so-.,a +hay b.,a CARRIED ont the
tarn,s os Tho Arnoist;ce to the letter
90 for a,d the signing of peace seems
nesr at hand. the old Kaiser had to
CIT ond +bov have a socilist chncellor
--- u saa,os 4bev will pct along all
right hereafter, it is not quite sunny
enough to suit my taste, II mas llo'ii-
iis ~ oo'i po.o.h,,e, toll
90, r have went through some hard
ships since / have been over here 1
think 1 will be nome oe1ore 50 Seiy