Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-12

building in the city was da-
mayed. The Germans were sta
toned about twenty miles from
there on a hill and fired with
their cannon all over the city.
The fine large Cathedral, consi-
dered the best in the world was
considerably ruined. saw one
large shell there that had not
exploded. The first battle was
at Marne as far as the Germans
advanced, thirty-five miles
from Paris. At Dormens, Cha
teau ThieiTy, our American
troops first went into the real
war and started their fighting.
At Fismes, a small city, it look
ed as tho a big fire had swept,
the place, houses and churches
partly standing, and some pla-
ces were completely shut down.
Some other small villages sur
rounding, were entirely wiped
out, not a house, nor hardly any
trees could we see. We also saw
several trenches, both German
and French, and five great ce-
meteries with thousands of
wooden crosses. The white ones
represented the French soldiers
the black ones the Germans,
and the brown the English.
We also saw the heavy barbed
wire fences for many miles,
which were put up by the
French army and which are
now being taken down and pill
ed up in heaps along the road
sides.
The farmers are now just
beginning to plow their fields
again, and this summer was
the first that some farmers had
raised any products on their
lands since the war.
In March, 1918, at Chemin
de Danes, the Germans start
ed their offensive and stopped
in July 1918 at the Marne.
From that time on, the French
advanced. In France, the
cars are built double like the
sightseeing cars in New York.
The seating capacity is the
same on top as below. In
Paris, we visited the Panora-
ma, where the World War Ex-
hibition, in natural pictures,
is shown, being one of the
greatest works of art. It can
not be easily described, but
must be seen to be appreciated
While in Paris, we visited
several theatres and saw actors
there who could not be seen on
any American stage.
We left Paris on a special
train at 9.35 A. M. Sept. 21st,
for Cherbourg where we ar
rived at three o'clock to meet
our steamer, the America,
which left Brennan the day be-
fore. We left Cherbourg at ten
o'clock in the evening on a ten
der and boarded the America
at eleven P. M. This steame,
was formerly owned by the
North German Lloyd and
called Amerika, but since the
war, it was taken over by the
u. S. Lines, and the name
changed to America.
Our trip was pleasant until
Sunday when the wind shifted
to eighty miles an hour and the
waves came up to a height OF
fifty feet and came over the
deck. This terrible storm lasted
two days. Nearly all were sea.
sick and this was one time
wished myself back in Island
Pond.
Captain Rind, instead of go.
ing thru the Gulf Stream, took
the North Course, saving one
hundred miles on account Of
the $50 miles delay caused by
the hurricane. Otherwise, the
ship would have landed a day
sooner.
Miles made, 1st day, 220, &c
399, 3rd, 394, 4th, 253, 9Th
366, 9th, 373, 7th, 369, 9Th
395, 9th, 303. We passed the
first light house, Nantucket
Friday, the 10th, at $50 P. M
where the captains exchanged
signals, G. whistles.) Saturday
the 30th we arrived at Quarar
tine Station at Staten Island a
! 7.30 A. M. and at the pier il
Hoboken, N. ]. at 10 O'Clock