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Milford chronicle., 1943-10-22
MILLVILLE
Methodist Church News

NtNHUNlHt NNWo
Church School this Sunday morn
ing at the usual time. Prayer
meeting Friday evening at 1880
The pastor, Rev. c. e. Davis, re-
quests all members to be present
as plans are to be discussed for the
special meetings which will be held
soon.
/. Handy Quillen, of Baltimore, is
spending the week at home with
Mrs. Quillen. Their son, Irwin, who
has returned home from a Balti-
more hospital, where he was pa
tient, is in Philadelphia for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herschell CULLEN
were Thursday night visitors Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Quillen.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hall of Beth
any Beach, entertained at dinner
on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha
Quillen and daughters. Joanne and
Carolyn Louise, Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney Bennett and sons, Raymond,
David Lee and Mark. and Louis
Quillen.
Master Jimmie Hooker of Reho-
both, is visiting his grandmother
and aunt, Mrs. X. j. Hooker and
Mrs. ]. S. Noble.
Mrs. Clara Setman and son West
Setman gave dinner on Wednes-
day evening in honor of Pvt. Harry
Dale. Jr. Other guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Dale and Mrs. Eva
Dale Gully. Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Townsend. Miss Flo Chestnut and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbert Evans. Pvt.
Dale left Monday for Georgia after
a furlOugh at home with his par
ents and sister, Mrs. Culley, of
North East. Md, who spent the
time here to be with her brother.
A Halloween dance will be held
in the fire hall Saturday evening,
October 80. sponsored by the La
dies Auxiliary. Refreshments will
be on sale, and a small admission
charged.
Mrs. J. Oliver Evans, of DreXel
Hill. Pa. spent the week end with
her mother. Mrs. l.. NJ. Powell.
The Lord Baltimore branch of
the American Red Cross met at
the home of Mrs. William Rumley,
in Millville. on Wednesday after
noon. at which time the business
meeting was held with Mrs. Rum
ley, chairman. presiding. Mrs. Mar
garet Nelson. chairman of produc-
ton. reported that the sewing on
hand was mostly completed and
that the need of workers was
greater for the surgical dressings.
Mrs. Albert DerricksOn is chairman
of surgicals, also Mrs. Rebecca
McCabe. On Friday evenings Mrs.
DerricksOn requests the ladies to
meet in the fire hall TO make the
dressings, and Mrs. McCabe meets
with the ladies on Tuesday even
ings at Mrs. Chester V. Townsend's
Sandy Landing. Your assistance is
greatly needed in this work at the
present time. On Friday afternoons
the ladies' are still sewing for the
armed forces at Bethany Beach
and at the Bear Trap Barrocks.
Miss Mary Dale and friend. Mr..
Valley. of Wilmington. visited Miss
Dale's mother and grandmother,
Mrs. Della Dale and Mrs. Cora
Mcgee, for the weekend.
For Sale-All Drugs and Medi-
cines of the late DR.. X. J. Hooker.
Good buy for druggist. Apply Mrs.
Marion E. Noble. Millville, Del. 2t
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-22
FOR SALE

FOR SAI.E-I'pright piano. large
lard cooking pot. ! leather COW hal
ter. ono 30 foot cow chain. ! cedar
butter churn. / asparagus huncher.
new; asparagus knife James T..
Elliott. near .Nhbott's Mill. Milford, II
FOR SALE-TwO snow suits. size
four: all wool. ShoepSkn lined. 81. 90
each. Two navy button-on all wool
suits. $500 each. size six. Two navy
all wool fall coats. size (. $500 each.
All practically new. Mrs. Ruth D.
Wood. II Causey avenue, Milford. Del,
II
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-22
FRANKFORT

Mrs. Alice H. Gum, president o
Frankford chapter, A. r. c., wishei
to remind local ladies that they ar,
needed every Tuesday evening Il
do Red Cross work in the loca
fire-house. All who are physically
able to assist should consider it &
great privilege to do so.
On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. John A
Tingle and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
McsCabe, Jr, were dinner guests
of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Tingle at
Tingle Inn.
Miss Edith Hudson, who recently
underwent a successful apendect-
omy at the Milford Memorial Hos
pital, is now recuperating at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Vernon
o. Murray. near town.
Rowland E. Parsons enjoyed a
weekend leave from his duties with
the bravo Corporation in Whining
ton by coming to Frankford and
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Albert F.
Parsons.
II was very pleasant on Sunday
last to see Mrs. Alfred w. Long
about as usual. She has not been
well for many weeks.
A. S. Charles Parker. Jr.. came
from Newport. R. l.. to spend the
past weekend at home with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Par
ker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Dorey. of
Wilmington, were weekend guests
of their brother-in-law and sister,
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Gray.
Miss Eva HAZEL Dakes came
from Wilmington and spent the
past weekend here with her moth
er. Mrs. Roxie NJ. Dukes. /
G. Harvey Evans is a patient in
a Wilmington hospital. All of
their neighbors and friends extend
sympathy. F
Mrs. Rollin l.. Hudson has re-
turned from Baltimore, bringing
Karen Lee with them. The little
girl had been visiting her uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Sirman ID.
McAllister. in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Gum.
Jr.. will celebrate their 49th we'd
ding anniversary next Monday. Oc-
tober 25.
Last Saturday. Mrs. Phillip Web
Der and her mother. Mrs. William
p. Truitt, went to Wilmington
where they were guests at the
Eome wedding of Miss Viola God
frey and Mr.. Leonard X. Apple
gate in the home of Mrs. Clotilde
Layton. Mrs. Truitt is the brides
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker are
making a trip to Miami. Fla, this
week.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-22
MOUNT OLIVE METHODIST
CHURCH
Near SandtOwn, Del, Just Three
Miles From GOIdsbOrO, Md.

Home coming and harvest home
services on Sunday, October 81, at
2;30 p. m.
A special program has been pre-
pared. The Trinity Methodist Choir
of Harrington, will sing. Also the
famous Trinity Quartette., The his
tory OF this famous church will be
read. A new roof has been erected
on the building and other improves
ments made.
Come and bring the family.
This church was re-opened for
worship on Sunday, December II,
1941. Services are held every other
Sunday afternoon. Sunday school
at 2:30; preaching at 3 p. M.
Thomas C. Jones, Pastor
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-22

- FOR VICTORY: BUY BONDS -.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-22

More than two generations ago-in
grandmother's day-mothers first dis
covered Vicks VapoRub. Today it is
the most widely used home-remedy for
relieving miseries of children's colds.
And here is the reason 80.
The moment you rub VapoRub on
the throat, chest and back at bedtime
it starts to work two ways at once
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-22
$500 Book Gift
For Wesley College
ioOntinusd from Flrst Pass,

1t was also announced several
hundred dollars in scholarships
have been voted by the Patrons and
Founders Association lately. The
total raised by the association to
help the college become an accred-
tied school and for scholarship
purposes is approximately $4,000.
Those attending the meeting at
which the library fund was voted
were Mr.. Ely, DR.. BARLEY. Juvenile
Court Judge Elwood F. Nelson, the
Rev. Essell P. Thomas, the Rev. L.
f. Windsor. the Rev. DIR. Oliver ].
Collins. and F. ]. Wharton.
Milford chronicle., 1943-10-22

and keeps on working for hours-to
ease coughing spasns, help clear con-
gestion in cold-clogged upper breath
ing passages, relieve muscular soreness
or tightness. 1t promotes resttul sleep;
Often most of the misery OF the cold
is gone by morningl That's why
VapoRub is so good to use when colds
strike. Try It'll
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-29
We propose real Just and workable sterilization programs

should be stabilized basis
should be restored
esfos
Job heee* To chnve fn
b. hours
To food
hmsen gdenana Nefanl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-29

We imitation. We aren't asking than shares
others They getting of us-and you.
The War Labor Board protected you and us.
So it was stripped of its power.
OPA intended keep down your living and
1t isn't doing that job.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-29

Will you join us in pressing this program? Write at once
to President Roosevelt to Congress- to THE Office Of Economic
Stabihzation, to the OPA and the WLB
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-29
YOU are in this picture.

You are being dragged in the dust with
You being dragged toward higher food higher cloth
ing costs, higher costs on everything.
grocery and butcher shop bills tell the story Compare h
price of pork chops potatoes and milk with the prices
paid year ago. These prices have risen despite repeated
promises of effective price control.
Prices have not been frozen
Evening star., 1943-12-17

compassed the Liberator. Rain
drove in solid sheets against our
plane. After climbing about $4,000
feet, with the weather increasing,
Capt. Kelly slowly but with excel
lent handling eased the plane down
through heavy drafts to break into
the clear a few hundred feet above
the water.
The planes crew, who need only a
few more hours flying to complete
300 hours of combat. said the land
ing was the most thrilling they had
experienced.
The personnel aboard the plane
included Earl Crotchett, Universal
newsreel photographer, who COM
pleted his 2lst combat mission with
this flight.
For us the trip was without Incl
dent due to enemy action. The only
anxious moment was when a shell
jammed in turret gun and ex-
ploded near my ear, giving me a
headache during the day and cutting
one crewman's hand.
Evening star., 1943-12-17
Rubber Boats Crossing Reef
Couqht in Murderous jap Fire

tide. every one knew, would take
us over.
No one but the japanese knew
about the five machine guns and
the 37-mm. cannon hidden in brush
and trees along the slopes.
Forced to Dive Under Boat.
Corpl. Homer c. Jenest. Wren
than, Mass. crouched in the prov
Of our boat, tommy gun in his
hands. When the japanese started
firing, he emptied his gun and then
jumped overheard.
A man sitting at his right fell ovel
into the water dead.
l jumped over the left side ant
went down to my neck NY jungle
pack Of rations and typing paper
that was to last me three days il
we were cut off pulled me over back
wards and l slipped it off.
The 37-mm. opened up from the
bank and pumped eight shots at us
The shells we're white and they
slammed into one boat, blowing il
IS feet into the air 1 ducked under
our boat and held my breath.
Others did the same.
When I couldn't hold my breath,
any longer, l came up and gaspeC
for air, realizing my glasses ano
helmet were gone.
The boy next to me was in back
Il can't make it," he said in a
tired whisper.
l grabbed his arm and pulled him
close to me-
You can make it," kept saying
Sure you can make it,"
But I expected any minute fol
them to open up and kill us,
Prefers Bullet to Drowning.
When the boy next to me stopped
breathing, let 60 and his body slid
into the water. He just tipped over
backward and disappeared.
They caught us in machine gun
crlss-cross fire next and we all went
under the boat again. When We
came up, big gun still was popping
and a white pattern of bullets came
closer. 1t didn't matter. Breath was
precious and I decided if this was it
Id prefer bullet in the head to
drowning.
Just then bullet hit my type
writer and it flew by my head in two
pieces.
The machine-gun fire ripped into
our boat and we dove under again
When I came up. some one was
pulling our halt-limp boat out so l
got behind and showed. Our feet hit
coral. We tried to get the boat
across a reef.
I don't know how many more
times they Shot at Us. 1 remember
listening between voIleys and hear
ing them shouting what must have
been jeering remarks. Only two
words I ever heard clearly were
'Tojo's avengers"
Doctors Swim to Give Aid.
Our boat sank just after we got it
across the reef. We had one wound
ed man on it and kept trying to
keep it af1oat. As it went down we
spotted another rubber boat off to
the left.
We called to Corpl. Roy c. Jack
son, Dallas, Tex, who swung his
boat our way. Two of us we're pad
ding and the rest pushing.
When we combined our two loads
there were II altogether. We put
the wounded men in the boat and
the rest of us swan alongside, push
ing and pulling as best we could
When they'd fire on us we'd &c
underneath and hold out as long as
we could.
After while you could almost get
the rhythm of their fire and know
when to come up.
A little doctor named Wickard
whose name and home town I lost
with my notes, swan up to our boat
and gave morphine to the wounded
Evening star., 1943-12-17

wv ~
up,
There was a
jabbering in jap
anese and then
red tracer bull
lets popped at
us from each
side thousands
o t firecrackers
coming our way
in streams.
The japanese
apparently were
ready and wait
ing for our rub
ber b GA IS to
SllOe over q reel
Evening star., 1943-12-17

ain coast line to
await additional
light when a
G u n n er called
over the inter-
phone: "Tracers
from shore to
water off to left.
Also large flashes
from water di-
rectly ahead"
The battle for
New Britain was
on.
Riding in the
command plane,
which was to
Evening star., 1943-12-17


before we crossed the last narrow
strip of water to the New Britain
shore They caught us on the reef
and killed about ne-quarter of our
small force. 1t was $50 am, one
hour before the main landing was
to take place on Orange Beach at
the foot of the AraWe Peninsula.
Capt. Edward Wright, Dallas, led
his Texans, who we're to establish
the first beachhead at the top of the
peninsula and cut off the japanese
line of retreat from the main as
ISault.
Capt, Wright. 6 feet ard weigh
ing 1875 pounds, was in the first rub
ber boat. We went toward the
shore in echelon formation of three
boats to a wave.
In First Boat of First Wave.
I was in the first boat of the first
wave.
We left our ship at sos am. A
bright moon was shining when the
sailors threw our boats into the
water. We let our machine guns
and my typewriter down off the
deck with long ropes. Then we
scrambled over the side.
The sea was black in the moon
light. Our boats were bouncing
silhouettes.
We knew if any japanese were
around Umbiligato Village, where
the landing was to take place, we
would be ducks on the water. The
bad weather we had hoped for had
failed us. You could hear little
black paddles splashing in the
water, lightly at first, then SEEM
ingly louder as we came closer to
the jungle cove behind the white
beach we were heading for. We
were in perfect formation when we
reached the coral reef. They had
told us about the reef, but high
Evening star., 1943-12-17
Bv ROBERT EJTNSON

Associated Press War Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN 9Th
ARMY AT ARAWE, New Britain,
sDecember is Delayed We were
IS yards from shore when the Jap
Evening star., 1943-12-17
Pilots Eager 10 See
New Britain Landinq
Dive Into Allied Fire
BY DEAN SCHEDLER,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
IN A LIBERATOR OVER NEW
BRITAIN, Dec. is Delayed We
let down through the overcast just
short distance from the New Brit
Evening star., 1943-12-17

tide, every one knew, would take
us over.
No one but the japanese knew
about the five machine guns and
the 37-mm. cannon hidden in brush
and trees along the slopes.
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BIuffton In First World Wor

churches as they retreat and at one
church delayed time bomb blew up
three days later while the congrega-
ton was assembled for services.
Harold Woods, Sylvan Herman,
and Ralph Garrett have reached the
United States and are at Camp
Merritt, N. j. awaiting demobiliza-
tion. The three boys were the first
from Bluffton and vicinity to go
overseas for service. A band and
the American Red Cross were at the
pier to receive them as their ship
docked.
Orlin Kohl, one of the Settlement
boys stationed at Camp Sherman,
returned Saturday to the home of
his parents, having been honorably
discharged from the army.
Russell B. Koontz and Leland
w. Stratton have written home since
the signing of the armistice. Leland
is bugler with a machine gun bat
talon and his company was going
into the front lines when the armis-
tice was signed. He reports great
rejoicing among the doughboys.
Dr. and Mrs. Bixel received the
discharge papers for their son Mum
son. He will be sent to Camp Sher-
man and then home in a few days.
Donivan Baumgartner and Theo-
dore Scheid, Jr. returned home last
week, having been discharged from
the Student Army Training Corps at
Ohio State University.
Jennings Stambaugh, stationed in
Texas in the aviation service has
been honorably discharged and ar
rived here last week to join his wife
who was visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Fett.
Martin Baumgartner who /, was a
member of the depot brigade band
arrived home Saturday, having been
honorably discharged from the army,
Albert hammers, who lives near
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Lafayette

Mrs. Margurite Hines returned
from New Orleans, Louisiana, where
she had been visiting her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Sherritts of
Lima were Sunday evening guests
of Mrs. Louise Cloore.
The Aloha Club met Thursday at
the home of Mrs. Howard Green
walt. Other members present were:
Mrs. Lester Bierly, Mrs. Russell Rex,
Mrs. Oscar May, Mrs. William Blink
ley, Mrs. Calvin Early, Mrs. Eliza
Helser, Mrs. Allen Watt, Mrs. Har-
vey Badertscher and son Kenny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Clum of
Allentown and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert
Clum and grandson, Ronald Zuber
were Sunday afternoon guests of
Mrs. Loretta Clum.
Thursday afternoon, the Mission
ary society of the Congregational
Christian church met at the home of
Mrs. Hazel Hefner. Others present
were Mrs. Inez Lippincot, Mrs. Lola
Long, Mrs. Louise Cloore, Mrs. Ber-
tha Thayer, Mrs. Belle Taylor, Mrs.
Josie Williams, Mrs. Johanna Munro
and Mrs. Hiram Augsburger.
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Pleasant Hill

The annual Christmas party of the
Farm Womens Improvement club
will be held Thursday evening at the
Beaverdam gymnasium, Dec. 16.
Covered dish dinner at Z o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Miller of st.
Augustine, Fla, were Monday even
ing callers of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Brauen and family.
Last week caHers of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Barnes were: Mrs. Clint
Moorehead, Mrs. Harvey Welty, Mrs.
Paul Faze, Mrs. Harry Weaver and
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Blosser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Winegardner
and daughter of Waynesfield were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Younkman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Brauen and
family were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arden Baker and
son of Bluffton.
B. r. Filhart of Jenera spent Sun
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Joy
X. Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips en-
tertained Sunday for Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Younkman and grandson, Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Anderson and son
and Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Michael
and children.
Miss Lucille Klingler and Kenneth
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BIuffton College Notes

college for the second semester's
work.
DIR. L. L. Ramseyer, President, at
tended a committee meeting of the
Mennonite Cultural conference at
Goshen college, Indiana, Thursday
and Friday. He also attended a
meeting of the Peace churches, held
at Winona Lake, Indiana, Friday anc
Saturday. Discussion of this last
meeting was built around problems
of reconstruction and relief.
Bluffton college will observe
Christmas vacation from Thursday,
December %, at A p. m. till 8 a. m.
Tuesday, January 4. All classes and
laboratory periods will be dismissed
during this time.
Heading the college Booster Ban
quet committee this year is G. d.
Hilty of the local committee. He
succeeds Paul Detwiler, also of Bluff
ton. Other members selected to
serve on the committee this year are
Miss Marcella Steiner, and Ezra
Moser. This committee will select
the speaker, set the date of the ban
quet, and decide upon subcommittee
to help with the affair.
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Eastern Star Dinner

On Tuesday evening Dec. Z, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Beals entertained
at a dinner party at the home of the
latter's parents Mr.. and Mrs. John
Watkins, honoring Bluffton Eastern
Star officers of 1943.
A three course dinner was served
with the following girls as waitress
es, Peggy Joyce Eckenwiler, Marilyn
Fett, Joan Harmon and Raelene
Campbell.
A color scheme of yellow and
white was carried out, with the honor
ed guest table centered with bowl
of yellow NUNS and white candles;
the other tables were centered with
white candles entwined with yellow
NUNS tied with white ribbon.
The place cards were of patriotic
scheme.
Those present were: Past Grand
Matron, Lily Cooper and Mr.. Cooper
of Findlay, Helen Worthington,
Deputy Grand Matron of 1943, Elsie
Buckland, Lena Soash, Charlotte
Marshall, Emma Studler, Carolyn
Alderman, Effie Herring, Theresa
Slusser, Blanche Harmon, Irene
Brauen, Theola Steiner, Helen Camp
bell, Marie Kennedy, HERNIA Rauen-
buhler, Charles Coburn, Helen Hau-
enstein, and Laura Gotshall of War
rem and the host and hostess.
Elsie Buckland presented in behalf
of the officers to the Worthy Matron,
Evelyn Beals, lovely Eastern Star
ring, after which a fortune telling
birthday book was enjoyed by all.
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Rev. Russell ]. Humbert, pastor of
the Epworth Methodist church in
Toledo, will be on the campus, Thurs
day, to deliver two lectures in the
marriage course series being spon-
sored by the Student Christian as
sociation. Rev. Humbert will speak
concerning courtship, in the after
noon at p. M, and concerning the
economic aspect of marriage, in the
evening at $3.50 p. m.
Students and faculty will hold
their annual Christmas banquet,
Wednesday evening, December 22, in
the Ropp hall dining room. Miss
Eula Locher, senior from Pandora
will head the decorating commit
tee. The affair will be formal, as
has been customary in past years
"The Christmasing of Jasper" one
act play will be presented in Ram.
seyer chapel by the Thespian society
following the banquet.
Vera Esch, sophomore from Wash
ington, Illinois, will succeed Eleanor
Berky, senior from Bluffton, az
editor of the Witmarsum, student
publication of the college. Mis-:
Berky does not plan to return tt
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Hauenstein were Sunday evening
callers of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Brauen and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Younkman and
daughters were Sunday evening call
ers of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Younkman
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jennings and
Rodney called on Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Stratton and family, Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gleason of
Lima called Friday evening on Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Gleason and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Garau are
spending several days in GAINESVILLE
where they attended the funeral of
Mr.. Orville Coulter, father of Mrs.
Garau.
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Dec. ~, 1918
Corporal Wilbur Bracy, aged
twenty years, succumbed to lobar
pneumonia on Nov. 25th in the
service overseas according to word
received from Washington by his
mother Mrs. John Bracy, residing on
Jackson street.
The Red Cross assignment fol-
Bluffton of 200 pneumonia jackets
for the month of December has been
completed and are ready for ship
ping.
William C. Amstutz writes to his
mother that the war is over and he
will be home in the near future. The
boys in France with him are all
happy over the news and they are
located in a large town. Some of
the buildings in the town have been
damaged by shells.
A big steel German helmet or
display in the News office window
has been attracting considerable at
tention. The helmet was sent to
Robert Hughson by his uncle Major
Robert McPeak.
Floyd Woods writes to his sister
Lillian of the war in the Argonne
forest. The Huns retreated thru the
greatest barrage ever known in
history. He says altho the Huns
are fighters the Ohio boys soon
changed their tune.
Corporal Chas. d. Hilty writes
that he is located somewhere in Bel
gium and that his location is really
unknown to him. He says they
entered into Belgium at the point
where the German advance was stop
ped in 1914 and where the Germans
held their line until recently. The
country is a mass of shell holes, old
trenches and wire entanglements
after being a battle ground for 4
years. He says the Germans seem
to take special pains to blow up the