Show Those Yanks Are Awful A Says Hun Huny 3 l i 4 y U. U S. S Fighters Never Stop Till Dead 4 J. 4 4 T 1 z 1 q 1 20 I 4 1 e J. J 1 r 1 George Caster C ster Writes of War Life I r f American Soldiers Excel in iii Swiftness Constancy and Ingenuity i The vicissitudes of ot American soldiers In the front lino 1110 In France Franc their miraculous miraculous miraculous mirac mirac- I ulous escapes the high esteem In which I the Yanks were held by allies s and the I great fear which the tho Germans had of ot otI them aro are freely freeh discussed d In several I personal letters Just received In Salt SaltI I Lake ake from Crom F. F George Caster Castor former general secretary tar of ot tho the Y M M. f. f C. C A A. A In Inthis Inthis Inthis this city Tho tn s swiftness s preciseness s and Ingenuity ingenuity Inge Inse- nult of ot American soldiers were noticeably noticeably noticeably no no- brought out Mr Ir Caster Carter be believes believes be- be lIe es In one of ot the tho most Important drives conducted In France about October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 20 20 Of or this he wrote You are aro perfectly familiar with accounts ac accounts ac- ac counts countR In lead leading In dally papers of or the tho marked progress ress of the Americans Never Nev Xe er have o I so fully tully realized what It means to o be an American I am moro more than proud roud of them They rhe do not conduct themselves In battle like an any other soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers I have o seen and that Is not belittling be- be In an any sense the soldiers of or other countries But Dut tho the Americans are simply awful In battle The They move with such swiftness and l keep continually continually all ally on on with a n. constant Indication of originality and Ingenuity manifested b by no other soldier Tenton 1 Yank Yanka A German officer recent recently captured with several hundred soldiers with whom It was my privilege to have havo a most Interesting conversation conversation for for he In broken English made English made this significant statement concerning concerning- tho the Yanks The American soldier Is different different dif dif- ferent much different When hen the Americans come charging charging- toward us us wIth teeth te-eth set eyes flashing flashing- and bayonets bayonets bayonets bay bay- fixed Its It's something awful The They come so fast tast and are arc eo so deadly In their work vork Theres There's on only one wa way to stop them hem merel merely to wound them Is not enough you enough you must shoot them dead Just weeks before armistice terms were arranged with tho the Huns Mr Caster wrote that many of ot tho the boys bos who vho had been so 50 anxious to go SO to Franco were now longing to return to America Hero Here are aro his own words Thousands of ot soldier lads who were just wild to have havo a chance to get over o here before they left the states are arc just as wild to got get back a again Yet they hey want the tho war nr to continue until the he sort of or peace we all desire desire desire-a a a lasting last- last In ing ng honorable peace peace can can be proclaimed pro pro- claimed It Is amusing to hear some somo Y r vI y V 1 a 1 E. E G. G C. of their expressions For example h hero ro roIs Is one of oC them Gee when the tho old boat strikes her noso nose into New l York harbor and I catch the first of Liberty monument Ill I'll yell oIl so they thoy can hear hearme hearme hearme me clear across Now ew Jersey Jersey and and that's no kidding either cither Another fellow tollow In Insisted Insisted insisted In- In that when hen he reaches Now ow York harbor no ship will run fast Cast enough to suit him Ho will glide down the tho side ladder and swim ashore Soldiers r Fond Tend of or Cand Candy The scarcity of American money among the doughboys over o there and nail tho the eagerness with v they thoy seize candy every o opportunity to purchase and knacks knick-knacks were I emphasized by ley Mr Ir Caster Ho Tie wrote Last Lat night the tho Y Y M M. C. C A. A headquarters tel'S men came Into town with a small canteen supply such as chocolate bars sweet biscuit cigars etc ote I got them ready for tor sale at 10 0 a. a m m. and before noon everything had been bought bought- The Tho men aro eager to get things as 09 you OU con cnn see sec We Ve never nc have 0 Boys Show T Game Spirit in iii Discomfort Devoted to to Homeland half halt enough to lo meet tho the requirements I 1 was more than amused this mornIng morning morn- morn Ing during our sale salo at the canteen I had Just taken In from someone an American 1 I 1 bill bUI Just then another lad came up and said sad Give me the limit lim lim- limit it It captain everything o I can bu buy At that moment ho he caught 81 sight ht of ot tho the United States bill and exclaimed 1 My Iy God theres there's a United States bill Sa Say cap can I buy It 7 I explained that IChe If it ithe he had the tho francs for tor exchange o It was his Ho quickly handed over the tho Pr rench money and taking the tho bill ho he fondled It Just as IoS I ha havo hn e seen blue bluestocking bluestocking stocking ladles ladles' fondle a poodle pup on Fifth avenue Now New York Kissing It It ho housed housed housed used sonic Fomo language ua not In common use except li army circles and put It Into his pocket declaring that ho would not part with It for tor five times what he had paid In exchange Caster ilu linn Narrow T l Hamper Mr Caster Castet has hns escaped being wounded and has passed through man many hardships without having had to fall out of line On October 22 hewrot ho lie wrote The Tho village In which we 0 are temporarily temporarily tem tem- located Is only a n short distance distance distance dis dis- tance from tho the scones scenes of or conflict We can hear tho the artillery distinctly I learned today that a dugout I J found shelter In tn tho the night before I came back from tho the battle battlo field and which had been occupied tho the night t previous by German officers was the ver very next night blown to pieces by tho the enemy nem I Iam Iam am nm thankful I was not In It at the time as I camo near being boing It Is nothing nothing noth noth- In ing short of or miraculous when I consider consid consid- er the tho escapes I have had thus far tar without even a scratch on my body body body- though m my helmet and clothing have havo suffered somewhat I am feeling fine tine have havo passed through enough during luring tho the last three weeks to kill three or ordinary ordinary or- or dinar men such as I had supposed myself to be and still I am In the tho game In a good strong way while many soldiers far moro more used to hardships hardships hardships hard hard- ships than I havo have left for tor hospitals Pro c I n Marching through rain and mud Cormany for Cor many miles with water oozing from his boots Mr Ir Caster often oHen helped some weaker companion by carrying gun un or pack At tho the end of or an nn unusually unusually unusually ally hard march the only shelter available available avail all able was three barns and the men crowded In so 80 closely closet that none of thorn them could lie down to rest Mr Casters Caster's Casters Caster's Cas Cas- ter's letter of October 12 said After my last letter tho the order came for tor m my battalion to move o It came at lot night and In a 1 pelting rain we marched about twelve miles mlle When We wo arrived at the tho place where hero the train was waiting for tor us we found box and antI horse hors cars In which tho boys crowded so that It was Impossible blo ble to lie down The Journey was miles Tho The remarkable thing was the little complaining wo we heard and the spirit with which t the c men met mot these hardships The They sang and whistled and Joked about the tho whole matter After ACter lea ln leaving the he train we wo had another hard march through rain and cIa clay mud the latter sticking to our feet teet so that It was difficult to lift IUt them Wo We o finally pitched tents In a wood woolI far tar from anything like civilization Hero we spent three days das and nights One night we wo had to stand to that Is be bo out In n tho road with packs on backs ready to move 1110 n Hero ro wo we waited In the wind and drizzling rain for orders but were finally Instructed to be bo at rest resl and went back to the woods to spend the remaining two hours of ot tho night On l Through Orders camo next night and we started out about 11 it p. p m m. and marched until 55 a. a m m. m The Tho wind blew a hurricane hurricane hurricane hur hur- we wo could hardly hardt stand on our feet reet and as It rained hard most of oC the time there thero was teas not a dry stitch of clothing on any of or us My ly feet Ceet were so 50 wet that er every time lime I stepped I could hear water oozing In m my boots When hen at last wo stopped It was rn m a that had been almost utterly rh ruined b by shell fire There Thero were three barns besides some flome partly destroyed buildings and In those tho the men of or the entire regiment were crowded too closely to Ho lie down own No 0 chance to change clothing because none was dr dry Wo Yo spent tho day at this place In what might be called misery miser without without with with- without out overstating It for Cor so 80 cold our teeth chattered That night we marched march d two twenty miles advancing all night long Men fell ell out by lIy the tho way In largo numbers unable to stand the strain I bore three guns for as many sick men and tried to encourage them In other ways I carried pack for tor ten ten miles for Cor another another another an an- other fellow tellow until ho coul could l rally I came camo to tho the end of ot the Journey In wonderfully wonderfully won won- good form torm considering the trying exp experiences Sro Wo spent one ono da day and then marched again This time the trip was not so 80 long IonS but very trying and the end of oC tho the Journey found toun us in the tho woods again Wo 0 had to remain out outon outon outon on the ground In hard weather for tor three days fla's then received orders to proceed directly to tho the front For several several sev sev- eral days as a's we havo o participated In one of ot tho the most Important drives of the war ar at least that Is what tho the best authorities say aay aI a- a I |