Show WAR experiences IRON COUNTY BOYS TELL OF WHAT THEY SAW UNO AND DIP DID MOS LEE aler OF AND WM 0 ADAMS OF EXCITING TIMES sure bure lea france feb 18 1919 editor times BIley vair that the readers of your paper be interested te in our travels and exper fences while working fr for uncle sam the past pasi year vy w take the privilege of writing you at ar this ume time on may igia 1918 we a arrived in B bryatt france we first sighted the blue hills of sunny france a ing off to the east like a heavy bank of clouds in our ea eastern if sky what a change from the night before when be we were are called to the tha life b boats a at our canteens canteen filled with water and our life belts belta on expecting x p e e t e every erv minute to be ing attacked U k by the he grman german sub lub that was sighted sigh led when oil our r eyes grew tired of looking at the far off hill of prance france the land where we were to make our or home for at least a year vear we were much sat surprised tel to time see a d zan airplanes air planer schult a around a d above our ila heads head if like ibe he bazy r crow of sum summer n ter that thalmas was too much loch and the cheer that left the old boat america could be heard for far miles mile next came cama the narrow port part of brest As we sto steamed cited up to the docka our minds manda were not there they were home with you we were in a new world fet el so old end and did not know it but soon anon we began to take notice we looked at the steep mountains that rose straight out of the ocean on either side bide of us and on top of each MoUn mountain wai a 8 strong fort we now beiran began to r realo a al we e were near the hun field of f obstruction diat ruction the ville of brest lay off to the north like a peaceful herd of sheep in a pasture and its red tilled roofs grave gave a tint that set bet of the green back ground no sooner had the ship stopped than tle the french defiant came out in small email eat aadil boats to ret get what ever the yanks would toss teas over board for the them what alot of fun fum we had watch me log them fight over candy and tobacco for when a french boy bay can walk becan he can smoke how different from Amen america elf our next work was waa rolling our packs ready to go ashore we marched do duwa the gave plank into a british flat bust boat and ran whore ashore how good it felt to have solid earth under our feet once more we stayed but two weeks I 1 in brest and while we war were there then we were in Nepul nepoleon eon old quarters we were ware called to the S 0 9 toi far work we wa loaded in the french match boxes boxe for that la is all you can call them and went to deveres we were puked packed like fish in a can for two days dais sold and nights before we arrived at govares at geverda an we were building ware houses and bakeries aswell as well as railroads and hand leine leing supplies supplied our next ww I 1 to laferte lu one obe where we had it awful dull we then went buthe lu the alcidian Bian front where we spent six I 1 weeks week the germans ge me were not very active here but there them was wae never a day went by but what we had sone some excitement ement when we had finished our wk w k here and w warp relieved or the french we calls cullel I 1 to ins jwia are araann as fro anini we left town tawn ne tr r calom still and took tok train r IA tui tol and un I 1 loaded at ste demarc we marched from there to claremont and on hadon to ca camp P beecher where we had a iday few days rest next came the long lone march in mud and ad water star nd under heavy pecks packs we went to the old hindenburg ill line 0 the first day what va waa once a b beautiful forest now is a barren plain we slept in the old german thit night they were made of well furnished for they never expected to be given iven up the next day we stopped in the muddy flat near the place where the heavy fighting of the hinden burz bare line took place next night we entered grand pre here we met with more ex cit ement than we cared for the germans had just been driven out ou and we went ent in ID for a nights rest after we pitched ditched our tents wr we went for far a walk the first thing thinie we saw us aas deverel dead american their post looking down the sights of a machine eun this made us feel sick luck so we clot walked to the top of a bare knoll here we saw hunA hundreds reds of dead americans french and germans oh boyl we sure were ill wf we could not eat supper so we went it to bed ed early that night A buzzing was heard over head and lefore before we had time to think tt th dutch datch devil had dropped a dozen lomba bombs and had his hia machine gun running at full speed fat fal crawled under a truck load ot of d amite to keep from being killed iut but we were in bed and did not lare date move the have in the che next tent ran for a dugout where let a four our dead germans but what did dia they care they were used to that thai sight now next day we went on our way ea 10 ward stonne the first thins thing we aw was a battle in the air between french and fritz here we received word we were in the front line position not one of us ua could say a word here we lost our cook wagon and we ve were without grub and the water was waa all eased A can of curb corn beef or canned willie we called rt wals worth 5 and a bag of bull durham tobacco was worth 1 some sorry times we had we were mad we could kill a german and feel fine while at stonne status the la big shells would drop in our camp and we lm assure you we never saw things like this in iron county but we could not lea leae we must work and work hard to get ammu nation lation ua supplies to the front just over the hill we were here when the armistice was caned but we did not cheer we did not nor believe it 16 but we were present resent when they fired the shot heard around the world from stonne statute near luxenberg Luxen bura barg we went to verdun when we met eddie bentley of parowan carowan it sure was an 1 unexpected but happy meeting WP we did not at suy stay in verd verdun but a week for we must work once more we went to Tre court and choumont chaumont where general ings head quarters are then to blue lea ram where we now are we were tired and worn out when we arrived here but bat very verv pleased to be able to in do our bit we are from the best country in the world and are willing and ready to give up our liver that our fair land might live we do nut not know how long we will be here but we can a assure a you we will not be home before summer or fall fail wishing you yon all the luck of the year we remain your voura respectfully MUS LEE ROWLEY HOWLEY P WM wild C ADAMS |