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} FROM fearon | LETTER: “SOMEWHERE” = | peau ia Cortinn IN FRANCE! FROM ARTHUR HARTLEY. Luxemburg, Noy. 27, 1918 Dear Father The pape letter to our fathers habit of obeying orders, 1 am Wi one which I hope will have better luck in reaching the States than my mother's letter chad. As they raised the lid from the 2 this letter ought to give idea of the work we have don. 2 . 0, being in vu begin at the time we left che States| the second time. At Hondalancourt, a @ as to give the whole story. jtown well liked by American troops, Camp Merritt. N. J. was used as a] We joined the 18th infantry. IT was shipping poi! d by the nigh: ‘of |} assigned to Co. A. the 14th we were shipped aboard the} On January 15 we left Mondalain- once German Steamer “F. sland,” | court and started on our long hike the biggest ship in the worid. It ist where we have spent so/ now the American ship led the Lie- vathian.” She is 950 feet long and in height about like the McKenzie tel or a little taller. She is three stacked, two stacks for the escap of sm and the third for ventila climbed up this one and look for about forty fon, I could around, On December 24th we landed Liverpool, ust 9 d after the States. That night we loaded on an Engl ter, one of the oldest c In Feng land. © While there P saw a chuteh used hy Alfred the Great and also the Cathed in which is the original King Arthur's round: tables) We ’ sidiw- old graves and trees which were avorth going tarito see. On mot we éft) Winchester und stop t South*Hampton on the English strait. From “there we sailed ac the wa- ter to La Havre (pronounced La Ha vo). Jan 3 we | Havre in side door pullmans, box cars, for the Bpan- “OH, IF. L.COULD BREAK THIS COLD!” Almost 2s soon as said with Dr. King’s New Discovery Get a bottle today! The rapidity with which this fiitys year-old family remedy relieves coughs, colds and mild bronchial attacks is what has kept its popularity on the §ncrease year by year. This standard reliever of colds and coughing spells never loses friends. It does Guickly aad pleasantly what it is recommended to &. One foe! pus it fn your medicine cabinet as absolutely indispensable. 60c and $1.20. = Bowels Usually Clogged? Re#ilate them with safe, sure, com> fortatle Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Correct that biliousness, headache, sour stomach, tongue coat, elimin~ ating the bowcl-clogginess. “The Home of Service” Also. the Home of Chevrolet, Hudson and Hupmobile Cars and Parts ~~ Z When in need of expert mechanical work, bring your car,to us. Look over our battery” department, it.is the most eompletely. equipped in a the state. AUTOMOBILE PAINTING... | You will be interested in com- paring our work with that . »-of other: shops. PANS || borde ‘old us to write a Xmas} some } ho- | miles | leaving | h train and rode to Winches: | ts lish border. For three days and nights jwe travele uncomfortable that it e tim 1 a small town high jin the mountains near the Spanih ran La’ Cortina was formally us ort by the Russian troops allies ot the French. Three or four weeks be- fore we arrived they had revolted and had killed nearly all their officers. The buildings or b acks were built gi of heavy stone bloc! The troops had blown some of the buildings up, othe had big holes in them. The floors and wall in many places were tra transf2rred to Another two days and nights were jspent in nearly crossing France for » One big city r way was Void, (tra $ on # map of northern nd you can see the great dis- ances we have hiked.) While in the Schespray district ave topped for most of the time at the ittle towns ealled Angovilje, Mandra and Beaumont, Schespray Was only a pile of ruins, only the mere outline showed us where once had been | homes | barrage | tried to describe in { my letters occurred on F jary {t was one of the worst b: lrages I have ever been under, After nearly two mouths- of front }line duty we were moved back for T- a-rest. On April 10th we were billet- jed at ‘Trever For five weeks we stayed at this beautiful little, town. Look up my letter telling about be- ing surrounded by hills. In that val- ley was located ‘Treveray.. About May % we were ordered to another front. Thus sed our rest and the only one we have known in France. May 4 we made a relief with th | French troops at Contigney. This time ona front which was said to be one of the Worst on the western front, The glish had been driven back for 40 kilometers (30 miles) a short ‘time before, so the trenches were just. ditche: bout three feet deep. ~uring the day the ‘men had to lie down so as not to be seen. After 21 days of front line duty our troops were moved back about five kilom eters (4 miles) to what was once a town called Rocencourt. (That is the was it is pronounced, I can’t spell it). In four days we moved again into the trenches, this time for three days. Then we went back in support of an- | other regiment and went over the top st American advance. Af- artillery battle and fierc: hand to hand fighting Cantigny wa: recaptured and from then on was 0c- cupied py Americans. From May 4 until about July 15 we were moved back.and forth along the line from Cantigny to Montdidier, ‘Two of the towns where we were Dil- |leted were Piallert and Follerli.. Some |where near July 15 we movew back to a little town near Juilley (look on \the map about half way between the line on July 18 and Paris.) The next day we were out playing base ball. I remember this; it was the first half of the second inning, two men out and twp on bases when the- order came. for us to roll our packs as we were to move at once. We never have hag time to finish that game. From July 15 to July 17 we moved in trucks toward Long Point which is half way between Soissons and Chateau Thierry, before our advance. We went over the top for a big gain prisoners and hundreds of machine ‘guns. This is the over the top story I wrote about in my letter, After five days we were relieved by the “Ladies from Hell” as the Germans call thé Scotch kilties. We moved back leaving a dread in the minds loft the eGrmans for the 1st decision. “The Black Snakes.” Back to Juilley we -traveled by trucks and took up life where we had \ \ i Quickly Relleved By Hamila’s wks on z Wizaré Hamlin’s Wizard Oil and effective. treatment for sore throat and chest cotds. Used gargle for sore throat it bring: i relief. Rubbed of the chest it will often loosen up a hard, deep seated cdld in oné night: How often sprains, ‘bruises, cuts and burns occur in every family, as is a simple toothache, cold ‘sores, canker sores, stiff-neck, and tired aching feet. Soothing, healing Wizard Oil will a ways bring quick relief. < Get_it from druggists for 30 cents. If net satisfied returm the bottle and get your money back.’ 2 Ever ‘constipated “or have sick headathe?: \Just. ‘Wiati Liver AVitips, pleasant little pink pillé, 30 cents, Guaranteed. ‘ s ‘At last we stop-| and our regiment alone.captured 3,500! Sore Throat, Colds | well as little troubles like earache,’ Scene from the Big Musical Comedy; “So Long Letty,” Auditorium, February 14. j dropped it. The people welcomed us true soldiers, real fighting men. Ketore July 18 the English and {French were not sure of us but when iwe were relieved July 25, they said iwe were the best fighting men in the |world. From Juilley we moved to |Toul. There is. where we had the !best billets we have been in so far. ! We were given no rest but atter {five da were ordered back up to {the line, This time to a quiet sector, | just to the left of our old post, Sches- {pray. All during July and until about the 18th Inf, Jan. 11,{ihe 19th of August we remained inj {these trenches and during this time not a man wos wounded. From this quiet sector we were sent j back to a town.called Maxey. We stayed only a few days when we were ordered to the front, this time to KO over again. The first of September found us lying in a woods just back of the {trenches where we had endured such hardships near Schespri On Sep- tember 28, the 18th Inf. once more went over the top. This time on Mont- sec during the St. Mihiel drive. £ have described if in my letter where 1 said LT was back in a wood near} the big guns. | When we were relieved later we moved back to [lived in tents. Prom the | Nov five days woods and 11 we lived in the cpen some- times in tents and sometimes in They open wunded. thé sky. From the, woods of Montsec we were ordered to a front east of Ver- } dun ‘or three days we camped in | the hills, just north of a town, called Very. and another called Cheppy. October 4th we ted on What is known a the Argonne Woods Advance. Here (he fighting . was fierce, the Germans put up a strong resistance and only steady fighting and determ- ination drove them from the woods. Sometimes the odds were 5 to | against us, but the 1st division’ has/ never given an. inch of ground and never will, October 1L,we, moved.back to what we sexpected; would..be.a long rest which we:;were badly in need However on October 31 we were once omer ordered up. November 4 we started over again and on Nov. 6 captured the city. of Monzon just to the right of Sedan. November 11 when the armistice was signed found us moving back to the rear. the west until avout [east write and you can read the papers, I i will’ close, } From your loving son, ROMAN. On.the Rhine, Dec, 25, 1918. | Dear Folks:. I suppose ‘you have already seen in the papers that our» Division is’ with the “army of oceupation.” We started moving about ‘Nov. 15 jand reached the eastern border ot Luxemburg just before Thanksgiving. We Stayer there six. days and then | Started on-our-way.thru Germany. On our way. thru.Luxemburg we stopped just outside the castle. of the Duchess of Luxemburg and from there on we could see castles perched upon the sides of all’thé=high ‘hills. Some of them were new and others. old. The them were new ‘and others old. The second night? in“Géritiany we stayed in an old castle that was built in the year 990 A. D. Gee!.. ‘The..country .of Luxemburg and Germany is all hills. 1 believe if Germany was flattened out it would be as big ag the U. S. Well we finally came to the Rhine and cross- ed it north.of Coblenz. The Rhine is pretty. Not quite as wide as the Missonri in May but on is level ground for kilometers and on the ground goes right straight up sbowt 260 or 4100 feet, The Toased ‘was a railroad nd the wacks run right «off iota ae tannel thru the But we turned south for-about, § 9 k#ometers and while we were going. thgt. way, we saw 5 or 6 steam-] boats pulimg barges. The smallest had 2 barges-atd--the- largest--had. 6. They were all hauling. rock: “Fvery- thing built here ‘is’*madeé “of * roek. The quarries.ve passed had the-rock cut up the ‘shape-ol a ‘brick only. a litle longery Mab at ; Weil we finally ‘gotit0; ou position on the line and new we are billeted in the fron roont’ of a ;German home.} Two platoons’ of. our.company are bil- leted in one town and te ‘other two are bijleted in a bunch, of farm. hous- es about two. ki | awa lam in one of the Mist mentioned ‘platoons and have to hike to the village® for i about 5 or 6 bank the bridge we bridge the hi hills. afternoon.’ “Ever ‘since we came here we haVe been: telling the woman that we would have snow for Christmas...She said no but this] From Monzon back We hiked thru Verdun and Mont. From there into; the small principality of Luxemburg. | The 1st division paraded thru the, streets of Luxemburg, we being the| | first American soldiers they had ever | jseen. During the four years-the Ger-| ‘mang had occupied this land they had | jled the people to believe there were| jonly a few American troops in! iFrance. They couldn't believe we! were all Americans. Two of us, one of my runners and myself, spent wear- | ly the whole.day in the city. We were the first Americans . there be-; ides the higher’ officers. A big {crowd of children and older people j followed us where ever we went. Now we are ina little town in Lux- emburg whose name I do not know, | Avout 100 yards from where I am is |the river and just ‘across the river is Germany. In-a.féw days most likely jwe will be roaming through ‘the: hills jand towns of the Huns. What experi- jences before us there must be. The \hardest task beforqus is that we must | show -courtesy’/Sind kindness to a people who for four long years have {caused such sorrow and ruin upon a jgentle people like’the French. Can jwe forget those boys of ours, our, {friends which they have slain? That is the task before. us. In the above I have let you follow, me into nearly every town and, on levery road where we have been. It \hase been impossible to tell you of ithe wonders I have seen... That I ;must leave until I reach home. | Your son, > i ARTHUR. ‘pl. Arthur Hartley, ‘ . B. F. Germany. “ . P.O. 729. FROM ROMAN CERVINSKI. On the March, Nov. 29. 1918. Dear Folks: : Just a few lifes to let you know ‘that I am still alive and in good jhealth.. Got Sopbia’s and Phoebe’s jletter yesterday. Sorry to hear- you've all been sic Sophia asked me ff T got'a Xmas | label. I got one alright but we went lup to.the front right away and-t did not get’@ chance to mail it. J car: |ried it im my pocket until it was all put worn-out and T.had a chance $0 |mail it then so I/threw it away. However as the war is over now oF ‘almost over I guess J can forego that three. pounds. of>candy until I get ju 1A A morning, sure enough, it snowed, Well, I can’t. think’ of’ much more to write so will close. From, your loving son, ROMAN. Private Roman. Cervinski, - Co. K, 5th Reg. U.S. Svoppernich, Ger. ‘Jan. 7, 1919. Corps. Dear folks: Just ‘a few Nines to: let you know that I received-the. Christmas box and I thank you all for it. Those déites i; and figs: were just swell,'and also the cake. 1 hever enjoyed anything’ so much since I’ve been over here as J..did, them. pencil is the nicest thing I've seen’ in that Mne | yet! and ‘ally I can write couldn’t tell you how; much I appre- elate it. b+ ron, just six monthsover.,here, -but they were full of‘action: The other day an order ,was 1 0 about the 2nd division. - It “had, one tenth of the casualties, of the whole A. BF but’ it captured: 26,000. pris- oners 9f...one fourth of the. entire prisoners en by the A.-E. F..and also ann th of all, the guns, . Yes, they. are sending a lot of these drafted division, back that never seen any service. ‘ In»fact the nine, divisions, that did all the’ fighting are up here with the army-of occupatiqn and are liable to be here for some time. .1 hear that the Germans hold thefr election’ the 19th and after that peace will be signed so I think I will have two or three more service chevrons before Tyget bagk. = How about John Wyciskalla and Ops tender, thr more. serious: Ma > shat ae : back which‘ will be very soon I hor We had a swell Thanksgiving din- fer; of roast beef and mashed pota- foes. I think we will have a better. Xmas dinner; because thes I’hope we | will be settled. Gee! This deep-a swell fall; we. jwaven’t had any ‘stow yet and very ‘has been fogey almost few frosts. a there ts tittle néws I can ' every day t ‘wall, Situs pelle em to the miner weakness... Scott’ j <|Herman Pelher? “1 ain! weitiig | thts -on |]. he | Boal Well, I got miy. first service chev-), read off to usjj Sophia never men- dtoned either of them in her fetters. T am also mailing some pictures. of the country around here so that you'll! see what kind of a country Germany, is. Hoping to get a bench of letters from you all including pa, I'll close, From your son, PVT, ROMAN CERVINSKI, Co. K, 5th Regiment Marines, A F. 0. €. GEORGE MURRAY What is the Grange? + pen It is a farmers’ organization, ‘52 years old, und has accnmulated $100,- 000, the interest on which is more than enough to pay the expense of the na- tional organization, fi It keeps a committee on legislation every day in the year at Washington, . Cu fF look after the interests of its members. In the earlier Jife of the organization, they attempted to go into. polities by supporting a complete ticket pledged to go into politics by support- jing. a complete ticket plédged to its principles, but the antagonism gnd bit- ter feeling aroused so much enmity. as all. strictly class political organi: tions Qo, which reacted atid would have killed the Grange, but for the fact that they changed their tacties and provid- ed a committee to put their demands to the party in power. Mr. Gompers’ saved his labor organizations by fol: lowing this method. Any person who, may give this subject one minutes thought will realize that al other class organizations, as the lawyers, physi- cians, bankers, railroad men, packing house men, manufacturers, mine own- ers, implement dealers, hardware men. grocery men, dry goods merchants, bar. bers, umber dealers, newspaper men, ete, follow. this plan. 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