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ed for three days and nights and had on the morntng of July 18th at 5:20 to turn back. Our coal gave out and | went "over the top." I wont teH you \ SOLDIERS DIARY OF we needed repairs. We sailed straight about the battle as it would take me j west for 3 clays and landed in Halifax, 'too long, but we fought beside the' Nova Scotia, Canada. We were there French for three days and nights. just a week. During our stay there There we got our first real suffering • MUCH INTEREST we visited the devastated district and learned what war meant. While iHimrn which was blown up when a supply of coming out of the line I was wounded i ammunition was run into. This was in the foot. I was unconscious for I H. J. Brill, Former Ward County an awful sight. quite a while but my foot vaan't hurt j Our second ocean trip was a rough a great deal. I learned later that the ; Teacher. Sends Interesting Letter one. It was stormy and one day our shell hit very close to me and I was ; From Germany. ship was under water about half the sure lucky, but have been lucky a great many times since. time. There were u> ships in out iW convoy' and when in the danger zone When I got back from the hospital following interesting letter, we met-11 submarine chasers and one we were called out on reserve but not , v balloon, one Zeppelin. The last day used. We were called twice and at "With diary, written by Pvt. H. J. Brill, 1 a former Ward county school teach we had in aeroplane. last made our big hike to the Vesle IS er, has been received by Mr. and Mrs. The second of June was one we will fiver. This was a'terrible battle. IJ H. H Templeman, of Sawyer. It will all remember. We were attacked by never thot I would live to tell it. It' ]prove of much interest to the many several submarines and had quite a was one of the fiercest battles of this' time. One ship, the Meldavia, of our war. The many villages in that re Criends of the young soldier: x Diedenhoffen, Germany, regiment, was torpedoed and sunk gion were blown to pieces and now j \< Dec. 2, 1918. and 55 boys of Co. A and B, of the there is nothing but heaps of rocks, j My dear friends: the 58th Inf. lost their lives. I knew We left the Vesle and hiked for most of the boys and it was our first days and days and finally took a train We have stopped for a few days so real taste of war. We landed in Lon and went to Luffolle-Grand, not far will drop you a line. The censorship don, Eng., June 4th and left the 5th from Metz, and soon went into action has been lifted so I can tell you every by train to Folkestone, a "rest camp. again near St. Mihiel. After leaving thing but it would take me a long We had a fine time there and left the that place we went to Haudenville, time to tell you all I would like to, 9th. Crossed the English Channel a little town about 3 miles from Ver fact will give you a small idea of and landed. We were in a big air raid dun. While there we were shelled, where I've been and what we were m the first night and we learned later gassed and bombed. Every night a doing. that Calais was bombed almost every plane would bomb us and days tney As you see, we are now in Germany night. While there we heard the guns 'would shell us. One morning when I or German Lorraine on our way to roaring from the Somme sector. i woke up they were shelling and one Coblenz, Germany. We are inth» We left Calais by train June 12th lit outside of the- building and a piece Army of Ocupation and are destined and a day later got to Meaux, near ! of shrapnel hit the wall inside where to go to the Rhine. We have been Paris. We hiked from there on. We I was sleeping. Believe me, I did continually on the hike since the sign spent most of our training period in j irove (all you could see was two feet ing of the armistice and are going Jouarre and our regiment was all I and dust going for a dug-out—in again tomorrow morning early. called together on July 16th at Rade- ; white uniform.) I can't tell you all of this foreign mont. On July 17th we started hiking | We left this place and went to the trip but will try to tell you a little. at 5 o'clock p. m. and hiked continu • Argonne front and it was there we had We left New York May 11th and sail ally all night with full pack until ; our vvorst and last battle. I will ITCHER MAlp ^ 1K* Smooth Round Corner ^ ed three days in the transport Them- about 4:20 next mornftlg we got to a never forget the night we went into little town near Chateua Thierry, and Istoeles, an Australian ship. We sail the line up there. The earth fairly .. r > f • • JBICHEN CABINS | shook with artillery ancl the flash of guns made the earth almost as light I as day. We went into the trenches rr Let the wind howl—rain on "Dead Man's" Hill and over the plain until we got to the Meuse river. pour—and all out-of-doors TODAY'S PRICE FOR I will'never forget some of the sights I saw up there and will not tell you be g<:arbed in dreariness. With a as you would doubt some of the ^ "KITCHEN MAID" Kitchen Cabinet in things, which are true, but some day will tell you all. I was mighty glad your kitchen, all is cheeriness. You are contented. when we left that front and went back Kitchen work isn't a bore, because it no longer is a burden. to live in dugouts back of t'he lines. This marvelous cabinet gives a new aspect to kitchen BUTTER Since then we've been continually moving. Our division was again on duties. You enjoy them. Entirely new type ot cabinet. the way to the front when the armis Differs absolutely from all other makes. 88 more improvements. tice was signed. 38 added conveniences. Everything at fingers' tips — handy. I tell you the Fourth Division has Smooth, sanitary surfaces. Round, dustless corners inside. 1 seen some mighty hard fighting and i have stood their grpund, but have New departure in cabinet making. FAT dearly paid for it. Made in Beautiful Golden Oak and Snowy White Enamel. Did you ever hear anything of Ray Reduces work by half. Pays for itself in savings made in time, work and foods. March Stake of Surrey? He enlisted with sale now in progress affords an exceptional buying opportunity. Takeadvantage of it. me. I wish I could write to George as I could give him some information Be »ur* th* KITCHEN MAID' be Your Kitchen Aid" which he would be glad to get, but I wKi>....tku j will write him the first chance I get. TrmOtM&rk j I don't know when I will get back 58* ' to the U. S. but I doht' look for the McCoy Furniture Co, 4th Division to go for some time yet. If I get back by June I will be lucky. 225 Main Street South I am going to Minot when I return. Well, I will close for the night is DELIVERED fVIINOT getting late. I hope this finds you all well and I would surely apreciate mail from you. I haven't gotten any mail for over a month now, not even from home. Best' regards to all Fairview friends. Tell Mr. and Mrs. Whaley Northern Produce Co. hello for me. Tell M|r. Whaley .the weather is fine here No snow yet and THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 191'.. License No. G10109 the grass is still gi'een JJretty good for December. Pvt. H. J. Brill, In action, Second Battle of lough) Nov. 3. IF" Good-bye for now, Hq. Co. 58 U. S. Inf., Chateau Thierry, July 18. , Arrived Nancy Nov. 3. : . HUGH. 4th Div. A. E. F. Left Battle Field July 20. " j Left Nancy (train) Nov. 3. - P. S—While in Haudenville I went Arrived from Hospital, Brumetz, July Arrived Grenoble (Southern France) -U to Verdun This at one time was the | 25. Nov. 4th. V' ' most beautiful city in France but it is j Left Brumetz (hiked) July 28. • Left Grenoble (by tr&m) Nov. 13. now a ruined one. There's not an in Arrived Le Charme (in open shed) Arrived Toul Nov. 15. habitant in it and the buildings are July 28. j Left Toul (hiked all night) Nov 16. nearly all blown to pieces. It is sure Left Le Charme (hiked) July 28. Arrived Boucq (billets) Nov. 16. too bad. I also was in Chateau Thier Left Le Charme auto truck) July 31. Left Boucq (auto truck) Nov. 2®. ry, Toul, and Fere-en-Tardinois. The I Arrived Sergy Battle Field (on re • Arrived Essy et Maizerais (billets) last named city is a complete ruin,! serve) July 31. ' ! Nov. 20. and at one time was a pretty place,1 Left Sergy (hO^ed) Aug.

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