Mr. Wm. H. Hasfctwirgec whites fcora a little Lu**
enbourge village near Derkirch, the-follower I?
"My duties while here in the lines was to-tafce
rations from the company kitchen to the company.tscp:.:
in the lines usually by mule transport and the rest
by foot carriers. It is said to be a more dangetoltt
job than on a gun team or being a doughboy i* th*
front line. You know Jerry likes to shell the roads
and bridges as you bring the food up. It I am
home by July 4th my expectations will have been
more than fulfilled. We are having plenty of stiff
drill now but the waiting is the hardest fight tile
war. The weather is mild yet. Prices here are
confiscatory and all out of reason. A good sized
bar of chocolate is worth ten francs (about $2.00}
in the native stores. 1 owe Mr. Ooddard
letter. I received his letter just after we came out
of the lines after doing a forty-two days hitch on
tJie Meuse-Argone section, starting from Dead Mens
Hill (304) and hill 306 near Verdun. Of course
that meant some pleasant trips with rations and
under shell fire. I might add that we thought we
were going back for rest but only had three days
for bathing, cleaning equipment and receiving xe
placementfi when we went into reserve for five days,
then support and then the front line in another
section where on the morning of November 11 our
company participated in the fiercest engagement:&<
that we enc6uhtered*durig thenar/'
The above letter was written on January 17, and
received February 17
NEW SUPERINTENDENT AT RED LAKE
Mr. Geo. W. Cross, our new superintendent, ar
rived here February 27th. He was accompanied
_bx_Mj^_ Gross and, their_daughter Rosa,.
