Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1918 — ANOTHER LETTER FROM “BUMMER” DAVISSON [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER LETTER FROM “BUMMER” DAVISSON

Possibly the most interesting letters that have been received from the soldiers “over there” have been written by V. C. Davisson, sbn of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Davisson, of this* city. Here is another: On the Front, Nov. 11, 1918. Dear Pa and Ma:Received your letter dated October 14th. Glad to hear from you. I see you' had a dandy trip to the Rio Grande; that’s, fine. Well, the war is over, and there was sure some big demonstration pulled off all along the front, cannons, rifles* star-shells and everything imaginable, but our troops are still following the retreating Germans, and will for thirty miles inside of Germany., They are leaving everything behind, guns and all.

I never was so happy before in my life. Do' not know when I will get home, perhaps in two or three iponths. The message was flashed from the Eifel tower in Paris at 5:00 o’clock this morning to the U. S. I guess big celebrations are taking place over >there now. It is simply wonderful co come home without a scratch on me. I have been cited again for some work rescuing some Belgian civilians from death in a Tittle town on the line a few which will add another star to my war cross. It was mighty dangerous work, but I got but 0. K. and that’s enough. Germany is so desperate that the U. S. will have to feed here until she can take care of herself. I sure would like to be in Paris today to see the big celebrations, but there is plenty of it going on at the front. , The civilians came out of thear cellars and migled right between the two armies of allies and iboche. The last gun was fired at 10:30 today. It does not-seem possible that all of ths machinery could be stopped so suddenly. “SUPREME NEWS.” Hope to see you all soon. Your loving son, ’ ' V. C. DAVISSON.