Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1919 — VERNE DAVISSON GETTING “CLOSE-UP” OF GERMANY. [ARTICLE]

VERNE DAVISSON GETTING “CLOSE-UP” OF GERMANY.

• Belfort, France. February 6, 1919. Dear Pa and M»: We left Grevenbroich, Germany, Januray 29, and had a beautiful trip, came all the the Rhine, 'passing through Cologne, Bonn, Coblenz, Binghem, Mainz, Worms, Speyer, Wurth, Seitz, Strassburg, Mulhouse and over to Belfort. Arrived here on the third; - ft was a eold trip and we drove very fast, toe, so we could not well enjoy the voyage. We leave here, I think, on the eighth and go to Remivemont which ft about 60 kilometers northwest of Belfort in the Vosges mountains. It is cold there and there is much snow and it is probable that we will remain there a long time. One of our regiments, the 128th, stayed in. Germany, near Dusseldorf, the 23rd and 42nd coming here. We lose the-42nd here as they are to join their original division, and- we are hoping that they “can” us soon. If they de that means another step towards home. This town of Belfort is one of the most strongly fortified places in Eur-* ope and has undergone three sieges, 1814,1815,; 1870 and 1871. Have been wondering if you received the large pack of postal cards which I sent, the Boche spiked helmet, maps, etc? I have a dandy collection of war trophies I took during the war, but was afraid to send them as there is danger of them being lost in the mail. I also mailed you some card views of Cologne and a Boche ■war cross, also the one I got from the French as an individual decoration. I see from a clipping from the home paper that Duvall and his wife will be there soon. I have not heard from him since he left the section when we were battling in the Flanders testor around Roulers. He went to Paris and has been there all the time since, I guess. • We had some hard old battling af[ter that to get to Audenarde and acress the Escout river. I would have written him but did not know his address. , Well, must close. Hoping this finds you well and happy, I am as ever Verne. P. S. Fred Hamilton must be home by this time. I heard that he was en route. -