World War I Collection

11.45 A.M. All the rest of the day we passed troop trains of Italians and French about every twelve minutes. They are headed for the Amer. Front, but I doubt if that is their final destination. This is the largest movemne of troops that I have seen. Passed through Chaumont. Went onto Langres. Arrived about 5 P.M. Out car is not to leave unti 4:41 or 7 A.M. tomorrow. Can't find out for sure which of the two different times that we are to leaver at. Langres is a beautiful town built on a high

again. 284 on the Vickers and Lewis. Vickers 191 with 50 shots and 93 on the Lewis with 40 shots.

Thursday May 16 '18. Took examinations in the morning. Had the afternoon off, with permission to go to Monty if we wanted too.

Friday May 17 '18. Turned in our equipment, and packed. Said good by to Clare.

Saturday May 18, '18. Up at a quarter to five. Everything packed and out by 6:20 Left Goudrecourt at 8:30 Lay. over from 12:30 until 8:00 P.M. in Chaumont. Left Chaumont on the All American Train four Tours.

Sunday May 19 '18.

One year ago today the M.C. unit sailed from New York. After a fine fast run from Chaumont we arrived at Tours at 9:30 Left Tours at 11 o'clock for St. Pierre, left St. Pierre at 12 o'clock on the Bordeaux express for Portiers. Got into Portiers at 1:45 after a schorching hot ride and had to stand up all the way. Had a wonderful time in Portiers. Bummed around with Percy Brown.

Monday May 20 '18. Left Portiers at 7:17 for St. Maxient. Arrived at 9 o'clock. All the boys that were still left there greeted us with open arms. St. Maxient is a most beautiful place now, with

See red book.

Tuesday Apr. 23 '18

Went on the range for the first time. I didn't shoot, didn't get around to me. When we got back at noon it was rumored that we might leave that night for [deleted]Grong[deleted] Grandrecourt. Definate orders to leave came about four o'clock. Left St. Maxient at 7:31 P.M. arrived Partiers 10 P.M. Left Partiers 4:16 in the morning on a special car. We had hopes of going through Paris.

Wednesday Apr. 24 '18.

Went through Tours, Orleans, when we turned east.

Thursday Apr. 25. '18.

Horned in with our officers, and got a fairly good night's sleep. Arrived at Troys about 7 A.M. Went through a large French Army bakery. Left Troys at 11:45. Passed troop trains of Italians and French about every twelve minutes all the rest of the day. Apparently something big is coming off. Passed through Chaumont. Went on to Langres. Arrived about 5 P.M. Our car wasn't to leave until 4:41 or 7 A.M. Couldn't find out which time was rite. Langres is a beautiful town built on a nole and sourounded by a great wall. We hiked about a mile and a half up the hill to the town in a pouring rain. Had a good square meal that was much needed and got a room at a hotel Turned in at 9 [deleted] and piled out again at 3:30. Took the cog railroad down to the station[deleted].

Friday Apr. 26. '18.

Piled out this morning after six hours sleep at 3:30 A.M. still mighty tired from loss of sleep and rest on

We went over to the station to find out what time the next train left. Found that it left at 4:30 in the afternoon. Then we wanted to know if we couldn't go over some other road and get there sooner. We found that there was a train leaving Chaumont at 9:18 for Neauchateau and that there was a train leaving there for Grougrecourt at 4:30. It was then 7:20 and how were we to get to Chaumont by 9:18. There was a freight pulling through the station. We asked the chef de Militaire if it were going to Chaumont. He said yes but we were not allowed to ride on it. We repeated Chaumont a couple of times and he said yes. We bolted out of the station with him shouting defendu, defendu behind us. We gumped the thing and had a fine ride on the top of a flat car to Chaumont (46 km.) Whenever we would stop we would hide. At Chaumont we got into a first class car and made Neauechateau O.K. but had several narrow escapes from the U.S. M.P.s who wanted to see our traveling orders. One time one of us acted as an officer and got us by. Another time he asked for traveling orders and we kept him outside of the car busy talking until the train pulled out.