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wednesday when ordered here, we found that the demolished viligs [[villages]] had been sudenely [[suddenly]] evacuated by the soulder [[soldiers]], so there were none for us to care for I made a trip over beyond Raimes [[Reims]] to the left and asked permits [permission] from the officers to open up a Foyer in there [[their]] section that was the day (Thursday.) I saw the Fritzs in the news and the French fireing [[firing]] ther [[their]] bigguns [[big guns]] over our head to blast the. [[Germans?]] leaving the officers I walked on down through Raims [[Reims]] to this grate [[great]] beautiful church on beyond where many soulder [[soldiers]] were assembling. to take up the grand [[puch??]]. a Col. gave me som [[some]] bread + the wine of this section and it was glorious the city is practically a compleet [[complete]] ruin. the church on one side [[I]] will make lots of drawings of it. by this tim [[time]] it was getting late so I hit the train For for the Foyer. about 9 mils [[miles]] to walk. about ten oclock [[o'clock]] P. Marine had a long talk with my com panion [[companion]]