Heard the bombarding during the night. It was at a place called Nancy. Sixty soldiers and twenty others were killed and some hurt.
A very pleasant day. Went to the tent and made applesauce and cleaned up. Made some coffee and was getting ready for dinner when Col., Major Anderson, Adj. Starber, and Ens. Hickey came. Was very glad to see them. Had dinner. They brought supplies and were pleased with the progress we had made. Col. was glad to find us in such good spirits and said it made him feel much encouraged. We assured him all was well.
Then Ens. and I cleaned up and made stew from the leaving of dinner.
A troop train came in with American troops on board. Two hundred soldiers from around Boston and from the Rainbow Division. They were only two weeks old in France. They stayed overnight. Twenty five slept over our room in the barn. They didn’t sleep much because someone was moving at all times. They came to get their horses.
Diary of a World War I Donut Girl 