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LETTERS FRO
F'roill .serghi L'eon Yeargin.
' ottrlihonne les Hains, France,
a ec. 17, 1918.
'I tear Mother.:
I hav'en't much to write tonight, but
thought. I'd bettier let you know that
I am sill kicking high. Nothing to do
blt 1111d solte way to pass the time
away, which I find it quite a proposi
i Ion, or was, titi the last day or so.
Since then I've been taking a .ride on
horse-back ntost every norning and
evenig. WVent for a long I1de this af
tvrloon tiP it the hills near here. En
joyed it lots, ,tre scenery is great.
Passed throutth a little town right on'
toip of the Iiglest hill around heve and
S'aw Soime of tile oldest houses, one of
Item had tle daig 1505 with ant Inserip
lion it Latin written over he (tool'.
Well. I think the iajority of the
twelve boys here'are ready to start for
tnne. Soiue guy wakes tte up every
mornin.g at 5 o'clock hollering at the
top of his voice, "I 'want to go hiolme."
There is twelve of us here and about
thiree of them want to go home so bad
that the first thing they do when they
wA'alk ip is to yell, "I 'want o go hoime."
As:far as I can see we are a long way
from going yet. Fvery day we get ma
ehinery in. Some of the boys carried a
iractor and rock crusher out to the
<luaTry this morning. That doesn't
look like goig home, oh!
Evty, I haven't hoard from you since
the armistice. Had a letter Nov. 26th,
w'itten Nov. 4th. Since then I've had
'two nailed to Dejon, A. P. 0. 721. Am
armious to get a letter written since
Nov. 1lthi Wishing you a very merry
'Christmas and -a happy Now Year. Am
expecting to hear from you soon,
Love to all,
Leon.
From Gary Evans Iolazmian.
Somewhere in France,
Oct. 9, 1918.
Ilear Dad:
I receive yours and Charlie's letters
last Satlrday, October 5th, and was
sre t glad to hear from home'l, and to
kinoiw tlat all are vell. I've been prel
v 1)11113, % wlit cold, but aiml feeling iret
ty matxnl again. Well, I don't know very
nich to wite this 11timC, for I believe
I'vo lold you about all I know about
Fra ne before, whtle'ht is not very much101.
The weather Is prety cold over here
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Suffered Thirty Years With Stom
ach Trouble and Homorrhagos
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4,
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tle or nto attteintiont 2
to it. Yet, the
stoma'reh is very
catarrhtal inflamui
matton of the mun
COils lining dlevel
ops, grows wIorse-the patin and dls
tresst is inicesslant andi thte truth
dlawns that we have chrlol sltom
ach trouble.
The case of Mr. Louis Young, 205
Merrimac St., Rochester, N. Y., is
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thlirty years with chronic bowel
trouble, stomach trouble and hem
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My wIfe persuaded me to continuo
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M THE FRONT
now. I have not seen any of the home
boys over here yet. I guess Mason Cole
Is with this division yet, but I haven't
seen hIm1 since I left the S)tajes. If I
see any of the boys, will let you know
about It.
Say, I'm not sporting these French
girls much. I can't learn their way
of Jabbering. Think I've learned about
2 or 3 words In French. I don't know
if I have them exactly right or not.
You see I have to use signs when I'm
talking to these French people, some
thing similar to talking to a (leaf tl(d
dumlb person, so I have a .pretty slow
way of getting along inl France. At
one place over here, I went to get a
canteen of milk, an old man caie out.
I turned my canteen upl) to mny mot.li
as if I were drinking and pointed to a
cow in the yard. Thought sure he un
derstood, so he took my canteen, and
brings It back filled with wine. As the
wine was the same price as the milk
would have been, I took it, for it's no
telling -what he inigrt have brought
next time. Well I guess I will close
for this time, but will write again pret
ty soon. You write as often as you can.
'Take good care of yourself and don't
work too hard.
Lovingly, your son,
Gary Boazm'an.
(The followering to his mother.)
Dear Mother:
I hope you are well and enjoying
good health. 'I'm feeling all right. At
last I .am sending you pictures of my
self and .two friends of mine. You car
give one to Coz. Fannie 'Brown, if she
wants It. She asked me to send .her
one when I had some made, but I'm
going to have some made of myself
alone the first emrnce, and will send
you some of them. Tell Less and Rob
I got their letters a few days ago, and
wdll write them real soon. Mama, I'm
sending a ChrIstmas package coupon.
When yot read it, you'll understanu'
what It is for. Send me something, I
dol't (.are wvhat. I won't write you
very much this time. Write soon. I
will write as often as I can. With love
for all the family,
Your son,
Cary.
Fron Wt'illiain A. Armstrong.
Somewhere In France.
lDear Mlotlier
I received your letter and was glad
to hear from you. You asked me about
tle war. E'verytinlg Is mtoving on
nicely. You wateh Ire pal)ers and you
will find out lots. You also asked Imte
abouit tIe count ry. Well, you take a
little 1 t1ip over at llarksdale some day,
an(d you will Imutagine how it looks.
I'he re are lots of pretty girls over herE
hi I laven't learned 10 talk Frlel t(
1th'm1 yet. I am feelinjg liei now,
don't you worry about mue, for I
'oting hotme sotie of these days. I a'a
trusitng int ('sod and I feel likei yar
;rayvr'S have beenl answered. I wto II
yo to pray' for moe to be fa Iithfil I
anmd I hope to lie hom?' rohn for I wa
l1 oamit over thtemt obl4 hcillis once moru
I will ('lose for tris timie. Wite soon.
Your' son,
. ViIliti A. A rmtst rong.
lhLchefor't, Fr1anc(e,
11er. 9, 1918.
I willl writte yout a f('w littes this
morn11inzg to let you know t ha t I lantded
safe over hete. Am well and feelitng
tinme. We landt~edl int IFranc 1 se'5(veraIl days
ago bitt havent't had thle elhante toI
wrti te. I wenIt t ashore'4 last niigh t, the
fir st t Imte ill three -weeks, so yott kntow
I was g ld to get tmty feel otn land~ agalin
I (lotn't li ke t his town mutcehi. Tlhe polit
lation)1 is grteatt ac(ordl ing to the t own.
ITe s('eneryv is grando lhe re. It Is a lla ,
ichl, fert iIe soil. 'iThe' i4 people seemt tol
det'st and m' uchi they say, bitt sooni catchl
(itn 0t om word'is. Therte ar'e a loit of
1111n lirisoniers lherte wo'rkitng ottn lie
doc1'k s. Thley are4 gitard'd by liourt bioys.
We were about t18 (lays 'Ottmitng acrt'oss.
pariy 13 (t accoitnt of had weathIet'.
sitrel have had some etal sea life - foutr
or lIve days an nil tightis were rouight. I
dont ikntow how lotng we will be here,
ori wher'ie we will go, hint I htolpe back
to thte ('. S-. A., fotr trat Is good entoutgh
for tme. I amli exple('tittg to comoe batck
abouilt thle middle of .January. I wisht I
('oil d lhe homte Chlristmitas to help ('at
some11 of thtose' good enates andl piies I
ktnow youii will hav~e. I stp'nt lThatiks
itmagitne what a dlay I had11. Now, 3.lamta,
don0'Il't he unatsyabhoit tmetl. for I amt well
lart f'or '(t, andto I hiotp somtie day. in thle
nart ftutre to lie withl yout all, for'
ter' is n1) placa like homettf.
Youri de ltvotelI boy13,
We slay.
1";'' .c, Nov. 12. 19l0.
.\y I )ear I iliefliI s:
It has been iiiilt? i whIl' atince
heardt'l front yoii '' hut will write
goitng. I thinck c -lv V is hanov.i
least I am. We have made another
nmove. AWould like to tell- you wher''.
but ean't. We are in a village that
looks to Ie about 01M thoisand years
Old and I guess it. is. Well, I guess
all will hear the good news tolay.
They knew we were over here and
thought It was time to (1iit. We arc
hoping to get back In tite to make
a crop ntext yeari Of course 1we can't
tell how long it will take to straighten
'things out. But here's hoping it wol't
take long. I have never heard from
my fil erly Hond. You all should have
gotten it long ago. I ami going to see
the batter'y ('olmilader abotit It as
soon as ).ssible. I have gotten 5 or
6 'papers and you canl het your life I
was glad to see them, but of course I
would rather read theimi at home. I
havC seenl andearned a (1 good mian1y
things, bIt I can tell anyone that army
life is not a plaything. Not bragging,
but I have not been what you call sick
since I have been here. Of course -1
had armie pretty had colds and have
one now, but leave trat to ile, I will
take care of it. Will close hoping that
this will find you all well. Give my best
wishes to everyone. Toll the little
boys, hello. Write soon.
Your true American son,
Sgt. Robert P. Chapman.
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