New Britain herald., 1917-10-25
YANKEES GOAL OF
GERMAN AVIATORS
Always Try to Kill Americans,
William H. Buell. Writes

when the Ladies from He'll go
over the top Fritz throws down his
gun and calls 'Merci Kamarade'." So
writes William H. Buell. to his par
ents in this city. Buell. Is at present
driving an ambulance in France and
below are letters received from him
shortly after he reached France:
| Somewhere in France.
| August 10, 1917.
| Dear Father and Mother:-
| AT the camp fifty miles from Paris
and fifty miles from the 'front.' I ex-
pect to be at the front in a few days
as there is every indication of a big
drive and all the ambulances will be
| needed. Now I am going to tell you
what I have been doing since 1 left
England.
ION Tuesday night we met a Mr..
and Mrs. Graham. He is general man
ager of the Famous Players Film
| company and he is experimenting the
| taking of another of Griff1th's big pro-
auctions. We sat around and talked
for while and then went to the Savoy
Cabaret. That is one Of the big
| hotels in London. The next day was
American Day. We had a big time.
The English people used us great
sent you some clippings from London
| papers. After the parade we went to
the station to go to Southampton to
take the boat for Havre. 1t was almost
impossible to get anywhere. Every
body wanted to speak to us. All want
ed button for souvenir. If we had
let them they would have taken our
clothes off I guess.
SSWo IN 7, W.T. oHo
o'clock and had to go before the GUS
tom officials. They let us take our to-
bacco through without duty, also you
can send cigarettes duty free. Pipe
tobacco is taxed. If you send any send
Camels or Lucky Strike cigarettes.
I'VE went on the boat and had din
ner and then hung around until 10
p. M, when we steamed down the
river to the English channel. There
are hundreds of powerful searchlights
playing around the skies everywhere
in London and across the channel.
There was an attempted air raid on
London the night before we left. The
Boche got within twenty miles of
London and then the Tommies
brought down two Zeppelins and the
rest returned. Also night before last
there was a raid on Paris. 1t was
about two miles from where we are
stationed Fritz always knows when
American troops are around and tries
to blow us all up.
"What Fritz fears most is the
Ladies' from He'll That is what he
calls the Scotch in the kits. When
the Ladies from He'll go over the
top Fritz calls 'Merci Kamarade' and
throws down his gun.
1--WE left Havre at s p. m. There
was freight wreck and we did not
get to Paris until IL noon, (three
hours later).
1.-The cars in France ride easier than
those in England. We have to travel
third class now because the govern
ment furnished the transportation. In
this class the seats are wood benches
in the second story of the car, over the
! second class. The whistles on this
child. They are shrill and piercing.
The engines are very small, like the
smallest old-fashicned switch engines
in the United States.
AT Paris we were met by cam
ion from the Field Service. We had
a lot of red tape to go through In
Paris wonder if you thought I was
drowned and didn't write. didn't get
any mail in Paris and several ships
have come in. I hope you under
stood my telegram. I know we were
reported lost tecause when we werc
in Halifax I read it in the Halifax pa
pers.
lovingly,
"RIT,T,"