Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-01
PRAISES ARMY LIFE
CASSVILLE YOUNG MAN WRITES
ENCOURAGING WORDS REGARD
q ING ALLIED SERVICE

The following letter is written by
Jim Woodman, former Cassville boy
who is now member of the regular
army Mr. Woodlands parents are liv-
ing and reside at Cassville. His very
interesting letter follows
FIT Casey, Wash, June ~, 1917.
Mrs. M. E. Woodman,
Cassville, Wis.
My Dear Mother
Did you think that I wasn't going to
write any more or that [ was dead?
/ have been up IN Canada for few
DAYS and never had time like that
in all my life. An American is very
rare thing up there and as soon as
they saw us at Vancouver, B. c., they
went up in the air.
The soldiers took us to their Bar
racks and made us stay there for din
ner, and after dinner they took US all
over the city. We were with the sol
diers who had returned from the front
and were no longer fit for service but
were in the recruiting business.
Mother, here is one thing that |
WdUJ you dllu Ddu W h1lOW I4AC OCAA
adam soldiers are the most patriotic
and the bravest soldiers in the world.
They won't give up. When one is
sent back from the front unfit for ser
vice he does everything he can think
Of to get back again and fight some
more Men and young boys on the
streets with their limbs off and eyes
out worrying because they can't go
back again.
We went down to the train with
some Of them who were going back to
the front and instead of the people
making a fuss over them they were on
" sore because they couldn't go too.
One Of the boys came to a restaurant
where | was with few more of them
and told us that he was going back.
He showed us his discharge and across
the bottom was written, Fit for furth-
or service" He had been wounded
three times and had hole in his arm
where a bayonet had gone IN.
When the boys found that he was 60
ing back they got mad and cursed the
doctors because they wouldn't let
them 20 back too. That's the kind OF
soldiers they have there. One OF the
boys who was going back, named PVt.
Ross. gave me his ornaments to keep
and gave him mine. He took my ad-
dress and said as soon as he got pack
to the front he would write me.
would give anything if I could get up
in that army and then I am sure that
| would get to see some service right
off the lump. | can't tell yet whether
any of us will be sent away from here
or not. but one thing certain, | Will
transfer to some part Of the service
that will take me over II they DON'T
let me go from here.
All the boys here want to go as soon
as they can and are afraid that they
won't get to 60 While UP at Vancou-
var 4 French lady made us stay at her
house all night and I wanted to pay
nor hut she refused and said that an
American soldier was welcome to stay
there as long as he cared to. l wrote
her letter last night telling her she
needn't be afraid about me not staying
there as | would every chance | got.
How do you like this photo? It IS the
hest I have at present but will send
YOU more soon as I can.
Mother, here is the collar ornament
Of a Canadian soldier who went back
to the front and | want you to keep It.
I have two more Of them that will
keen. Must close now and write Jes-
sie Please give my love to all and
answer at once. | will let you know
il / leave here.
Your affectionate son,
jim.
P s. Tell Dad that may get to see
some service yet that | have longed
60, tho last twenty wears.