Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-03

pcsite direction on an adjoining
course. with the result that there was
a collision on neutral territory. one
wing being wiped completely off our
machine. the Frenchman merely
breaking his propeller and q few
wires. However. he got the laying
out" for the accident, which was very
| strange. as to my mind one was as
much at fault as the other. And to
think that had had the ride preced-
ing it,! Now. don't get the idea
| am facing dangerous situations every
| day, because such is not the case.
Safe ms Wheelbarroyvs
prheelbarrow and no one has ever
been known to have been hurt in one.
although they smash them up in great
| shape sometimes. We are all COM
| PEELED to wear our leather clothing
and helmet when riding. With this
padding it would require quite hard
| fall to hurt one.
Besides, these machines 1 am being
| tt aimed in now are not capable of get
ting off the ground, so I have very
little distance to fall. Some day I'm
|
up against a stone wall Just to try
it out-the helmet mean.
Horse Meat a Luxury
Am glad to-day was "repos" because
we could not work any way, as it is
raining something fierce. Hope to-
! morrow will be nice because 1 am
anxious to get back on the job. Meals
| q fax h iOb
are composed of horse meat and tripe,
but 1 have these particular days
| marked when these "luXuries" ap-
pear and eat somewhere>else. Yester-
day was one of them. so, with five
others. 1 went to the little village of
| Farges, about an hours walk from
camp, and got a good meal and a
blistered toe. Still, that meal was
worth suffering for; besides, it was
Sunday, and why shouldn't I cele-
brate. since had received 200 francs
from the Franco-American fund just
the day before? But I'm getting off
the track, which was a meal at
Farges. We ordered an eighteen-egg
| omelette, but after chasing the hen
around for while the landlady came
back to inform us that fifteen eggs
was all she could get. That did not
near fill the void, so we ordered some
jam and. praise be! it was strawberry.
One order was not sufficient, so we
| had two and 1 ate so much I neary
got sick. The sudden change, I guess,
because the Army gives us jam at
| least once a day. which tastes like
cross between currant jelly
and apple butter. 1t goes quite well
with this war bread. 1 must needs
have a sharp knife handy at all times
to cut it up into little blocks. White
bread here would be a curiosity, but
1 would not advise you to send any
over. Germany's spy system is won
oerful and they would be sure to sink
the ship carrying it, for 1 hear their
bread is very bad.
Wants Weekly Package
However. if you wish. you might
do like another fellow here is advis-
ing his parents to do. That is, send
him a little package every week, say,
of hard candy (not chocolate, you
know, for that would melD or a piece
of fruit cake, which won't get stale
His idea of the weekly package was
| that it would have a better chance
of getting through on account of its
smallness. and would be very cheer
ing to receive something from home
every week. The system sounds good
and 1 would sure like to see you try II
| even if l have to wait a month tC
| see results. But say! don't buy j
Fat Porter out. Camphor is very good
| for bedbugs. They grow fat on it
| To date none have bothered me. (Yes
l just knocked a little wood.) Cues:
| I'm too old and tough. But you should
see the fellow next to me. Despite
all precautions, such as camphor
|
still remain faithful. After they were
through boring into his Adam s-applC
for cider it looked like the end of 6
| perfect day-a beautiful sunset.
We have roll call at o'clock, ant
since that is nearly here, I will have
to stop. How is Dad? Is he still
pounding linotype at his old stand
WALTER.
[Another letter from B. FRANKLIN
Etter, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
+. Etter, of Pine street, has beer
furnished the Telegraph for publ
cation in a series of letters from
Harrisburg boys at the front il
France. 1t is particularly interesting
as showing the American boys apti
tude in adjusting himself to all cir
cumstances in peace or war.-Editol
Telegraph
August 5, 1917.
Dear Family
Here 1 am sitting in my car, while
outside the temps fait ire!
mauvais," very Tires Mauvais," il
fact-it's raining like the very dick
ems and has been doing so for thu
last four days.
We've been here now for almos
two weeks, camping in our cars al
the time, and at least half the tim'
it's been raining. You can imagin,
what it is trying to live in a AK
foot car, with a bed, a trunk, ;
duffeI bag and several boxes in will
you. But I've learned to maneuve
like a general by this time and cal
leap lightly from trunk to bed anC
back again without misstep.
When we eat we all go down int
the village, where our kitchen is 10
Gated in a barn. at one end of which
live a goat, several chickens and ;
COW. At the other end we eat! VI
above, in the loft. the mechanicians
cook and servants live. In the TIVE
rooms adjoining and opening int
our "dininR room" a French family