The Brinkley argus., 1918-09-27
BRINKLEY BOY
 NOW IN fRAN(E
Another Interesting Letter from Claude Sims, Now
 a Soldier in France
Somewhere in France"

NY dearest loVevd ones:
 i When one sits down to write a let ter 1t is with regret that you are not allowed to mention the many things of interest which happen daily to HIS and to those in our surrounding neighborhood.
 The other evening l took a walk for about six miles thru the country The trees that you see are very close to- gether and as usual thing not very tall, the grass and in fact all vegeta- tien is of the deepest green and very thick. The crops consist of little bit of everything and the implements used are not of our modern type as man farms such a small area that he tive methods. However you have to hand it to them on their cows and pigs (you would be pleased to see them dad) Yuo never see a poor breed of cattle or hogs. They are al ways the best. The average hog that they butcher over here would go on prize winning list at home. The people from long years have realized that the best pays in the end, and are certainly living up to it. All along the road you see the little children tending the cattle to keep them from eating the neighbors wheat. (There are no fences) They have consider able rain and the ground is always soft and in most places very produc- tive. The farm houses are all made of stone or brick and as a usual thing the people have their homes in small villages very near together and farm around these places. The chicken houses, homes, barn and hay loft are all in the same building. You do not SC store buildings and homes separate as we are, but q combination, the store on the ground floor. There are many cafes (wine i shops) to the small villages than confectionery to a 12,000 city at home. The people are very friendly and they always nave q pleasant "Boniour Mussyo' to the" America no soldah." We are well liked, wei conaed and treated as brothers oy the French people. The children follow the American soldier every where, (they are one thing that Is 1 the same the world over) They are bright chaps and great many Of them have learned English so well that they can say most anything They are always glad to sit by the soldier and assist him to learn FrencA find you can learn much better by talking to them as they are not so complicated in their expressions. Our time is pretty well taken up but there is generally bunch hanging around the stock room to watch the issue of American food or wearing material : The only thing you cant make them understand is to get out of the way, they always say, m" compre" and at the same time laugh.
 The fighting along the front Is progressing favorably for the French, English and Americans. The boys all say Hell, Heaven or Hoboken by Xmas but that's for time between to decide. You can be assured that no one is laying down on the job ana that everyone is doing his bit and then some. Our training over here is much more thorough and We are at all times given problems and or ders with the object of teaching us to be cautious, exact and especially watchful and awake at all times.
 My work over here consists of assist ing in drawing and issuing rations and Quartermaster equipment great deal of it is clerical and math- ematical work, generally done in the open on a barrel, box or any other support. In general way my duty 1 is to help in seeing that every outnt gets it's prorated amount of supplies go to work at FOO a. m. and gen erally finish about or p. m. It IS no easy job but I had rather do 1t than drill thru out the day full pack" It's a case of every man to do his best over here and the Captaln said l was best qualified for thiS work
 Every man seems to like France but of course there is no place like U. $. A. but do not think you could get a single man to go back until It is finished in full in black and white with complete surrender ot the l 1,--...- l.,- .-oat nnn hnrn