Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-16
Letters From
Local Soldiers
Louis Kaplowitz

ana IN looking through your paper
occasionally 1 saw a heading listed as
thus: "a letter from a local soldier
in France" so I thought 1t would in
terest you and some of my friends to
know of my whereabouts. As I have
been a resident of the Pacemaking
City for the past twelve years and
am a graduate of the local high
school of 1919 and while there took
an active part in athletics, and also
captained the last year Y. M H AS
basketball team which made such q
splendid record.
I can say this much, that the
French have the most beautiful coun-
try in the world. The days are very
long and the nights short When I
first came here I thought we were
going to enjoy the same summer
but 1t Is far different. Some days are
warm and others cold and the nights
are always cold.
Hoping hat you find space in your
valuable paper to print In brief that
which 1 have written, and hoping to
be back soon in that dear city, I am
A Soldier,
LOUIS KAPLOWITZ,
Co. E, s11th Inf,
American Expeditionary Forces,
via New York
Earl Il. Chace.
Mrs. Carrie Denton of Great Beds
lighthouse, has received a letter from
her brother, Private Earl L. ChaOe,
who is now in France, ii follows:
My Dear Sister:
IT received your letter and I vas
so glad to hear from You. I hope
these few lines will find you well.
II had a letter from Pa and he
told me to do my best and when !
come home to have some stripes on
my arm, and I am trying hard to get
them. l will always do as l am told,
no matter what It may be.
Sister, I am happy and glad I am
here to help fight for my country.
Yes, Sister, we are holding UP the
flag so It won't fall down TO the
ground. It won't fan If we can hold
It.
$50 don't worry about me, as 1 am
well and getting very fat. over here.
EARL"
Charles Groves.
Dear Sis:
Just a line to let you know that I
have the blues and I don't know what
to do with myself. I ann just about
finished with my work, or will be in
a few moments, so 1 thought / would
write you and let. o know how l
AbCl d1IN IAdI 4 AaNCA ' "a oily AAhNAA
In a long time. Bro. Ca hasn't writ
ten, either. l don't know what to
make of 1t unless you have written
and I haven't received 1t yet. / sup
lose o will lose some of my mall
as I guess some of my mail was on
the President Lincoln. She was sunk,
80 / hear. on her way back to the
states. The troops that were on her
when she came rel passed through
hzx-n LAT pG-hA nvrn&n Tal a latter
about three days ago, but / don't
suppose thai has left France yet for
1t takes about that long for a letter
to get to the coast ove these frog
railroads ! told Cal in that letter
that I had tried TO get into the tank
squadron, but don't know yet just
how I will make out ! will lose my
chevrons through being transported.
but I think It will be worth being a
private to get to the front as / don't
see any possibility of seeing the front
on this job. Although 1t viii be a
big sacrifice to give up being a cor
poral since I have been one so long,
but I think It win be worth the sac
rihce.
Although 1 am working hard here
I don't feel that I am doing my bit
for / think there are lots of lads that
are wounded that could do this work
and let me go to the front where /
belong. and, besides. I came e
here to fight and not TO push a PEN
ell or a pen. 1 know you wall not
like : hear of this but Il Is all for
the best and / know hat you will
agree with me as Uncle Sam needs
all the healthy young men he can get
up to the front n he needs them in
a hurry. So hat Is why l am try
ing very hard TO go there. What /
can't see Is why they keep a fellow
like me, a fully trained and drilled
soldier In the best of health, back
here in an Office when my place Is
ON the front giving those Dutchmen
rats. Don't worry over this letter,
Sis, as I win be Just as safe up there
10 ! am here. You must give my love
Il all the Riddles as I haven't time
to write them all and my regards to
the neighbors. / am having 1t very
pleasant here as 1t Is lovely weather
and / nm in a very good company.
We are getting the very best of
goodies that can be had, for you folks
at home are giving up all those nice
things SO that we car have them over
here and let me say this: Us boys
appreciate Il too and. say Sis. that
comfort kit that the Red Cross sent
Is the best little treasure / have. /
find all kinds Of use for IT. / really
don't know what / would do without
It / wish o would put this letter
in the paper, Sis, and let Amboy see
Just how n OF It's boys feel about
this situation over here and I know
lots OF other fellows right here in
this camp who feel the same way.
Although I am the only one from
Perth Amboy in this amp I know
that the rest of the Amboy lads that
are over here feel the same way be-
cause I have been with them and l
know that they nave got Just as much
pep" as I. Please send me a copy
of the NEWS as I would like TO see
Just how things are In the dear old
burg.
I am writing this under d~ifieulty:
on one side of me Is a lad studying
French and out loud at that and on
the other side rs a lad homeesck, and
longing for home and mother and
sweetheart They are both talking
at the same time 30 you can imagine
how II sounds
Well. Sis. / think I will have 20
close as I have about said my little
say for this time n my fingers are
getting cramped. so with love 70 all.
Your Bro.
CHARLES.
p. ST. don't mind losing my corpor-
alship for II won't take me long 20
fight my way back to the chevrons
or something better.