The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-03
SOLDIERS LETTERS
COME TO THEM
IN BIG BUNCHES
HARRY FULLER WRITES MOTH
Err HE GOT l3 LETTERS THAT
HAD BEEN HELD UP.

days and it is with genuine pleasure
that we publish them.
Harry Fuller, son of Mrs. Frank
Fuller is the first writer and he tells
in his letter of soldier life in France.
HIS letter is as follows:
May so, 1918.
Dear Mother and All:
Now TO try and answer all those let
ters received last week Friday. 1
wrote you on Thursday after getting
your letter Of April 21 and the next
day | got bunch of mail, 13 letters
from you, dating from March 13 to
April 20, two from Aunt frankie and
one from Carrie and five others, 81 in
all and one postcard, some reading
for while and l was sure glad to get
1t, though some was quite old. knew
had a lot of it somewhere eon the
way. One letter was from Charles
Beduhn, addressed to Camp Dodge, l
was surprised but very glad to hear
from him. The last | wrote Aunt
frankie from there she had the letter
printed in the Record and that is how
he got the address. l suppose he is
at Camp Custer now. l shall write
him at Pierson and perhaps he will
get it lin time. His letter was so
long in reaching me, he will think
before he gets an answer that 1T never
did.
Carries letter was of March "a, be-
fore she left Six Lakes. l suppose
she would get letter sent in care of
the company if i get to it to write
her before l get her address. / hope
she likes her new position and gets
along dandy, but has little more
time to write and get home at least as
often as she did before, l had forgot
all about those pictures that you sent
in. one of the letters. If Don takes
any and has some extra | would like
to have some. How does he get along
with his work? John / suppose is
very busy every day, by the time
you get this he will be out of school
for the summer. and Chester no doubt
by now has the position of a soldier
at attention" learned real well, and
when he gets it / know he will be
in uniform. | hope too, he will get
the right idea of military life; he will
get along much better and will get
some good from it, for the service
will give one as much as one puts into
it, the same as anything else; of
course it's not all so nice; there is a
certain amount of hardshipsy but ev-
eryone expects it.
June 4.-Somc holdup. | was<go-
ing to throw this away and start over
but | thought perhaps / might not
get much farther before bed time and
maybe as long n getting at it again.
The band started playing the other
night and of course | could not write
then at all. And for some reason
lately / can't seem to get myself at it
to write, and have lot of it to do,
but will feel like it again some time
and write bunch of them at once as
| receive them. Received another
letter Sunday from you and one from
Carrie. We have moved twice since
wrote you last. / certainly am
seeing some of France and sure some
very beautiful scenery. wish you
might see it also. We have large
motor truck repairshop and go from
one place to another along the front,
repairing trucks and some of the larg-
er guns so that is why we arc NOV
cause we move with trucks.
have not had a chance to get to the
front, any farther than the heavy ar
tillery and have not run into any of
the fellows from home yet, though
have line on where some might pos
sibly be located.
The weather is just dandy, the
nights are cool and how you can sleep,
it's sure great; we are near the noun
tains, so that IS the reason.
It's getting late and ezra cool to-
night so will have to leave you for
this time and promise to do better
soon. Remember me to the folks and
lots of love to all at home.
Harry j. Fuller,
Ord. Dct. Repairshop, s How'r
Regt., via A. p. o. 719, A. Z. F.
June IL, 1918.
Dear Mother and Ali at Home:
Just back from picking Strawberries
for breakfast and will write few
lines before bed time which is not
far off. Though somewhere in
France" / am having Strawberries,
but not the shortcakc that my mouth
waters for when / think of the fat
juicy ones l used to devour last sum-
mer, but why rave thusly?
That sugar you sent me last win
ter while at Camp Grant is coming
In just dandy now. what there is left
Of it. / wish now that l had more
Of it, but am going to try and get
some around here somewhere. We
20 out after supper and pick enough
tor meal or two; have had three
and some for breakfast.
How are things at home? All busy
suppose. Things are about the
same here where we are, repairing
,rucks, doing some work on the guns,
It night, mostly, we hear the artillery
ire; there does not seem to be much
hat l can write about / have not
lad any mail lately, but it will come
n punches most of the time suppose.
low are the folks at Greenville? And
Jncle Will? / suppose he is quite
veil now. have not written Uncle
cd yet but will try to soon. Re-
member Aunt Mary and let me know
low she is always.
The fellows are all in bed so think
shall duck also. Best of luck to
hester and love to ALL
Harry ]. Fuller,
Ord. Det. Repair Shop, 9Th How'r
Regt-, via A. p. o. 719, A. f. F.