The Glenwood post., 1918-11-16
ELLIS cR1ssMAN IN FRANCE

Somewhere in France
| Sept 26, 1918.
Dearest Mother and Father:
We have left our first camp and are
now located at new camp in "A very
| quiet and beautiful part of the country
We are located in some tenant build
lhgs ON al estate owned by French
baron. The baron lives in an old castle
winch was built i'll the year 1884. 1t
IS well preserved and beautiful. went
through part of the castle this morn
ing and was much impressed by the in
terror and beautiful furnishings. The
grounds are beautiful and the general
appearance of the castle reminds ne
of the fairy stories you read to me
when | was small boy.
Large quantities of grapes are grown
In this part of the country and conse.
quently great quantity of wine is
made here. The grapes grown here are
very much like those raised in Colo
RADIO.
| have seen many of the peasant
people here and have been impress !
by the living conditions We, who lived
all our lives in the good old U. s. A.,
cannot realize how much more fortu
nate we are than the people of Euro
pean countries. l love my own coun
try more than ever before and am
locking forward anxiously when the
war will be over and | can go back If
the allies keep up their present rate
OF progress that time will soon come.
am in the best of health and will
take all precautions to keep myself so.
You must not worry about me while I
am in France. The percentage of those
who will be injured while here will be
comparatively small. Prospects look
very good to me.
l have seen so many airpanas since
coming to France that the passage If
one through the air fills to interest
me any more.
This part Of the country is verv
beautiful, but cannot be compared in
beauty with our own Colorado. This
country is very flat and heavily wood
ed. 1t is really beautiful, but 7 love
the mountains and long to get back
where ! can see them again.
This part of the years seems TO be
the rainy season here. The weather
has been very disagreeable, but our
quarters are dry. We have plenty of
bedding and good warm clothes so do
not find the rain and mud so disagree
able after all.
We boys all miss our candy, but of
course cannot complain about little
thing like that. 1t is impossible to
buy so many little things that we
could buy in the states. Smoking to-
hacco is issued to us at regular inter
Nais so we do not worry about that.
There is plenty of tobacco and cigar
cites in stock in the canteens or SOL
diers' stores in the different camps. Ir
Is very hard to get stationery at the
present time, but | suppose that will
be more plentiful later on. You must
excuse the stationery / am using in this
letter, but it is some l have carried for
long time and is not in the best of
condition.
haf
You Will have read the good news from
all fronts. Each days success for tn,
aiiles means gradual weakening of the
Dutch and brings nearer the end of
the war. | do not think it will last a
great while longer and consequently !
do not think it will be long before we
boys will all be back home Believe
me- that will be a happy day for us all.
we are all anxious to get back homo,
civilization and those we love.
My experience in the army has done
world of good for me. | am health
er, stronger and better man in all
other ways because of it. Nv Ideals
are higher and | have a greater respect
for my religion because of it. If RI
benefit in no other way l will have
been the gamer in these things.
] must close for this time, but will
write again as soon as possible Take
good care of Evelyn for me, write to
Grace and send her my love. Will
write to Evelyn tomorrow,
GIVE my regards to all friends.
Lovingly,
ELLIS.
p. S. Have had no letters yet, but ex- |
pect to get some within short time.