Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-24

ages until then, butt reckon they
will be as good then as now.
had my picture taken this
morning. Yep, one of them there
Huns came over with his kodak,
and stood outside SO he couldn't
miss me. / want the kaiser to
recognize me when l go over to
Berlin.
Wonder ii il would please him
to know that one regiment of the
American boys increased the eff
ficicncy and capacity of the
French railroad 40 per cent in
three months, to the most noted
front, land with French equip
ment." | suppose it. would please
him if he knew that American To-
comotives are landing here every
day, and in three months more
will be increased 60 per cent. To
take a train over a nearby hill
with French locomotive, they
have to use pusher, but with
the American locomotive they can
take over the same hill more than
1.-THE couplers will hold.
When we first landed here the
Frenchmen were running the
road. AT each station they would
stay from twenty to thirty min
|utes, but since the Americans
have taken over the road, all they
do is slow down and give a high
ball"
A double track is being laid. |
cannot say whether the Ameri-
cans had anything to do with it
or not, but they have been in the
war nearly four years, and they
never had il, so you can figure
that out for yourself. You can
notice when the Americans start
anything it is finished. When
the Huns buck up against the real
stuff they will find out they are
not fighting French and English.
They will find they have come
against a bunch like the Canad-
ians-Ihey are the best fighters
on This side that have done any
Every year until this one they
had vacation from October un-
Til the leaves We're green in the
spring, but now the old rattle at
the front is just the same, ''if not
worse Now, do not say the
Americans had anything TO do
with it, but it still remains they
never did il before.
Ii you remember, the Germans
had the best and fastest planes
six months ago, but now the AL
lies have them. Now, it may be
the United States didn't have
anything to do with that, either.
The Germans were getting sup
plies from neutral countries six
months ago but they are not do
ing it now. | wonder why?
Have you noticed how many
transports the submarines have
gotten that belonged TO the Unit
ed States?
Well, Dad, il is supper Time,
so will call you up again after
supper.
"2O7-W, please. Hello, hello!
Yes, 207-W!"
Did you say 2O7-M?"
Yes, yes. Hello, Hello Is
this you? I've been trying To- get
you for the last half hour. think
if those girls would keep the fell
lows off their minds and not go
to SO many dances and get a good
nights sleep, they could tend TO
business better. Yes, that's right.
JUST about the right age to think
they're pretty smart"
Well, you know the Hun who
took my picture? He never re-
turned to the fatherland. They
brought him down up the line.
Three French aviaLors went up
after him and he came down in
flames. There were two officers
and the pilot in the enemy plane.
We may have some excitement
before morning. The moon is at
its full, and light as day. II
would he fine night to go fox
hunting Cor chicken hunting.)
Well, it is getting late, so
had better hang up. Yes, we will
some evening. Why don't you
folks ever drive over? All right,
| will look for you. Good by.
p. Snow they say that is
what will be doing before long
Yours, with love to all.
FRANCIS.