Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-05
Letters From
Local Soldiers

Sgt. Hmielesd and Corp. Wiwinsld
Somewhere in France, June 80, 1918
Dear friend Bill:
Just a few lines to let you know
that we are well and hoping this will
find you the same. Well Bin, we're
we have seen a lot and know much
more thar we did. This is a great
country, there being quite a differ
ence between 1t and the States.
Take for instance the climate.
During the day It's real warm and in
the evenings-why sometimes you
wish you had an o~vercoat on. Now a
little about ourselves. We are getting
along hne-plenty to eat and a fine
place to sleep. There is much work
to do.
We can hear the guns booming and
1t gives us an idea hat we are at war
but the boys don't mind 1t a bit
especially Ed. He's perfectly at home
! when he's here. BY the way, he's q
boy is there. Dave Is quite a ways
from us. We saw him once since we
landed here. The poor fellow doesn't
like to be away from us but 1t can't
be helped.
Well Bill, old boy. how's everything
in old Perth Amboy7 AS same as 1t
was I suppose. We heard that there
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May. Well. they need them here.
We read In the papers that there
was a raid on the coast by big subs.
Well. I wish you could have been on
our boat when we were coming over.
We were attacked by some OF them
and they were chased by ~destroyere.
They claim four of them were sunk.
/ a. vouch for n for I was on the
bow at that time and had an oppor-
tunity to see n come up bottom
side first and sink again. / can say
! that she will never sink or try to sink
another boat.
That was our first baptism of war
fare. Believe me, boy, I would give
another dollar to see that done lei
Well, I guess we will be able to go
home eoon There isn't much more
for us to do. 1t only mars our little
| vacation that we were used to taking.
Say, an EVENING NEWS would be
quite welcome to us over here and
some real American cigarettes. There
are a lot Of English smokes here but
they don't satisfy our boys who are
used to smoking good ones.
We sometimes wonder IL o miss
! the boys any. We being the only two
hat used to occupy more room there
| than any others sometimes wish we
were back there. But there are other
and better men here so we can't KICK.
Well, I think I will close as I have
no more OF any interest to write. We
remain
Sincerely yours,
CORPORAL Charles s. Wiwinski,
Sergeant Edward Hmieleski.
Charles Golfer.
Paris Y. NJ. C. A
June %, 1918.
Dear Mother and Father
Just a few lines to let you know that
everything is going fine. / am feeling
| good and having q good time. l got
the letter you sent. It was the fourth
one and the postal card that papa
sent. I would answer them sooner
but didn't have any time.
You said you only got n letter
from me. Well, / was writing twice
a week SO If you didn't get them 1t
wasn't my fault. Well, how is the
gang In Amboy2 / suppose the old
town is dead now sin0o they took that
new gang out of 1t. All the boys went
through Amboy on their way to Camp
Merritt. A fellow in our company got
a letter from his brother that they
arrived safe over here. I would like to
meet some of them.
I don't think there is anything else
so I will say goodbye, hoping that
everybody is in the best of health as
1 am when this letter leaves me. Don't
be afraid to write often.
Your loving son,
Private Charles Golfer,
Company C, soth Infantry,
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