Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-20

longcr), but the time will be short
since l know the war is over.
We have been having some grand
weather. 1t is cold, but the skies are
clear as crystal and it certainly does
make you feel fine. / have lot of
interesting things could tell you,
but it takes time and space to tell
them SO | will wait and tell you in
person.
This is to be shared with mother,
and the kids l suppose they are go
ing to school. Tell John, jr., l want
him to be big enough to go fishing
with me when / get back and tell
him have not forgotten those wood
en- shoes.
Well, l cant think of anything that
would interest you, but anything that
you or any of the folks write would
be more than interesting to me. ]
Sept. 18th, but am sure I will get
one in a couple of hours.
Yours truly, VERNON.
! 346th Butchery Co., A. P. o. 713, A.
e. F., to John w. Moore, Tazewell
Va.
On Active Service with the Amer
lean EXpeditionary Forces, Nov. "a.
Dear father:
Will write you few lines to let
! you know | am we'll and getting OF
| fine. l am now in the Southern part
of France, and it is nice and warm
here. They say that they hardly ev.
er have any snow here. And when
they do it does not last over half q
day. Well, have Travelled over Q
lot of France. I have been from the
sea coast to the north, and l have
been to the south, and / have never
seen any one that / was acquainted
with. l am now about 500 miles
from the firing line, but have been
lots closer than this. We had good
luck on our way over. would not
take anything for my trip over here
I; for have seen lot. l expect / will
get home in time to help you put out
your spring crop. Lots of love to al
the family.
Your son, ED.
Private Ed. II. Lowe, Co. G, 116tf
Engineers, A. p. o. 733, A. f. F.
to J. M. Lowe, Cedar Bluff, Va
| American ENpeditionary Forces,
November ID, 1918.
My Dear Mother:
I am now in town just left by tho
Germans three days ago. Am per
fectly we'll and sound and have MOI
forgotten the one who has brough
safe thru all this.
when the war stopped. 1t sure is :
! Il 70, tio I,
world. / am so happy that / car
hardly hold myself.
AS / stated | was four kilos (abou
10 yards) behind the lines. the gun.
were putting over one heavy Smelling
All at once there was a great calm
i looked at my watch, it was clever
O'Clock, and the great war had stopped
Many good Americans have beer
killed in this war. just have beer
lucky to have gotten out of this
There were seven thousand men pass
ed through one dressing station will
two doctors, sample of one day.
, work in dressing station. You cal
get an idea now many have been kill
ed and wounded. We have won tn,
war, but it has been big price pail
for it. To read the newspapers i
sounds like these drives were cas-,
going things, but it was far from
such.
u There just now passed by a buncl
of Italian prisoners who have beef
released by the Germans. There SEEM
10 question as to the end of the war
for, the internal trouble in Germany i
; too great and the terms of the arm
J istice too severe for the Germans t,
ever undertake the war again.
b The censorship rules have not beer
raised as yet, therefore l am unable
to tell much, but would much rathe
tell you in person.
This country is in one poor condi
ton and it will take years to rebuild
but l guess the people as whole ar
better of. than they are in Germany
The country in general here is in bet
ter condition Than further back. bu
this was taken by the Germans in tn
first months of the war.
! From the looks of things I may b
home before long. i suppose it will