New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-24

ceived here. The letter was addressed
to Lieut.. Settlers friends of Detroit
where he had lived before leaving for
army duty and his wife had sent it on
for his mother to read and pass on to
his friends here. As the Review reaches
most of his friends and many of the boys
on the other side as we'll as in the camps
in this country, the letter practically
in full is reprinted. It will make most
interesting reading, for the big family of
fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers,
wives and sweethearts of the men cover
there"
June IL, 1918.
Dear C. E. Friends: .t=
was so pleased with all the cards
and letters received from you thought
full people that I have been putting off
answering until a time when I could
write letter with at least few ex-.
periences and word from the front
(or near the 'front.'.
Before start with experiences I beg
to thank each of you for your very kind
remembrance of me and it is my sincerest
wish that some day may be able to
thank you all personally, but until then,
know that it brought back many pleasant
times I have had at the C. E., many en-
joyable acquaintance and the best way
I can express it is that I consider my
connection with your society one of the
most pleasing, beneficial and best re-
membered time of my life. I am indeed
proud that I 60 to the battle front now
raging so terrifcally in France with the
best wishes and the word Forward
of the Christian Endeavor. Letters
and cards coming as they did just about
as was to sail gave me renewed courage
and an invigored spirit to fight for. Lib
erty and Democracy, knowing I have
the watch word St" For Christ and the
Church" in back Of me. Not only that,
it showed me once again that every
one was helping and that not a handful
were going over to do the country S
dirty work, and so when I look back,
I see the girls gathered around table
making bandages and comforts for our
wounds, see others sitting in street
cars, on trains, on boats, going to and
from their daily tolls, knitting socks,
gloves, helmets, caps and wristers so
as to keep us lover here warm; others
using every ounce of their energy get
ting supplies manufactured, shipped or
packed to keep us comfortable and pro-
tected as we'll as ready to meet the enemy
with the essentials to win this horrible
war. So just let me thank you all again
and allow me to continue to hear from
you as each letter from friends brings
more light into weary hearts, more sun
shine for cloudy souls, and more love
Of the dear old U. S. A. to fight for. I'll
promise to answer them as best can.
AS I promised in starting this letter
I would tell some of my experiences so
I will start at the very beginning.
Stationed, as / was, on an island out
in Portland Harbor with nothing but
snow to warm you up when you were
outside and wife and plenty of coal
to keep you comfortable in our house,
which was large enough for a family
much more matured than was ours.
and plenty to eat and lots of friends
besides, made me feel that starting
across the deep blue was sort of robbery
and I really hated to go. However
l was forced to realize, that luxuries
were not for soldiers and their wives in
time of war and I gave up amy house,
sold all the furniture and camped out
in two rooms for several weeks. Then
much to my misfortune I was forced to
lose my most priced and last luxury of
life and loaded my wife on train and
shipped her back for you to keep for me
until I return. :, I'M.
Then one morning I was awakened
about 9 o'clock by my roommate coming
back from breakfast, Il never got up
for those things any more) saying that
the place was quarantined and that
not a soul was allowed to enter or leave
the island. I realized then that Small
Pox" was the forerunner Of many a sick
ness by men Of the post. It however
would not be 'Small Pox'' but the 1sEat
and Lose It. disease, and sure enough
the next day I started drawing foreign
service pay. NJ i.
The trip across was very eventful in
a way and very dull in another. The
water and ! never did agree very well but
I managed to weather the trip very we'll.
About two days out runors Of submarines
started. But they didn't last long for
a storm came up and people were busy
keeping their balance and other things
they had, especially their meals. This
did did not alter drill schedule, however,