The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22
From Sanford McCutchan.

Camp Travis, Texas, July 16, 1918.
Mr.. j. l.. McCutchan,
Dear Brother and All: Well, old
boy, suppose you are mighty PROUD
and we'll you should be. Please. &C
cept my heartiest, congratulations
for your four worthy sons.
1t sure made my blood tingle when
read the Times today than Monty
had gone to serve his country. l
never was happier than l am now
only ! wish l were over there so
could get rap. at ola Fritz, 94 hau or
Some one must stay on this side to
look after his agents and guard
Uncle Sans property.
You can see by the above address
that we lett Galveston to- ~, w we Tr. are
a day. There are soldiers of every,
description differing in many ways,
but one way they are all the same,
good loyal Americans-the worlds
best fighters. 1t gave me no surprise
when l read the papers this morning
stating that the great German offens-
i've had failed: | knew h i would snt be
against those American fighting
/ still claim that there is no nation
in the world that can lick the sam
mics, and just you wait little
while and you can't catch a German
Sam lets loose with full force Fritz
will sure think hell has broke loose
in earnest.
It gives me such a feeling of salts
faction when l look around and see
what has been accomplished by, our
government. There are hundreds OF
immense buildings all modern equip
nod povo1 ctroQtS for our great
trucks-both team and motor-to
travel over and about everything to
make the soldiers comfortable. 1t is
power too great to imagine and all
done in a year. All the buildings,
trucks and wagons are occupied Dy
sturdy Americans anxious to go 1or-
ward and do his share.
The Y. NJ. G. A. is everywhere IN
evidence and it is sure great for the
boys. l don't know what we would
do without them. Each building
is equipped with reading rooms,
writing tables with reading material
of every description and writing ma
terial all free for the boys. 1t is
impOssible to estimate the value OF
the Red Cross and Y. NJ. c., A. and
BY reading the papers from Belheid
one can easily see that the people
at home are backing US up Oy giv.
Which 1 personally feel very CRATE
would like to drop into Belfield
and see you all but guess l Will put
Il of for the present as | have a job
to finish where l am.
am in the very best OF health ana
have never lost one moments GUY
since enlisted. l weigh about loO
pounds stripped and can hold my
end up with any one at drilling or
any old kind of duty. Ny rheumaa-
fism seems to be q thing Of the past,
thanks to the Texas climate, al
though can't say that like it here
IN the south. North Dakota looks
. rood to me even il the failures are
many. 49, IN
well this sooa report Pave to make about
when did Monty go, and what
branch Of service did he go into?
I should write to the boys more Of
fem than / do but / have so many to
write to and not too much spare
time, and being very. poor leiter
writer / neglect great many tnat
/ should write to-
ansver INV letter or will break his
neck. Tell Mrs Sharman and Tant
that I regret very much to hear OF
Tnn being wounded and hope ne is
mt seriously hurt, How are they
9ettfnR along? Give my best to
Harry Dence and tell him that when
ever I pick up the Times It gives me
. great pleasure and many iona fecOl-
Lotions. ..
Well. guess ! will close and g. to
VI Let me hear from you often.