The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-03
GERMANY'S GAME
TO INTlliIDATE
Frank 'Honz, of Dow City, Now ID
France and Tells Sister that Ger.
many Aims to lntimidate Allies. i
CAN'T SINK OUR TRANSPORTS
Takes Out Spite on Smaller Ships-
Likely to Fight in Open Warfare
and that Means No Trenches

Saturday, the following letter vas
received by Miss Lena Honz frOR
her brother, Frank. who recently &C.
rived in France:
Somewhere In France.
Juna 3. 1915
Dear Lena:
Am on an old scow out in the canal
at the close of a beautiful summer
evening. So with this as a back,
ground. will attempt to write you =
few lines l received three OF your
letters last week. one written MAY
9th, received Wednesday and the other
two of May End and 18th. received
yesterday. Was concerned to heaf
that Mamma was sick and was glad "a
hear that she is all right again. Tell
mamma that we soldiers are we'll pro
tected and although we have TO ps8
up with lots of hardships. the dang(
Of getting hurt is very small w
people back home are likely to hesN
Of dangers which surround the nj
in the army but after YOU ret sOy
here a different light is spread
it altogether For instance. q
people in the States are scar>
death because some subs sank Z "a
little unprotected vessels. It's
Germany's game all along to init y
date the allies. She knows she cal y
sink the armed transports so taxi
out her spite the other way. WI
o,,r curo co,,oo in, h,,v ~, x,o k&211
day. Our company had mail s1G&
company had the record-he g0t A
letters. He's still opening them. You
asked if met anyone over here Not
from Dow City. Lots from lows 1wh0
know the same people that a 81
meet with them unexpectedly. CorpRrad
Hobson got some letters from his ife
and Immediately asked me II I calpe
from Dow City, Iowa. Then he wantS3
to know if I knew Ruby Booth. Sure
l did. Well, he said he was the glty
that married her. He sent her the
picture of our company and Mrs. Hob
son recognized me. They live ASS4
Boise, idaho. She looks exactly -
she used to. The, corporll told ma 81
about the Booths. ~ 81 81
( We had strenuous week dot -!
most everything under the sun. TelG
graphed, dug bitches. signaled spliced
cables, and climbed telephone p019l
just like Lee of Arion. used t0 do
am glad of one thing and that issHe
are likely to fight in open warSA1A
That means no trenches. dirty and
foul. l observed Sabbath morning s6y
washing all of my clothes. n felt0I
has quite time trying to keep Cl46a
hee. This afternoon ! and my COM
rades sat on the banks Of the canal
some writing and others Watching
the speckled trout in the Weedy bot
toned canal. The water is very clear
1t is spring water as cold as Ice. ;l
take a swim about every second day
The country is beautiful here, WITH
poplar trees and lots OF vegetation.
This evening as sit here. can hear
the church bells ringing fr0m.a village
five kilometers down the valley and
also from our church across the camp
I construed from one Of your letters
that you thought you had one over or
me in the way of listening to address
es. We have some fairly good. might
say extremely good speakers. One
failing they have over here iSs to 1Ay
something snappy, not over As minutes
at the most. So after Itcome back
will be delighted to hear two hours
discourse (not). Can you give me the
name of Leo's outfit? Would like to
know. / hear of locations of idiferSAt
companies quite often and may bs;ahlt
to locate him that way. WIN b6sde-
lighted to get the papers Of COURSE
and don't forget the alumni annualsM
one is printed. Tell Bill I. that lam
going to send him q letter In feN
days. sas ,s
We are going to have services orr
at the "Y" tonight and thev are ~
ready singing the opening hymn, "On.
ward Christian Soldiers" so will close,
With love to all
Private Frank Honz.
| Co. B, 319th F. S. Bn.,
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