The sun., 1918-09-29


Tfeyot of New York, who says that
France Is very much like the tales one
reads of it In the old story books, with its
ehatea1tx, centuries old.
How life fares in the neighbothodd of
American headquarters m France is con-
veyed by the following letter from one of
the young persons who say Number,
please"
beginning next week we shall have to
work all day and every day. but fer the.
present some Of us have either the after
noon or the morning off. We take long
walks, as any exercise must be snatehed
. at, seeing that We sit all day.
"If you were only here to see the beauty
of it all with me! But you know this
mountainous. country and can appreciate
it, too, for you are here In spirit know.
"The air lis. just as pure as it can be,
and the sky on clear day is the. blaest-of
blues. This section is so beautiful! do
hope that Twill be able to stay here
"This is the General Headquarters Of
the American, Army, and every day, going
to and from work, l pass the chateau
where Gen. ,Pershing resides. The house is
ever guarded and no one stands straighter
or .salutes with ,IHore snap than that SEN
tinel. - = -.
In fact, our boys are just as fine as
they can be. I tell you one must come
over here to appreciate them. Our very
bosom swells with pride, / can tell you.
They are mighty glad to see us, too, and
cannot do enough for us. We feel Ike
one tremenIbss family. There is nothing
finer, I think, than this feeling Of the com
partnership of comrades. 1 am -awfully
glad 1 came because / never knew before
how many nice people there were IN the
world"
Peek at Great Person.ges. -
-.,.-t 800 ....-s
ave are very excited to clip out a
bit from another letter FROM Miss Fresnel,
occasionally because some great person.
age'o other telephones, and the girl who
puts the call through is very. very proud
and exeites the envy. of the other op-
orators. Sometimes some great man comes
into our Office and We sit up Just as
straight as can be and look Strictly bust
ness, but it's awfully hard not to turn
around and get just a little peep at him.
Occasionally we see men coming from
the front. Then, too, We are right next
to base hospital, and the general naturet
of the traffic accordingly brings home to
rs what is going on. ,-
But the thing that impresses me most
at times is the horses. If you could see
those wretched beasts! They are evidently
here to reeuperate- strings and
strings of them led by French soldiers.
Once; they must have been fine animals. =
They all seem to be young, but they are
wreeks-absolute wrecks. 49,.
THAT and occasional wounded being
rushed to- and from the hospital are the
only things we see which bring home
poignantly that war is going on. Some
days, too, when We have day off and
happen to pass railroad and see troop
train, We remember, but otherwise We do
our work and eat and sleep in a normal
way. .-..
Il hardly imagine though that we are
going to stay here always. l know that
some of US are going to be moved to
other places in this section. Of course
we know not when nor where
These are just few words along the
way from some of the young. women who
are at the switehboartls at Gen. Pershing's
headquarters on lines Of communication or
in Paris.