Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-01-25
W.S.C. QUARTERBACK
WRITES FROM PARIS
Arthur Durham Tells of the Sacrifices
of the French and Their Conf
dence in the United states

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letter from her son, Arthur, formerly
the star quarterback on the W, S. c.
champion team Of 1915, but now
serving his country as assistant pay
master in the navy The letter was
written from Paris and contains
The following interesting information
regarding war conditions there:
| haven't heard from home for so
long that I've nearly gotten out of
the habit of writing, also we have
been moving and getting settled and
the time for writing seems rather
limited. Another one of the fellows
moved in with us tonight and three
of us are in a large room We are
paying q francs day, approximate
ly 50. for room and board. That isl
that We are only two blocks from
work | thought maybe | would
show a little pep and go down for
breakfast, but these people absolute
ly refuse to serve you in the dining
room for breakfast 1t is the custom
To serve it in your room and they
refuse to do it otherwise Seems
queer but | think it is custom II
will have to bring back to the
States
Have been down town once since
coming here, but we are going down
tomorrow night and have feed and
see movie.
| am taking French lessons from a
woman who is taking English les
sons from Londoner, Very inter
esting, as this woman was driven
from her home in the first month of
the war and has been living in a no.
tel until the Boches are driven back.
Two Serbians who lost their home
and a Nontenegran minister in OK
lie are here. They are all anxious to
teach us French and so | hope to be
able to be as polite as the politest
| expect To be here only a month
longer. The work is very interest
ing, but it is absolutely something of
which we can not talk, but the more
l see Of the way Uncle Sam is doing
business the prouder | am that |
came from Gods country. There is
really only one country and it is
a wonderful place and when | see
the old statue of Liberty again I'll
let out a whoop that will let you
know I am on my way back home.
| expect to hear from you soon
now, though it sometimes takes six
weeks or two months after leaving
the States.
am getting very used to my
French meAs and we have more than
enough to eat, though the bill of fare
is somewhat different from what RI
had been used to. ] never even see
butter, sugar or eggs, but plenty of
brown bread, vegetables of different
kinds, few fruits meats. and DO
tatoes "a very healthful meal. Wei
never have pastry of any kind orr
milk or cream or coffee We have
wonderful cheese Of different kinds
and tomorrow we are going to have
chicken. ! can easily imagine living
to a ripe old age on this food. II
know ii ever saw anyone put a
heaping spoonful of sugar on good
lrult or pie or use more than one
spoonful in coffee I'd crown him
with plate of beans. and that would
be a wonderful browning. SO vouI
see if our people only realized that a
very little saving of these luxuries
would give us a little bit once in
while I'm sure that everyone would
cut down little Can you imagine
meals every day in which not one bit
OF sugar is used except in our cocoa
III the morning. And yet it is easily
done. We had a special evening and
had a fire in the fireplace and it cost
TWO francs ti0 centsl Not fire
TO back up against and get warm.
out one you can look at and think
wonderful thoughts of the time when
you had real fire to sit by and
toast your feet. And yet it is a won
derluliy healthy life and | hope to
soon be where l can have real white
bread and order my steward TO have
pie at least once a week.
! haven't heard how the game
came out on THANKSGIVING though
had it all figured OUT what time the
game would start and at about 500
O'Clock with lights out and in the
submarine zone, ! sent my best luck
to the fellows and couldn't helm bnt
wondering at the change a wear had
made, and also the change that was
IN store for the fellows playing that
day ] often think of the old school
and wonder just what changes have
taken place. If sacrifices have bear
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