The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-09-20

boat on which I came over, but [ will admit that I was king for a day." I had a swell state room and ate like you read about, but don't believe. After a short perioid of un- easiness, both mental and gastromi- cal, we hit the land of the quick thinker.
 we hated to come down from the luxury of big liner to the just or dinary comforts of rest camp We stayed in the rest camps for a good while, and never could locate the de- rivation of the word rest that was so conspicuously posted at the en- trance. One of the men said it meant rest from eating and sleeping.
 T was a separate unit, of course, and did not get back to my regiment until it got to France. We went to London to see the sights, but you know how overawed a person from Texas is apt to be looking over the remains of departed royalty. We did not tarry long, and in fact they admitted that great many of the buildings were less than two hundred years old, so were not of much inter. est. However, the people were all nice to us and seemingly anxious that we should leave with a good i'm. pression and less substance. My hotel bill for one night was a good eye-opener, and it took a first-class mixer and arranger to get anything to eat. To say the least of it, or the most I would not care for another tions paid.
 From London we hied back to the rest camp, and after a nervous two or three weeks, I got over to France with a company of my regiment which happened to hit the same camp I was in. I spent month in Ens land and the best I can say for the land of your birth is that it must be wonderful sheep country. I be lieve I was served with, and had to eat, not less than a thousand sheer or goats, and the supply did not seen, to go down. have turned my back on the land of mutton and tea for ever. Do you know, those people have tea served in the theatres be tween the acts. I had my choice be tween a swivel chair job in England and the trenches, and I am now 1T France. will tell you all ~abou it some day.
 Well, I hit France good and hun gry after a trip across the channel and went out to another rest camp I was behind the regiment, so wheI joined my company at that point their rest was up and we took the train for ''Blank." All the towns il France are "blank" when we speal of them. The trip was enjoyable though especially for those who coult l throw the winning heads or tail. On the seat and who on the floor. can't tell you the number of nights slept on the floor without telling th, number of nights we were on the traiI ! which would be military information l France is beautiful, vineyard Each grape patch is separated iron it's neighbcr by hedge, re-inforce' hy rows of trees and damsel Q two The said damsel seemingly be ing used to prevent the hedges bein. disrespected. If you can imagine al American girl standing out in the rail with parasol, keeping an eagle ey' on COW which has no idea of climb ing through the fence anyhow, vol will have fair idea of the daily If, of France T. said you might lima zine" this American girl watching tn COW. You would have to imagine il because in reality the Americal would tie the cow to a stake so sh could not harm anything and go ol back into the house and finish sweater or two that no one coul' wear.
 Everything in France produce wine, even the inhabitants when al American looks like he wants to bu, something an can't say it. I neve saw so many grapes in my extensiv, career. The vines are very smal but they are just mass of grapes as result, I suppose of high cult vation.
 There is little in the way of new I can give you; in fact, when it come to war news you get more and earlie news than we do. We know tha the Germans are falling back and hay,