The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-13
A person seldom sees

summer. A person seldom sees a
car using head lights over here. and
the towns are always dark at night
A town all lit up at night would look
pretty good to me again.
We surely are giving the Germans
their share over here now and they
deserve all they get. had quite a
narrow escape the other night. One
of those dirty boches came over the
town where 1 am and began bombing
but didn't do much damage. He
dropped two bombs a short distance
from the office where I am staying
and the way the window panes be-
gan to hail down or me was fierce.
The next morning picked up several
pieces of shrapnel which came
through the windows.
suppose you have received the
Christmas coupon / sent you.
l am sending you few of my
pictures which had taken few
days ago. The pictures aren't very
good but it is the best person can
get over here. Everything is so ex-
pensive too. Three prices on every
thing.
SO Albert Klaseus is over in
France now too. l surely would like
to meet him once. l have met fell
lows from every state in the union
so far but Eever one that / knew.
The only boys have met so far that
are from Minnesota are two that
came over with me. l would like to
meet some that came over later.
You asked me in your last letter
whether l had been at the front al
ready. Well don't think can write
and tell you about it but l will tell
you that | am generals orderly
now, so l have it pretty easy lately.
The way things look now l think ii
will soon be over.
Well, ! must close my letter now
and / will write again soon.
Love and best wishes to you all. II
am as ever your loving son, Harry.
Mr. and Mrs. o. A. Scherer are in
receipt of the following letters from
their son Earl with the American
Forces.
England, October %, 191S.-Dear
Folks: Well / am still here, though
in convalescent ward now and am
getting stronger every day. This
in particular I feel very
poppy and wish l had something to
do besides walk around the little
camp in which the hospital lies. The
i, inf oil b,.io icI
as it does in the states and
there has been much less rain lately
too which makes it much more plea
SAINT.
When / wrote last l didn't know
l could tell what my trouble
was, but l fird it's permissible. II
have had a severe case of influenza
together with lighter case of pneu
The "fu" seems to be very
popular nowadays.
l expect to be examined in a few
days now and classified. Then I'll
know about how long l can expect
to wait before 1 cross the channel /
and here's hoping it will be soon.
/ attended services here in the "Y'
last Sunday morning and evening. |
They don't amount to much in some
respects and I'll be glad when | am
allowed to leave the hospital and at
tend real church, but so long SO
the cause is the same I'll stick to the
"Y" till | can get out
AS my company, being a depot out
fit, will be or may have been already |
broken UP you had better write me in !
England and then my mail can be
when l move to a perma-
nent organization. Write me at |
American Rest Camp, Knotty Ash, !
Liverpool, England, Hospital No. II, .
Ward II. l don't look for mail my
self for long time but will keep you
with as many letters as
possible.
The Red Cross is going to give us
our helmets and wristlets this week /
and as soon as Uncle Sam gives me
a uniform again I'll feel quite like a !
soldier. Much as l used to hate the
bugler and his calls it will seem
good to hear them again.
| am wondering how the farm
turned out this fall and hope it did
we'll. And are you still at the coun-
try house or have you taken up your
abode iE town.
I'll write you soon again, as soon
rs l can think of sufficient subject
matter. Until then, lots of love to
all, your son ana brother Earl.
October 80, 191S.-Dear Folks:
Another week has gone though it
seems but a couple of days. Indeed
It is blessing that time goes so
rapid for me, have nothing to do
except play cards or checkers or
read. The weather improves each
day which I believe has much to do
with my own health for | too gain as
each day comes.
Yesterday l had good bath, the
first ir about six weeks, excepting
he ones the nurses gave me and !
didn't enjoy bathing in bed and be-
ing rolled around as a baby.
They Dunctured me yesterday and
look some blood for test and will
examine my lungs and heart this
week too and then I'll know whether
I'll go TO France, stay in England or
90 back to America-and thank the
Lord there's rot fellow here who
wants to go back until it's over.
I'm enclosing a couple of Christ
mas package coupons in this note, !
which the Red Cross gave us few
days ago. / always have taken the t
privilege of suggesting one or two of !
my wants and this year more than |