Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05

Paul Keith writes from the Canal
Zone on November 14th. They have
had some cases of Flu. but it was in q
mild form His bunkie had it, but he
il now we'll. He says, 81 guess you
are all happy now that the war is
practically over. They sure %celebrat'
ed down here. Everybody was
crazy. They quit work when they
got the news and declared a holiday.
Everybody went ashore and had a
good time"
Last letter from Lionel Hartzell 16
F, A., was dated October Is. He says:
ave are now somewhere else in
France and enjoying life immensely.
From the sound of the big guns all
around | imagine "Fritz" is going to
have another square deal Immediate
" or sooner have just come from
Brigade Headquarters of an artillery
/ brigade OF another Division to the
+ 10Th F, A. and return. I'M o at
v A"NhA l
tached to the aforesaid brigade as
= agent between said brigade and the
: 18th. Although a fellow has to be out
\ at all hours of the night and day, sub
t iect to message call at any time, l
j.. like the work fine, Away meeting ana
d coming in contact with new fellows
end seeing new country. 1t has peen
raining for about So days with very
v few stop during that time. Never
theless, we are still forging ahead.
!: I have a dry place to sleep and a
70 warm place at that, with a German
IA stove in it. So far l have enjoyed ex'
A. cellent health and feel as tough as
,r nails. lam proud to belong to the
~ fourth division, for it is one OF PERISH
N ing's four picked divisions n we
h. have received three French citations
t. and one American, which will make
p. our decoration. Ofcourse you under
+. stand that in order to be cited the
i. goods have to be produced and some
lighting done. Tell Dad we can al
ar most buy a home here with a sack Of
-four"
re- Edwin G. Heider, Co. B, l63 lnfan
n. try, writes on November 4: III re
ceiyed some mail last Saturday, tht
,r- first since | have been in France.
10. have moved SO often and so fast wa
nd afraid my mail would never find me
n. l had a good time coming over AM
in was ouly sick for q short time hav
be had some time trying to learn I
tho speak French and to count the Frenc
,ry money. At the present time l Al
Tho not worried very much on the none
in part. Tell all my friends hello, All
oli. best wishes to all."
ON Everett Percy, Co. E, 1876 1nfantr!
ON writes from somewhere in France o
November 8, that he Is we'll and he
iii. enjoyed most of his army life.
the Charlie Pruitt writes from 5
the Nazaire, France, under date OF NJ
vember 10: "Things the past wee
ton have made writing out Of the que
lille ton. Isn't it q glorious ending Of Il
erm war? Some people seem to thir
was they ought to have shot all the &c
ress mans of the map, but they do II
ton stop to think Of the lives 1t Won
his cost in doing 1t. Monday is q d
E. that no one can ever forget, at lea
ibid none OF the U. 8. boys over here. I
ual. real French give the credit to t
!, to U. S. army. All one could see "
IN in French, American and British fai
,pu- One lust had to laugh at the stul
!, he some Of the French men put on. I
yer. whistles blew for at least two go
who hours without . stop. 1t was use
take to drive on any of the streets for
link. crowd. Sure bet there was 60
with. time in the States when the ne
&C. came in. w are looking to the {
been when the good old U. 3. A. will
them near to MS. or course we oil want
isall be In the FIRST bunch to come hoi
rcon. but guess 1t will be at least six mon
ranks before many Of us will be able to
good 1.-The States. But anyway " WIN mo-
ically halt so bad over mere now
this The uncle Of James A. butcher,
70 he K, s54th infantry, received . teleg'
rea. lately from the government tel
emily him that James peer severely wo'
,odes, ed on October u. bus '~or.una'e'!
10 on. was able to write from the hosf
At re-. on OCTOBER 23d, saying wn'ie wv.
a this ed he was doing oil right, and
,stter came before the message.