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LETTERS FROM SOME OF
OUR men NOW IN FRANCE
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and there is none to be had this af-
ternoon. and as this is the first
chance l have had to write letter,
am using anything l can get.
My address is Company A, 313th
Infantry, American EXpeditionary
! Forces, France, via New York.
! | am perfectly well.
Sincerely yours.
TOM.
Private DunnOck'S Letter.
! France, July %, 1918.
/ Dear Howard:
! Well, old boy, l am well, and hay
! ing a large time. Cooper, this is
some great country; it is just one
large park, and talking about some
beautiful scenery, it is certainly
! here They have a large wheat crop
where we are located, the first one,
they tell us, they have had for some
time We are camping in cities. stay
| ing in homes, seven or eight boys in
a home.
We see some good people over
here. Tell Mr.. Dixon l think Of him
because he often spoke of this coun-
try, and l find things about the
same as he said. Well, what do you
think? We ran into. some Company
C boys over here. We had a fine
trip across the seas, came over in one
of the fastest ships afioat. You
know we have often talked about
how long it takes ship to sail over;
we'll, We came in just six and half
days.
Cooper. old hey, be good, and re-
member me to all of the people. L
am well, and am your friend forever,
JOHN w. DUNNOCK.
3l3th Inf, Amer. EXP. Forces.
Lieutenant Vickers' Letter.
France, Aug. 3, 1918.
Ny dear Mother:
7 This week I Tecr.-ed twOiGTters
from you, written early in June, when
you We're expecting sister home. AS
had letter telling all about sis
ter's arrival, it seemed rather funny,
but news from home is good news, no
matter how it is mixed up. l hope
things are going well on the farm
now, and there isn't so much to do;
this is the light part of summer.
am very sleepy and tired, but figure
l can write to you just as well today
as tomorrow, because weather don't
stop me from flying now, so there is
not much time off because of not fly
ling. | go up in gales now, and also
in the middle of the day, when the
heat makes it rough, and the air is
fun of up and down currents-we
call holes. 1t isn't any fun fighting
a gale, either, but one thing in the
air you can run away from a storm.
Yesterday 1 ran into rainstorm at
5000 feet; it was rough as the devil,
but l kept on going, and finally came
out on the other side, where there
was a most beautiful rainbow. l had
a great time chasing around trying
to catch it, but when l would catch
it, it disappeared, and then l would
come back and it would be there
again. Later | ran the rainstorm
down, passed through it, and beat it
to the field. It's awful up there
where they make the weather, tho,
and l don't often hang around.
This morning it was cloudy, but L
started off just the same. At 1000
feet l ran into these black clouds,
and kept on climbing. 1 couldn't see
ten feet ahead In five minutes it be-
gan to get light, and suddenly l was
in the purest sunshine l ever saw.
The clouds We're snow white on top;
| just a rolling ocean of snow white
vapor, that dazzled you. The air
was crisp and cold up there. like a
bleak November day, still climbed.
AT 10000 feet it was so cold l shiv
cred, even with by Teddy bear on, so
l started down; it was getting rough
up there, too, because some long,
streaky, grey clouds were coming ov-
er, and they ware full of wind.
When l got down below the white
clouds it seemed like another world
cloudy, and a regular gale blow
| ing l had to look around for my
field. and it was so rough in the air
| could hardly stay in the seat.
And now I'm down on the old
earth again, waiting for another trip
this afternoon.
Good byn nt. Of Low,