The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-06

mouth closed an the wav some
times wish I was home and could see
you all. but aside from that I would
not miss the experiences and the more
wonderful sights that I have witness
ed for ANYTHING IN tho world You say
that all tho bows are allowed to dis
close their whereabouts. etc. Yes.
those In the S. O. r. can. but not US.
When I go back to service Of rear"
Ii I ever do. VIII then write YOU
a more intelligent and interesting let
ter.
The boys are certainly pushing he
Buches back. But it is not all pleas
ure. at least up here. for we surely
get our share ard sometimes more. Of
projectiles and gas. might after night.
NE are routea out to put on gas masks
far as shells arc concerned. they
maSe' sleeping a pleasure.
cm glad you are receiving some Of
my letters / try 10 write something
every week. but often under difficult
circumstances. viii see about the
STARS AND STRIPES. You should get
in regularly. as I paid for the paper
some time ago. / put IN a requisition
for some things l wanted you to send
me. but the colonel you'd not sign Il as
he thinks We can buy what we need
Well. maybe can IL ] can find time
10 white out d few wooden nickels.
Glad you received the picture all
tight. Now You VIII kno what to OK
peet when Johnny comes marching in
eh2 The chevrons you noticed on my
coat are for six months service on Tor
eisn soil. VIII be entitled 20 another
stripe soon. Some OF the Boys have
two stripes now and tLev look good
We have just been ordered to turn in
all our clothes except one suit, one
pair oi shoes, one hat, two pair ot
socks and underclothes. All thls We
have TO pack on our backs as we are
not allowed barrack bags hereafter.
They have the in a pocket
now and our army may be in Germany
when this letter reaches YOU
Relieved 70 learn that you received
nv little present all right. as 1t was
rather expensive. and ! was uneasy
for fear II would never reach YOU but
YOU are mistaken about the red paper
i was wrapped m 4hat paper II pttl
Of a German balloon and wlsh you
would keep i for me as a momento-
they send these paper balloons up 70
ascertain direction and velocity OF the
wind and often with messages
By the way-hoW 90 You hAe lhe
looks Of my residence Inc bliiet is
what YOU call a barn ever mere II
is called @ billet and the old French
farmer keeps mis- cows. piss and chlck-
ems below. While we use the lott
for our chamber Ahem-and Whlle
have not slept IN a spring PED since
] left home. must say that nave a
very comfortable bed. must tell soa
how I made it ! went out IN The
woods and cut two springy poles. sew
en- feet long and made a frame. then
/ stretched fence wire from either side
much like a bed spring and then sus-
pended the ends to the rafters with
wire. making q hammock. then ] made
a mattress out Of old blankets and
filled them with straw-necessity Is
the mother Of invention"I find and
slept just fine, but We Gods. il may
be the making OF another American
farmer, when Lreturn, as VIII surely
not feel at Home without the odor OF
the BARNARD.
We had some excitement here q few
lays agc. Two German planes came
over and attempted 70 down our
observation balloon. which ~ anchored
just back OF my billett The observer
cut lose with his parachute and came
down like a shot. | imagined could
see him pull on the ropes TO make II
drop faster. Just as he landed Two
French planes came IN sight from NJ
where seemingly. and then a real hght
began right over eur heads too l
have seen hundreds Of them at q dis
farre hut nothing like this befOre5
they would rise high in the air Ike
9 bird and then swooP down on the
other az terflhe speed opIhtts ~ W."
machine guns as tseF passed Inc
Germans finally started Tor nome pat
before they got very far we saw one
Of them fall The other escaped with
a whole hide, evidently. 1t was a
great sight but only ADDS one to many
just as exciting mat nave "l1hesseu-
NNFrrE my ~nrDNCfI0n. thar OF WAGNER