New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-25
MORE LETTERS OF
OUR SOLDIER BOYS
REVIEW IN RECEIPT OF MANY
COMMUNICATIONS SINCE
SPECIAL EDITION
MORE DESCRIPTIONS OF LIFE
IN THE TRENCHES NOW
HAPPILY ENDED.

John Mack of Milford recently re.
ceived very interesting letter from
his son Armin, written at st. Nazaire,
France. 1t was written Nov. oath.
"As today is a special day or kind
OF fathers day. for us boys over here,
| will write you big long letter. |
don't know much, father, but any way
l will do my best. In the first place
| hope you will all be just great when
you get this letter. We are sure
pretty happy bunch. So much good
news is going the rounds about going
back, father, that it can't help but make
all of us feel good And l hope with
all my heart that you are all happy,
too. That is the main thing in life.
Il guess this letter will reach you
by Christmas or perhaps little be-
fore as they are going to rush these
letters thru as quick as they can. Old
Uncle Sam is pretty good and fair
fellow, father, let me tell you that.
Il wish you and all of you just the
happiest Christmas you have ever had
and perhaps a pretty big package will
arrive some time around then too.
about 100 pounds
Il got your dear welcome letter last
night and say, if wasn't happy. Also
letter from Adelaide and from Louise
Hensel and just think one from Alex
Mecklenburg. And all contained pretty
good news. guess that the flu will
be all over by the time you get this
letter.
Il got two Reviews so far and thew
ssefe= locked good so me- g Cody =!
We read about all that poisoning done
at Rosenau's and Rollof' shat sure
was dirty trick. hope they will
get the men who did it.
"You ought to see the airships going
here; they carry mail So you have had
five inches of snow already, | sure was
surprised. How is the husked corn
this year? l head it was just fine.
At least the papers write that way
Say, but that Tyler Cyclone and
afterwards that awful fire, that must
have been just terrible I sure am
glad that you helped out even if it was
only little bit. Yesterday Joe Picone,
our cornet player, got letter that his
wife had died. She had died month
ago and he didn't. know thing about
it. 1t is AN awful feeling for him; he
hasn't eaten anything for two days.
He simply can't get over it.
I'VE are still living in tents and if it
don't get any colder than it has been
already we can get along pretty we'll.
l think we will move pretty soon nearer
to town. There is where we will all
assemble ready to go back. I expect
it will be quite rough trip back but
then who will care, just so we get home.
Yesterday 1 was down to the Red
Cross headquarters in St. Nazaire and
got sweaters and helmets for the men.
Sure good sweaters, I'll tell you, father.
1t is great feeling to think that all
that stuff was made by our mothers
and sisters and girls. You have no
idea how all that helps got sweater
that was made in New Mexico, found
the girls address attached to the swea-
ter.
We have been in st. Nazaire a few
days playing for the men who are load
ing and unloading the ships; imagine
lifting cranes that can lift one of those
big freight locomotives from the ship
right on the track. 1t is quite won
derful what the U. S. has done over
here. You simply can't imagine it.
1t hardly seems possible that all these
things could have been done inside of a
year. When I get back can tell YOU
lots more.
Walter Carols sends his regards to
you. Take good care Of yourselves,
all OF you; pretty soon the time will
come when we will all abe together
again.
With many regards to all
CORP. ARMIN MACK.
Private John Hetlinger Of Co. A.
Motor Truck Repair Unit 315 writes
his mother on December 18th that he
has been transferred to Camp Bliss at
81 Paso, Texas, and that he likes it
better there than at Camp Cody where
he left Wednesday, arriving at Camp
Bliss after midnight Thursday. The
trip was made on motor trucks and that
if he keeps his job Of running his own
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