Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-12
OTTAWA WARRIOR IN
FRANCE IS PROUD OF
HIS HOME TOWN
LESS RANDALL, WRITING FROM
FRANCE. SAYS AMERICAN BOYS
WILL Be READY WHEN CRiTi-
CAL MOMENT COMES.

Ot,awa's boys in far away France
are proud of the Old town. Her
praises are being sung far and Wide
for many reasons The latest con
gramlatory word comes as a result
OF the city's raising and exceeding by
almost IA hundred per cent its quota
OF the Third Liberty Loan without
solicitation and by the volunteer
plan.
Leslie Randall a local boy now on
duty with the American eNpedltionary
forces somewhere in France" has
heard OF the home folks success and
in an interesting letter TO David Re.
flor. besides telling of trip TO Paris,
mentions his gratitude for 0ttawa's
loyalty and adds a paragraph telling
none in the states Ia worry about
American armies as they are certain
Of victory He intimates that allell
can't stop the Yanks when the starter
gives EN- the word to go, He says
Dear Friend.
returned Monday from another
trip TO Paris in Cadillac Fights and
fOuntAvour two welcome letters
waiting for me. We are having
wonderful weather here now, just
like Spring nice and warm, and
rain about every second or third
day.
in regard TO the German helmet,
| have une and also have some eX-
ploded shell points and other tro-
phies. picked up on the battletields
and am trying now to get some IN
formation in regard to shipping
them Some tell me that we can't
ship them until after the war and
some say To go ahead and ship them.
so | don't hardly know what 10 do.
Ottawa is indeed a city 70 be
proud of for the way she handled
the third Liberty Loan. II is sure
~ re.assuring to us over here 10
know that yOu are all with MS 10
yom last dollar and don't believe
there are many that aren't either
How do you like the extra hour of
daylight plan? We have had 1t
nh IN .
and we think il is a fine idea |
can tel YOU that you don't need 10
worry about the Americans over
here" or about the German social
ed drive They haven't scared us
a bit and We are all working day
and night just getting ready. and
when the critical moment comes,
well just wait and read about II
will enlarge a little on the trip
to Paris from which just returned
as think it will he Of some inter
est TO YOU Instead Of Just touch
ing Paris on the way back, as we
did on the other trip. ii was our oh
iective this time and We drove di-
rectly there. through the most beau
tifu country and scenery that !
have ever looked at France is Won
derfnl al this time of year every
thing green and the roads fauItless,
absolutely The high, steep hills
and green valleys. all subdiyided in
10 small plots by green hedges We
would wind around and around up
an immense hin and then look
back over the valley We had just
come through We could see some
times four or five villages. probably
five or six miles apart. and the
spires of three or four cathedrals
and the ruins OF an old chateau
Then dotted all over were the old.
fashioned Dutch windmills. lazily
turning round and round. Believe
me II was a sight that ! will never
forget as long as live, particularly
as the sun vas just going down at
the time. France is surely marvel
Gus for beauty and don't let anyone
' tell you different.
sent you a card from Paris and
hope you get il o. X. We had
about a day and a half in Paris
while they We're arranging for our
transportation back as we had to
leave the cars there. Instead of just
looking at the historical spots. as
we did before. we went through
them his time We were under
the "Eiifel Tower sat on, and
walked under the Arch of Triumph.
went in the "Notre-Dame" cathedral
while they were having worship.
went in the "Madelin' cathedral
while they were having worship,
sat around in the "Tuiliers" gar.
dens while all the fountains were
going, were right up to some of the
buildings that had been hit during
air raids. drove down the Champs
Elysees" in the Cadillacs. and the
best of all. we went all through the
royal palace and gardens built by
Louis XIV. We saw the spot IN
this famous palace whore Lafayette
made his famous speech to the mobs
during the riots. saw the spot where
Theodore Roosevelt greeted the
French people. saw all the histori-
cal starcases and ball rooms and
wine rooms as we'll as council cham.