Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-31
Clarence Alberts Writes


MIR. and Mrs. A. G. Albert, Baraboo,
have received the following letter
from their son Clarence
Somewhere in France
Tuesday Eve.
Dear Mother and All.
We arrived here yesterday after
noon and are in nice barrack right
in the edge of a town, that is about
twice as large as my home town. 1t
is a very pretty city, and this section
of the country is about the prettiest
of any that we passed through. we
have seen quite little or this
country arleady. We boarded train
last Thursday and arrived here yester
day afternoon but we lost lot OF
time on the way.
We had a fine trip coming across
and the sea was quite calm, except
couple days when it was a little
windy. We were in England a day
but were on the go most all the time
When we landed here we went to a
rest camp for day and got a little
rest and cleaned up. Then we came
on the rest Of the way We passed
through the place where DR.. Rollo
Fisher is, and also the big city here
Grace can tell you about where we
are. 1t is very pretty in England.
1t is nice and level The trains
there are much smaller than ours and
have side doors, so after the train
starts, one can not get out Of his Sec
ton of the car until the train stops.
The trains travel quite fast after they
get started One of their box cars
is about the size Of an auto truck
They have two wheel wagons here
and have one horse hitched in front
of the other, but they can haul a
pretty big load that way.
It is very quiet around here and we
don't hear of any excitement The ap-
paratus we work on will be here and
ready for us in few days. We saw
several OF them in operation on our
way down here, and they are certain
ly fine We may have a week or two
rest before going to work, but this
a good place to rest up. l felt fine all
the way over was a little sea sick
one day, but it did not last long. [
stood the trip better than | thorg ht
[ would and had some good exber-
fence on the way. l can tell you
lot more about the trip and the coun
try here, when | come home. There
is another company here that was in
the same camp that we were over in
the u. S., so it makes it seem a little
more like home. 1t is quite cool here
at night but is nice and comfortable
in the day time. | wrote you letter
when we were in the rest camp, but
did not get it mailed so will put it all
in one letter This is a nice place to
camp here and we get good eats. They
have American canteens here so we
can buy most anything we need.
There are lots Of grapes and black
berries over here. We can buy most
anything down town except candy;
and there are only a few places that
[ have seen candy in the stores; but
we can get most anything in the line
of eats.
Some of the French PEOPLE can
talk little English but we are get
ting so we can speak little French
and can make them understand what
we want 1t is hard job to write let
tiers over here, as we can not write
everything we know.
Well, | think / have told you all
the news for this time. Don't worry
about me as there is no danger in this
section and l am feeling fine and dan
dy Hope this will find you all we'll,
and will write more in a few days.
Your loving son,
CLARENCE.
Hosp. Train No. 40.
A P. o. 721,
Am. E. F. via n. Y