Evening journal., 1918-02-05
Army Postonlce. France.
January i3, 1918.

cfs may reel tual lutlr Wofh Is stcdtlg
appreciated
Army Postonlce. France.
January 49, 1918.
Military Relief.
Wilmin ton. Delaware.
Dear Friends I am writing you to
express my sincere thanks for the
sweater and scarf which received
from you yesterday afternoon From
the posimark. 70 was sent from VIII
minvton on November 6, and ] ann sure
that you thought that ! was rather un-
ateful for your remembrance. There
are several reason why ] did not re-
ceiNe % before yesterday. The pack
age went 10 the Aviation Department.
and also an over Northern France
When ! tell you that have received
no mail since December IS. YOU viii
think that ! must have no friends in
Delaware. or else someone was afraid
OF using ink. Such. however, is not the
case. The reason Is. we have mON ed
so very often. having had about twelve
camps in seven weeks, SO that ON mail
is going ast-ay All the men 90 my Sec
ton are having the same experience
with their mail
To show you some extent OF our
moves. on the last day OF December ]
was stat Oned at E., with my d.vi-
son; on the second day OF January
was stationed al NJ. which U.s. about
2oO mills from E.. with the French
Medec'n Dlvisi0naire So you can un-
dcrsiand that our mails aye irregular
] am attached Go a French Division
which IS composed FOR the most part OF
"Chsssems Alpins.' or AS they are bet
ter known. the blue Devils ] have
been with them since last September
and have had some experience on the
Aisne and Somme fronts with them.
For the most part the Blue Devils
are composed OF younger men than th
rest OF the French regiments ard are
fine comrades. ] Ike very much b1lnl
attached TO a French division. for W
! are treated with the greatest cCn5idera
ton, and they always give ms the bes
poss Bile. While being attached TO 90
headquarters of NJ. with The Frenc
! Medical Division. am eating the Frenc
rat on. Here Is a sample OF a day
mess" as the meals are termed: A
$50 O'Clock coffee and bread at 1913
soup. rice beef. cheese. cad. 0nl
coffee: at $50. beans. sausage eaC
&
p cd yesterday In add ti0n. the Frenc
. get issued red wine, which Is rather
vile pf 0duct. on, but which ali French
men drink.
The whole division IS expecting q
. leave here within few days for som
, sector on the q ont Whcrc2 Well. head
, quarters may know. but they don't Tell
. Some OF the French think the Nosg s
others Nerdun; wh De- there are SOM
who believe We viii go back 90 ih.
Chomn dos Danes, where we were las
October. Pc. sonally. ] am inclined q
think that none Of them know, and az
, for myself, well. "Je ne sails pas
The last week have been rather for
unate. ] am stationed where som'
American Artillery is In training anl
have had the advantages OF Y. NJ. G
IA. TO see Americans In somevha
= large numbers over here is new tninl
, with me. and ] suspect that / VII b
! with the French army until the finish
b. unless 1 go West" ," which ] trust won
, happen.
There Is one thing Of many which
Z saw On the front which ] wish q
tell YOU about One morning, 1 wa
standing with a French captain on
& ain. where some OF the famous 70
r guns were placed From the valley ba
: low came the deep rumble OF The heav
artillery. 10 was a very clear morning
and he pointed out a shell from on
OF the big guns as 10 went high owe
our heads In the direction OF the Ger
% man i-enthes This was the o nst tim
Z / had ever seen a she'll and ] followe
. it until it galually faded from sigh
D and then-wilh a black cloud risin
from the German lines, I knew ina
the shell had fourd IFS mar6.
10 was also al this place that ] saN
b &c man prisoners flle by who mad h'
= rothing to eat in five days, as th
French art'ue.y was so heavy that %
supplcs could reach them They wer
la pltful. sight; but when / rem'm
bored ce- tain at-oci'es-vh'rh the
mad committed results Of which
9 had seen-then I no longer felt sorr
for them
70 Is one OF the st~angost facts th0
] have seen o. sheard OF, the wsy tn
I F rnch eat the German prisoners.
? anyone wee 90 tell me Tint th
e F~ench nl-t~cat the German p~iso7e-
? would be coost-a'"od 90 believe INA