The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-16

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the furnace in yet or has he decided
not to this year?
How is the dressmaking hope
darn poor if you are working like you
were when / was home. How are
Cora and Joe and where are they? Is
Joe still in Seattle or has he enlisted
l don't see why l don't get any
mail. | haven't got any since ! left
the States.
How are all the boys or have they
all gone over seas?
Did you celebrate there on Labor
day? They did here. The French
call it Market day. They had Jews
day and all the Jews from camp had
holiday.
suppose by now you have had
your vacation. Did you go fishing
with Pat and May? Is Pat working
at the same old job?
| am more than satisfied with my
job. There is nothing like working
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think the war will end. j hope not
till ! get shot at the kaiser about
all the war news we get is from the
you get in the papers.
Tell all the folks / said hello and
be sure and write soon.
Your loving son. l
&c Pvt. Jay McNitt,
Nc. 3362639 M. t. o. School No. 1,
A. P. 0. No. 772, A.. E. F., France.
The third letter is from Albert
Houseman, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Houseman and is very good soldiers
letter. We are glad to get such let
tiers as Albert's and we know that our
readers are also very glad to read
them. He writes as follows:
Aug. 20, 1918.
Dear Folks at Home:
will take isis opportunity tonight
to drop you a few lines from across
the sea. / am as fine as frog hair
and expect to remain that way.
wrote a letter four days ago but left
that camp SC sudden that didn't get
time to mail it. We are now in
France and are enjoying ourselves,
although we have very cool nights and
hot during the day. We save been
doing some travelling since we left
Camp Custer and amt done yet. We
travelled through England There we
saw many sights over in the good old
u. S. A. you don't know what war
means, here you don't see one able
bodied young man at home. They
are all at the front doing their share
and believe me the Yanks are also
doing their share. They are driving
old Hun back every day. We will
get quite bit of training before we
go to the front. / wish we were fit
to go now. l think that we will be
with them to eat our Christmas din.
ner in Berlin. Here in France most
everybody is Catholic. Last Sunday
was the first Sunday that / was at
mass in four weeks. went to con-
fession and communion. That church
is almost 800 years old. One of the
priests can talk English. | had a
chat with him after mass. But such
sermon / never heard before. l.
sounded like parrot to me. but I'll
bet if I'm here 6 months I'll be able
to understand it. know how to
ask for wine already, ha, ha. The
people who live here are good to US.
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were threshing wheat and barley here
Yesterday. they have a dinky out
fit; instead of a straw carrier they
have about dozen women. j helped
them yesterday p. m. awhile; every
half hour they take drink Of wine;
it is sour as sugar is scarce; they
only get ID. Of meat and a ounces
of butter a week. How would you
like that?
There are lots Of Belgian peopie
around here. They are good people.
talked with a Bel ian, soldier last
night He said American soldier
good fighter, also Freacn, hut Fig
larl not so good. lhat was all ]
could understand. He was in the
army all through the war without a
scratch. I'll say he's lucky. You
can see lots of them here that were
not so lucky. This country has lots
of German prisoners, most Of them
are at work for the government. They
are used good. Believe me, I'll new
er be taken as a prisoner in Germany,
I'll die first for they are cruel devils,
enough said.
We'll, how is everybody around
home? | haven't got letter since
/ left Camp Mills. Yesterday was
the first mail that "a he IL eamp
since we left the U. s. Say did you
get my watch and have it fixed?
wish I had it now forsI'm lost without
! it.. Say you find oJt if you are al
I lowed to send me tobacco and soap
by mail If you are send me some
at once for they are a scarce article
around here. Put my address on the
inside as well as the outside on ac-
count of rough usage.
Tell everybody hello for me and
that am well and happy and give my
love to all. Tell everybodyrto write
ment. to read letters from his home
and when they get little present
sent them they go up in the air. Now
don't take this for a hint because
I'm getting along fine think OF
/ home every day and pray. to see i
soon. With those thoughts will
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