Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
iful sweet-scented flowers.

city and we went to church twice
and visited one other, making three
in all. These catAedrals were very
old, being built In the tenth, thir-
teenth and fifteenth centuries. One
has high tower In the rear and we
climbed to the top and had a fine
panorama view OF the city with all
the tiled roofs and spires. At anoth-
er cathedral was tower under which
was a tomb containing about fifty
mummies over four hundred years
old and yet quite we'll preserved.
One of the most interesting things
of all to me was the old fine arts
museum with statues and paintings
by famous artists all over the world.
There are paintings there worth
hundreds of thousands of dollars and
hundreds Of years old. There is no.
thing like 1t in the U. s., and it was
worth the trip alone. We also Wis
tied the ruins of an old Roman am
phitheatre, built $40 years B. c., and
a portion was still well preserved. l
will send you a piece OF the brick of
which it was made.
Went to a big smoker at the stad-
ium given by the u S. Navy and
Army, in which the Navy won every
bout. They had four ten-round
fights There were many women
there. On the way back we walked
through an old French cemetery and
1t was very odd. there being many
tombs. The last Sunday before we
left. the Chief Engineer and Tom
and George and / walked over the
big arched bridge across the river
out to a U. s. Army camp. Met
some boys from Seattle and say but
they were sure glad to see us. The
boys are all anxious to get to the
front. This was a rest camp and
there were many there who had been
to the front, wounded. and ready and
willing to return.
Must not forget to mention the
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loves an American sailor and say
had the time of my young life. talk.
8 ing with my head, shoulders. hands
and everything, trying to make then
> comprehend. Mon comperhen"-
y meaning / do not understand. seemed
to be- their favorite expression. bu
u as we bought a French book ant
, studied on the way over we got b,
Z fine. Some OF the girls are yer,
e beautiful. but they can't compare t,
9 our good old Yankee Doodle girls
y especially one.
&c We went to couple OF shows ant
they surely were the limit. Thei
's morals are rather corrupt and tn
III people think nothing OF 1t. 1t woul
not be allowed in the states and her
y II is a first class show. We we're o.
a the 60 every minute and seeing some
lie thing interesting all the while. w
ID took a number Of pictures and wit
d every one is connected a story. an
i'd II | am lucky enough to get bac
r. home after II is over ] will have
Id great many interesting stories to te
Up you.
ir Now / know you would like I
ne know the situation in France. W
ur got all the news from the wo 'nde
ey boys Just returning from the from
We There are about twent,
n thousand soldiers and five thousan
ne sailors, as there are two large arm
II camps and a naval aviation cam
ne near. The soldiers and sailors al
at Americanizing the place. They gi'
er three band concerts a week at II
We Y. NJ. c. A. The French surely
w. like 1t, and so do we. They ha'
en- also learned to charge an America
nd double. You can't get goo
We square meal in the place and II ye
or could It would cost you fortune
m 1t is hard to get bread; II you a
'as stationed abroad you get bread II
I'm kets. A Frenchman is very hap
We if he has loaf of bread and bott
ext of wine, as that consists of the lar
S. er part of his dinner. The open ca
ist is great feature as all the peor
snt there drink. M
rip The chief engineer, Tom, Geor
and | saw more Of (censored) tn
nd any other ten people on the sh
Id Hhe chief is one Of the finest men
led have ever met. He has good Gle
,ur habits and has taken a great inter'
M In us bows. -. This trip h
on. been great education and ! wot
,ps not take a good deal for it. 1t max
ery YOU like the good old U. s. A. mo
xht bought each of you little rene
rts brance.
,ily We have been recommended
am our chief for second class and
ice our captain has given us very &c
ing Recommendation, and we VIII Ia