East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-07
very proud.
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WAS IN PARIS DURING suIalING
Fred Ii. Geissei, Pendlcton boy.
who Is a sergeant In France writes
that he was In Paris while the Ger
mans were shelllng the city with big
Bertha" He says that the Huns are
simply wasting time and money hs
firing ON Paris as little damage was
done. Following Is the letter In fuli:
France, Aug. 25. 1918.
Dearest Sister;
Your letter and the pictures of La
velle received "A few days ago Lavelle
sure Is cute little thing, isn't she.
| Sis. / hardly know what TO TO write
as news is so scarce, am still at the
same old place and doing the same old
work.
was on a little trip about two
weeks ago along the front. Was in
Nancy. Toul and other places. Went
through Blasme. That was where
the Germans were stopped In 1914,
the battle of the Marne. Was In Paris
again. stopped there on the way
back. Had a much better time there
this trip and sow a good deal more
than when was there In December,
The Y. Nj. c. A. runs a Sightseeing
ear around the city. IL costs five
francs a trip and It sure Is worth
good deal more. 1 took that in and
some of the big shows. They are a
little bit different than the shows in
| New York. During the intermission
'ou don't cat ice cream and drink
lemonade. oh, no!
! They drink wine here or rather
there Coh, l mean in Franee), and the
| American soldiers and officers can
| buy the drinks for the mademoiselle
or rather you have to buy il YOU don't
,rawl under the table or seat or hide
some place. for they sure are hot on
your trail and if they get a hold of
you YOU might as well throw up your
hands and holler kaherad, because
you can't get away l know. ! tried
it.
Now don't tell the boys back home
about II for If You do they will all
'partie pour France and the Ger
mans might lard In New York
(never).
was in Paris August 5th and 6th
when the Germans were Smelling Par
is with Big Bertha. The Germans arc
Just wasting time and money when
hey shell Paris because they are do
ing very little damage and not affect
h4B the HlOTdIE 0i fTGHtn ptbplt as
they think they are doing. Every
7heIl they drop In Paris is causing
lust that much moro hatred toward
the Germans.
When a shell explodes in Paris the
people make some joking remark
about the kaiser and think no more
about it than If it were raining.
saw Tom Searcey here the other
day. lie had been in the hospital
wounded but is all right now. ! sure
was surprised to see him for / did
not know for sure that he was IN
II France.
H am getting the r. O. YOU and tho
/ folks are sending SO you see / can
Il keep very won posted on what you
! people arc doing hnck home and II
surely Is wonderful the way you peo-
4 pie are doing to helm us boys win the
war. And VIC are going TO win with
1 )rt a doubt.
1 IL you see Frank ! wish YOU would
remind him Of receiving two letters
i rem me that he hasn't answered. Tell
him ! am bcaucoup fouchie at him.
/ Ho VIII know what It means. If he
a. MT he can get a dictionary, that Is
tho way | do Anyway ] am pretty
mad at him.
Well sis. I guess 7 had better close
and so to bed. / am little tired. ]
played game of bah this afternoon.
Tell OrIe hello for me From your
ois brother. with love 10 all
SGT. FRED IT, GEfSSEL,
Co. p. 1IG Engineers. Am. Ex. F.,
France a. =. o. 1873.