Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-08

Letter From Earl Mason

Letter From Earl Mason
June 81, 1918.
Friend Pokey:
Say Pokey, you sure have
your nerve to ask me to write
you, after the line of stuff you
put in the paper about me. But
/ will give you credit-you do
know how to fix up a story.
Now 1 am not out looking for
a "Croix de Guene'' or any
distinguished medals" l am
over here to get the Huns goat
or at least help and think some
time in the near future we will have
we will have it.
Part of your story is true,
and part of it is not-but I
guess that is nobody's fault in
particular. For you know how
a story can spread after it
goes through so many hands espec-
tally if they are all like you, eh9
You see Pokey never could come
home with story like that hanging
to me. If did all the girls would be
fighting over me. For you know girls
as well as do. Anything goes as
long as its hero-Eh? Will give you
the dope l can on this. We were out
on the trip all right, but were over a
mile from the car when this happen
ed, and those fellows have wonderful
good eye sight too. The shower last
ed for some little time, and don't
try to hide the fact that l never in
my whole life got so close to the
ground as at that time, and such nice
music you never heard, and when at
last could see-I saw what had hap.
pened to the other party and natural
" did what any one else would have
done, and they caught me trying to
get him away and tried it all over on
us again. But then you know, "a fool
for luck,) every time. / have had
some training in first aid since /
left home and it comes in real handy.
No, am not sergeant or anything
quite that high, but have been rec
commended several times, but they
claim they can make no more Ser
geant schauffers in this outfit. 1t is
impossible for me to tell you more,
but if you ever put any more flour
ishes on the end of anything l d.
well, / will work on you when l get
home. You asked if was getting the
paper. No, have not received a copy
Tor about two months. You asked me
if l could tell you anything about the
death of Julius Muller. No. Pokey, 1
knew nothing about it until heard
it from home, but if Iscan in any way
find out about it will gladly let you
know. He was fine boy and good
friend of mine and they all have my
sympathy.
just came back from good trip
a few days ago. Sometimes we are
right up where all the fun is and then
other times we are long ways off,
but | am glad | am among the first
over here. just one year ago yester-
day, l tread on American soil. do
mt think there is Il fellow over here
but would consider it an honor to be-
long to the "First Division" and 1
know ! do even if there have been a
few days when the sun did not seem
to shine. Pokey hope you succeed
in getting that picture. / have never
been able to get one of them yet. If
you do, please try and get one for me
or have Roy send for it, that was a
good picture. | saw it but couldn't
get it. Well | would love to tell you
all ! know but that would never do
now. so will close for this time.
Best regards to you and to the
Times, also to old Mo. Valley. / am
as ever, Earl Mason.
2. S. If any of the fellows that YOU
spoke about do come over with the
Y. NJ. G. A. give them my address.
and it will be easy enough for them
to find me, for they will have to 90
to Paris and then they can find out.
But tell them to be most awful care
ful if they get in that city. (They
might get lost.