Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-10
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ny John Howard Fleming, l28th Infantry,
\. G.. SoTaevs here in France, Fraver, Nay 25. !
Dear sister: Received your last letter today
telling that you got my long lost letter /
wish yoo would tell the date that ! had en-
i SO | could tell whether not you are going
TO get all the mail / sent you. Well. sister,
nave been driving nights and take care of
four horses that ] drive, so you see / have
been busy. Have slept with my clothes ali on
for over week Up till now, but new / am
in good billet with some of the old Viroqua
boys. Have been getting my horses b * up
into shape the last ts0 6evs, cling my amuni-
ton wagon, cleaning hatsscSs and cleaning up
in general. Eugene Helgeson, Color Sergeant
| of EirOOua, and / are sleeping together.
sm in Headquarters Company but nov haul
/ ing ammunition FOR them, so you my head
quarters are at Headquarters Company. EN-
l wish I could tell you all, as / have quite
a number of queer things that would interes..
you. We rae awakened up early in the morn
ing by the big noise now. but you shouldn't
worry. ! am feeling fine and hope to keep
that way and l don't see why l can't. There
has been about dozen fellows read the
warm here now ands plenty of sunshine for
ten days. We in ---sOders, and
they have some very queer ways. but we sure
get along fine together. They think the world
of US. They don't comprehend how enc man
can drive four horses, but you know they can
learn.
Am dropping a line to let you know Chat
am o K and am getting your mail as you ere
beginning TO get mine. Received seven letters
and Censor the 29th. so you see / am doing
pretty coed now. | listening 20 the
Don't think that have not seen a large gun
yet have them in action. J stopped
just now as an ofEcer sent for me TO get ready
10 leave with load OF ammunition for the
front Today is the 3ist and | went last
night and night of 29th with a load. We
leave late at night, as we are not see BY any
one of the enemy in the dark. l ish had
some of those yellow fellows to go up with
me just to see end hear the talk when they
hear those whistling noises, but stil we Go.s't
realize II till Knocked stih. slept iii 80 to-
day as the other driver stayed home last night
and / went alone and took care OF my horses
this morning. | bought some gum. cigarettes,
jam, matches, sauce and ether things from
quarteTmasters truck yesterday, all american
goods That was great news from home as
the boys frcru home most all together, and
they nave great talks, ench one gets different
news. and you we get all the news. / am
talking to a couple Of French soldiers and
am not writing much, the big guns giving
stir just now, you see there is something
doing all the time. | saw letter for Paul
Garin. He is in F. Company close to here.
lieutenant in charge of our wagon just
now came in and is going to go up with two
of our wagons tOnite. II is great work, but
don't know it but, | think | will find out
some night, but l shouldn't worry, | was here
first. Victor Hetiand just now came in of
duty and he won't let me write. l don't make
any difference how late they out they
have so much pepp just the same. We have
fine bunch of fellows in our billet here Ser
\
so you see we are o Il. can hear two
combat wagons leaving now as l am going
to rest tonight. We are eating pretty good
for RAINY rations now and have plenty of good
water to drink, wash and battle in so the boys
keep good and clean. Don't think the boys
are running away with French girls, as they
have very few here. They in larger cities.
and are everywhere and have plenty of
guards. The boys like plenty of mail from
home to read. When get to a place where
can buy few things to send home | am going
to invest a few franc. We have plenty of
lead. copper and steel articles to send already,
but think are going to get some story
telling ones later on, will wait while.
hope not very long, as | went to get back
home hold of that Winchester instead of
1907 to work with. The fellows are going to
have great stories to tell when they get
home. bet some of those old soldirs would
like 10 be here and the way of fighting
nowadays. 1t is a great game TO play. You
cannot hold the American down. couple
of men from Lacrosse writing
table in a dugOut the other day and a shell
shortened the table about I6 inches. They
moved the blanket they writing over
little and kept writing. | would like TO
tell you more but you know the as
well !, will send the boys regards
well mine to all and hoping you keep the
good work up there and the spirit. As
you know the word go means the Americans
the top and then goodbye Dltchmen, as
do the work when turned loose.
Tell the people at home that coming
back stronger than when left, don't lose
any sleep over