The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-13

| Norfolk, Va, Sept. 7, 1918.
THE NEWS:-How goes every
thing in the old town? finished my
flights and other work in Akron last
week and received orders last Tues
gay TO report to Hampton Roads, sc
mere l am. 1 received a four-days
Through before left Akron, and had
almighty nice time with mother and
Margaret up in Two Rivers, Wis. ]
guess John and Edwin are overseas
by now, as they left about two weeks
ago. like this station fine, but can.
not give Norfolk reputation for a
town to have a good time. There are
TOO many sailors and soldiers here.
mere are almost as many British and
japanese as anybody else. It goes
without saying there are lots of good
looking girls here, which is charac-
teristic of every Southern town. but
it would take Admiral Simms or Cen
Pershing to attract their attention.
L ran into Paris boy coming down
on the boat, but have forgotten his
name. l hear our good friend Jack
Turney is at Camp Mills, and of
course we all know what that means.
He will have to hurry if he expects
TO beat me across, as 1 hear we will
soon see sea service, which is glad
news. 1t looked like for awhile we
were doomed to the good ship never
SAIL but am more than glad we are
about to graduate from that class.
Guess I will go on a five or six
days cruise somewhere on the old
pond before many days have past.
Am glad I was sent here instead of
New York, as 1 am sure will like it
much better. There are not as many
bright lights and about the only wet
spots around here is the old Chesa-
peake and Atlantic, but the pretty
Southern girls and good food offset
the above many times. / started this
with the intention of only sending
my address, but here I have written
quite a lengthy epistle. Please rush
the old NEWS to me.
CADET j. MONROE SWEENEY,
"U. S. N. Air Station, Naval Operat-
ing Base, Hampton Roads, Balloon
Div, Norfolk, Va"
Under date of August II, Sergeant
Major Earl Curtis writes from over
seas to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
G. Curtis, as follows:
Dear Folks:-I suppose you have
by this time given up hearing from
me, but, we have, since our arrival,
in France, been handicapped by the
lack of a Regimental Censor Stamp,
which no mail could be for
However, we finally landed
one to-day, and my letters in the fu-
ture should reach you more regularly, |
pretty lengthy periods of
time may ensue between the receipt
Of some of them, due to the congested |
and lack of facilities for
mail over here.
There is very little news to give |
YOU, other than to state that our trip
across the big pond and then through |
the interior of France, although very
interesting, was uneventful. ...l
Il ann, at this time, not allowed to |
1ivuge our present location, other |
han to say that we are several miles |
back of the front line trenches in as |
beautiful a section of country as can !
be found in old Bourbon county,
which is certainly saying a whole lot. |
The country is not mountainous but |
very hilly. Every foot of ground is
productive and is utilized by these |
people. The variety of crops is not !
very great, consisting almost alto
gether of cereals and truck products, |
,ut the yield all seems to be above
he normal that is raised at home.
Although all of these people real
re the situation their country is in,
Ind almost without exception each
amily has given up some one in the
,ast four years, they maintain an
optimistic air and do not seem to
lave any doubt as to what the final
outcome will be.
1--WE have been treated royalty at
every point at which we have come in
contact with the people and have
,een greeted innumerable times with
he Viva la Amerique, Viva la
france, which are about the only two
,hrases known in common by the
American and Frenchmen. 1t is very
to see us trying to talk
french and is equally amusing to see
he French trying to talk English.
prices here are all out of proper
ion. Eggs are worth $1.20 per
lozen, while a good room and bed
an be hired per month for the price
# a dozen eggs.
my new address is Regt.-Segt.-
1aj. William E. Curtis, HID. Co. 143d
nf. Amer. E. Forces, A. P. o. 1928
ia New York, so that 1 can get the
'aper regularly,
will quit now so that this letter
will get off to-day. Give my regards
o everybody. |,
EARL"