The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-09-13
Our Soldier Boys


E. W. Burton, from James Burton,
states be has arrived overseas. He
started from an Atlantic port recently
and the transport on which he sailed
was torpoed and put back to this coun-
try, but he must have called again
Immediately for France, little damage
being done by the torpedo to his trans
port.
Mrs. Sawyers Of the fifth district sent
The Falcon this week a note from her
son. Clifton, who wrote from the front
in Belgium. He mentions several Fay
cite county boys in that section whom
he has seen recently.
France. Aug 5, 1918
Dear Mother
This is the first chance have had TO
write 10 you in three weeks. Ihave
taken that long delayed seven day pass
to AK les-Bains just got back yester-
day. | wrote you several cards from
there. ! had a great time, it was the
most famous 7 sort in Europe Def, re
the war. You can get anything you
want there. the Government pays all
your expenses. I.slept in a real bed,
just think Of it, Mother a real bed and
wash basin to wash my face in. |
usually wash my face In a can or moth.
ing at all just let it go. | took bath
every day was there. there is nat
ural hot sulphur spring there, | went
in the cave where it comes from. it
certainly was wonderful sight and that
sulphur is great on coolies. not onu left
but | will have them again pretty soon.
! also took trip up Mount Renard
by train, my bycicle along with me
You can see Mount Blanc from Renard,
il is the highest in the world. You
can also see Italian Alps from there.
| paid a visit to the Duke of Sanoe's
castle built in HOO. also the place
where he with dozen or more Dukes
and Princes are buried. tits under the
care of the Italian Government. His
castle is at Chambery and be is buried
ct the Hantecombe Abby on tina lake
Bourgot near Aix-les- Bains. | saw
some wonderful paintings at both pla-
ces, also some fine statues. / tried to
climb up to the cats tooth but had to
give 1t up. was about half way up
when realized was at AK for a rest
not to climb mountains but got wise
to myself rather late for that was just
two days before | left. / rode down
Rcnard on bycicle to Chambury 80
kilometers and | didn't turn the pedals
once, it is pretty steep in some places
my hands sure got tired colding the
brakes. We made it down in as min
utes. some speed kings.
| also took boat ride every chance
got on lake Bourgot. | hope | get
another chance to 60 there. / met a
nice bunch of French people there.
am sending you some Pictures / took
there. There are more pretty gisls
there than any one placein the. | start
ed to say world but mean France.
The hotel where Istayed fed good, just
think had my breakfast brought up
to me every morning, oh, la. la.
Clyde Days company is up here wit h
us now, and Clyde is not there. l went
over to where his company is billeted
and they told me he wasin the base
hospital pretty badly done up. he got
it at Mondidier. | believe, they told me,
poor fellow hope be comes out alright.
| think we will all go up together this
time. am attached to the same divi-
sion, allofmy souvenirs will have to 90.
we are going TO do away with our bar
rack bags and Just carry pack and
what clothes we haye on our back.
We haven't received any mail for
two months, just got a batch in today
for the first time, one letter from you
dated End June. We are wearing two
cheyrons now. ! am getting to be an
old timer ous here, expect to be home
this time next year. received letter
from Roth Ohurst and another one from
some girl never saw or heard tell OF,
she said she read something in the
Courier, paper | guess, about what
Ruth put in, and she wants TO CORE
spond with me; Did you receive the
paper | sent you? am going to write
Chris letter tomorrow night. my let
ter writing is between six and eight
O'Clock and sometimes not then II any,
thing is doing. IL takes me about two
hours to write letter. Well. will close
give my love to aunt Fannie and Vel
ma and write me real long letter. If
the baby is there kiss her for me sIso
Chris if Tom don't object.
Lovingly your son.
CPL. ROBERT Nj. RITcHIE,
Bry. C. 81 Arty. C. A. C. A. E. F.