Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-13

inc Wd1 WITH lOuT III the family IN Lnc
service. l think they hold the record
in Boundary county. Oh, yes, / want
to thank my many friends through the
Herald for their kindness towards my
brothers in giving them picnic before
they were called in the service of our
great Uncle Sam; also to the ones
left at home but | would thank them
again if they would kindly drop me a
letter or card once in a great while
for it certainly cheers a soldiers
heart to get a letter and / think it is
great help to drive away home-sick-
ness. We are over here to win the
war for the ones at home as we'll as
for ourselves. We do not get our
mail very often but we are longing for
it just the same.
well, If this does not get in the
waste basket, | will write again, so
will ring off by wishing the people of
Boundary county good luck health and
happiness"
William ID. MacLachlan, a former
Boomers Ferry boy, is in active service
in France and is with Supply Com
pany, 147th Field Artillery, A. e. F.
He writes as follows to the editor OF
the Herald in letter dated June End.
81 suppose you will be surprised to
receive this letter from me. l lived
in Boomers Ferry and attended school
there for quite time and had num-
Der of warm friends, many of whom, /
presume, still live there. / have been
getting the Herald and II cheers a fell
low up greatly to get news from a
town where he knew so many peo-
pie, and i believe that all the folks
who lived in Boomers Ferry when l did
knew "Scotty" MacLachlan. do
not know who the party or parties are
who have been so kind as to send me
the Herald but l will be greatly de-
lighted If you will express to them my
most hearty thanks.
Hal There goes another she'll
This place has been under lombard
ment for some time and we are getting
used to the big guns: and the air raids
are common with us now. 1t seems
awfully funny to wake up in the morn
ing and know that you have slept
soundly through some terrific bonn
bardment and while the guns have
been sending up continuous barrage
fire against some night raid of the
Huns. / have gotten up many times
and gone to a nearby hill to watch a
night air raid. 1t is terrible thing
to think of-so many women and lit
tie children are inhumanly murdered
by the bombs of the night air raiders.
1t is very fascinating to watch the
searchlights sweeping the sky and to
watch the bright flash of the big guns
and to see the shells bursting in mid
air.
"One night a short time ago I and a
bunch of the boys saw a German air
Il tl.o I'D ~.
flames. 1t was q CHASTITY sight yet it
filled me with joy for the raider was
over our camp when it was shot down
and / guess it was lucky for some OF
us that our gunners got him before he
dropped his bombs on us.
81 have been over here for almost
six months and like the life but of
course would rather be back in Bon
ners Ferry and go out hunting with
the right honorable Daddy A. J. Kent
as l know him to be a pretty good old
,, scout. But if I was asked my choice
, of the U. S. or France, l would say
France. till the war is over
, have been over quite a lot of France
, and the more I see and hear of the
! dirty work of the Huns, the more de-
; termined I am to do my bit and as
much of some one else's share as it is
I pOSSiDlt lOI lllt W w.
81 hope the people back in the States
do not think that we fellows are hav.
, ing a picnic here and if the people Of
/, the States are not the cause OF the
downfall of the Huns it will be becaus,
they can't get men and guns over her,
, fast enough
+ I'VE have a fairly decent place Il
! sleep but well, we are living OF
! French war rations where I'm at
Z should worry. We are over here t
win the war or bust and we will al
do our d---est to win the war and ge
home again. I enlisted July 10. 1917
, | could have enlisted in a Scottish reg
o iment when l was in Canada but
!, preferred to be in the army OF Uncl
> Sam. | was in Paris quite a whil
= ago and saw a few of the places wher
the big German guns shells fell an,
n for the size of the shells they didn'
: do much material damage.
:, well. dear friend. l will close 70
! this time by wishing the people O
Boomers Ferry and their great littl
paper. the Bonners Ferry Herald al
kinds OF success"
d Private f. F. Peters, medical depart
y ment. Vase hospital, Co. A., Cam
Kearney. Cali. writes the followin
d letter this week to the Herald, date
e July Goth:
s Dear Editor:
It Just line to let you know that
have not forgotten my home town an
Is friends and that | am very glad I
e get your papers and many thanks 70
= same. Well. everything is fine her
except that it is rather warm. l ar
Re now in the medical corps and hav
e been working in this hospital for ov
l er month. / was taken off my 10
y yesterday and don't know what the