Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
4 Place D'iena.
Paris, France.
April 20. 1918.

Apfh 20, ltih
Publisher Rogue River Courier:
Having received two copies OF the
Weekly Rogue River Courier. l fell
Obliged TO thank you as far as words
VIII express my thanks. Being no
artist at the manipulation Of words
| must let II 20 AT that. Perhaps
you people on the other side OF the
pond do not realize II but. news OF
home to US 10 as water TO q thirsty
man on the desert. I'm not what
you would call homesIck. but when
one leaves what call Gods coun.
try, and never fnds its equal. on,
naturally has longing 10 return.
Owing to my past good record
have been doomed TO fight the bat.
tle OF Paris" until the end OF the
war. Secretary Daniels thought hs
was bestowing n great honor on u,
by stationing us In Paris. Little did
no think we would be dodging shell,
and bombs without a chance 10 gel
revenge. Life Ia lottery here In
Paris, One Just takes chance on moi
being where the shells and bombs
drop. You can't see them coming
and there IN no use dodging after
they have dropped.
The nrst air raids reminded me oi
the 9Th Of July celebrations we used
TO have In the Railroad park. But
Of course those celebrations weren't
nearly 30 dangerous. During the
first raids the French sent up many
planes TO combat with the Boches
each French plane carrying a red
light. II looked like 30 many red
stars floating In the sky. The rock.
cts and machine gun fire and fallinp
Boche planes were prettier than any
4th OF July celebration ! have ever
seen. But aerial warfare over Paris
has changed some since then. When
German planes are sighted coming
toward Paris the alarm Ia given and
a heavy barrage fire 10 kept up until
the enemy planes are either brought
down or driven back. The Bochs
doesn't like our barrage fire vel
come 80 he Decent come very often
FritxIe imagines he II wreckins
Paris with his little pop gun. The
shells do very little damage. Some
Of them fall without even hurting
anyone Shells may come and SHELF
may 10. but the Parisians 70 on for.
ever. The only shell that had an,
real bad effect on Paris was dropped
on a cathedral. This shell was
dropped on Good Friday. the YER,
day and hour OF the death Of Christ
This act alone will assure the kaiser
warm reception In He'll when he
gets down there. There we're az
killed and 90 Injured. Many amonl
tho killed were Americans. wa.
one OF the few people to enter tn,
church Immediately after the bodies
were removed. Huge pieces OF ma
sonry were piled up as high as IN,
ordinary man. Most OF the peopl,
were sitting directly under the dom,
and when the dome was struck b,
the she'll the people were buried
After looking over the ruins ! CLOSED
my eyes and imagined I saw IN,
kaiser In He'll. He was tosslnI
about on red hot pitchforks and III
tie flames were slowly scorching hi
filthy hide. couldn't go and ge
his scalp myself. but God knows
would like to.
am glad that the people o
Grants Pass are taking an activ,
part In the Red Cross work. I spen
a week In the American Red Cros
hospital No. .. under the care o
several American Red Cross nurses
I wanted to stay sick Just to be un
der their care. but had my usua
run Of bad luck and got we'll.
certainly have appreciated tn
Courier and hone you will cuntlnu
70 send them. n there is anythin
I could do for you here In Paris
such as sending you publications,
would be glad to serve you Tha
Grants Pass and the Courier ma.
prosper Is tho wish Of
FLORIAN ]. sAUER. u. 8. M c
U. 8. Naval Aviation Hesdquar