The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-25
LIKES FRENCH SCENERY.
Sergt. John Jay Of ioist Ammunition
Writes 10 Barre Man.

From Sergt John Jay Of the 9th com
pany, lOlst ammunition train Of N,
American expeditonary forces, Ralph
George of fillmore street has received the
following letter The letter l. rs fol-
lowst
Somewhere in France, Feb, "a, 1918,
Dear Ralph; | received your welcome
letter of Jan. I, There l. not much 90
write about In this letter that | can re.
member now, perhaps can think OF
something before | send Il to you. am
very busy during the day time. but there
is not much OF anything To do except TO
sit around the fire and tell stories and
smoke NJ night. | have been nearly all
\ in for the past two weeks with = hard
cold, but | am feeling little better now,
You know that il i well TO keep going
when you feel all in, that is in some
cases. ! have been in this one mans
army nearly seven years and ! have new
or been on the sick book but once and
that was my first two weeks on the Dor
der in 10 Gee, but thought that
was going TO the happy hunting grounds
that time, but except for this hard cold, |
am feeling o. X.
Just now | have 40 privates working
on construction, building barracks, and
this job gives me good chance To see
France. | was out with about 20 men
putting up small shed about six miles
from camp and coming back home we had
10 60 up over a mountain, as we were
late and in this way we cut about two
miles and / will never forget that trip.
While we were on the summit ] could
see for miles around the country. | wish
! could have taken large picture of the
valley. | have been in eight different
villages since ! have been in this camp.
just now ! am on six-day job about
eight kilometres from camp in little
country village There is hunting lodge
and the grounds extend for six square
miles. There is a dandy park situated in .
this little village, where | am working /
saw wild boar yesterday and he was a
savage looking brute. The railroad cross.
ings are protected with swinging gates
that have to be opened by the gatekeep.
ers before we can cross the tracks.
We were told when we first arrived in
France that there was a report going
around in the states that the l0lst am.
train had paid visit to Nc.
Ginty at the bottom of the sea and in
New York we were told that Wall street
was betting odds that we would never
land in France. How much truth there
is TO these reports / do not know. one
hears so many untrue stories over here
| received the box you sent me and |
wrote TO YOU at once To express my
thanks. Tell your cousin that if luck
is with me ! shall have more than four
ierman scalps Perhaps some Hun will
get me but ] don't think 30, as am a
good runner and with fair start an In :
iian could not catch me, Dad is work
ng in Waterbury and mother has closed |
our home in Mortified and gone to Wa y
erbury for the winter Thee is not !
much more TO write about this time, so |
ril close Jack c
P. S. The paper had me set down as
member of the Barre company. If it j
appears that way, have il Strengthened t
will youy have been a member Of Co b
Of Mortified for nearly seven years j
nd / am proud of that old outfit believe j
ne. II is the oldest company in Yer h
mont. /