Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
DccOrah Soldiers Writes Parents
About Life at Their Respective
Camps. Henry Blaess in
England, Harold Sven.
son in Washington.
HENRY BLAESS IN LONDON
DURING AIR RAIDS
Harold SwensOn Says He is Enjoying
Army Life in Washington. En-.
joyed a Box of Goodies Sent
by DecOrah Friends.

Camp Morn Hill,
Winchester, England,
Jan. IS, 1918.
My Dear Folks:
Am again going to write you a
few lines. l am well and happy, hop
ing you are the same. How is every
thing in America? There is no place
like her, for America is my home.
How is the weather over there, have
you got much snow? We have had
but very little where I am stationed,
but it has been cold enough to wear
a good OvercOat. Have you been out
hunting any this winter? There is
lots Of hunting over here, but it is
those d-Germans, and believe me
the Sammies are getting big game.
Ha Ha wish l could be there and
tell you all about my great expert
ence. I happened to be down in Lon
don the other night during the big
air raid, but was many miles away
from where the damage was done.
am now driving big four ton Peer
less truck and sure get good work
out two days out of the week when
I go to London after supplies. Have
you heard from Elizabeth lately. 1
have got her old letters, but haven't
heard from her since the goth OF No
vember. but I hope she is we'll and
happy, for am safe and will return
to her soo1. had some pictures TAX
en- and will send one at once. Well
Dad. guess 4 Kill eoasa -for4@ this \
time. win write more later.
Your loving son,
HENRY BLAESSs
Headquarters Co. Permanent Staff
Winchester, England.
Lewis Statlon,
Tacoma, Wash.
Jan. Is, 1918.
Dear Father:
Your letter OF the 9th received yes
terday and thank you. Am glad to
hear that you are all we'll. too am
well and feeling good and enjoying
the army life. This evening / am to
take Rev. A. B. AndersOn's Ford to
Tacoma for him and bring Rev Or
dal's family out to Dupont, small
place by the camp here. Rev. Ordal's
Congregation is to entertain some
of the soldiers in church at Dupont
tonight. don't know why Rev. An
derson wants me to bring them out.
Maybe he will be busy with some
thing else. Anyway he had promised
to take them out. OF course l am
glad to have the opportunity. This
morning we were on q short hike
and we put up kitchen or stove
house tent, kitchen fly. and also
put up our field range and started a
fire and was going to cook some soup,
but we came back to camp by noon
and had our dinner at our own bar
rf|cks. Well wonder how much
longer we will be in this camp. Yes
received box from Monson and
Nesheim and it was surely some
fine things to eat. The sauce and the
cake was indeed fine and the jelly
too. 1t was a great surprise I'D me to
get anything like that from them.
The weather out here continues to
be rainy and wet, but even at that it
isn't so bad. 1t is trifle colder too.
now than 1t has been. I wish We
would stay here until the middle of
June or July SO we could see what
spring and early summer is like. 1t
must be some grand weather here in
the spring and summer. News IS
rather scare just now. in fact nearly
all the time, so will close with love
to all. +.
AS ever, HAROLD. =
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