The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06
BOYS May BE
ON FIRING Line
Many Denison Boys May bs on Firing
Line in France and Experiencing !
Shell Fire and Gas Attacks.
PAUL eoYLAN WRITES PARENTS
Wesley Frenni, Of Milford, Also Re.
ceives Letter From His Son,
Wesley, Jr., Now in France

have not received letters that their
sons are experiencing shell fire and
gas attacks the government has given
out the information that the United
States is now holding $50 miles of
front in Lorraine and that the boys in
khaki at one point are only sixty yards
distant from the German trenches. To-
days daily papers print a report from
Germany that Won Hindenberg has
made the statement that he will be in
Paris by April LIST. The Review ven
lures to say that the German army
will not be able to cut their path
through the front which is held by the
boys from the United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Boylan have re-
cejved two interesting letters this
week from their son. Lieut.. Paul Boy
Ian, who is in the artillery branch and
is now stationed in France, which they
have kindly permitted the Review to
publish this week. Mr.. Wesley Freml,
who resides northeast of Denison, has
received a letter from his son, First
Lieut.. Wesley Freml, Jr., who is also
stationed in France. The letters are
published below.
France, Jan. s, 1918.
Dear Folks:
We'll, how are you? 1t sure has been
long time since heard from you.
hope the mail will come this week.
am. all right and feeling just fine.
This is a wonderful country. We are
all working hard. I will only be able
to write you once week, but as long
as l am all right that is the main
thing. l may be able to drop you a
service postal card, which states few
things and all you have to do Is cross
out what you don't want. There Is
not much OF anything l can tell. The
French cars are very odd. Side en-
trance into little compartments. They
have fine locomotives though. | haven't
seen anyone yet that know. How is
the weather at home? should like
to take a good ride today. Have the
Studebaker people brought out that
little six they were talking about?
Suppose Helen is still in school. 1
will write to her.
1t doesn't cost anything for me to
send a letter home and / can censor
my own mail and for that reason l am
not telling you much tor if this was to
be censored by someone else who
would cut out anything l would take
chance. I don't want any of you to
worry about me because am very
we'll taken care OF, better than was
at Camp Robinson. So you see it is
not bad at all. Well, hope l hear
from you all soon. l will keep you in
formed as to how | am, and that is
about all Il can do Well, / must write
to SIS and Lilah. Hope that you are,
all well. ! have been worried about
mother because she. was, rather poorly
when left, but l do hope she is all
right by this time. Be sure and give
everyone my best wishes. l must tell
you about my new years day when l
see you.
Lots Of love to you both,
. . .., Your son, Paul.
J. : France, Jan. Is, 1913.
Dear Folks:
Well, another Sunday is here and l
have time to write you again. We are
sure having some weather over here.
1t has been showing for bout week
and the snow is about 3 feet deep, but
it is raining now and melting fast.
have two pairs of hip boots and SO l
keep real, comfortable. have not
first class mail has not been deliv.
cred. l got package sent out by
Ames college. 1t had gum and Her.
sheys in it. l suppose they sent one
to all the students who are in the army
1t was addressed to Camp Robinson.
There are lot Of mail sacks at the
station and l expect to get a letter
soon. AS said before they have
some official post cards here and as l
do not have time to write in the mid
die of the week will send one of them
every Wednesday. You probably will
get them all at the same time, but
again you might happen to get! one
little sooner. l sure like it here and
wish you could all be over here to see
the country. l sure am glad have an
engineering education as it comes in
mighty good in artillery. l am in the
best of health and feeling fine. am
going to have my picture taken soon
and will send you some. Well, folks,
there is nothing more l can tell you.
Give all inquiring ones my best re.
CARDS.
Lots of love to both.
Your son, Paul.
France, Jan. s, 1918.
Dear Daddy,
Just line to let you know I'm we'll. |
Received the box of cigars today;
many thanks for them. il
Have been busy as the dickens the |
past week, didn't even have time tol
write Kathreen. have new COM
pany coming which l have to organ
ize, $50 men, so I'll be kept busy.
am not in the trenches now, but will
be back at the front as soon as
! get my new men trained. We have |
had snow for almost a month, 3 or 4
inches, but. yesterday it rained and all
the snow melted, but froze again last
night and showed again, so we would |
have fine sleighing If we had the sled.
! froze a toe in the trenches in Oc-
tober but it is we'll again, though l
never missed days duty from it. |
Normally l used to wear size shoes,
but wear mines now so you see how
big my feet got since I came over here.
From the papers we get from the
states we must have some army over
there now. Send them over, we can
use them. Do Joe and Frank like it?
! suppose not as it is pretty hard work /
nowadays. average 111a hours day, |
holidays included, that is Office work |
and all inclu6a1 Am pyDacfinp, nv l