Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-30
With Our Soldier and Sailor Boys.

Corporal Fred Peters, of c.. E sl3th
Engineers, writes Interestingly of his
recent trip from Camp Dodge to Camp
Mills, y. Y. His letter in part is:
Les Camp Dodge, Tuesday morn.
ing nd arrived here Friday afternoon
q -wo o'clock.
II Me sure had dandy trip, never
ssshjoyed myself 50 much in my life.
Ws had some fine meals on the way
! and the Red Cross sure did treat us
fine every time we stopped for hike.
We always managed to stop in some
big-city including Chicago. Kalamazoo.
Rochester. N. Y, Syracuse, N. Y,
and New York City. Tell everybody
not to be afraid to donate for the. Red
Cross. never knew, and people 1t
home don't know, what benefit they
ore to W soldiers, and guess over in
France they are still nicer; yet ss We
hear. ~ : 49, .
don't know where to start about
my trip because l saw so much. In
New York state, saw lots Of rough
country; came along the Hudson River
and Catskill Mountains for about six
hours. They looked pretty big to me
and the people around there say they
are only hills. During those six hours.
We passed through several tunnels.
At Detroit, Mich. We went under
the Detroit River, pulled through with
a electric engine. The tunnel was all
lighted up with electric lights and it
was nice and cool in there. After we
got through the tunnel, We set our
watches ahead one hour and also were
across the border into Canada.
The Fasteners have got to 60 some
to show us folks in the West bow to
raise crops. Never saw good field Of
corn after we left Iowa. 1t was about
five 0 clock in the evening when we got
in Canada and from then until dark l
never eaw nicer oats than they had,
and the, pretty farms, just as level as
flooring.
We got in New York City, Friday.
about 10 O'Clock, marched down to the
loading docks and took steamer for
Long Island. 1t was about q two hours
i ride. Saw the Statue Of Liberty,
EBrooklyn Bridge, and the worlds
Elargest building. heard father and
Elsis talk about the big ships and build
ings, but one can't imagine what it oil
il until it's all seen with one ! own eyes
Ill had to miss this trip now it would
-susks me feel blue. Well this ID some
Camp. only 1900 men. officers and'ail.
I We sleep ia tents, have no barracks like
IN Camp Dodge, only kitchens. There
il squad of eight men to tent.
Another new sight for Us is the Avia-
ton Corps. There are planes flying
around just like crows. from morning
till night. To-day, l counted 80 in q
flock at one time, and believe me they
can be heard when opened up.
That the boys lover there" are oil
in good health is shown by letters re-
ceived from John J. Wendl, of Co. M.
36Oth Infantry who writes: II am
feeling fine. You don't have to worry
about my health at all because I never
felt better in my life than l do just
now. I havn't weighed myself in .
long while but when I do Ill tip the
beam at about 40. 80 you see I'm get
ting fat. I'll see if l cant get my
picture taken and send you 50 you can
see how good look.
The French people are surely glad to
]: zee % boys. We marched through one
town and the old men were wiping the
tears out Of their ey es, and oil Of them
are nice to 10. When We were in one
rest camp, we gave them the bread we
couldn't eat. gsg --..-...
Some funny sights here. About fifty
yeass behind the U s. OF course as
they have small farms they don't need
much machinery, but it looks funny to
me. being used to ,ts Of machinery.
Sines putting the hove in type, The
lly have reeoived sanother letter
from John - follows: -
81 am fins and dandy; haven's been
sick day since left Camp Dodge.
This country 10 nice place. l wish
YOU were here. Well we got eur field
kitchen and turned in nearly oil our
stun, except what we can carry on our
haeka. I am Q messenger for the
Lisutsnant. There are four of u. It's
Z snap Of course, but in battle fellow
he's to run like tho dickens 20 the bull
lets can't hit him. Well when you get
this letter you can guess where 1 will
be. but don't worry. I like It first
rate. We were throwing some real
hand bombs yesterday noise and
smoke. They are threshing their
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