The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-12-12
From John MunyOn.
France, Oct. IS, 1918.

FRANCE, OCI. 10, 1910.
Dear Folks: How are you all?
I am o. H., hope this finds you the
same. What are you all doing? l
expect you are having some cool
weather there now. We have had
some pretty cool weather here; had
some ice the other morning; has
been raining quite bit here. sure
is nice to have a sunny day to warm
l had forgotten to write. But TINS
is the first chance l have had for
some time. l have your letters dat
ed up to September 18th, got 1t
last night. Well l have nice little
home; it is dugout, 6x4, and
there are two other boys in it with
me, ha, ha: You know l nave a LOIS
of room. There is lots OF noise mere,
but / have got used to it now III IL
doesn't bother me in my sleep. You
know l am hard sleeper anyway.
Well l suppose you have. got the
wheat all sowed by this time. sup
pose YOU have had plenty Of rain by
this time. Well by the way you
wrote there must be war BACK there
as we'll as here the way they are are
lighting and giving each other bta haf
are fighting not to be afraid as the
and is too near here for them to get
into the fight here, if what l heard
this morning is true. They are
sure getting good cleaning up.
We are sure getting bunch OF prls-
.oners. Well you spoke OF seeing
those planes going over from haM-
can see one here any time he wants
to look. We counted. one evening,
over 100 in the air at one time: l
have seen several fights between
bianes and they sure have to be on
their Job, A while back there was
a German plane come over atter one
of our balloons. He set the oalloon
our bows dropped out of the clouds
and they had some fight. they
were just about over our heads, and
pretty soon the German got too
much of it and started to make his
getaway but he didn't get very Tar
until he was fetched down. well !
expect you think that | could write
you all about everything !nnlISn but d Ma1t
know if any Of them have been
scratched out or not, you never
said. Well l got your letter saying
that YOU was knitting me sweater.
/ will get permission to get 1t when
I get back where l can, for II sure
will be alright. ! was sorry 10 neal
that Harry ISM III DcIIol,
like it is about time. l suppose the
way you wrote that grandma IS
with you now. l suppose she keeps
we'll. Sis, tell F. A. that l am in
few miles of that town by the name
of that fellow that is over mere
with Clyde H. Well l stopred writ
ing long enough to go out and help
xiii a snake, the first ! have seen
since I have been over here, Wen
mother you wanted to know II l had
ever taken ride in one Of those pig
tanks-no, ] haven't, but nave
seen them and they are some piece
OF machinery. They 81 sure sG can 40 eo 5aS
news just now that I will have to
tell it. They said that they had ac-
cepted all of President Wilson'S
peace terms and they were waiting
for them to get back on their own
territory. Well l got letter from rom
Jessie b. and her picture; 1t was
pretty good of her, said she had peen
Sick with typhoid fever so you know
/ can sympathize with her. ] got
letter from Clyde and he was mere
in France. Would sure like to see
him but don't suppose l Will get 70;
Well as l am about out OF paper Will
close for this time, so good Dye,,.
$3.50 John M,