American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-09-27

care of you. All the rest of us boys
are in the army and that is enough
You are not able to do the work alone
SO you buck the exemption board and
you can keep him. l don't think it is
right to draft the only boy you have
after tho rest Of us volunteered, do
YOU? So you stand UP for your rights
end You viii win out
I am glad Hazel passed out of the
eighth grade She sure did get some
fine grades. didn't she Tell her I viii
get her a nice present when I get
in New York City again. which I do
not think will be very long. for we
are driving the Germans back about
four or five miles a day, and some
times a lot more than that. But that
means a lot toward the end of the
war, so cheer up, mother. I have been
on the front for more than a month
and it is sure fierce. Leslie.
France, Aug, IA. 1918: It is nice and
warm over here but it doesn't get as
warm as it does at home in the states.
/ II is more like being in the mountains
The wild blackberries are ripe and
they are sure nice eating.
Well mother, this is sure wild old
life Almost anytime you 90 out for
a walk you can see hundreds of graves
and some bodies that have not been
buried. But you soon get used to it
for you see so many, and almost all
are Dutchmen. I think this war will
soon end. AT least I hope so. I am get
ting lonesome to come back to the
states. for there is no place like home
Every day sounds just like the Fourtl
Of July to me. for the artillery is al
ways in action and when they shoO
you can imagine what a noise it al
makes
You know the Alabama infantry
The boys slipped over to the German
trenches and put up sign. Civ
. your heart and soul to God. for Ala
bama will get your goat" Pretty good
/ eh? They have a good spirit We al
/ have q good spirit, and our only ain
J is TO win this brutal war and we will
not give up until it is over Leslie.
France, 1918: Dear Mother. I an
well and happy. We are putting owe
5 the shells as fast as we can with ou
big guns. I work from twelve at nigh
> till six in the morning and the sam
e in the day time So I get one hal
e day and one half night off for res
S and I tell you We are working to d
= our bit, and you ought to see thos
S Dutch get out Of our road. But the
q put over a few shells and sometime
they get a man or two. But you kno'
we can't have all the fun, for the
have to have some once i'm awhile c
] we couldn't call it a war That is Whi
makes it interesting. It is real spOr
We see lots of prisoners going bac
which our boys have captured. whe
T. they go over the top. But if | was
r their boots I wouldn't take any {
D them. I would put them to sleep wit
h my gun. Killing is too good for ther
q They destroy everything they lea'
n behind them, breaking all the VIII
# dows and mirrors and they even TEL
up the little kids dolls and tedC
il bears. 1t shows how degraded th'
. are. They haven't a bit of mercy f
d anything or anybody. so why shou
: we show them any mercy?
: hope this war will soon be over,
II we can all be at home again.
r seems as if we have been gone f
e ages, but we have only been gone
l. little over a year. Did the girls g
If their souvenirs I sent them? Tho
1 pieces of money amount to the sar
l. as dime.
e This is a very nice country, but
n sure can rain It rains about eve
n four days and it sure does pour dow
IS 1t is lot worse than webfoot Greg
4 for rain. Leslie