The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-10-25

Mr.. Henry ]. Santen, Of Scott ave-
nue., recently received the following
letter from his son, Bernard j. Sem
ten, formerly of Paris, who is now in
the service somewhere overseas. The
letter was written on Sept. 81 In it
Mr.. Santen says, in part:
81 have just received your letter
written Sept Sth, and was glad for
had come to the conclusion that
something was wrong as / had not
heard from home but once since leav-
ing the South, outside of the letter
from Sister, which was received
Thursday night. i can't imagine
what ever became of the one you
wrote from Dan Jordan's, as 1T, like
the box from Harry James was Ger
tainly mailed in plenty of time TO
have reached me before we left the
States.
This is the third camp l have been
in since arriving here, but we are at
last settled, and will be here until
the time comes for us to leave for the
front, which will be as soon as we
have finished our training with the
French. ISIS, which are the kind we
use. Our first camp was at (deleted
by the censor) where we arrived on
Sept. 8, and we were there until
Sept. 25th. We marched from (de-
leted by the censor) to this place,
distance of twenty-five miles, In SIX
hours actual marching, and wasn't
one bit tired when the journey was
over. as / am getting stronger every
day. and can stand twice as mucn as
/ could before leaving home. L now
weigh one hundred and sixty-elght
pounds and am getting heavier every
month. So, tell Henry and Herman
to look out when 1 come back, as
will be prepared to give them haro
scrap. which / would not have been
able to do before going into the army:
This is a fine camp, and is hxed
I'D with nice barracks. we nave
straw mattresses to sleep on, placed
on iron cots, and the best nave nau
since leaving Camp Taylor. We nave
also nice hot showers where one can
take a nice hot bath, so, all In all,
like the place just fine, and am per
fectly contented with everything. we
are getting our first lessons Win tne
guns. and do hope 1 can Mt myseil
for a position on the gun squad, as
I want to. be where l know each snot
that help to send into the Germans
is making the time shorter Tor gio
rious triumph for Uncle Sam: VI
course, anything I would DO wouio De
helping that, but L just want TO De
where / will be in some active part
of the game all the time.
IF you Wilt go to the Red cross al
home YOU can find out IL anything
can be sent out noY for Christmas
and il it can be done. then wouic
like to have box with some gooo
things to eat in it, and some Sonaoas
so please find out what can be zone
have plenty of wooden CLONES 10 W
me this winter-three sweaters,
helmet, and four pairs OF woolel
socks. We will no DOUBT De mere
a couple of months more or less, ahe
then we will. be ready for action
An OF us are wishing for cnanc'
to show the stuff we are made or.
AS we are not permitted to tell yer!
much. you WIN have to guess the pes
YOU can about where 1 am, and VIVA
is lgoing on. The more see -
France the betterI like 1T, ana IN
further inland we go the prettler tn
country becomes. But at that woui'
not trade an acre of good OLD Ken
tucky bluegrass land for the whole
it. and believe that is the opinion
of all the boys.
Tell all who ask about me that
ann in the very best OF healtn, con
tented and happy, and that IL won
be so very long before 1t is All owe
and we will be coming back nome
after having licked old KAISER Bil
and his bunch to frazzie. WI.
- - ,11 a,1d ocnacially to mOthe