Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-07
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Miss Mildred Weymouth Of Man
chester has received the following let
ter from her brother, Private Chester
Weymouth of Co. NJ, 1880 Infantry:
France, Aug. 20. 1918.
MY dear Mildred:
Just a few lines today. l am feel
ing fine and dandy and wish l was
back with my company. UP with the
company a fellow never thinks Of be-
ing lonely, GALL we think of is killing
all the Germans we CAM, but here
one gets rather tired of doing nothing.
For the past week l have been
working in the mess hall so that
takes up a little Of the time. This Is
what I have to do: Get up in the
morning at 7.3O, wash up and go
down stairs to the mess hall and help
bring the mess from the kitchen;
then we give it out as the line goes
by; after everyone has eaten we have
to wash off the tables and sweep up
and mop the floor. That is all we
have to do and there are six or seven
to do it.
After dinner we can go out. There
are moving pictures Monday. Tues
day and Saturday afternoons. l went
yesterday so don't think I shall go to-
day. We can go to the Y. M. G. A.
and play billiards and checkers. and
il one has money one can get cookies,
chocolate, gum and things like that.
In the French stores they sell or
anges, plums, chocolate and some
ties, apples. I suppose the apples at
home are getting ripe now. Gee.
would like some Summer Sweets!
How are all the folks? Is mother
strong and we'll now? Tell her not to
worry about me for I bave been In
some warm places and come out all
right, and if I got out the first time
1 can again. Gee. Sis. 1 can tell you
some exciting things when l get
home. 1 have a pistol that I took
from a German whom l shot after he
had tried to shoot Harvey Butler and
me. He had a machine gun and was
shooting at lot Of us. but saw him
after a while and then that machine
gun stopped for some reason. A lit
tie later went out and got the ma
chine gun and also the pistol which
kept.
Well. sister, wish could drop in
and see you little while but as I
can't / will have to be satisfied with
a letter. Write soon and tell me all
the news.
Love to all. CHESTER.
Mr.. c. Fl. Bickford Of Augusta has
received the following letter from
his son. Corp. Charles E. Bick-
ford, Co. M, 1O3rd Infantry:
Sept. 8, 1918.
Dear Dad:
Just a few lines to let you know
that 1 am getting along fine and
hope this letter will find you the
same. l received your letters Of July
n and August today.
I returned to nv company about
two weeks ago from the hospital.
have not heard from Perry for some
time. The last l heard from him he
was in the hospital. I did not know
that he was back with his company
until heard from you. I have heard
that the division that Henry belongs
to has been broken up and put into
different outfits that needed men. II
YOU hear from him let me know what
regiment he is in. He may be right
near me lots Of times but don't
know it.
We'll, 1 suppose you have seen by
the papers what has been going on
over here. / don't think we will stop
till the end now. think Perry has
changed his mind some since a year
ago. The Americans learn to fight in
trench and open warfare in a very
short time. I think that il they keep
on driving Mr.. Boche he will be Civ
ing up in short order. He is sure get
ting all he wants of war and more
too. The Germans have the idea they
could win before the American got
in full swing, but it is too late for
them now. We have got them on the
run and when we stop we shall be SO
close to the Rhine that it won't take
field glasses to see it.
1 saw Earl Cooper and Lewis Hill
the other day. They are getting along
fine. came through the drive without
a scratch. Capt. Enright is in COM
mand Of the Supply Company, or that
IS what l have heard. Don .Ietcalf
has been made captain Of Headquar-
tiers Company. He seems to ne get
ting along fine and is looking well. I |
suppose you have heard or seen that
Perley Sampson and Harvey Butler |
are back in the States. Howard So |
per is top sergeant Of the company
now.
How IL Mrs. Burke getting along? |
I have not heard from Waltz stnce |