New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-24
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course
but that mot all; aCe did eu'n. worse,
And If at times Foe slipped a bit,
Just please forget that part of IT., s5s
For through 1t all like a thrill does run 81
The thoughts of Paris and all ats fem, .s.;
And you yourself I'm satre avoatld fall !.
If you had to a1asUer the Paris call,
But eve played the game, ace s0on the fight
And mever man ON Saturday night
Has lost the battle Of gay s'Poree,' /
We quon- then back to triga avesat ace.
Yet may 1t not be, Crime and War
But effort misdirected are. * i
And If there's good IN acor and hate
There mag be tn my bit Of fate,
So let us trust and pray os eyeU @-'#
That avhen acere sent from out th1s He'll
And once agaim are free to see u
The ones ne lore and "LibeTty''
That out from meath this slaughter mall
Some good GRILL come atad there WlU taN
Tie lies Of all avho toll and prayed
That life and liberty might still be saoed.
Getting back to the regiment. 1t
had moved into camp Of it's own now,
out in the country fifty miles from no
where but on cross roads which kept
the place filled with dust. 1t, however,
was such a treat to get to an American
and strictly American camp that we
didn't mind. Around US are Italians,
Negro, Portuguese, British, Canadians,
French and even German-prison camps,
so we see most all of the allies. We got
company of Negro construction soldiers
the other day. It was the first time they
had seen any of the Algerian or NADIA
gascar Negroes. They tried to get
acquainted with them, but found 1t
very hard work., I remember over.
hearing one negro say ''That thar niggah
ben ovah heah so long he done forgot
his own language
The boys are happy and very con-
tented. They have plenty to eat and
have huts to live in and good hunks and
they are clean. They play ball when
there is nothing else to do. We have a
ball diamond, tennis court, volley ball
grounds and plenty Of everything, to
use. The Y. NJ. C. A. keeps moving
picture show. They give special enter
also run a store where the little goodies
and necessities can be purchased, as
well as a canteen where hot and cold
drinks, with cakes and sandwiches, can
be obtained. They are supplied with
plenty to smoke and really need nothing
Of great Importance. They work and
play hard and are treated like real Amer
leans should be and how I felt they
would be treated. It's fine country
and quite cool all the while. No mos
quitoes or sleepless nights. Flies are
very scarce and "cooties''. Well,
guess they are in France but they con-
fine themselves to the front.
The Y. M. c.. A. is a wonderful help
to keeping the soldiers comfortable.
They keep plenty Of wholesome enter
tainment for them, plenty Of paper to
write home, plenty kind words and cheer
full wishes for them all. The things
they sell are at cost and really a man
can buy most everything he needs at
about two thirds of American prices.
The men are kept strict. There is
no place but camp and the country
around for them to go to, but neverthe-
less they are happy and contented. It's
amusing at times, as we peacefully sit
at dinner, while we can hear the rumble
Of the guns how comfortable war can be
and how terrible it can be within just a
few miles. It's made comfortable so
that when the boys come back sick and
tired and down-hearted they can look all
around them in peace without lodging
shells and see in place Of ruined wilder
ness of shell holes and scraps, that once
made country, the country as God
made it.
I've admired it myself many a time
and when I get homesick and blue and
wish it all was over, or that I was dead,
take a walk over the rolling hills, off
into wood, then back around to the
summit where for miles we can see Gods
beautiful universe and I remember what
Service said about all this when we
are "alf in.'
Ska so blue 1t makes you Womder
If its keoven shining through
Earth so smiling 'avay out yonder
Sun so bright 1t dazzles you; j.
Birds. a-singing, flowers a5flimging,' ,.
All their fragrance on the breeze
Dancing shadows, green, still meodoacs,
Don't you NOPE, you still got these.
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