The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-21
WILLIAMSTOWN
Everett H. Waldo Was Woupded in Leg
During Advance.


Mrs II. B. Waldo has received two
letters from her son, Everett H. Waldo
with the American forces in France, and
the two serve to bring out the COMPARE
son in conditions before and after the
big drive in which the Americans found
part, The first Of the letters, which was
dated July 3, 1918, was as follows:
Dear Mother: 1t has been some time
since ! wrote to you. There is no excuse
can offer except laziness, but you thor
oughly understand about that / re-
ceiyed a letter few days ago from you
in which you asked me to write some
thing about the Y. M G, A. sometime, so
will write letter this time | win
say in the first place that the Y NJ. G. A..
is doing good work For a while the 'Y'
furnished us with the only American
goods that could be obtained. Now the
Salvation Army is doing wonderful
praise for the Y. NJ G. A. as before.
"The X furnishes practically the only
amusement we get, and amusement is
absolutely essential to a soldiers life, as
eyerybodys, if not more SO. Last winter
we played basketball, had moving pic
lures, vaudeville shows and other enter
tainments. There is always a piano in
the ~ They furnish us with writing
paper, etc. Sundays the Y NJ. G. A.
service is about the only chance we have
TO put aside our regular drills and work
and turn our mind TO the One who gives
us strength to struggle another week.
There are VS. all over France. Every
where there is an American soldier there
is ~ They are even at the front UNI
der gunfre so don't think for one minute
that the Y M. c. A. secretaries do not
have nerve.
Another thing | appreciate and !
guess nearly all the boys DO and that
is the reading matter, which consists Of
all the leading periodicals and work |
could write a lot more but do not want
to tax my mind too much tonight just
before going to bed ! had letter the
other day that made me a little home
sick don't know as it was homesick
ness either letter or picture from
the loved ones at home makes us want
to lick more of the Germans. 1t is really
for those at home that we are fighting;
il is for that reason we can do what we
do without complaint. 1t is for that
reason the boys 90 over the top with a
smile and some die with a smile
"Well mother, this is about enough,
think, for this time just think this
is the night before the Fourth Of July.
Two years ago this time ] was on the
border; last year was at the fort Next
year let US pray that things may be so |
can be at home"
The other letter. which was dated
Base hospital, July 26, 1918" was az
follows:
Dear Mother: / imagine that by the
time you get this letter you viii be
worrying, as It has been long time since
/ wrote to YOU ! am awfully sorry 1t
has been so long, for know just about
how anxious you are 70 hear from me.
But it hasn't been my fault. The last
few days at the front we were not fixed
so we could write and since ! got to the
hospital haven't felt equal to the task
before viii try and write you a good
long letter this time and hope it win re-
lieye you Of some Of the worry.
"0f course, you win see by the head
| ing that ! am in the hospital again and
YOU will be wondering what ! have been
trying to do. One of the doctors told
me he thought | had been trying TO cap
ture the German artillery. | did capture
part Of it, a piece about the size Of a
walnut. It struck me just a little above
the knee. Ii made nasty wound, for it
didn't come out; but it didn't strike any
bone, so all that is necessary is time and