American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-12
LETTERS FROM POWER
COUNTY SOLDIERS.
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Guy L. Geesey writes Z. L. Geesey
OF Fairview, his father, as follows:
On Active Service with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces, May 26,
1851 received your welcome letters
yesterday, and as | have few hours
off will answer at once. We have
half holiday, the first in three months
and just as l got started TO write the
captain wanted me to go with him TO
town not far from here to get some
horses. Now l am back and will try
and finish this before they find some
thing else that must be done.
We are not on the firing line now.
We are in a rest camp, they call ii,
/ but l would rather be at the front
We were up on the firing line two
months and have been on the move a
lot since we left the front. We passed
through the wonderful city of Paris.
I 1t is sure some swell city. OF course
we were on the train. and could not
get off. 1t took us two and half hours
tC run through, but of course we did
not run as fast as we could, but il was
plenty fast enough for us. 1t is one of
the prettiest places l ever was in, and
you know we did not see the incest
part of it. We have had some long,
hard trips. One day We marched forty
eight kilometers, and that is just thir-
/ ty miles, and the old seargeant said
that was the longest days march he
ever knew of heavy artillery making
My feet and legs were sore for three
days afterward We rested ten min
utes out of every hour, and it was
hotter than blazes.
I got the money you sent and have
been living on milk ever since. the
first milk I have tasted in eight
months. and it is fine. II cost me half
a franc a canteenful "a canteen holds
a quartz That is nine cents a quart,
which is not so bad.
] am still in the battery detail and
like it fine. but if it ever comes open
warfare we will have the most dan
gerous work of all.
June Sth.-Will now try and write
some more. Things have begun to he
very interesting here now. Would not
miss it for anything l am not with the
18th F. A. any more. but have been
transferred to the 2nd f. A. bri gade
and I like it fine. | am running
switch board and helping to keep the
lines in repair. That is, take my turn
on the board. l just came off at dinner
time and go back at ] o'clock tonight
You see. there's no rest here now. Il is
SO day and night, and every day. Sun
day and all We are now engaged in
one oi the biggest battles of this year
They shelled this place last night but
mo one was hurt. There are only few
people other than soldiers here. and
il is a bigger place than American
Falls. one sees a lot of awful sights
and goes through awful experiences.
and ii is worse than sherman said
war was.
Where Is Jack now? How is Orrin :
viii write him as soon as ! get a
chance 10 rest up little. / told the
BOYS that / was going to write home.
rest or 10 rest, and they all said the
same I haven't had any mail for two
weeks and don't expect any for two
more. as food and ammunition are a
lot more important than mail just al
present But don't worry The Germans
can't run over the Americans. We don't
take prisoners, just few now and then
10 question.
Now don't worry about me. am only
one in a million. We are having fine
weather here now. but still it is very
unhealthy. Ha, hal
I don't think the censor can reaf
this. so you will get it all right. All
/ have to write on is my gas mask.
Civ ay love to one and all. and
write and tell me all the news that
you can think of for l enjoy hearing
what people in the states are doing.
Your loving son,
GUY L. GEESEN.
Headquarters F. A. Brigade Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces, France.
via New York.