Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-09

Sister Mary:-It Is nearly q month
age since I said goodbye to you and
IN that month I have seen more of the
world than I ever expected to see. The
ocean voyage to begin with was Won
derfuI. The Sea was as smooth as the
Rarftan Bay usually Is. There was no
need for anybody to be sick We made
good time on the way over n lanG-
ed in England. We were there two
days when we shipped for u present
camp. We passed through England
by train. and believe me. I never saw
q more beautiful country. The whole
country is just like a park.
We were well received by the peo-
pie which made us feel right at home.
In fact. we were hoping TO stay there
q while. But things never break TO
suit in the army as we had to nov
On.
We are located in the farming Sec
ton OF France and what L said o
the scenery of England holds good
here. There is not O bare stretch Of
ground to be seer. Everything Is
green. 1t is no wonder that France
has battled the way 1t has to protect
these homes
1t would be a sin against humanity
not TO help them. I am well satisfied
with the change from Camp Dir n
would not have missed the trip for
anything.
The work here Is practically the
same as Camp Dix. The biggest diff
ference between the two places Is
eieeping quarters. At camp we had
barracks. Here We live In tents. The
bunch are still together Just as we
were at camp. The only difference 10
we stick more together over here You
know we can't understand the AN
guage and we have to talk among our
selves
/ could tell you a whole lot about
what I have seen. but somebody else
reads his letter before you do and
IL would not bel liable to 80 through.
I could not tell you anything about the
war for we never hear anything about
the war over here. You get far more
news where o are and what / have
seer will keep until / get home.
I am IN the best of health end en-
loving myself The onlv thing I viii
need while I am here 10 n little money
once IN a while and you win hear
from me again before you need to
bother about that Ny address il
DIX II Is sergt. Thomas +. Toolan.
Co. ID. sI1th Inf. A. L. F. via New
York
of at present. With oceans OF love to
al. / am your brother.
TOM.
Joseph Hornsby.
Dear Mr.. Parsons:
/ am going 70 try TO write you a few
lines although as o know from let
ters received from your son George
nat there Is very little that can be
EVritten. Our trip across was almost
without Neutrality-suspicious. goang
along smoothly. ] had fairly COED &C
commodati0ns. being perhaps fortn-
nate, more so than many Others raw
elfng under the same conditions
on being landed In England 1
thought Of Q and wondered II 1 had
Travelled through my parts more Ia
mIliar to you than 10 myself. as II
wa my nrst appearance In the SO
called Ola World. / imagine that the
mode Of living Is shout the same now
a. when you were n lad. At least. II
seemed to me that the ways were
about Zee years behind American
waya All the buildings are Of old
fashioned tips.
Ny mailing address - n. @ Com
many s11th Infantry. American D. =.
opn't abbrexia1e the word American
- Il mszht - eonstrued to mean Aus
frallan r.. r.
II seems strange 70 me % have q
skmit mr expression Of thought ~
eenc<az anything. 1uE WHIST : the u4e
x baltng . iot Of SD II : letter ana