Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-02
A GOOD "Y" LETTER
j w. Cooper Tells Something Of "JOnn-
athon and His Island"
Sepat. 5, 1918.

Just line to let you know am
Istill on top.
left New York about 4 weeks ago,
headed for France to help Pres. Pom
care out, but when | got to London,
| found that King George was very
anxious to have me stay in England
a while, that is l suppose he was. He
wasn't at home but the man in charge
at American Y. M. e. A. headquarters
said must stay and shunted me out to
an Aero camp near London,
The camp Is made up of both Ameri.,
can and British soldiers, including some
from Canada, Australia, South Africa,
Burma. and the Lord knows where
else. There are lot men from the
| United States in the Canadian army.
Our Y. M. G. A. Is the only thing of
its kind on the ground and is freely
used by all. We have games, piano,
a phonograph, and small library of
the books collected in the u. s. last
spring. We also get American papers
and magazines of unmentionable
dates, but they are largely read by
the men. We also have a baseball out
1T and are to have game with
another American team Sunday, here.
All our officer and eat at the Brit
ish officers mess. We eat four times
a day; breakfast, lunch (dinner),
tea, and dinner, tsupper). Tea is at
80 The first day | was here |
refused to take tea, partly on account
of my own obstinacy, and partly be
cause | didn want to get into bad
habits, but when went to my supperI
was sorry had mt had tea. The supper
consisted of a piece of fish about 2
inches square and half dozen French
fried potatoes, with water for bever-
age. The next day took tea, along
with whicr they serve bread and jam
and ever since have been making a
full hand times day. l think when
get pack to U. s. A. get 3 good
square American meals | can cut the
tea, whether | can or not it IS a ques-
tion of self defense now. never be-
fore fully realized the full meaning of
being, Roman in Rome, before
The country IS very, much like the
Blue Grass section of Tennessee. II
they have as good crops all over the
United Kingdom as they have in the
pa TT have seen, Frltzs' chance of
starving the English out is slim.
If he could see the determination OF
the British he would quit trying to
kid himself into believing that he can
win the war. 1t has got beyond pa
triolic matter with them now and they
have settled down to 1T as business
This climate is fierce. If it isn't
raining the wind IS blowing. The sun
IS so ashamed of it tnat 1t only shows
about five minutes at time. 1t rain
I'd practically all day today. The
clouds hang low. Twice l could hear
,irplanes over me but could not see
hem for the clouds.
Everything is as high as a cats
Jack here. For instance: | went into
hop (stJre) and asked for Ameri-
ali tobacco and the merchant gave me
10 cent cut of Piperheidsic. asked
im what it was worth shilling
ence (38 cents). would have handed
t back except for the tact that / had
lready taken a chew off it. The
rice beats the Keely cure. Penny
oxes of matches are worth 8 half
emmy q cents).
Most of the fiiers have seen services
, France, some OF them w,at with
he first British army that went to
elgiunI. Their stories are very in
,resting. get them to lecture to
lr men about their experiences.
Y. NJ. G. A. headquarters in London
mt Ignatius McNulty labor leader
Boston out to lecture to us last
ght. invited the British to hear
M, and he sure did stir them up.
g was born in Scotland, but is all
merican and fine speaker.
Next time | will tell you about
ritish railroads.
With best wishes to all. / am
Your friend,
J. w. CuODer