Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-10-02
LETTERS FROM HOME
BOYS nov IN FRANCE
CRUISE AMSDEN TELLS OF WORK
HE is DOING IN SIXTH CAV
AIRY BAND.
PARIS ATTRACTS EYE OF YANKs
Rainbow Division is Commended by
High Official for Work Done Dur.
ing Big Drive.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. AEasden receiv-
an interesting letter from their
on, Cruise, who is now assistant
director OF the Sixth q. S. Cavalry
band, General Pershing's original
rganization during the Mexican up
Using. Cruise has been with the
Sixth Cavalry since his enlistment in
he army, and has been in France
or some time.
Writing to his parents recently he
ays:
I'VE are still in this Ire Jolie little
ity Of Tours. 1t is hard luck not to
ave hand in the grand and glorious
OBJ OF Cleaning up" at the front, but
ome one has 70 stay here in the "Ser-
ice of supplies" fighting the terrific
battle Of Tours"
eve hope before long to. get q crack
the Boche, though General Per
hing was here one day not long ago,
nd the band turned out with Hail
o the Chief" and STARS and Stripes
orever." He made short speech In
hich he praised and encouraged the
NJ. C. and stated that after awhile
was coming back here and organize
couple Of divisions to enter Berlin
ith the rest, just to prove the import
nee Of the work that is being done
ere.
THE band men are kept pretty busy
elieye me, and they are increasing
9th In point OF numbers and efficien-
y. We play little Jazz" from 1870
o one every day here at the barracks.
We play hospital concerts in the after
oon and then play on the boulevards
nd in the parks in the evening Al
-ays a Sunday afternoon concert in
ne of the parks and these attract
normous crowds.
II have a regular Sunday night job
ow at one of the theatres for which
draw extra pay. Ten francs for two
ours.
"We play every morning out at the
alvage plant. This is where the
uarter Masters corps sends all the
tuff from the front, such as old uni
orms, unseryiceable guns, rifles and
on. Elinor Glyn was out there one
ay when we played and also heard
LA Wheeler Wilcox at the Y. NJ. c. A.
a short time ago. There are five
housand French girls working at the
alvage but they are so forlorn, dirty
nd generally worn out of war, that
hey are not very attractive. Paris is
he place to see the swell looking wo-
len, who have apparently not been
ouched by the hand of war. We had
large part of our time to ourselves
uring the weeks we were in Paris and
e improved every opportunity to see
he sights, but even at that feel that
have only made beginning. l sin
ere1y hope we will have another
hance at gay Paree before we come
ONE, / am working hard on my
rench now. having engaged French
instructor for three francs an hour
vice a week.
Paris is a wonderful city, but 1t
,ould be hard to find more beauti-
ul place than this city of Tours. Ev-
rything seems to have been built
o please the eve alone and il that was
he object it was surely success. 1t
one of the Oldest cities in France
nd it seems as though every other
orner has a little flower garden or
ark. All along the rivers are beauti-
ul terraces and promenades. Some
ifferent from our American rivers
it'll their factories, smokeboats and
o on. Chicago river for instance. The
eople here seem to have the right
dea about how to live; there seems
to be no worry about the price of cheese