Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-10-25

TO Senu TO us at once, the names,
names of company and regiment, and
home address of everv soldier now
serving the country from Tazewell
county. Mail the information to us
on a postal, and write plainly. Do it
now!
Morrison Werth Having a Great Time
in France Dodging Hun Shrapnel,
and for His "Prospectiye's" Infor-
nation, Read What He says About
Cooking, and What Became of II.
American EXpeditionary Force,
Sept. 90, 1918.
My Dear Father:
Have just received your letter,
written July 10, and several days ago
l received long letter written in
July. These are the only letters l
have received. since you and mother
wrote from Ashville, N. C. l have
written you two letters since july
9th. l know I should have written
more, but we are moving around so
much it was hard to get any mail out.
| wrote you several months ago about
Corporal Wade Miller being killed.
He YVES killed by a piece of shell
which struck him in the head. We
have not been transferred from nj. F.
military police), duty and do not ex-
pect to be. l do not see what Capt.
v. and 1t. B. mean by writing such
stuff home, if they did, and l don't
believe they did. Do not believe any
such reports about me or my COM
pany; l will write if such things hap
pen. Bill Bowser was sent to the
hospital about two months ago. He
had appendicitis. l wrote you alt
about him in nnntbar 1atta,, Tlo
reason that Bill Bowser and Sam An
giles are writing for money is be-
cause they have been separated from
their Service record" When man
is transferred he does not get paid
until his service record is sent to his
rev organization. We have man
transferred to us who has not been
pcid for five months. After this
month we will have "pay books"
which we will carry ourselves and
present it to any quartermaster Off
Ger after the last day of each month
and be paid no matter where we are.
That will come in good for us an.
P.'s" as we are very seldom with our
command. The Y. M. G. A. get most
of our money-that is my money.
Lots of the boys go in for wine, beer,
and other drinks, but | spend more
late, sweet cakes and anything else
sweet | can find, than for anything
else. Sweets are awfully hard to
get, on account of the scarcity OF
sugar. If the Government ever gives
you a chance to send package, send
block chocolate and as much of it as
possible; there are others who want
it just as bad as I do. Yes, guess
William will be transferred to "some-
where" over here soon. l am sur
prised that he has not been before
now. He is fortunate to get the
training that he has had and will
have before coming over here. It
makes a great difference.
When the Boys Are Hungry They For
get About the Change"
/ surely would like to get my hands
.on few bushels of those tomatoes.
] feel like l could get rid of bunch
paid of in part of this country
where we could buy nothing; soon
afterwards we moved into nice
town, and in the market they had
rabbits, chickens, tomatoes, canta-
loupcs, apples, peaches, and plums.
We didn't take time to ask the price,
just made signs as to the quantity
and threw down a bill; sometimes
there was little change, but very
seldom. That is the only time l have
had enough fruit to eat. / am glad
to hear that you are dropping some
of your practice. Why not drop it
all and come over here and lecture
for the Red Cross or the Y. M. c. A.
p There is Mr.. Gilmore who gets the
latest American and European news
L., 10 tIa hAx
He was preacher in the States and
breaches over here, too, and belongs
to the Y. M. G. A., and whenever
the boys hear that Mr.. Gilmore is go
ing to talk at certain time they all
crowd in to hear him for they know
it will be worth while. You can do
the same. l doubt if you could preach
as good sermon, but IN could give
a blame good lecture. If you ever
do come over here be sure to get
every thread of news you can from
President Wilson clear down to the
Buck private. American news is
greatly i'll demand over here. l guess
Billy has changed lots, and l have
never seen John, but | bet l would
know them both if l should meet
them. / have had all kinds of de-
scriptions of them and every one
seems TO LUIHk LISIc are io Niuo phe
them. ! am getting so want to see
them worse than any one else. They
must be great Bet they keep every
one on the jump TO keep them out Of
mischief. am just crazy to get one
on each knee and tell them what fur
! have had over here. Guess they
will keep me busy for quite while
when get back.
There is very little chance of m!
seeing Miss Jesse, but sure will keel
a good lookout for her. ] have writ
ten you that / have seen Jack Ma!
and VIM. Pierce. Don't waste paper
ink and time asking questions abou
my Division or any other. / am no
allowed to make any remarks what
ever about losses, gains, movements
etc., in short, 1 am not allowed t
say word about it. The papers will
tell you all about it-even more thai
know myself. You cannot depen