Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-06
SOLDIER LETTERS



Dear Folks
IT'S been several days since I've
written but you can't expect to hear
from me 50 often now. We have hard
ly any time now. at least | don't
since I've been here. I've only been
on the go nearly all the time. We've
been at this camp Ave days now. and
we've sure been going since. From
the last place We came here In cattle
cars. Thirty men In small cattle
car. And one French town walked
around the place and looked at the
sights. There was sure a pretty ca
thedral at this place. There were
lots o, people In the streets They
dldn's seem to notice the war much
The French people sure are nne
looking race OF people.
II is Ave DAYS sinee ! began this
letter. You don't know how sarc
II Is to get time to write. I've been
on a biz three-ton truck and 30 for
ra,ions 10 a place about nine miles
from here. We leave about In the
morning and don't get done until
about S In the evening. We gener-
u aily have about SOC gallons OF sas
and about 500 pounds Of rations
, Nv the time We get unloaded we are
glad to get to bed. Ike the work
nne. even n Il Is hard.
Nearly all the time we've been
here we've had hne weather. The
nights are Just As clear as crystal
and sure are cold. In the day time
, the sun comes out and warns things
m quite a DIT. The roads have been
quite dusty OF late. but las, night Il
rained 50 We didn't 30 to town to-
tav. The roads around here are Just
ane. They are kent In repair hy
2 british worSmsr. some OF them Hin
dus For miles the roads are Just
as smooth as streets. Jus, as soon
as the thaw Sc, In all heavy trahe
was stopped so as no, 70 eut np the
roads
TIE Mace where we 70 FOR rations
was held quite while BY the Ger
, mans before Z, was retaken By the
e-,,,sA The Germans didn't smash
|, IN rsry badly hu, tire British sure
s,ss \, WITH their artillery. u was
,r,,s pretty riaeS before helms
sAeuss., hu, :, SURE Is sight COW
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