The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-05
Paul w. Ross
Writes from France

The Adamsville. (O.) Register Of re-
cent date contains letter from Paul
tW Ross. sojr OF Mr. and Mrs. L. r.
Ross of SOC woodlawn avenue. this
Icity, which his friends will flnd inter
Iesfing reading. 1t follows:
On Board snip. Sept 80, 1918
Dear Father. Mother and Sister--i
mailed you a card from the port Of
embarkation. which will be sent you
after this ship arrives overseas. We
expect to land at some ssrs is France
not later than Friday morning OF this
week. will be glad to plant my feer
on old Mother Earth once more. Have
now beer on the ocean four or Ave
days. and am little tired Of seeing
nothing but water. thought Lake
Erie at Cleveland looked. Big. but that
was frog pond compared with the
Atlantic ocean
We are fortunate in being on one of
the largest, fastest and safest ships
afloat. There are 5000 soldiers and
at least 500 Red Cross nurses. besides
the ships crew OF Frenchmsn, on
board have not been seasick yet,
and probably will not be unless we
run into a storm Hundreds OF the
boys got sick about the second day
out from port
l wrote you from Camp Merritt tell
ing you about or trip from Waco,
Tex. to New Jersey. and the vnfor-
tunate wreck near Springfield. Mo.
The car just In front Of me was utter
ly destroyed. killing or injuring most
Of its occupants. was not hurt II
helped reecue the injured and extri-
cate the dead. AS some Of the dead
were torn to pieces It was very I'M
pleasant task.
Ny opportunity 70 go to France
came sooner than Il expected. Wei
will. Eo doubt. train in camp for anArut
si1 months before bains sent into the
trenches. may try to learn a little
enough to MIKE myself under-
stood in conversation
October 6-we arrived safely In
FrsAee yesterday morning We were
ON the water about nine days. am
well and in good spirits. The French |
Villages are pretty and interesting
with their old-fashiosed stone hoxses
and cobbiestone pavemerfs. Many OF
French people wsarrwooden. shines
ike The Hollanders- The women arc
abing the work while the men ara at
The frout lighting.
Just two months from the day Lien |
canso City I landed In France. We
All look forward to the homccoRing !
when the job of LICKING the Huas Is !
ininhed.
October 1--we are quartercd in = |
French villa for trzining. rhIss - 81
sssy pretty country. but yesy. dAmp-
The blackberrIes s<e about gone They
we're plentiful There are some grapes |
In yet. l understand the csrmans
are stiIi retreatisE- This Iss sucoar-
sgins.
October 1--we are being we'll f-d |
and well cared fnr here. The supper |
] got tonight suited me fins. Il con-
zisted OF pork and beans (canned).
raw onions. pickles. sirup. corn bread.
white bread and coffee. aud. plenty OF
IT, Not all of the meals s'rike me
as well as that. but so far have never
gone away hungry.
The French women are good cooks.
have tried their cooking and make
how to fry, meat and make, egg ONE
Iettes. aud their French fried pota-
toes are crrtainIy fins.
hope Rath in getfsng along well In
school and with her music Don't
worry in the least about me. ] ex-
pect to- come home some time safe
and sound. Goodby for this time.