The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-02
AN INTERESTING LETTER
FROM THE FRENCH FRONT
Son or Joe Herbcr Tells OF
Events That Have Transpired
In War.Toan France,
Since His Arrival

! in Franc"
on Active service, with Die Amer
lean kxpedHlonaf, fofees. someu her,
in France EASTER SUNDAY Ms dear
SIS Two letters have eoae forward
addressed "a mother oue Nhlle "a
route in the middle OF ihe Atlanta,
rand the other after landing seint
where IN tgaaee Also fao cards
white az sort of eniharAaiion. Which l
hope have been received bY the time
this letter r,aches you
The trip acn,ss the roH.i was one
continual round of pressure Il had
4 long heen my desire 20 orsss the bla
deen blue, and when ! stepped aboard
'be transport. my heart loaped with
1 icy. 80 know that had AT least ae-
oomrisshed the start 4 faw honrv
"a sailing found me feeling awful un
comfortable, and fe"ling awful bad
/ i.ea s,cki or roursa, the first das
1 thought ! would die. the next day |
vas afraid would not die. the scenoe
! hnged 70 soc did nue interest me
IA the lsst Howeyer the morning
0t the tard aav thsues began a.
brighten IA, and everything look,@a
aieasant. and whilV elil feeling weak
from III pa 4 Two days a very nlsas
ani day ~as spent ! As.a access IL p
state r0nn and therefore could eniot
Tie trip mar. cur conc any com
mauaer aia an ia MS evNet Is nak
the trip iilsaaani ana comfortable
and he il indeed j vee 4seablr and
good chap and from be lh'ni Aaa
out tho trip WAS Indeed wonaswsaI
our dsiis routine Nus Watching fol
llose German s,a fsts Indeed la sle
Sam provided oodlea af protection -
hen his little DESTROYER flr.d - haf
and faded s would indeed b.
sloon- ,ay We'll - maoa lar h.
rip w nad oodl,~ of ea5d thns
4, eat which added much pleasure
io the trip
W'll. our nen camp IS indeed
wonderful .lace fveNlhlns gr O.
and booking pretty Plenty 81 x -
( fuit % eng. and of eonrs. good ne
and beer % weak guaHts on's r.
so'dlers 10 drink aud merry time I
sn ioleei euioyins 4 non soon
Nov veees. our rueh VIII bs local =
rd hen u ueans - houfs beh nd
iAe wh,i and egpeos tlai many
~, IS 4 be gloomy and DARK
Nnu t9 doubt have reeea "a. las this
time ihe company loturo which
man YOU from ~ Nyer These arr
'he Texas and oklahoma boys who
'cft Camp TfaNls on January Eth /,
make uD the iift irnek camnnn,
Noiico our 5ifh Te, our mascot.
fohah, the best soldier of aN
without him our company would
'ost he eems 10 enioy foreign serg
'ea also
60 NIX hack 20 our trip. after severe
irys ssiiuv. land newer seemed
f- away and j. was many wish az
seseed thai they sonld be glad 4
see lnnI ones more again Waio
plenty of it but ~ land Day afic
'nv. We sailed aud sf.li no land Tn
hearty infle propeller on lias boai
feis np ifs usuai iroke each da,
inc AMI time aga K seemed iha
vs. would turn around and ~ bact
silH w. ~eer railing 81 The ame ii
rect'on. soon wonderful .sfting tool
lace. and. The protection which Jucl.
sam has rsvided for h convoy Sc .
sail on 1t. rsurn rip. and land va
sighted. aud ihau ho shouts began
'and once again. aud oh hoa I did
long for che gans plank 10 again b.
.s.d and FOR the or'ler 70 come. fhaf
lnr company were - d'sembark Soon
. came. and when Z planted ms feet
pucc more on land ! took solemn
nth thai ! would nof again ieave land
FithOui taking LITTLE dir with me e.
COX a. and kes. my memory fresh
.h.e sailing and 10 remind me u
he fsci thar land s'iB existed
T. se,8n - ne. hat thousand
tars mus. siapse ~ this country 20
ltch o. with our he little states
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