The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-04-24

take care OF our dearest parents. for
they are getting old and there is no
telling just when one or both of them
will be called to go over there
December 28.-I am writing often
because we may not get all the mail
that is enroute because it has to cross
the pond and you can never tell what
will happen before the boat lands.
We have made another move since
last wrote you. We walked about
IS miles through a snow storm in
snow from two to eight inches deep,
but we all made it alright.
No one fell out, but believe me, we
were tired bunch when we arrived
here. | don't believe was good for
many more miles.
We are sure having some cold
weather. 1t has showed for two days
and is about eight inches deep, but
has stopped now. We have hip boots
and lots of good winter clothes and
good sleeping quarters. So don't
worry about me. for l am we'll and
feeling fine. Only get little home
sick once-in-awhile. But I am in a
jolly good bunch of boys, so one
can't stay that way long. But a boy
will think of home regardless
We were all paid last night, so most
of the boys are up town tonight. We
are in the center of three little towns
and took them all in this afternoon.
The French people are quite differ
ent from us wild-hearted Americans.
They move around very slow and TN
concerned
In town the size of Ocilla there
will be about four stores and they
carry in stock anything from pick
handle to a watch cliain.
January Slow is the war getting
on? We never hear anything about
It. Send me some papers.
Well, we have had some turkey to-
day. Wejust got our Christmas din
ner. Guess it will be the last real
dinner till next Thanksgiving, unless
we get home before that time.
January S-We are still having cold
weather. thought for day or two
my feet would freeze and they did
get little frosted and gave me some
trouble for few days.
1t turned warm yesterday and rain
ed all day and today it showed all
morning and turned cold this after
noon, but | believe it will warm up
in day or two.
have been feeling the very best
since we made our last move and 1
hope we will stay here for awhile
The reason l think for my feeling
so good is because we are ina high
er altitude.
We are thankful that we have
pretty good meals and good sleep
ing quarters.
January 2lst.-Papa's letter mailed
December 18th and Elmcr's mailed
December 18th received Saturday
Jan, 10Th. Also Leader Enterprise
with my letter of Nov. 10Th in it.
Gee, it looks as if you would have
corrected the letter in some places,
for never take any special care
when am writing home.
We have had some very cold
weather but are having some nice
warm days now, but it looks as
though it will rain in few days. but
l am afraid it will turn cold again. II
has been as low as IS to 20 below
zero and when on the outside it was
little hard to stand but you know
we are in the army and we have to
stand few things we would not like
to IN civilian life. Uncle Sam and the
Red Cross have done all they could
to keep us warm in the way of clo-
thes.
We are now located in a very pref
ty country and farming sections and
from the looks Of the fields, it looks
as if they cultivate every inch of
ground that can possible be cultiyat-
ed and from the looks of the orchards
they have plenty of apples and pears.
There were three airplanes came
down in about one mile of our camp
Saturday about dusk. They were
French machines and had been out
scouting around and the high wind
blew them SO far off their course uu-
til they could not make it back to
their base, so they camped there all
night and got away next morning
all o. X.
1t is certainly wonderful how they
can handle those flying machines.
There is hardly a day that we do
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