The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-27
LIKES THE ARMY
Private Harold Philputt Has Inter
estlna Experiences.

NelatlVeS mere nave received the
following letter from Private Harold
Philputt of Company c. 3O3d. U. S
Infantry:
AS have a few spare moments
viii drop you few lines saying I am
well and o. K. hope yot will ex
cuse this writing but you know this
paper is not much good for pen and
secondly ! have no writing desk.
am somewhere in France and am liz
ing in an old barn. One night III
rained and Pete King got very wet.
left Camp Devens July 9TH and have
just about got settled. As write
this letter | am sitting on the fiooi
and using book for desk There
are ten OF us staying in the barn. II
is very small, space, but | am in the
army now by the time you receive
this letter no doubt will be at the
front and | sure will do my bit. like
the army lie very much and If only
come back can tell Hen some very
interesting stories. In the last month
| have been in four countries. | have
been in England and visited some
very interesting places was in one
old church that was built in the
fourth century and was rebuilt again
in 1902. Was .lso in Winchester
castle and saw the statue OF Queen
/ Victoria. ! sure had some trip across
and | sure was very sick did not
eat only about every other day We
had or that is the report little EN-
counter with submarine but We
were too many for her.
Have you bought any more hounds
for this winter and are the rabbits
as scarce as last winter? When We
moved from one camp to another in
I France we rode in freight cars The
cars are about half as large as ours
! and We had thirty men in a car The.
we're cattle cars Some ride that was
1 While on the train we passed a little
clump of sage bush and | saw two
grey rabbits and that sure made me
| homesick.
would like to be home so ! could
pick the rabbits as you terrified them
out, but | will be picking Germans
and they can shoot back too. The
French are very good and they think
the American soldiers are very clean
and neat How is Charlie and his
son. You sure make some Uncle
J0hnie. | started this letter last
night and IL is now Saturday morning
and am sitting in the barn door wait
ing for inspection which we have
every Saturday morning. We must
be clean shaved aud our bunck
and equipment in good shape. sup.
pose you have your house all fixed
by now and bath room zip stairs.
Believe me when one leaves the
good old U. S A. he is only camping
out Tell your mother / would like
to sit down TO a bowl of her chocolate
pudding or chunk Of her chocolate
pie. I can and do eat many things
now that ! never used to eat at home
FOR instance macroni can nov it
away like hay How is Hen and does
he make as many speeches and what
hoes he think of the war?
The wine and beer are both plenti.
tul here and we are allowed to use It
% q certain extent II one gets more
han is good for him the lid IS put on
The whole company for certain
'cnglh OF time. Next month starts
hunting season and suppose you will
get your share of the game You will
} have 10 get a new partner for fishing
his winter but YOU will 80 some il
YOU beat our last years record. The
boys are all healthy and can eat any
hing and sleep on a picket fence.
, tried to buy can OF sardincs and as
they wanted forty cents refused
We are issued tobacco every so often
md the boys all appreciate It.
Eggs here are only dollar and
/ twenty cents dozen by the time
, Won receive this letter our company
win be all broke up and we don't like
, that because we just get acquainted
/ and then split up We can ge
French papers here and some car
: read French and ! am learning fairly
we'll | can understand the French
4 money good and II Is easier than thu
1 English money | suppose the Oak
( land is running good and YOU have
{ some nice pleasure trips II look
z queer to see the old women drivinl
4 their goats along the road and to SCI
I the people going to town in a tw,
Il wheel gig and a little donkey. | sur
pose your mill is all complete an
II the shoddy is more than flying Their
o is large river back Of our harm an
e we go in bathing every night Their
c are some fish in there and some O
e The boys 20 after supper. Well
must close for this time and ! wi
write again as | find time All ma
is censored so | cant tell YOU all
would like to- Goodbye for nov
e Love to all the family.
Tell Lizzie to give my regards
Mrs. Remington. Woodward }a'
cock and keep good share for he
self Answer soon. From
sr pvt Harold Phtputt
Co &C" 30S Inf
90 American l.. f.
he GERMANS MUTlNY