The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-12
Canon Boy Tells of
wHis Work Overseas

Ralph MtddlemlsS mas written the
following letter to his mother here.
which will be read with interest by
his friends. He says:
Somewhere in France. Oct 16. 1918.
Dear Mothcr-I received your well
come letter few days ago. and was
sure glad TO hear from home again.
Was very glad to hear that Stewart is
getting along o. X. Typhoid usually
goes pretty hard 1t was very good OF
the neishbors to offer their services
and bring flowers.
am still in telegraph office In the
same old place and am on duty from
2 a. m. TO 10 p. m After supper
make fire in the ere place. pull the
table up close to II. and then play
Checkers or dominoes TO pass away the
evening. have plenty OF time TO
write or study. | am learning little
: french. though IL seems very slowly
The weather here continues abou,
the same as when l wrote last time.
only Il is getting colder. They say
that this rainy season only lasts u
months gu; OF the year. The sun
ss.aes between times Where I am
AT present It doesn't bother me n bit.
hut know It Is very disagrceabie for
many OF them. especially In the trench
es. Everything IS sne with me. good
place to sleep and three squares a
tay. and plenty OF warm clothes.
! don't know whether will have a
chance TO bag any Huns or not II
stay where am now the chances are
slim. have 10 rounds of amnuni-
tion and my rife with me. also gas
mask. They came Up ard got s=ly tin
hat ! guess because they thought we
/, might be short of wash basins and
would use them.
| think we will soon have Y. NJ. C.
a here with books. games. etc. We
,slready have a little reading room and
n few magazines. l have one Literary
Digest magazine that / have read
enough to have committed its contents
30 memory. That is fne publication.
! was reading an account of Henry
Ford in Worlds Work Most OF us
think OF him only as maker of the
"tin lixxy.- But far from that: he Is
turning out Liberty motors. battle
ships. umbuiances. Fordson tractors.
and even makes movies for yeduca-
iionai purposes. and also owns and o9-
erntes one OF the largest and most
up-to-date hospitals in the United
States.
Tine way things nave been going at
the front lately do not think the war
win last n great while. The sooner
II ends and ends right the better We
will all be pleased. know the folks
at homo are back OF IL with money,
service and In fact with their whole
beings. What can BE ;.ase result bu,
success?
You would be surprised to see the
nice modern Red Cross trains that
come through here. The United
states puts up the real stun always.
The street cars in England are double
decked with set OF stairs ut either
end. They look pretty top-hcsvy to-
me. Over here the street cars and
trains always pass on the left side
instead OF the right. The freight cars
that we rode In were marked -s
horses or 3: men, One fellow wrote
home and told his folks that at the
time he thought little OF IL. But now,
Since he has TO sieep In a barn. he
begins TO feel like one of the horse
tribe.
received letter from Bob Cissna.
He is taking radio at Fort Collins. He
said he could take eight words min
ute on the buzzer. Well. have taken
Is and 20. but 155 is about my style.
I also received letter from Rev. Mr..
.Armentrout not long ago. There was
lots of news In II.
don't know whether Canon people
know my address or not. have re-
ceived very few letters except from
home. There is no news around here
20 write about.
must close--the reason is evident.
hope to hear from you each week.
will write as often as I caus Your
loving son,
RALPH w. M1nDLEMlSS.
Hcadquarters Company. l5sth Imam
Try. A. p. o.. 7ss. American Expedi.
tionAry Forces. France.
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