Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-02-05
MCCOY WRITES
FROM FRANCE

Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Mccoy have
received recently two letters from
their son, Lawrence R. Mccoy, LIST
Lieutenant, Company D., Goth Engi-
neers, Somewhere in France. Lieu
tenant Mccoy writes interestingly of
some of his experiences in a letter
dated December Goth:
Dear Father, Mother and Family:
No mail has come through from
any of you as yet but here is another
note to let you know that / am COM
fortably settled with a French family
-billeted, as they call it in the army.
We are very much in hopes of re-
ceiving mail by Christmas, but, who
knows, it may be another six weeks.
The country about here is very
similar to Boomers Ferry. Many
westerners have remarked about it.
AS result am enjoying my work
immensely. Also ] am having a lit
tie trouble with my old malady,
asthma. We are about 5000 feet
above the sea level-a beautiful coun-
try with many small mountains, some
good patches of forests, pretty noun
tain streams, wonderful granite rock
roads. Certainly an attractive COM
bination. There is also a small lake
about four or five miles wide near
here so / am looking forward to
swimming next summer.
am getting along well with my
French acquaintance, in fact talk
considerable French now. l spent
the day with a French Forester
Their forests are in surprising good
condition.
l am sorry that I cannot write you
anything about my military life. II
is the greatest life a man can live
1t is thrilling and fascinating. But
I'll have many tales to tell you when
| return.
1 am living with a French school
teacher, his wife and three very pret-
ty children. They are very thought
full, considerate people and make me
feel as much at home as possible.
We have a little snow on the
ground but l do not think we will
suffer much from the cold. And to-
morrow is the shortest day of the
year and so the winter will soon be
over. Don't forget to write fire.
quently.
Your Son, Lawrence.
In a letter dated December goth
Lieut.. Mccoy writes: 81 have hac
two letters from you-the first
have received in nearly two months
time and as this is the Christmas
season the letters arrived very op
1 portunely.
have a new job now. I hav,
been transferred to Headquarters t
act as a secretary and interpreter
and consequently / am driving a gooC
deal. Covered about 200 miles today
in a Cadillac Six. The French roads
are wonderful. One time today whel
we were travelling along at a smootl
steady gait l asked the driver VIVA
speed were making and he replied
"52 miles per hour" / am in
steam heated room tonight for tn
first time in months but l am still
looking for that bath.
, l enjoyed a delightful Christina
as the guest of the Major of GU
battalion. There were two majors,
captain and myself present-prett
= swell company for a lieutenant.
= 1t is nearly impossible to get wool
= en- socks woven here in such a man
ner that they will not shrink S
: badly that they cannot be worn.
Heu wv Pdlis Iuliieu Oh lne Snl
coming over here and a third pal
/. washed here in France were S
shrunken that l gave them to
smallfooted Frenchman. / bought
dozen pair of wool and cotton mis
L ture socks from the government fc
26 cents per pair. We could not bu
! these things from the government
e the United States. 1t is hard to G,
milk chocolate, nuts and raisens an
cigarettes over here"