Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08
TRAVELS OF A SOLDIER
Splendid Letter That VlSuallzeS the
Sights By the Way
SCENES and INCIDENTS IN FRANCE

From Sunny South Over the Sea by
Way Of Greenland's Icy Mountains
TO Ireland. Scotland and England
and Then Along the Battle Lines
Amid the Thunders Of Cannon, Rat
tie Of Machine Guns. and Whir OF
AlrpIanes-OelightfuI Hospitality OF
the French.
This letter fi0m I.Ouis T.. Good. Il
York county boy, TO his sister. Mrs. D.
4. Carroll Of Filbert makes most de-
lightful reading for everybody:
Somewhere In France.
October :. 1918.
My dear Sister:
| have Just received your letter along
with seven others, and you bet they all
looked good to me.
| guess you have heard about most
Of my travel and experiences. but ca'h
tIay adds so many mOr'' to my already
long list that it would be impossible l"
tell IL all To one person at one tune
unless should write Il book. | have
Travelled at least 10000 miles sine"
July %. SAW all the interesting things
from tn" Palmetto 10 Jersey city pier:
rode the Hudson waves: lived on LONE
Island: saw New York: bade the stat
nc. of Liberty farewell August \. l"lS.
and for twelve days ] Zlg-ZagEcd IN"
deep blue sea-. During those days
passed from the excessive heat OF the
Sunny South into place where
could see iCcbcrgS | also passed :"
close to the land OF ice and green that
/ could see them.
passed i'm my tours, the land OF the
funny man. on whom so many Jokes
are told and from that you can guess
what | SAW on my right, going east
ward. landed we'll enough too. in Il
certain English harbor. You can bet
spilled no f"ars aS walked down
that gang plank. | walked through IN"
streets of that city at an early houf
anu SslN S'lllt VI Wv tNiN'''N'N
in the world and Il place where the
worlds greatest business deals ar"
transacted. We hastily caught train
that carried us swiftly across the whole
of England saw how they plotted
their ground and fixed their yards ana
homes. passed through and stopped
at the city in England where EHanGel-
list and Mrs. Chapman first formed Ihr
New Testament League.
Arriving at camp about night,
rOamcd around the place without per-
mission and missed roll call for which
/ was due extra duty which | didn
get. little cared for extra duty as
ran upon Basil Goodc. We stayed to-
Scthcr during my stay there. ~ few
days later, we left this ''rest" camp
and hiked for twelve miles under lOO-
pound packs. At the end of this nike
we caught another boat and crossed
the boistcrous channel
Along this trip, / saw many beautl-
full scenes of the green mountains on
the sides of which were built old ana
stately castles that YOU used t" READ
obout i'm history. AS we left shore
about sundown. everything appeared
very pretty and by the time it became
dark we were we'll out on the water, so
We went to our respective places. IN"
rext morning found us in Il French
harbOr.
Another hike OF five miles and Il rest
camp for three days. You can bet we
were getting tired of Rest Camps.
We then caught train toward central
France hut shifted tracks NJ certain
town and went north TO one OF Frances
most noted seaport towns. having Il
population of 10000. There. one of
Amcrica's bases is situated and there is
where Il person can get glimpse oi
what Uncle sam is doing. | saw TINS
big city from \ to Il. rs we stayed
there ten days. 1t is noted for its beau
tiful sunsets and Il rich mans summer
resort. The Notrc Dame church is one
of the great curioSiti"S, having been
built in 1871.
This is where my company got con-
voy of forty Ford cars and for four
DAYS Travelled through France. l pass
ed through some of the most beautifui
country | ever expect 10 SEQ The land
was level and green and II seems as II
il WAS all laid out for Il garden or Il
ward, They always have the most
beautiful flowers in their yards. l
PASSED out of the level land into the
beautiful mountains They were steep,
rugged. and green. We windcd our
WAY over these and arrived at our first
American camp since arriving IN
France. We stayed nj this good place
for only two days. starting then. with
almost hundred cars from Cadillacs
10 Fords. for the front We drove for
practically four days and nights, With
out lights. | passed through the little
village in which is the church that
loan of Arc had the vision Of the An
gel handing her the sword with which
10 free France. s,lw Hun planes that
had been brought down. We passed or
travelled parallel with the line for sew
eral hours, but did not know 1t. !
soon found out from an air raid. l
saw the search lights from all sides
flash over the sky. heard the roar OF
anti aircraft guns. the popping OF ma
chine guns in the sky. and l heard the
whiz of the aeroplanes but there was
nothing to do only to remain quiet.
Fritz didn't hurt any Of us.
AS said. at night we had to drive
without lights. and could tell you eN-
periences that would tickle you to
death, but haven't space. We neared
our destination about l o'clock n. m,
and were again in raid-no lights
and the traffic was so thick there that
II would make Broadway look like n
funeral procession. Cars were lined
ND along the road both going and COM
ing from the front. Artillery columns
we're going to the front. All of this
taking place in one little road. we
parked in a woods with five brigades