The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-17
whey BROS. BOTH
IN THE SERVICE
Raleigh Winey Writes Parents From
| France and Merrill Winey Writes
From Camp Dodge.
|cRoWs REMIND ONE OF IOWA
Merrill Witnesses the Hanging of the
| Z Three Negro Soldiers at Camp
Dodge-To be Remembered

The following two letters written
by the Whey brothers of Deloit will
be of interest to the many friends Of
the Whey family who are readers Of
the Review. One was written by Pri-
vate Raleigh Whey, whose safe ar
rival in France was noted in the Re-
view of last week, while the other
comes from his brother, Merrill Win
ey, a member~of Co. C, 351st infantry,
Camp Dodge.
Somewhere in France,
June IA, 1918.
Dear Sister: Will try and write you
a few lines tonight to let you know
am still all o. X. We are having
fine weather here. 1t is not very
warm for this time of the year. ..
1t gets light here about 3 o'clock
in the morning and doesn't get dark
until 10 at night. This is a pretty
country. all the houses are made of
trees The only thing that looks like
of them here. Did you get my card
I sent you. saying that | had arrived
safely in France?
l expect the folks have received my
letter by this time. Expect it will be
the fourth of July by the time you
get this letter. I have not received
any mail since 1 have been here, but
we expect to get mail in few days.
would like to get the county papers
but we can not get second class here
from the u. S. A. Tell Clarence ]
would like to have some of his Prince
Albert. Can not get any over here.
l know he would send me some but
lit would do no good for it never
would get here.
| have a great time trying to talk
Ito French people and learn to make
change in their money.
Say, do you know where Glen Dun
bar is, and Jack Better and the rest
of the boys? suppose they are all
over here by this time. And is Mer-
frill at home yet? Suppose he has his
|watermelons planted by this time.
expect you are busy with your chick.
ems, and did you get that hawk you
told me about in your last letter?
Well there is not much news to
write about tonight Would like to
tell you what am doing over here
but the censor would take it out. But
don't worry about me, am still 0.
K, feel fine and hope this letter
finds everybody at home the same.
Will close for this time. Write again
soon. With love to all,
Private Raleigh Whey,
Co. l, 131st Inf, A. e. r.
Camp Dodge, July 5, 1918.
Dear Sister: Thought would write
you letter to let you know am fine
and dandy Plenty to eat and lots OF
lit. Sure had some fine dinner yester.
day, good enough for the president
to sit down to.
Been drilling pretty hard. Sure
makes a fellow sweat these hot days,
but am making it fine so far Don't
know how long will be here. May
leave in two weeks the way they
talk. One never knows till you get
the order. Have not been assigned
to any permanent company as yet
but am in the 351st infantry so far.
Will let you know If I am moved, SO
|if you write it will follow me up.
Don't worry about me, will make
if some way. A man is all right here.
Everything he wants. or course he
has to buy lots of things such as to-
bacco, candy and his soap and towels
and such stuff as that. Takes lots or
money if he wants to spend it.
A fellow has lots to learn here. saw