The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-06-27
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believe il because of the dungeons
underneath. Later it was used by Ma
poleon as barracks for his troops;
then by the government as quarters
for the cavalry. We are located
about five minutes walk from the
heart of the city, and as we are al
lowed passes from $3.50 to $3.50 p m.
we get to see great deal Of the
place. The city is situated near
river; in fact, the river divides IT,
and along its banks are old factories
and mills, which get their power from
numerous dams, where the old time
water wheels exist in abundance Al
the end Of one of the avenues there is
an old-time Roman bridge, very pic
turesque, and near it is modern con-
crete arch bridge for street cars and
other traffic; about two blocks below
that is the high railroad bridge, all
concrete or stone, with great high
arches. II is certainly a beautiful
piece Of work
This country is so rolling that the
railroads are about half tunnels and
half high grades. You have seen PIC
lures of these French locomotives and
also of their compartment coaches.
Most of them are about the size OF an
automobile. All along the line the
switches are controlled by levers from
switch towers, so | imagine a brake
mans work would be very easy. Most
of the trains run very fast, but make
many stops Their tunnels are extra
long and the grades quite steep. A
few nights ago | walked under the
city. Our freight train came out OF
tunnel and ratified down the yards
was made up principally of wine cars,
made of ordinary fiat cars probably
about IL feet long, with two large
casks dashed to them. There are abb
solutely no springs on the cars ana
each one is fastened TO the one ahead
by the link of chain. Imagine the
Jolt at starting and stopping. Each
car has two bumpers at each end and
when they hit you sure can feel IL.
Passenger cars are the same as
freight cars in that respect In the
ward down here ! saw an old locomo-
tive that had enough brass and copper
on it to start mint.
About every fourth or fifth block
one finds wide street, for street cars
and traffic. The rest are narrow ana
as the sidewalks are only two feet
wide, the people swarm down these
narrow cobblestone streets. Many OF
the blocks are triangular and you ma
many places of five or seven corners.
Autos are scarce. Nearly all we see
are army cars. think I've seen three
private cars since arriving In France,
and these were taxis-old and dllapl-
dated and very noisy. There are a
great many Fords here, most of them
are right hand drive. Our brigadier-
has a Winton limousine that
is surely a beauty. Staff officers
have new Studebakers, Dodges and
Fords. The quartermaster corps here
have two new Dodge delivery cars:
Would like to drive one-it would
seem like home. There are great
number of French and English trucks
as well as many American makes. Our
regiment has f. w. DIS. About
week ago a train of Mack trucks went
through in care of company OF en-
yineers. A big Packard oil tanker
lust came in. Looked great deal
ike those the Standard Oil Company
use in Seattle and Portland.
am in the supply depot now as
Have charge OF all
clothes, commissaries aRd ordnance
IF our regiment. 1t is quite like being
IN the store at home. We use an old
stable for warehouse and have quite
4 store. Don't send any more tobacco
,r cigarettes, as we have them IN the
We can get Fatimas and
for cents, and Bull {
Durham for cents. Chocolates are
about the only thing we can't buy
here. so III get requisition and send
'or some.
| am so glad Cecil is coming. He
S giving up a great deal to goa I
ovely wife and mighty good posi- /
ion in Seattle But he will like It. l
know how bad he wants to go, and he
5 going with the fighters the mar
mes. They are doing lots of work
lere, according to the news we get,
Was surprised to hear of Lloyd be-
ne wireless operator on the Alameda
/ saw her as she was leaving for her
Alaska voyage when was visiting
Cecil in Seattle. She was then sec
ond best boat out of Seattle. He must
be quite young man now. II
/ get The Index now and then, ana
| always devour it before 1t hardly
gets cold, even the want ads. There
are great many Emmett boys over
here, but I have seen none of them
as yet see by The Index that Law
renee Polly is in the base censor's Of
fee in Paris. / am going TO try tc
get into communication with him and
see if / can't find out where many OF
them are. They may be very near
me and don't know it.
(Note-The above letter was sent
to The Index by Harold's brother Ce-
ell. In a footnote of the letter Cecil
SAYS: "As l am getting ready to go
also, will you kindly mail this togeth-
err with my Index to my wife at adj
d~aoe riven IF auy of HarOld's friends