The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-06-13
LEXINGTON BOY WRITES
FROM FRONT N FRANCE
Harry b, Schriever, Now With Forest
Engineers, Among First to En-
list From Morrow County

u NOuoii VI 4hI. OihtOt WIN nv"
with the American Expeditionary
Forces in France. Mr.. Schrieyer
went over at about the time of the
sinking of the Tuscania, and it was
originally intended that his division
should ship on that boat, and it had
been SO reported. Orders were chang
ed, however, and the division boarded
another vessel which made the trip
without mishap. At the time of his
enlistment MIR. Schriever was engag
ed as foreman at the C. R. Pointer
farm. He was valuable man ON the
farm and his going was regretted.
We give his letters here, knowing
that his many Lexisgton friends will
be glad Of a word from him. The
purely personal portions have been
omitted.
With the American Expedi-
Forces, May 9, 1918.
| Lear MauQe ana FOLKS
will try to write you few lines
today. Received your most welcome
letter day before yesterday, and must
say that l was glad to hear from you.
Had only two letters in a month. A
letter from Emma tie same time
said that everything is fine and dandy
there (Dakota). She is sending me
the Sanborn paper and got six of
them today. She said they were ex-
pecting Arch home for few days.
have never heard from him though 1
have written him several times. Re-
ceived letter also from Gertie, writ
ten on the 18th of March. At that
time they were at Lester Prairie,
Mimi, but l see by the papers they
are at Sanborn now. A letter was
received from James and Lucy on
Feb. 23. They sent me muffler.,
finally got the box of candy you sent
to Belvoir 1t reached me on April
, 10th and was not in very good shape.
| gave it to the French kids and they
sure dug into it.
Must have missed some of your let
ters, as | knew nothing of the Boss
selling the mules. | sure would like
to have old Shag and Beck to drive
now. Ii you could see some of the
horses have been working since
coming over here. Well they will
see some war times if they ever get
on this side. Tell the boys to take
good care of that Kentucky race horse
until | get back.
| You spoke of sending papers.
never got but one Heppner paper anC
) one Oregonian-January papers.
/ We sure have had some weather
| here lately. Ii rained on Easter anC
! has kept it up every Sunday since, a!
| well as most every other day. Wind
/ and dust do not bother JUS. Since
| wrote you last We have moved to thi
point whore we have been for abou
road ties. Being camped betweel
two villages, the French come to SCI
us from both sides. There was a mo-
of them here today as it was som
sort Of Catholic holiday. The
| were all through the woods rubberin
at the things we were working with
| They beat the world for rubbering
You take an American wagon to. tn
village and the whole town comes GU
to see it.
There are lots of small village
here but you cant buy much i
them The people live funny, all i
small towns, not like the farmers a
| home who live on their land, Man
| of these villages have no stores at al
just a cafe ar two. The houses ar
all built of concrete, house and bar
| together-about two feet from tn
| the house door to the barn door, an
| they always pile their manure /
front of the house door. Their Wealt
| is judged by the size of the manur
| pile and there is some of the riches
| people here | ever saw.
| | have one of these French girl
| spotted and | think l will bring he
| back to the States with me. ca
| almost make a living now and wit
| one of them | believe | would max
II it fine. But | think | shall have
| stay here until she learns to tai
| English because l will never lear
| the French.
| Have heard nothing about a lin
to our letters-write as many as W
like And about money, | have lot
of francs; we get our pay regularl
now.
II 1t is rumored that we get a sever
day furlough in June, and if it give
me time | am going to try and sc
some of this country. But we can
go to Paris, where we want to G
worst.
| With best regards to ALL
/ HARRY.
| Co. c, 5th Bn., A. E. F., Goth Eng.
| Somewhere in France.
| Dear Maude:
| I received your letter of the 3Ot
of March few days ago and ! mu
say that | was glad to hear fro
you. The letter got strayed off som
where as it was late reaching m
We get letters in from twenty da,
to two months. Sometimes we e.
mail every day, then we may go tw
weeks without any at all. The bul
| dies of papers you sent reached II
day before yesterday and | have bee
busy reading them. l was sorry
see that Ralph Beckett was dead
never knew the other boy. Was sorl
also to hear that Uncle Marsh WI
% so bad off.
10 You ask about the Tuscania. "
t. were at sea when 1t was sunk and G,
wireless the next morning ar
heard what shin II WAS but did n,