The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-15
From BattY Mccarthy.

This letter was sent by Bartholomew
Mccarthy, formerly known in Hammond
as Batty. TO his mother. Mrs. Margaret
Mccarthy, 235 Douglas avenue, West
Hammond.
On Active Service.
A. E. F. IN France.
July Il, 1918
Ny Dear Mother:
While I am al leisure and have moth
TO do al this time. 1t is just about
noon with you and it is evening here. 1
haven't heard of Miss Beaton in about
three weeks. Guess she Is busy down
at Summer school now. I received q
letter from our friend IN Streetor. Ill.
yesterday. 7 am getting along alright
here. but the time is going fast. We
have moving pictures twice a week and
vaudeville show once a week. 50 things
are not so bad. and once in awhile there
is a boxing show in town and we take
that IN too. The town in which we are
located is about two thousand years old.
There are buildings here where Napoleon
imprisoned some of his traitors. I was
down in a little town about forty miles
from here where there are bull rings
where the Roman gladiators used TO
have their sport in the days before
Christ. so by this you can know that this
is a very old place. The old stone walls
around the city are still here and last
night we had a picture Of the dogs
~(meaning mem when they used co send
women TO New Orleans to sell them.
SO last night. seeing the picture and in
the same country, IL brought back the
olden days when France was settling
IN our country.
When you send me any letters use the
same address as always. Don't put the
name Of the town on the envelope.
Tell Kate 10 write TO me and tell me
what she meant in the last letter. T
couldn't make out what she said and It
was of some interest to me. and tell
her to write it over again and write
plain. Say. Ma. there are some of the
fellows in my company that are going 70
get married TO some girls here. They
have a sweet taste. I'll say. But not
for mine. you know it. Charles King is
getting along alright. He certainly is
a fine fellow. He has got the swell head
like some Of the officers. although very
nearly all Of the officers are alright
We had one in our company that had
so much nerve IN Camp Grant. but when
he was on the ship and the submarine
chased us he lost al ms nerve. Tor he
knew the BRINE Blue" plays no favors.
I was on guard about 4 p. m. when the
sub was sighted. They sent a torpedo
al the ship ahead of ours, but missed,
ard when II came abreast of our boat
the gunner sent a shell that busted
above the periscope and the sub went
10 the bottom. We had no more trouble
from then on. say, Ma, the kaiser is
in for en- awful beating, If you could
only see what Uncle Sam IS doing. He
is making all the "frog-eaters" wake up
and take notice. The American boys
are running engines and switching cars
You would think II was back in the
United States. / noticed in TIE TINES
where Book Passenger enlisted in the
Engineers. The chances are that he
might come in our regiment.
Well. I don't know Of any more TO
say at this time. 1 will close for this
time and hope you are well and making
good in the store.
Your loving son.
RATTY
T. s-What do YOU sell in the store
Does Martin go down to South Chicago
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