The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03

line Lieutenant carp is the son Of
Mrs. ID. Kestler Of this city Miss
Minette Despair, whose brother. James
K. Despair, is with Company T., First
Regiment United States Engineers,
writes from Somewhere in France" and
,ells Of h is trip over" and how Thanks
giving day was spent in mid-ocean
with the waves rolling so high that no
one could stay on deck. He writes,
What | have seen Of this country is
different from the United States, and
it does seem funny not to be able to
idlk to any Of the civilians, but we
ID not worry about that, we are here
for business, and the quicker it is over
and we get back the better so the faster
they go the better it pleases US The
following letter from Alvin 5. Page, eld-
e.t son OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Page
is replete with interesting sides of the
life in France:
Somewhere in Sunny e.; No, Snowy
France"
January ., 1918
Dear Ones at Home: As we have
about recovered from the Christmas
rush, festivities etc, also got over the
first Of the new year, will endeavor to
give you short account Of my doings
although | do not have the time to write
rs lengthy letter as I would like to, for
have stacks Of letters on hand that
have not been answered, and as time is
quite an item can only do the best /
can. Have been so busy that [ have
forgotten the last letter | wrote YOU.
h.It T.
since that writing have received letters
from you as follows-all Of which were
lead with much interest and satisfac.
tion. Letter of Nov "a received Dec.
n or 25th,. Letter of Nov. 80 received
Dec. 30, and letter of Nov lG received
Jan. l, 1918. So you can see the first
was received last, and almost the last
received first. This is due to the dis
patch from the United States and the
KIND Of boat dispatched from there on.
some boats are slow and some are fast
So the one leaving last may arrive first
No doubt l have, or VIII receive an the
letters you have written me. and there
Is nothing in your letters that would
% Objectionable. There is no censorship
at this time, to my knowledge on let.
ters coming from United States. How
ever there probably will be a censor.
ship established in the future if the
war should 60 long enough. The LET.
ters you received from me were i'm thar
condition when | mailed them. We were
en route and could not afford to show
on the first letter where we were or
ary particulars, and l wanted to have
1t in such shape that it would be sure
20 pass the censor should he take a
look At n-that is the reason the head
ing was torn off Have also written
you some letters using hotel stationery.
but have always clipped the headings
so If the letter should happen to fail
into the hands of those not intended
the enemy, no information could be
gained We are enjoined to be very
careful along this line. However. have
no fears of your letters coming
through all right and they are not too
long, either, for they are always read
several times. Sometimes it is quite a
while between the times | receive q
letter and then they come in punches.
This cannot be helped, and a good plan
is to write each, or at least once .
week, as at present and / will get
them sooner or later.
On Dec. 30 received a letter from
Garland and Eta, in which they stated
that my box would be shipped the goth
or 2lst of November However, it has
not yet arrived and | am getting very
anxious about that cake as well as
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not have sent anything better than a
cake, if it only gets through in good
shape, which it probably will in due
course. Some of the boys have re.
ceived boxes that were mailed from
the Eastern states about Nov. 10Th or
18TH 50 mine should be coming along
pretty soon. Cake is quite a delicacy.
In fact | understand there will be none
baked in France after the first, as it
is considered the ingrediences are too
scarce. And one always wants what
he has not got. However, we get a
plenty of other sweets It is a great
country for fruits, you know, and pre-.
serves, etc, are obtainable at reasonable
rates My roommate and l usually keep
jar of preserves-cofiture it Is called
In French-in our room to eat with
our breakfast, as that delicacy is nor
included in the bill of fare for breakfas,
However, we have a substantial break.
fast-eggs, omelettes, plenty of bread.
butter and coffee, and occasionally a
steak or mutton chop. The breakfast
wanted by the American is hardly un.
derstood by the French, as their break.
fast taken the country over, consists
Of a small piece Of bread, cup of coffee
or chocolate, and probably a little but
ter or jam. The American has to have
his full breakfast, however, and some
of the small restaurants are prepared
TO serve, but as a general proposition
a French restaurant opens about II
q. m. MONDAY meal and the evening
dinner count, however, as I believe
have told you before, a Frenchman
must have at least two hours for his
MONDAY meal and equally that much
is put in in an enjoyable manner. too.
time for evening dinner. And the time
The mouths of myself and roommate
are tuned for that cake for our break.
fast, and / am sure we will enjoy it
when it arrives. The gum and other
things will also be as greatly apprecl-
ated. I have not seen any chewing
gum and do not believe we can get it
even at the quartermaster stores. How.
ever, recently we are able to get all
the American cigars, tobacco and Gig.
arettes We want at very reasonable
prices, in fact cheaper than they can
be bought in the states. 1 do not know
how long that will last though, and
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