The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-03
News from Khaki Bows

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cow, where he was born and raised
and who worked for the telephone
company for number of years, has
written the following very interesting
letter to c. J. Langdon, manager Of
the company. His letter follows:
IN FRANCE, Aug. 23.-Dear
friend Joe: Thought l would drop
you few lines conveying to you some
information as to this country and
the small part I am playing in Uncle
Sans army over here. Of course
you probably realize that friend CEN
sor does not allow one to write very
much, but | will do the best that I
can inside Of the limits he has set.
/ have been in France about three
months and haven't had enuff mail
from home to put in your eye. This
is due, l suppose, to the congestion
Of Uncle Sans foreign postal serv-
ice. / can sympathize with his plight
in this respect but can't say that
have become reconciled to the scarcity
of said mail.
have been working very hard of
late and have but very little time that
can really call my own. We have
been heretofore acting as a regular
base hospital taking wounded in all
stages of convalescence and putting
them on their feet. From now on
we will act as an (censored.) That
is we will take the wounded directly
from the field hospitals, perform what
operations are necessary and other
wise get them ready as speedily as
possible for shipment to other base
hospitals, general hospitals, GONZALES
cent camps, ETC., further back behind
the lines, where they will remain I'M
til fully recuperated. This of course
keeps US going as they are continually
arriving from the field and departing
for the bases.
We have handled a large number
Of the boys since we have been in
operation. By faro the greater num-
Der of these men are victims Of 1.-THE
Hun gas. which readily shows u the
type of fighting tactics these fiends
are using. 1t seems as tho nothing
- matter how cruel or devilishl ut
may be, is overlooked by the enemy,
in their. desperate attempts to win
this war. But regardless, i believe
Germany now realizes that shegis due
forsdefeat and is only trying to1delay
the inevitable end Those Boche were
sure prepared for things 4 tho, DO
you know that German gas, masks
have been found with. the dates, of
1908 on them showing that, they were
anticipating the use, Of this material
that far back ..,sss,.r7 e g.
At any rate this said defeat can't
come any too soon for men, cause I'm
sure getting lonesome for the u. S. "A.
al These European nations may be all
right and probably are, but no real
American would ever think of com
pairing them with our own cd country
This little tour that l have made has
knocked absolutely all former desire
for European travel, that / may have |
nad, completely skyward, and / find
hat my curiosity has been completely
satisfied Hereafter / think that /
shall be more content to confine my
journeys to that portion of The globe
over which the Stars and Stripes acts
is guardian angel. Don't misunder-
stand me and think that / am holler-
ng, because such is not the case
accept discharge from the
American army right now, but any
ime they want to offer it to me after
he war is over | think I'll be able
% see my way clear to do so. We
now that there is only one place for
lere, and also that one couldn't feel
uoC CIV III IiiC y. ~. "a, Willie CillS
var is on.
Everything over here is so ancient
nd seemingly unprogressive. Of
curse much of the lack of prosperity.
5 directly traceable to the present
var, but anyway they just haven't
he American viewpoint in regard to
cleanliness, beauty, and
1odernity. For instance, their archi-
ecture, while in many cases very,
cry beautiful, is of a sameness that
lakes it become decidedly monoton-
Us to one who is used to the multi 7
olored, many-styled, modern plumbed
obstruction found in our own~country.
Barns, houses, in fact all buildings :
re Of stone. Very few housewives 7
vould know what to do with modern
as we have them. The |
easants seem to feel as tho the larg-
st possible pile of manure in near I
roximity to his front door is en-
ematic Of industry and prosperity. Y
t any rate they all have these, and
Jidently take the greatest of pride
them. Their customs would shock
merica off it's feet. -
The natural scenic beauties are :
reat, however, and it is hard to real
e the amount Of damage this war
inflicting upon the land. Thous- :
(h1rp r Eharp A1ikeI 5