Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-08
CONCENTRATES
SELF ON ENTRANCE
into WORLD WAR
HUGO FALES BELIEVES HE CAN
LOOK BACK IN AFTER YEARS
WITH SATISFACTION
April 9. 1918.

April =, 1916.
Dear Mother and Father:
1t has. been some time since have
had time to drop line, but have been
awful bosy nevertheless. / keep my
good health and am still batting 1000.
/ just received four letters frpm you
and am glad to know you are stand
ing the cold weather in good shape. /
suppose you are stepping around some
by this time in your new car and if it
keeps up the reputation of the previ-
Gus cars it will last you a long time.
For the past two weeks we have
been working night and day. 1t sure
seems good to get back into real ac-
tion evenNfor short period Of time.
expect to be sent back again soon
to continue my previous work as an
instructor. For the time being l am
driving staff car which happens to
be Ford, but it is new one so |
don't have any trouble with it.
L In regard to the package from Mrs.
Ferrick, sure did get it and wrote.
them thanking them for same at once
1t is strange they never received my
letter.
am sure glad you look at my point
in leaving as you do. 1t sure makes
me feel lot better to know that you
are behind me in my actions. / think
it was the thing for me to do and /
shall never be sorry for it, In later
years / can look back at my doings
with a great. deal. of satisfaction,
when man who has never seen any
thing of this war VIII have something
to regret.
In the last couple of weeks | have
been very much impressed with the
French soldiers. They sure are a
wonderful bunch of men and they
have wonderful organization.
received both of the packages
that Palmer sent and | think / have
received most of my packages so far.
We have Victrela we carry around
with US. Some of the new boys
brought it over from the States with
lot of new records. We have a lot
of sport playing same. | will try and
drop Clara Hogle a line some day.
| see by the paper that Dad is run
ming for mayor. What in the dickens
does he want that again for? 1t just
makes lot Of extra work for him.
Is Roy back there again; have you
tried to drive the car yet? So Bruce
is going to Lowell Did he buy an old
established business or is he going to
open up new store haven't heard
from Mr.. Gray in some time, but | re-
ceived box of cigars from the of
ficer about a month ago. / have
plenty of socks and clothes at pre-
sent i'm fact about all / can carry.
around. / have some FreezoneN over
but don't use it, These army shoes
are so large my corns don't bother
me. l talk enough French to get by
and to get anything on that account.
We get two daily papers every day,
so we get most of the dope as far as
the dope goes.
Please don't worry about me keep
ing well. We have three doctors with
us at all times. The fact Of the mat
ter is we get nothing but plain food
and all we have to worry about is
colds, but / am used to that now. ]
can sleep anywhere, even on cement
floor and enjoy it.
Let me know as soon as you get
the package | sent from Paris, and
did you get the German souvenir l
sent in my letter?
/ sure had fine time in Paris. Now
| am back on the old job and we are
having very interesting work. Will
close for this time and write as soon
as / have time. From your affection
ate son, Hugo.