Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-13
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wounded mans rife and with the
boche just across the street I must
have gotten my quota. The boche
withdrew after that and the party
that went ahead later met no resist
ance.
Some of our fellows went back and
looked yer the ground at the corner
later and saw the boche machine gun
emplacement and how they must
have expected to catch us.
All the woods n villages are COW
cred with dead Germans. the evidence
Of fierce struggles.
We are out now and billeted in a
good place, hat is a big barn. and
resting. There is a small city where
We can buy fruits and a few things.
| met Mrs. Fleming there; remember
her in the Y. M. G.. A? She is a Y.
worker. Best of all, old man, the
boys are getting passes for Paris, a
few at a time. I hope to be. able to
tell you about wonderful Paris in the
next letter.
With best regards to you.
Sincerely,
EVERETT.
John Panko.
France, August s, 1918.
Dear Friend John:
$3.50 " JOa hllOW IndL Il am we'll
and hoping this will find you the
same. Well, John, this Is the same
old burg as 1t was when l first got
here, only there is a little more lifo
In 1t now.
We got our camp fixed up-to-date
and are settled down pat. 1 am in the
service at h real but can't help it
Tor | would k to get something out
of the Huns. We have a plant here
in fnlI nnnraffnra nnur xxrorL{o~ lox
and night. We are building cars that
are needed very badly nowadays after
all that good fighting going on. We
are building. five different cars, box
cars. ~refrigerators, fats, high and low
gondolas. We turn out about 100 to
lao cars In twenty hours work.
General Pershing paid us a visit
here on July 81 with some generals
n commanding officers. He made
a speech and told us what good work
we were doing and to keep it up be-
cause the cars are needed very badly
at the front to take up the supplies,
such as food, clothing, ammunition
and men. He said If we could get oui
sixty cars in ten hours, why not sew
enty the next day and eighty the day
after. Geei you ought to hear the
yelling@ And whistling then. / guess
the boys can do 1t. General Pershing
Is a great fellow and all the boys like
him.
The people are doing their bit for
the boys W. here, especially on tho
tobacco fund. We are given a ten
days ration every ten days and 1t
comes in handy. When the boys are
broke we get four packages of Bull
Durham and those hat don't smoke
get chewing tobacco. We have a can
teen also where we a buy cigarettes
and everything we need.
/ am working on a job similar to
that when l was home but only a diff
ferent make cram l am working
nights and like 1t very well as I am
used to working nights and 1 have
more time to myself.
The French people had a carnival
here all last month n l a some
| good times, especially on the skating
rink. Those French chicks could
skate. All they think OF is going back
to the states with the boys. But moth
ing doing here old boy. / think the
U. S. girls are good enough for me.
Well. l guess | will close as we are
| going TO have movies tonight at the
Y. M. c. A 1 am sending my best
| regards to all the boys and hoping
to rear from you soon, 1 am,
Your friend,
JOHN PANKo, A. e. f.
p. S@While reading the Perth Am
boy Evening News ! was surprises
to sec some OF the letters In 1t be-
cause / wroto to two of the fellows
some time ago but never heard
from them. I thought they were
dead.
I am very glad to get The News
for II gives me all the news I want
from home. Enclosed you will find
one of my pictures. I also got a
gold service strip for being in for
eign service six months.