Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-07-11
MORRIS WRITES
ABOUT THINGS
"OVER THERE"
Says the Huns Recognize
the U. S. Boys AS Very
Hard Fighters
Somewhere in France,
June 10, 1918,

Bogalusa, La.
Dear Mr.. Cassidy
Your letter dated May 18th reach
ed me yesterday and received the
usual welcome.
I am sure the Kaiser is beginning
to realize that the Americans are
here by this time, in fact they have
been making things pretty warm for
the "Huns." We are getting into
the game more and more each day
and up to the present writing we
have been very successful in every
battle. AS 1 have told you quite
often there would be something
doing should Ike be able to get them
out in the open, trench warfare is
about a thing of the past. The
Allies have them stopped to a stand
still. The drive they made for the
channel fell through with big losses
to the enemy, and now he is making
another drive to try and reach Paris
but is not having much luck SO far.
He found some strangers on the
Marine in khaki waiting to entertain
him. In the first fight the Americans
drove them back across the Marine
and so far they haven't been able
to get on this side again.
am enclosing some clippings of
Sundays papers. You can see how
our boys are handling them; con-
slider very rough indeed. see where
the "subs" have visited our shores
again, the Kaiser wants to impress
on our people that he can bring the
war home to US if he sees fit. ]
feel that this will have tendency
to inspire our people more so than
anything else, to use every effort
possible to smash the Kaiser and all
of his followers. We are sitting
tight in the boat and have no un-
easiness as to the outcome of the
present struggle, everything is work
ing fine since the Allies have Joined
hands as one.
The Kaiser can never tell what
kind of soldier or nationality he will
find where he makes an attack on
the wsstern tfrant, liable to run into
some from everywhere, / am sure
/ have seen more differnt kinds Of
soldiers than thought was in this
war. Would be glad to talk the diff
ferent languages. All seem to be
happy going to and from the
trenches. They try their best to talk
to us. but nothing doing. get
enough out of them to know they
believe strong in the Americans.
Since our boys have joined the bunch
and done some real fighting we see
a big change in the people whom
we come in contact with.
/ am glad to know that you had
the pleasure of being appointed as
Chairman Of the Red Cross drive,
wish you all the luck in the world.
/ know that you have the best back
ing the world in Washington parish
and Bogalusa to make the drive a
success. Speaking of our neighbor-
ing parish, st. Tammany, might have
a chance if you would take Bogalusa
out. The boys all watch the results
of Red Cross drives and Liberty
loans in the States, and take it from
me we are doing our part. Do yours
and we will soon have a free world
to live in once more.
/ am glad to know that the Great
Southern Lumber has granted an
other increase in wages. The rail
roads in the States. I see has an in
crease of: wages. also to meet the
high cost Of living, all this helps
the cause along: ~.
! wrote you some time ago, ac-
nowledging. receipt Of the tobacco
and candy, for which thank yod
probably have reached. you by this
time.
. The bugler is now blowing TAPS,
viii have to close for this time.
Funny thing about the army, they
tell you when to go to bed and when
to get up, and time to eat, with ONE
instrument. The calls are easy after
you have been hearing Snem a yeSr
or so. 49,.
Regards to all.