Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
COMPANY c B 0YS
WR|TEFROM FRANCE:
CAMP IN BRITTANY.
ACTING LIEUT.. GLENN WEESE
WRITES OF HIS EXPERIENCES
"OVER THERE"-OAN HALEY IN
INTERESTING LETTER TO HOME
FOLKS.

Two interesting letters from France
one from Acting Lieut.. Glenn Weese
and the other from Private Dan
! Haley, both members of the Company
/ c, are herein given to Free Trader
! journal readers:
/ In his letter to his parents. DR.. and
! Mrs w. f. Weese, Acting Lieut.
France, May 30. 1918.
Dear Folks:
/ We are established at ---- a
few miles out of ---- ! didn't sup
pose the censorship ever permitted
one to say where he was, in France
but we have been instructed that II
was permissible to do so, and you
can get your map out and locate
where we are 'tenting tonight We
are quartered in pup tents and sleep
ing on the ground, and ! believe for
tune slipped me the hardest piece of
ground in the entire republic. The
days are warm and pleasant, but the
nights are cold with heavy dew
Being in Brittany we are in con.
, tact with the Scotch of France and
the people are much different from
those Of other parts. so ! am inform
ed The costumes worn by both men
ad women are very quaint, including
the wooden shoes The men wear a
sort of fiat derby hat with ribbon
streamers. and the kids wear sort Of
a sailor with the name of some bat
tlefeld. such as Verdun, printed on
the front
The houses are all of gray stone
and very, very old The live stock
are quartered in amazing proximity
to the dwelling proper, according to
American standards. believe a sew
er to be 'rara avis" in this part OF
France. The horses of the farming
class look like those imported stock
we see in the United States and pull
heavy loads on two-wheeled carts
with the greatest ease.
The fences between different agri
cultural tracts are sod walls and the
grasses that grow thereon are cut for
hay. | have as yet been unable to
find civilian who speaks or under
stands English, so | presume the in
habitants have not been brought into
contract with the AueriCan or Bri.
tish forces to any extent. | will be
very glad when we move to some
other part Of the country because
cannot say that ! like this neck of
the woods at all.
| did not get a chance to cable my
arrival, as visits to the town were
forbidden to all ranks.
| have been re-attached to our sup
ply company as an acting second lieu
tenant, but do not know how long it
will be for. | hope you received the
letter mailed on the day of arrival.
which | had written during the voy-
age; also the cards kept in America
until the report was had that we had
reached French port in safety |
am looking forward to a letter from
you folks. and hope If will soon be
forthcoming. Everybody is feeling
/ fine, and looking forward with great
expectancy TO the coming campaign.
Love and best wishes to all,
GLENN.
p. s. You may include the designa-
tion of my unit in my address.
Private Haley's Letter.
! In his letter to his parents, Mr..
1 and Mrs. Edward Haley, Private
Haley, also with Company G. says:
May 20.
/ Dear Father and Mother:
/ Wednesday evening and our days
work is done so thought | would
write to you to let you know | am
well and happy We are camping
| Just outside of the city Of Brest,
| France, near the -- barracks.
These barracks are very old and date
back TO the days of Napoleon. 50 you
can see that they are very old.
Nevarthplpsa they are good build.
ings yet. They are of strong struc
ture like most OF the other buildings
in this city. forgot to 'el you IN
the last letter that when we were on
orr way 10 camp from the city that
several homes were flying American
flags They are glad to see the q.