Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-07-05
MAY IN FRANCE
Day in France-1mpress-
i've Services "A Holiday - Boston
Kimerer Has No Fault to Find With
the Eats = Urges Big Crops to
Feed Hungry Bunch Of Soldiers.
Over Here, May 81, 1918.

Feed a Hungry Bunch Of Soldiers.
Over Here, May 81, 1918.
Dear Folks:
Friday night, and will try to write
a little letter. l received yours the
other day; haven't it with me now,
so do not know the date, but it was
a letter anyway, and that is worth
a whole lot. Yesterday was Decora-
ton day. and some day; it was beau
tiful here We had some very i'm
pressive services on the parade
ground. There were lots of French
officers and soldiers in front of the
stand; then all of the soldiers in this
district; had the band out; had ev-
erything.
The whole day was a holiday, so
in the afternoon five OF US boys went
out for walk and two of them went
in swimming. They could not find
the man who had charge of the bath
ing suits = but why worry about
bathing suits in France-they took
off everything but their smile and
went in-no, they kept their under
shirts on and those that did not like
it could pass by, but 1 did not see a
one that passed-they all stopped.
Then in the evening we went out
walking again; this time there were
only four of US and we had some dan
dy walk; it was so quiet and nice,
but quite dusty. Got back at $40,
went to bed at 9:30 and slept like
oil o4 l. Il
ways sleep.
We are surely busy here now and
always have been, and guess it will
always keep up. The other night we
had an attempted air raid, but l guess
if the truth were known it was some
of the American aviators who have
a camp some little distance from here
making their night flights in train
ing. One of the guards came rum
ming aroud the barrack about mid
night and put out all of the lights,
but there was not one of us in the
barrack that knew thing about it
until in the morning; so you can see
how we sleep. 1t would have surely
made me sore if it was a real raid
and they should have awakened me.
Do not know what we are going to
have over at the "Y" tonight. We
have some ."Y" here; do not think
that they have better one at a camp
any. place in France.
I do not know what produce is
worth here in France. I think a fell
low would have to pay about three
francs for a dozen of eggs, or about
SIC in real cash. I bought a paper
yesterday, gave the kid franc and
he gave me back enough iron to make
a battleship, but I only had about tic
N money, but lots of iron. Got
letter from Anne the other day, which
has been the first that I have re-
ceived from her. l have answered it
and will mail it Sunday Have not
heard from Grover since way back in
Camp Meigs long before Christmas.
He said that he was going to send
me a package for Christmas, but it
did not show up, so did not know
whether he really sent it or not. I
have written him two letters, think,
since have been here, but will not
write any more until I receive one
from him.
Do not have time during the day to
write, so have to do it in the evenl
ing, and if l have so many to write
it takes up all of my time; but then
it is time well spent.
We have our summer underwear
now, and it is some underwear. One
thing like about the shirts is that
they haven't any buttons on, but
would rather have union suit for
me. But we have to take what we
get in the army and keep still. Some
day l will be able to pick my own
clothes and lots of them; also lots of
eats. We do not have a meal but what
we hJve white bread and lots of it;
also lots of meat, rice, potatoes
sometimes French toast, and French
fried potatoes; gunny sack pudding
tomatoes, salmon-oh, we have ev.
erything in the line of eats; it is very
much different than it was when we
first landed in this town.
Hope that everything is running
along nicely at home, that everybody
is well, that the crops are good aad
lots of them. l would like to come
/ up with Mary occasionally, but it is
e very lonesome for her to go up alone
Guess there is some battle going
on up front now, but cannot tell how
4 it will come out for they have JUS
r gotten started; but I think that tn,
f commander in chief of all the alliet
e armies has something up his sleeve
: Starting this week, will send yol
copy of the "Stars and Stripes,
q and you can let some of the rest reat
y it when you get through; and thel
: . you can save it, for in time to com,
q it will be quite a souvenir. 1t ha
q some pretty good stuff in it.
q Guess l will have to close for thi
= time, as it has taken me quite lon,
time to write this. Write as oftei
as you can and tell the rest to do tn
same. Take good care of yoursel
T. and raise good crops in order to fee
!. this hungry bunch of soldiers owe
II here.
Love to all.
Yours sincerely,
p Dx-+ p n Ripooroy ~ nj D tt on