Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-16


Locke, both popular young men. well
known in Gardiner and Augusta, who
| are with the American Forestry Unit
No. 8 in Scotland. The boys write
home that they are running 10000
board feet day and the British gov
crnment has said they hold the rec
ords Of all the lumber units that have
cut on that side of the water Nh
Fawcett i: the barber Of his unit
Some parts of letter received
from Corporal Sewall c. Brown, 1884
L. S. Infantry Rand. somewhere in
France, arc Of particular interest TO
his many friends in Brewer, his home
city, and are given below as follows:
| sure have fallen into a cinch of a
job now Jake (Sergt. Major Penn
hroke) fell down at school and came
back to his job That threw me out
Of job but I was recommended for
the next school to start Immediately
so | didn't worry. Then they can
celled our school assignments tor
three months. That put me on the
shelf for fair so they transferred me
to the band for the three months and
now | have nothing 10 do but draw
my breath and my pay. | have a nice
big room with Il feather red and 2
very fine old madam who delights in
waiting on me. She has dCrc my
washing prepared my bath, shined
my shoes and waits On me like
mother. | shall reward her NberaIly
lI1>
crack at the BCche. We arc having
some fine times here now. Have had
several fine feeds aud couple or
good card parties. OF course "" are
obliged to make our own good
times, but we are getting Il ho real
efficient az that. Only last night the
madam where Harold n'urficrt STAYS
! cooked us IN a banquet win al
kind Of goodies including chicken,
crab salad. picked beef, French fried
potatoes, coffee, etc, cost Us just enc
/ bone apiece.
| | wish | could describe the French
scenery 1t is wonderful Nc liked
over a good deal ot the pretti"st part
/ Of France ana had ideal weather,
Each view seemed prcttie} teen III"
! last Perhaps I0u VIII think M an
poetic when | SaN th@t one ~ .ho
ii'S' e''j'- ''''' - ,''7
, i"So'""'it'' 10y ~ 80
aI'i'D"' III! NJ H''-I4' MINI ''P I
1hlhid'"!@ '"Ie'1S' 'He '''e"''!" $40
fields all laid ont in plots ard cover
ing tie valleys ana lower slopes with
! c''' ~Nc' '''"iH "SI0'o'
SQUARE. 'h'h green N9,''i' WIN
! l'" an eFthl Sh'ta," @ 'e"" d Va,
( rietE' lhe heautlu' "h'te lH''"'. may
as rock ana Sh4oo1-! n \ Hiiltp''
. Whlch "lAo ana '"l,' every W mere
following always me me OF me 70
ftNlSl'il'l', 'hc i'Nt uitS'1'e iil''' i'u
ne f"oleu t@"IS. SGaltti'! Ht!" 1T"
thefc anu never Ne'! i"' 'Pa'' 'u
Almost never Sc" n lS"'a'to mouse
NJ reg ShH'" d" H't ~ '"N ~ any
taNei "3Nh an" I"i it ~ Wy lel"'s.
mere ar" no "o"Goh h"I!dl4SS' an
'lie houses afe * limestone 'Ilth "r
stncco tach Iltle town ms ~ ornate
ca'hedrai us punlI "ash'hg mace
ana It's central square hsua!t% az
right to@cther' 1"H nave ~ course
seen pictures OF the peasant women
doinE their Washing khectlng IN
hox-hAe arrangement ~ stream Or
fountain and pounding thc art ont Ct
the clothes. That Is the way they O.
it wherever We have been III france
50 far, What simple iie those
peasants i've: their pleasure Is al ~
days work. They have very little
money but they don't need IT, con-
tent 70 work along from daT - daT,
| not too nara raise family. drlnk
their vim rouge and eat Whcn they
can You notice the YIN rouge out
ranks The eats and that IS hard for
me TO understand. have had TO