The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-04-11
ISLESBORO.

Schools in town opened Monday after
weeks vacation.
Capt. and Mrs. Frank Grindel of Glen
Cove, Rockport, are visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edith Tehan.
The Sunday school OF the End Baptist
church gave fine concert Easter which
was enjoyed by ALL The church was
full even if some didn't understand the
change in time.
Miss Louise kimball went to- East
Boothbay last Saturday to resume her
duties in the school room. Miss Margaret
Pendleton has gone back to ST Joseph
Academy, Portland, having spent the
Easter vacation at home.
The following letter will be read with
interest by Mr.. Yeaton's friends in Isles
boro and vicinity:
At che Front Somewhere in France.
February %, 1913.
Dear Ma: haven't the most comfort
able place in the world to write, but will
make an attempt although I may have
to stop once in white to, kick out the
kinks. Pm lying on eEe elbow in nay
bunk with the curved tsp of the dugout
about a foot sver my head. There are
eighteen in our rats hole NJ the hilI1 nine
wide and two deep. Pm lucky enough to
be on top and have room sus one end of
my bunk to sit Ep straight. We are very
Boche gunfire. ghe lice and rats are lot
very friendly, SC, we are net botheredi
very much in that way. Pm !Hst getting
over black eye, ywhichI received about
two weeks ago while on my way to this
place. We were riding in side door Pull
mans and didn't have much ruem: Just
as | was getting to sleep, an roni hat fell
from nail and caught me good one /
You are undoubtedly wondering where !.
we are, well ! Cant tell you quite that,
but | Gan tell you t!sat we are within two 4
miles of the enemy lines, we are IN dug
outs oxl the side of hill, sheltered from,
the lange guns and nearly as safe as we
were back in the sewns where we were
building barracks, n,slle sheds andbridges.
But Ma, | have seen more War. in the I
last two weeks thar ever before, and there I
is plenty of excitement, and do. you !
know I believe wien we get back to the /
rest camps, shall be lonesome for the |
boom and bang of the big guns over our
heads and in all directions. Mast of the I
company 60 up to the front ana work all |
day. Our big guns are hammeria2 in great
shape over our heads, and the BOehe re- /
taliate at times bat it is only fun to sec
them waste their ammunitioa, as they
ha re done very little damage since We,
have beeie here. The Sammies haven't
done veryamucia yet, but give them a.
chance and you'll hear few things. A.
few Of them went over and captured
few GeTmaas. One of the officers asked
one of the fesSaNse where he was going.
he said, s'T6 BtfIln.'' The Trenches,
think they are hne and say the next ame
they 60 they want some Americans %, 60.
with them.
said Just before we came
here that we weren't soldiers yea. that
we would have to be. at the front and
under fire thirty days before we would be
real soldiers. | guess he was right, we
have seen nearly half of that time, and
by the end of the thirty days wall be well
broken in, even now we can have our
batteries firing over our heads without
winking an eye. Ihave seer several ia
teresting air battles and the Boche ma
chimes came over red hot, only to b
driven back by our guns When the
American planes get to working in earn
est, Pm thinking therell be some fun.
Well Ma, don't worry about me. I'm
safe as can be and seeing history made.
came near closing without mentioning
the cakes which received the other day
and really should devote whole book
to that one subject. Well, mother, dear
if you could have seen us make way with
them, you would have thought we were
nearly starved, but the fact is we don't
get much sweet stuff and what we do
get is not mothers cakes. They were
lust as fresh as the day they were made,
although they were long time on the way.
By we, l mean Roy Norton and John and
Tom Powers, l think wrote you about
them, we share everything we get
also received the I. NJ Burgess candy
! before we started for the front. When we
are in the big towns there are 7. M. z. A.
we are able to get candy and cookies.
There is a cooperative canteen in to-
near here where we can get few things
when we can get chance to 60 down.
7 A fellow got me can OF peas 1or :
francs 75c) which were mighty good
Well, Ma, must turn in as l have tt
get up early in the morning and nave
hard days work before me, although Il
is Sunday. Love to all. LIANT. :
Private A. D. Yeaton,
Co. A. lOlst U. S. Engineers,