The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1918-11-14
George Overleese Writes
Issondnn (lndre), Sept. l. 1918

Dear Mother, Father and Sister,
l received your letter of August eth,
day before yesterday and was sure
tickled to get it h-csus- IL is the first
letter have re iyel from v.,u I.
some t!as. W. 49,. L,.. nr,,. ,,.u
Uetter mail service hu W. haven't !.
10 YET You certan.y had lots u,
news In your letter and the pictures
were sure good. | took the letter
down and let the Butler boys read IT,.
whenever they get letter from home
hey let me read it and do likewise
see them nearly every day and we
| nave oeen 70 town several times TO
Irthcr. There is Libe'ty train ran.
'nR rom the camp to Issouduu
! >'Ncrai times day. All wa have t.
20 ~ 90 down and pile onto the train
! Nhen we wish - 60 to town. Three
/ men at TINE are being above seven
dVy passes About the. only place
ihey can go now is all les Baina, n hig
resort. 1t taxes about four DAYS to
get there ana four 10 get back, so when
The fellows go they are gone about
TWO weeks altogether. My turn for a
pass does not come for long time vet
On, by the way mother, l was down
TO see the Butler boys the other day
ana Verne had made some apple pies.
Iney sur" we're good and tasted Jus:
like these you used to make.
Captain Thorpe, who used to he the
commander OF this squadron, has gous
back to the states | guess. About two
months ago Will taking Red Cross
nurse ride ID his plane, he fell and
killed the nurse aud severely injured
himself. He has never seemed To tie
in his right mind since the fall. lie
sure was fine commander though
and everybody liked him. However
he fell before | joined the squadron
The commander We have now is II
dandy fellow also and we all like him.
The flrst thing that | saw when ]
hit this land OF some smoke was
Ford Oh, yes, we have them over
here also. Abont the next thing you
see though. is some bird coming hob
bling along with leg gone, an arm
off, or ban lage around his head: or
sad widow dressed all in black with
IA mourning veil. The next thing tina;
happen 10 you wien YOU hav" iast
come over, is when petite French
Mademoiselle with adorable eyes ana
who is entrancingly beautiful, comes
along and you start TO speak to her in
tir incest manner you know, II is
then that the awful truth daNns npoD
you That she cannot understand you.
Whenever one goes down the streets
Of one of the French villages he cant
get more than four or Ave steps until
some kids start running after him
"a ling for "sous" or chewing gum"
/ will have some more snapshots tn
send send you before leng. Films are
very hard to get over here. especially
the American films The French films
are not very good. Don't forget to
send all the pictures that you can for
they are certainly welcome.
! still sindy French whenever have
any spare time, Whenever begin tn
think can speak pretty good French,
some Frcnchman comes along and
spoils al OF my good inteutiouS 10y
Keeling Of mouthful Of French that
would make VIM. Jennings look as
though he wer" siammering.
We are going To have II banquet
the IAN to celebrate The anniversary
OF the first year of foreign service FOR
the 35th Aero squadron. That means
y good iced, ice cyeau, cake, salad etc,
On boy, bring oHryoUE banquet
Wisl c.rSa tur this tim" INT hone TO
ncar f.. 80 YOU often Lc,urmhr. ta
kindly to my friends
With love.
'GE0o IL ONEnLEE,u,
Both Aero Squadron, Bid a. q &
A p O "A Amer Forces, trauae