Evening star., 1918-02-10
c. U. BOY IN FRANCE
WRITES To HIS FRIENDS
Lieut.. McNulty Finds Food Good,
Weather Rainy, German Prison.
ers Young, Nights Dark.

Lieut.. w. G. McNulty, member of
the class of 1914, in the academic de-
partment of Georgetown University. has
written to friends at the institution of
his experiences since landing in France
last Octover. He was a track and bas-
ket ball star while at Georgetown and
his two brothers. Jim McNulty and
Jack McNulty. both students at the in
stltution, are waiting for the call to the
colors Jim McNulty, captain OF this
years basket ball team, has enlisted in
the aviation section of the Signal Corps
From "somewhere in France" Lieut..
McNulty writes to inform Georgetown
men OF the experiences they will have
after they cross the ocean. He says, in
part, In recent letter:
Food Good for War Times.
This is the first time I've had to
write note. Ever since my arrival on
these shores l have been too busy to
write. or else I had time to burn and
nothing to write on. At present we're
finished my work, SO I'm taking the
time to drop you line. You probably
know that l was in England for a time,
and now that / am in corner of
France, learning more about the 'artiI-
lery loade,' as they call it over here. I'm
in good health and feeling clipper and
fine today. Our whole day is taken up
with work and at night we get eight or
nine hours sleep. The food is very
good. considering war times.
How long we will be here and what
we shall do when we leave is something
cannot say. However. there's no need
to worry. as I'll be pretty safe, no mat
ter where ] am. My tobacco is running
them to send me some real cigarettes.
Lights Out at Night; Two Reasons.
Most of the lights are turned of at
night. and for a very good reason.
think It's both on account of the peril
OF airships and the shortage Of fuel
We hear but little here of the war, but
we often see troops on the way to the
front, and on a still day we can hear
the roar of the big guns France is a
mighty wet country in winter. 1t aver
ages about five rainy days week but
the wind is high and soon the ground
is dry after a deluge.
"All the ships which carried the Of
ficers over arrived without mishap. and
1t Is apparent to us over here that the
subs" are under control.
German Prisoners Are Young.
I'VE see quite few German prison.
ers; they work In gangs of about AZ.
teen or twenty. German officer super
vising them The French guard. which
keeps watch also over the bochss,
has the longest rife I've ever seen. and
the most wicked looking bayonet I ever
hope to see. The gun and bayonet to-
gether measure about six feet. and
when they are at right shoulder the
guns seem twice as high as they really
are. Most OF the German prisoners
here are young fellows. very sturdy
looking. and not over twenty or
twenty-one years old.
1--WE had the clock pushed forward an
hour for daylight saving purposes. our
program is as follows: Breakfast. 7
o'clock (ffteen minutes walk from
barracks to breakfasD; school, to
11:30: dinner. IL; school. l to 4;
exercise. to 5; supper. 6: study,
to s, and lights out at 10. The
roads over here are all rocky and most
Of the men have sore feet. I'm get
ting pair of shoes hobnailed ana an
extra sole put on, and after that I
think the walking will me easier. It's
q poor day IL we don't walk i've or sig
miles at least and in search Of fnfor-
. nation - eftsa travel about al day.