American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-17
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LETTERS FROM POWER
COUNTY SOLDIERS.

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Mrs. Peter Nelson has recently re-
cved the following letters from her
~, Sergeant J. " Lish, who is in
lance. Mrs. Nelson was quite anx-
its about him for some time after
fstilities closed because she had re-
ived no word of him. The date of |
4 letters shows that he is not among |
q belated casualties.
Somewhere in France. Nov. s. 1918 |
= Dear Mother:
1--WE are just back from another
lase after the Huns and your hum
E servant came through once more
18th a whole skin. We drove Fritz
pout ten miles toward Berlin while
F were on the line this time; that
we drove that part Of his army
.ck which we didn't leave scattered
'er the battle ground or took pris-
Der. We are back for a little rest,
'fR.- ". VIZ give him P----' once
have been getting the Press all
1t and I sure enjoy the paper.
low is Vivian Edmund getting
ag? She ought to be some girl
v that name. I wish the war was
n so I could come home and see
Z and I think that perhaps it will
Ibefore long. Miss Vivian Ed
md is a young lady about two
lnths old. and her full name is
Jan Edmund Lish)
Yell. I am getting along fine and
| getting used to the kind of life
have 10 live. so it does not bother
a any more. One of our lieutenants
sd me that I had been made a ser
Isant All or officers are so busy
lat I have not got the warrant yet
leSaV all our officers: We have only
30 in the company now. So If you
how anything about an army you
IN see that it keeps them busy
.hout 165 men and two officers in th'
3mpany
Relieve me. mother if 1 live
urnugh this war sure will he prou'
10 know that l was sergeant in =
oomDany. 91st Division. Our divis
IN is sure cit" over here since W.
'ent up in the fighting line the mrs
me.
Well. mother. there is no news
8 Will close with love 10 all. Aite
eu ard Riley's folks resd this let
II send IL to Bird. Say Bird. an
/ fn looking for those nictnres o
| Yvian Edmund. so don'f FORGET then
I 'Woll good bye for this time; VIII
zen. All of you.
Nnnr iNvino son hrc.hsr "~f n"c''
| SERGEANT JOHN V. LISH. A.Ei
I Somewhere in France Nov. y. lsl
J NJ Dear Mother and All:
Ri received your letter Of October
, yesterday and was very glad to hei
tom YOU and glad you ere all well.
J Well. mother dear. l think the WI
: over: l sure hone so. anyway. te
lEr division has been in three "a
Us and we were in the naroe
toght battle that the Americans ev
MI You asked me II I ever got
81 Glenn. saw him every Re
dSs until the last time we were IT
ig to catch MP with the Hun. He "
4, ! lunded in the arm. I heard hat
"A Is not wounded very badly. so
III Cess he will be on deck again befo
+ loe.
VI 40 sorry to hear about Z
nisi influenza over there no
! rili OF spread very much. and Y
g be careful so you VIII not
lii
t, don't see why Ed. does not get
lerrs; have written to him Sc
! era times.
VIII. dear mother. your son Is
sereant now. That IS pretty 20
? Tor 4 scrub like me don't Won tnin
II Fw Lee Chipp about month a.
nut lave not been close TO his co
. pany since. ! guess he is o. h.
Asthere IS not much news to VII
Ril close for this time. Lots
: love 3 all.
SERGEANT JOHN Y. LlSH
II Comoany A. 347th Machine &
battalion. A. f. F.
WcS