The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-04
LETTER FROM oVERsEAs.s

LETTER FROM OVERSEAS. IS
Capt. Joe Chandler Writes Home Folks
From the Battle Front.
| The following are extracts fromia -
| letter written by Captain Joseph S.
Chandler to his. mother, Mrs. w. C.siis -
Chandler: I.
Somewhere in France, Oct. 25, 1878
Dear Mama:
Received your letters written while
in Charleston. Glad you had z nice
trip and know you enjoyed being with
julius and all your folks. 6; 8;
Well, I have been on the move
quite lot. since wrote you last. We
don't stay long in one place. Most OF z
our moving about is by walking asld
we are used TO that by now and
7on't mind it a bit. We are always
!anxious to go somewhere else. We
stay in town a day Or two and then
we want to move somewhere else.
1 suppose we are deIeloping rowing
| dispositions. I want to see as much
as I can while In over here.
You asked NE if I had plenty OF
warm clothes Yes, we haven't had
any cold weather. over here yet b.
suppose it will start about the MIDI
die Of November or first Of Dece1n-
Der. We are on the move all day
: long so we don't mind much-l what
kind Of weather we have. Rain does
not stop us, nor anything else. You
know the army moves just like a cir
L. Ja,y so<>%IH
Since my last letter to you Z haze
been in the trenches for about eleven
days, in a very quiet sector. We had
quite lot Of fun listening to the rata
play around in our dugouts at night.
That was about all we had to worry
US.
! You wanted me to send ho1ne
coupon so you could send me some
thing for Christmas. would Iovetb
1 get something from home, but as the
supply of coupons was limited gave
them all out to the men in my conf
I pany. You just save whatever you
were going to send me and will get
it when I get back. Sister Mamie
wanted to send some fudge. viii
Ieat all she can make when I hit No.
16 Hardy Avenue again tell you
there is no place like home and I, for
home except for five weeks, in two
years. I tell you when this war is
fover am going 20 make bee Iine''
FOR home and stay there. certainly
miss home life; one cannot appre-
ciate what home is until he knocks
about like have.
All the officers have good places
to stay while in France We are bill
leted in the French homes. All the
| french people in all the towns ne
strike make room for the officers.
Every officer has a room and a bed. I
tell you good bed feels mighty good
after a long hike, and especially when
we march all night long.
Tell Aunt Eva I received her letter
while I was in the trenches and had
to laugh about all OF them getting
lost. I wish she could have been
where was; it was so black yeu
couldn't see your hand before your
face at night and there were plenty
of high hills to climb.
certainly will have lot to tell =
you when get home. I expect to
keep all Of you up every night telling
you all about my trip to France. I
certainly will have you laughing when
tell you some OF the things that
happened.
When 1 write letter to You ex-
pect it to do for the whole family.
have so much to think about and so
much to do that ! can scarcely get
settled down to Write. Sometimes
when ] start to write {; letter, some
thing will happen that l have to at
tend to and then possibly it is a long
time before L can get settled down
ag;;a
cont nccd much money over here.
have a check in my pocket now for
September pay whic:, will send home
as soon as I can get to q town that
has teleGra ph Office. The majority
Of towns we strike are very small. so
don't have many opportunities to
send q caDlegram. sent you
cabiegram over six weeks ago and
haven't heard whether you received it -
or not The next town | get to that
j can send q caDieGram from Will
let you know how l am getting along.
Remember mo to all the neighbors
and everybody that I know. Lots Of
love to all, and big share for your
self.
Your devoted son.
JOE.
p. S. forgot to tell you that James
Hood has been transferred from my
to the supply company.