The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-07
ENJOYS HONEST
TO GOD" FEED
r. O. Reynolds, Now in France, Tells
Of Home Boys in Big Feed-Host
to Number Of Crawford Boys.
HAS SEEN ALL OF FRANCE


to Number of Crawford Boys.
HAS SEEN ALL OF FRANCE
Describes "PuIIman Cars" As Being
Like Jack Ahart's Stock Cars
Enjoyed Even at That.
w. E. Fishel, Of Dow City, is in re-
ceipt of a most interesting letter from
Corp. F. O. Reynolds, which he has
handed US for publication. This let
ter will be of interest to many friends
in Dow City and vicinity.
Somewhere in France,
Monday Eve, June "a, 1918.
Dear Friend w. E. Fishel, All Broth
er Masons, Odd Fellows and Friends
No doubt you all think that have
forgotten you, but not yet nor soon.
We Mcbride, Divine, Rockwell, Hef-
.fernan, Turnlund and myself are feel
ing fine. ! had the boys all at my tent
one night last week and we had an,
honest to God feed and visit, won
dering what you were all doing at
home and we intended to do for the
cause against those Huns.
We have seen about all of France I
think-mostly on hikes and in quill
man" cars such as Jack Ahart orders
for his stock; air cooled and sure
doesn't hurt some Of them to be air
cooled either, but even SO we enjoy
the rides for change from our hikes.
This sunny France is certainly pref
ty country, but not any too warm. I
have seen almost every kind of small
grain growing but no corn-lOts OF
Irish spuds. We are going to save
this years crop to plant in what the
Huns think will be "Bill's Domain"
in middle Europe which he now claims
but will soon vacats.
The way the people go at their work
and most Of their implements are the
same as our greatgrandfathers used.
although have seen some real Amer
lean up to date machinery. The farm
ers all build their houses near each
other and form village or small burg
as we would call it. A great many
buildings are made of stone, brick
and compound of mud, sticks and
cement when painted white or white
washed as most o. the buildings are
Their house, COW barn, sheep barn
and chicken house are all built in a
square, leaving large space in the
center for barn yard Cat least that's
what say it isl I have seen only
three or four wooden structures in all
my rambleS over this cOuntry-Only
one more place to see and that is the
place where one sees blue smoke but
not from tobacco or cursing-ought
to have Curly" with US for a camo-
flauge on account of the blue smoke
that arises around him once in while
when things don't go just right. Give
the old boy my best regards. R
Geo. Dillingberger Is also here with
us-was up to see me while | was at
mess this noon. He is looking and
feeling fine.
The racket doesn't bother us much
any more; just wakes us up sometimes
and someone will say, "Those d
Huns, they will not be so noisy SOON"
Minus Mcbride is my bunky but l
can't get him to make our BEDS wash
my mess kits or polish my shoes and
keep the tent shining; I always have
t Ohelp but he is sure good old pal
and we have been living happily to-
gether In our new hOme-think it
must have been "love at first sight"
Our home consists of pup tent, two
slickers and two blankets for covers.
We have our tent fixed up in great
style; have row of stakes driven
around the edge of the tent with
branches woven in and out about IL
inches high and we laid some poles
across the tent then wove some small
er branches the long way, making a
mattress or springs which we cover
ed with fine branches and leaves then
layer of grass and say! it makes a
real bed, also keeps up off the hard
ground which is pretty darned hard
unless a fellow is tired as the case
usually is, then he doesn't notice it
at all but enjoys his sleep immensely.
l saw an aerial battle yesterday
evening in which two of the Pirates
of Satan" were brought down. l had
seen several before but none close
enough to see the Huns fall.
We have been in sections where
we have been unable to buy very
much Of anything. The boys who
smoke don't care especially for the
French tobacco, but l smoke it rather
than do without. Morris Heffernan
just brought Mcbride and / the In
former and Charter Oak Times and |
received the Denison Review the 9TH
er evening. The papers arc all over
month old but say, we read every
word Of them. Tell D. e. B. we even
read his Economy" ad only haven't
been able to hit any stores like we
had in the good old town at home.
Mcbride just now said, RED. let's go
up to Bill Rolls and get lunch" l
had a notion to beat him up for max
ing me think of eats. He's just leav-
ing on search for cigarette but
they are as scarce as hens teeth with |
us.
June 25:-The darkness came on |
me last night so will finish this said |
letter this evening. Have had sup
per and stood retreat and so have |
time of my own. We sure had real |
warm day today, in fact the weather
was hot this p. m. / see by the paper