Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-12
DEBORAH BOY
WOUNDED IN FRANCE
Letter From Ward Cummings to
His Parents States That He
Was Wounded Recently
BIii Recovered Nicely
ALL ACCIDENT CASES
DON'T GO TO BASE HOSPITAL
Says He is Getting Along Fine and
There is No Need to Worry
About Him
Somewhere in France
May 5, 1918.

May 5, 1918.
Dear Mother:
Well another letter received to-
| day and one with the box about a
week ago. That box sure came in
handy and there wasn't a thing in
| it that wasn't in need of. I also
Ceceived a box from Sally. She
sure is grand little sister and
writes once week the same as
you, and 1 have got so I expect
one from her the same as 1 do
yours. We have made still another
move since l wrote you last and
are now in one of the prettiest
little farming districts that one
could wish to see. The people
here seem to be of a different class
than some the others that we have
come in contact with; they are bet
ter educated and refined in many
respects. Perhaps its only because
they have not come into contact
with the Germans and had their
homes and villages destroyed, for
here one can scarcely believe that
there is war in progress. Yester-
day was an ideal summer day, so
we had ball game in the after
noon between A and B companies.
Today it is raining and truly a
miserable day. We have been
icursed with those famous over
seas caps, in the last couple of
weeks and are so sunburned that
we look more like Villas army
than Uncle Sans. Hope that be-
fore the summer is over they will
switch us back into our campaign
hats. My eyes bothered me before,
)ut now l have to squint and bl!Ii
in the sunshine. They have very
nice Y. NJ. c. A. tent here and
have movies" once week and
lectures and concerts other nights.
We get q daily Chicago paper and
New York paper here at camp, with
all the latest dope. 1t is wonderful
when you stop to think OF the dis
tance that it travels.
Expect you saw good number
OF the Goth that were wounded in
action in. the Chicago papers, but
mot mine. However | got mine
the same as a good many others,
but 1 didn't go to a base hospital.
l am glad of it, for you might
have had a good deal of unnecessary
worry. I am getting along fine
and hope before long to be in as
good shape as ever. Your last
two, letters stated that Walter had
enlisted and goes to Madison to
study. l hope that he has a better
chance to work at his trade than
l have had to work at mine, as
with all my experience I have had
no chance whatever to put 1t into
use. 1 am not complaining, things
may turn out different before long.
Its going to be rather hard on
Grace with Walt away, but every
thing will turn out alright, I'm
sure. In these times We rather
have the family affairs take a
secondary place for the things that
not only control family affairs OF
our own, but the affairs of people
of all the allied nations as well
We had a nice lecture last night
on Turkey and the Eastern font
and was surprised to learn that
Germany played such a part in that
big Turkish massacre Of the Ser
bians. Well l guess / had better
stop and write to some of my other
correspondents. Tell George thai
| will write to him in day or two,
or perhaps tonight. Love to all,
Your loving son
HOWARD CUMMINGS.