The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-12
BILL CHESTER
IS OVER THERE
Lilies Old U. S. A. Better-E1peots t
Be On Firing Line soon

,o,,or ,,as been received from Vocal
rri,,,d or Private William J. Chester
who t., with III" @9th /. :. EnGIn""rS IN
Ir-anro Private C"h' stcr. or "Eili rs nc
is known to his friends. is rather hiShP-
pointed with the country "E"r lhcfe
and likes tho good old |nit"" STATES
much hotter. "Hill" expects Ia NC on
Tho firiuo line soon and IS anxious !"
get into The hiE fight.
HI. communication follows:
Gnmcwhcr" IL France.
July o9ih. l?lS.
Dear old Hop:
We'll. here ] ar. and her" | intend I"
ne UNI this big fight IL over nav"
been over in this country only SNORT
time but have soon enough OF 1t Ia
anprcria,r tl.r good old United Sratrs.
Our trim over was not exciting IN IN"
lcas, I'm, t., boy, sur" was Tho sick
baby. You remember how sick YOU was
tho firsi time you tried tn chew Beech
NUT. Wcll. ] had that backed IN every
way Even tho moon cam" up.
thou sht for awhile my nam" was gong
to ndnrn the casualty list. hut SUD
denly remembered what I joined IN"
army for and | got better so | could
lake n crack at the Huns. When do you
expect 10 Join US" know you arc under
the draft age. So you might rs VOL stay
at homo and keep my girl from running
around with other fellows. You kno"
I don't rur around with the glrlS over
here. I'll be darncd if have gotten
glimpse OF very many. and glimpse il
all 7 would like 10 got hold or the
fellow that was bulling me about those
sweet, unstaincd French danlscls. I
would also like TO hamstrinE the guy
that told me all about those old rare
wines and delicious bottles IF CHAM
pa rnc that I would find here until my
mouth watercd. It's tough PROPOSE
ton 70 get drink OF cold water 1t is so
| blamed hot here.
Before I joined mother was continu-
! ally telling me I should save money so
/ that ! might be able to support myself.
! Well. you should sec me now. I am
su pporting myself and am feeling
Jake" Also am supporting DOZEN or
/ more animals VIC call Coolies which
arc not the most pleasant company IN
the world. I'll send Won some speci-
mems Of them homo If you want To. 50
! you can try it,
Are YOU still playing on the athletic
teams at old Triadcl: Well if YOU play
| football this full and 70 IN New Mar
! tnsvilr don't fail Ia take crack At
old Red Drtchy" His namc is Neuen-
! schwander or something Xix" that: any
way get him and I'll send you home six
! German GizZnrds. Remember when that
! guy laid me out in A football game?
! Believe me. do. Get him good for mc.
/ am glad don't smoke. for tho fell
! lows over here are always having 4
/ pretty stiff tirno getting smokes.
! Well. ! will have "a stop now. but
! write mn as soon as you can. and tell
! that female Of mine that want a letter
or two OF ! am going IN 20 with
: French girl. She only writes about once
! every month. and that is not enough.
! Tell all the girls you know that ! want
! them 10 write me- Il letter. \ letter
i from homo goes Il long way.
! Well. so long. old timer. am going
! TO turn in for hiE sleep now and dream
! Of the day when will march through
/ Berlin. Remember me TO the bunch.
Your old pard.
BILL.