The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-12
Bryan lsF6Sham
Describes Things
Over There

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Bryan G. Gresham, one OF The Daiiv
Records force with the Gen. Pershlng
army in France. has written letter
to his mother. Mrs. f. w. Gresham OF
APO Rudd averue, under recent date
in which he relates some of his expe-
rienees on the fighting line. He says ::
Dear Mother-I wrote letter to
you just few days ago and the day
after I mailed it l received two more
from you I have a little time this
evening and spare candle. SO am 60
ing to make use OF the opportunities
provided.
received both bundles Of Records
AID the magazines you sent. and /
have more than devoured the news in
the papers. I also receive The Weekly
Record which Mr.. Hardy SO kindly
sends me. l am always glad when ii
comes, as II always has more news in
it than you can get in letter.
Any paper from the States is news
from home and each paper. goes the
rounds. In one way was little sur
prised TO read of Mr. Hardy being a
candidate for Congress. Why shouldn't
he. though? think he will
make q good man for the job. The
more see the home paper the more of
stranger ] am going to be back
home.
|, got the cigaret papers you and
Blanche Allison both sent me. Thanks.
Ny sweater is stiil good. l havert
worn II much. SO forget about another
one as il would be in my way. I have
a hard enough time taking care of
what l have 1t isn't cold enough yet
for sweater.
No, mother, We are not sleeping in a
dugout. but there is one real handy.
and that Is where have been for
about half an koar Jerry came over
with his apple cars and started drop
ping the tail gates. What mean
that sure puts the. up ones back 1;
is so dark that you can't see anything
and 10 have machines whirring around
In the air makes you think OF beeom-
Ing ground hog.
! am get,ine all your letters, mother.
don't think because | don't always an
swer all sonr questions that lam not
getting the letters. Sometimes my
mind is 100 busy 10 Try to answer ques-
items ard again can't answer them.
Am glad to know that you are getting
the allotment o. X. You did a good
thing buying War Stamps. don't
care how you invest it as long as you
use part OF il for yourself.
One afternoon / was out with a
working party hauling rocks for big
shell hole that Jerry put in the main
road. and 1sthink am now minus a
year or nrfe of growth. II was in -di-
rect observation and within easy range
of his guns. both big and small He
sure made the four horses step lively
Coming back that evening it was
worse as he had barrage going and
our guns were replying. You couldn't
tell which was which. it was all one
big noise. That night sure offered
up a prayer of thanks. If il hadn't
been for the good Lord above us I
don't believe We would have gotten
out Of there without a mishap.
sure like to read the experiences
Others are having over here. / have
had few myself. but am not going to
tell aEy more OF them now Sometime
when am in a good humor like am
tonisht | may tell you of them.
am going to write Dad short lei
ter and put both in the same envelope
Then it will be time for me TO go to
sleep il the .cooties and the rest of the
troubles will consent. am looking
for the magazines you spoke of send
ing. Win say good night for this
time. Your loving son.
WAC. BRYAN c. GRESHAM,
Headquarters Department. 1csd En-
gineers. A. E. F.