Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-28
ARDoClH BOY
WRITES FROM
] FRONT
For the Love Of Mike Send
Ne Tobacco, Writes
Geo. .Abercrombie.

ArdOch, N. D.. March 2S.-'I am In
France: noR,HH writes George Aber-
cromb,e to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James A~bercrOmbie, Of
Infantry, ilst Division. and writes
from somewhere in France. Il have
been. here for spme tune and have
Travelled quite q bit. Aubrey anu J.
are still together and Archie is in the
crowd yet. The old regiment was
broken up and the non-com's left be-
hind when we were transferred. Near
" all the old company was put In the
same company here. Lee n Fred
OF course arr not here. L am Of
course back of the line here, n on
being transferred We were all auto
matically reduced. so we are all
privatesH again and are left to work
up from. the ranks once more. We
n in q fine regiment and a dandy
company and are treated even better
than in the old company. haven't
had any mail since I left the states
and no money since my october pay.
Neither mail-not money has ,been able
to catch up with us, We have been
ing to talk with the Frogs here. but
we get along with them. They charge
awful prices for anything they have to
sell,- though they are not 10 bad as
the English. Say, for the love Of
Mike. send me some tobacco. we
can't get American tobacco here. The
only way to get It ia to have 1t sent"
February 7:-"Well. at last 4 had a
letter from home- 1t was written
about the second day we were OH Inc
water; and l got it the day we LEFT FOR
the trenches. l have been In the, front
line and came out Z. +. except that l
1iyoS totr{h1u y tlrn3 - VI q ara rest ing
now, and / do nit know what oar
next move will lie: You all seem to
think we would Eave some European
address after We came over !
thought. l made, tt plain to you that
New York was my only address until |
get to Gods Country again J hope Will
lie soon. We don't. know what the
peace outlook ia at present, but we
hear that the Auatrians want to quit.
The Weather hasn't heen cold, but It is
damp and chilly. I wish those Hn,ae
packages would get here, but they
won't unleaa.tney were done up real
strongly. Every. bcx l got In the
states was bursthd, and when the!
open it up it. t.rnnts someone to taste
them-and then some soldier is out Of
luckA. Aubrey and Archie was carry:
ing grub into the trenches to us from
Tic kltCIlGn anu AISNAc UIOhS H'
arches with so much walking. other
wise We are all right. We didn't have
much lighting this time. The Ger
mans spun out d few belts cit thett
machine guns once. in while but
didn't do much damage. Well. I be.
long to- General Pershing:a. forces
now; You can read about his doing'
Ind maybe learn. more about his do
ings thar. 7 could tell YOU" =.
February 12~-.Got the< letter yol
wrote Decemhert1O 10 the other day ant
lat was goedsto hear. from you again
Received two letters. beth Just twt
months old. It hasn't been very COLI
here, and soon spring will come ant
It will be real wet. VI hear>the Amert.
meat, the germans as | write. They
make quite a Vtaket. am not vel
nfvseN hut soon will he. 1 have 8
strange form OF trouble contracted II
the trenches. but am going to fix ny
soon. Well. i must close. is We have
!oot inspection soon.-George."