The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-04-26
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March 18. 1913.

Mr. A00en'S, VINO very klnOly al.OWe0
it to be printed:
March 10, 1918.
Dear Uncle Bob:
You will be surprised to hear from
me, and l do not know just where to
address you. Each day I have been
expecting a lince from Clarence as l
think he is over, in fact, mother wrote
me to that effect, but Of course he
may not have my address. l undefr-
stand he is in the infantry and you
should be very proud that he is in the
ranks. l wish l could be there too,
but I could not pass the physical
test. l would rather be a private in
the trenches than an officer back of
the lines. You need not worry about
his health and personal welfare, for
Il have every reason to believe our
boys are we'll taken are of. Of course
the boys at the front are in a dang
erous game, it is terrible thing,
but the danger is less now, than at
any previous time of the war and
everything is done to protect them.
All we can do back of the line is to
back them up as best we a and hope
for the best. OF course many, OF our
boys will be killed and wounded, but
our liberty is at stake and no real man
will be a slave. All this must seem
like another world to you, so far
away, but after one has travelled about
a good deal the world is not so large
after all and the Germans have GER
tainly stretched out their hands for
it all, and they must be beaten right
here. If | can do any thing for Clar-
ence l will leave nothing undone to
L. - L,,< I oon~0< ~1ccsb1xy cnn him Nc
our boys are not permitted to come
here. They get a leave of about. ten
days every four months and are re-
which is down near Switzerland, and
regions in the world. l shall go there
also on my leave in a few weeks and
it would be fine to be there when he
is there, but in the army we cannot
arrange to have things as we like, so
l car only hope.
The Y. M. c. A. has gotten hold Of
large resort hotels and have done
everything possible to make the boys
have a good time and to return to
their homes as good men as when
they left. 1t is mountainous country
II celebrated for it's beauty. His
IlcAI leave l tuIIlN Will Dc Ill SOIIlc OtH-
err portion of France, so that he can
as much of this beautiful country
as possible. This is a wise provision
of our army because if the boys coulG
go where they liked they would get
into the large cities and get into
trouble.
l see very few Americans here as
they are forbidden to come here ex-
cept on are cases. l am working
with a French headquarters so that
accounts for my being here. We still
have ambulances with the French ar
my and l am in that service. Here
there r two fellows from Knox
vile, so we talked about Tennessee.
1t is impossible to say how long they
will be here as so many changes
occur each day, but l feel like the fell
low who sung, "It's Great to Meet a
Fellow from Your Home Town."
l have been over here so long that
l get homesick, in fact, / feel
quite at home here. l speak enough
French to get along with, and of
course am constantly picking up
more.
The boys are in the best of spirits
and will do their part and you al
home must see that nobody must try
to injure the boys work at the front
I have often heard father tell of the
way certain people acted when tn
men were away at the front. O1
course they can't steal the meat ant
make life miserable for the women
but by subtle articles in the papers
owned by pro-Germans try to brinl
the war to an unsuccessful close, il
which case all the loss of life and sui
fering would be in vain. Don't lie
this happen. Everyone who is no
for us is against us, and now is n
time for men to try and weaken US.
The French and English are won
derful people. So unlike, but so tru
to themselves and others. And l ar
sure they are with us when it come
to the question of being free, or fight
ing to the death. l should say we ar
with them now. The more | see 9
German savagery the more l am d.
termined to see this thing through
although l quite saw enough of
three years ago. They will do every
thing to win this war. They wi
stoop to any depths of savagery.
l hope you will find time to dro
me a line and tell me about thing
in your part of the country and pa
ticularly about the family. Love
all.
A mar who can and who does n
! do his bit in this war will regret
as long as he lives. It's a mar
Job and every one can do somethin
! envy the boys in the trenches f
I they are there in the thick of it.
Your devoted nephew,
Serg't James Harle Jr.
lido II. 8. A. A. s.