The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-05-17
Letter From France

a former Kendrick girl, and is now
in France, Dated, March 25:
This is perfect day if there
ever was one. just came from
,1he new barracks that we moved in
to last night and | never before
saw so many people on the streets.
Not only on the street, but leaning
out of the windows on either side
were hundreds Of people. You
know these French windows open
up like doors and are just high
enough for one to lean comfortably
upon. Soldiers on pass promenad-
ing with their wives and "best
gals" Americans spending their
Sunday afternoon vacation flatten-
ing their noses against dusty shop
windows, officers, from the golden
bar to the silver star; noisey SOU
begging garcon (boys) and dolled-
up damoselles all mingle together
in one vast cosmopolitan multitude,
making typical picture of war
time France.
'These new barracks are tres bon
spacious, light and only half
mile from headquarters 1--WE mess
to headquarters). All the French
men in have strolled by and
looked in upon us today.
''Elsie Jams showed at the Y. M.
C. A. last night. She was very
good and pleased the gang might
ily., Any good looking girl from
the states would make a hit with
the soldiers, though, if she did MOTH
ing more than amble on the stage
and let 'em give her the once over.
A glimpse of an American girl is a
message from home.
1.-The other night | heard a musi-
cal trio from Paris. The lady sang
both American and French songs,
Her American songs were Honey
Boy" "Huckleberry Fin," and "Oh,
Johnny" Her accent was decided
ly French.
81 spend much of my time tramp
ing around the country. l just re-
turned from a walk with Sgt
Clarke. We walked entirely rouno
the town. followed a restful little
promenade that clings beneath {
wall. Above US were massive wall
of rock. Below us the low roofs o.
the cottagers darkened homes
Around us all was peace. Even tn
embattled city with all her armet
hosts could not despise that peace.
Each night we get official dis
patches from the front and cable
from the outsiders. l am hopefu
that brother Roy will be held il
the United States unit! next fall o
winter. | don't want MIN oye
here this summer. l hope he get
tied to a staff. | have very grea
reasons for this and may tell yo
sometime.
81 spent yesterday with a lier
tenant, who has just returned fror
As days in the trenches and in tina
time his outfit has lost only tw
men. How do you like the SCUM
of that? Really the seriousness Q
war has not filtered into the Amer
can soldiers brain. To him it
all grand lark (the volunteers
mean and that is all | come in col
tact with to any great extent.
I've seen most all of France nov
had seen snails and live fish G
the market before. but yesterday
saw frog legs. wonder how the
would taste?
Yesterday l saw on the street
burro hitched to a high-wheele
cart, that lowered miles above til
little beast and a man in said car
The man sitting up so high, Il
shaky cart and the patient little a
made a very funny sight, but !
one laughed for we are in France
Last night we had No. 2 alar
for an air raid. The Americ'
soldiery rushed into the streets
usual, craning their necks iowa
tho civ until tho officers and mour