Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-07
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Portland, now with Co. 3, Sind Engi-
neers. in Perigneaux, Dordogne,
France. Writing under date of Sept.
10, he says:
Dear Sister and Brother:--I re-
ceivei your most welcome letter to-
day and was surprised to hear from
you as | did not know that you knew
just where I was. Yes, J came into
the army shortly after / wrote you
last, and have been intending to write
you tor a long time but have been
putting it off as we have been pretty
busy for some time.
l was surprised to meet brother
George at TT. Slocum, in fact hardly
kne : him. when he spoke to me, as |
never expected to see him in the
army so young. although l had sent
word to him to get into the service
either in the army or navy in some
way. He was in the hospital at Fl.
Slocum when I left. but was coming
out in few days, and was coming
over here in the Field Artillery. He
will be in good care as he was with
a lot of old soldiers. not old men, but
men that had been in the army from
3 to years and they will lock out
for him.
1! Well, sister. this is a wonderful
! country and place well worth seeing
and am glad that 1 came as the trip
is well worth any hardship we will
meet and things are not any worse
than | expected they would be and
not is bad in some cases. Every
thing is looking fine over here now
and i looks as il our stay would not
be long in this country as the Allies
are fighting hard and want to wind
up the war as soon as possible and
get back to their homes. But they
won't stop until the Hun is put our Of
the game for all time
4 didn't like the idea Of nv
coming over here bu. all of my old
| friends of the old 10th Art. were over
here and over 300 OF the men of the
road (railroad( came over last sum
| mer and l didn't like the idea Of stay
ing behind
No. dear. there isn't anything you
can send over here that I need as we
can get all the tobacco we want and
plenty to eat. We have more food
here that you have in the States. We
are well taken care OF so don't wor-
~ about that. When you write
again send me Georges address as he
may be somewhere near me as there
is lot Of artillery all around. or /
may have chance of looking him UP.
Well dear, / will close as / have
five more letters to write this morn
ing before | go out. could write
all day about the country but there
are other things we can't write about.
! am well and perfectly safe so there
is no need of your worrying about
me. 1 am just as safe as if 1 were at
home as 1 am in the same business,
and having the time of my life.
Wouldn't miss 1t for farm Tell John
when | get back ! will be ready for a
good hunting trip with him. Kiss
Maurice for me and love to you all.
Your brother.
Sergt. Charles II. Ready,
B Co. 50 Engineers.
From her Youngest brother George.
M :. Woodman also received the fol-
lowing letter:
camp Taylor, Kentucky, Oct. 4.
Dear Sister kate:-Just a few lines
to let you know that / arrived here
Q. *. You have most likely received
my card | sent you saying that l was
on my way. 1t is a fine place here
and think that am going to like it.
but will have to decide that after I
have been here few days, as l have
not had time to look around much
yet Well, Kate. I think now that If
will be long time before 7 see Ma,ne
again as | am about thousand or
more miles away. I was lucky in
meeting some Of my friends here. I
was sent to the same regiment and
believe me was sure glad to see them
because it seems a 10: better to be
among friends in strange place.
Well Kate. think ! will close now az
t is time for Lights out" and I have
q long walk back to my quarters.
Hope this letter will find you well,
and happy
Your loving brother.
IEORGE.
z. S.-Write soon as am anxious
to hear from you.
knights of Columbus War Actjvi.
ties. Camp Taylor, Kentucky.
The following letter has been re-
ceived from Chief Mechanic Edwa I'd
O'Brien, lo1st Trench Mortar RAJ
terry Somewhere in Er,rc.
Sept. Is.
Dear Gertrude:
Just few lines to let Won k,ou,
that am well and hope you are the
same.
we have got the Huns on the run
again and 1t seems pretty good to see
them running back towards the Mace
where they came from. Our division
started the attack on this sector and
just an hour and half after the
boys went over the top they started
10 bring in prisoners and they are
still bringing them in. They weren't
expecting them to go over the top
and when they went over into the
German lines |hey found hundreds Of
them in their dugouts. They were
awfully surprised to see the Amer
leans at the top Of the stairs hollering
for them to come out. IL they did
not come out they would throw q
i couple Of hand grenades down In