The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-12-19
Somewhere in France
A. p. o., III.

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Mrs. Camilla L. Breazeale:
DEAR FRIEND-It is some task, ow.
ing to the Inconvenience, ETC., to get t
write to ones friends at this time
every one is very busy and their tins
10 very much occupied. We find that
conditions are very different to what
we had been used to, but we soon adapi
ourselves to meet all conditions tha'
ve NAV find. ard "Hit the Ball" Gu,
sole aim is to beat the Hun, and rela.s
to our loved ones in dear old U. 5 Il.
We are now the thing. No more sugges-
tions that we are newcomers and green
at the game. No condescentions. They
listen and defer to our opinion; they
adopt our views-the people, the news
papers-both British and French; they
now love US and believe in as, and we
are in perfect accord and sympathy.
We are the New Oracle, the Inspira
ton OF the Moment, the Big Brother,
the Unbeatable, the Grand, the Mag
nifique," for we have put our men in,
lots of them, raw and untried, but big,
strong, enthusiastic, resourceful young
Americans, full of confidence in him
self and his country, with faith that
right Is on his side, with faith in his
neighbor by his side; full Of force and
pride, he went in with his teeth set, and
a determination not merely to stop the
Boche, but to lick him, to beat him at
his own game, or to die in the attempt
And he did. That is the American SOL
der. Thank God he has won !
There isno discipline over here that can
compare with ours. Our men have abb
sorbed it. They heard so many lectures
in the States about the wonderfuAGis-
.eipline over here, when they arritladx
ks,ak one iSoIz: and i s:fEzd II afzIn e
acteriztic American spirit % beat y
and they have, They are self -diseip-
lined, They are cleaner than than any
one else; they salute better they work
harder at learning the various ways of
fighting. They are superb. Their
services over here have made them wor-
thy of praise.
have seen a great deal Of England
and France. Am located st present
near a very historical point, on an old
Roman road, built by Julius Caesar him
self. Lots of interesting things to see
and much to talk about when it is all
over: the different customs of the
people throughout the different See
tions the gay, fighty, immoral Paris.
Then the sentimental French. Then
the artistic. Then the French Peas
ants.
We are at times biletted In the homes
of these peasants, in small villages
Their homes are of course strange to
US. Cows, horses, etc., ali under the
same roof, as are the bedrooms, din
ing rooms, etc.
The English women and the French
women all work-hard work. The Eng
lish women wear coarse stockings and
coarse low shoes all about alike, MT
attractive. The French women in the
cities wear fine shoes and stockings,
and are very attractive, sweet and po-
lite in their manners, The peasants all
wear wooden shoes. The French wo-
men are all great with their handiwork,
The American women would surely
spend fortunes for this wonderful handi-
work, which cost Beaucoup Francs.
aIn England and France we see no
male civilians, except those too old to
fight or cripples; an average aged civil
lian is q rare thing here, and really
we see more American soldiers than we
do others.
The railroad facilities of England are
uuaint-lst class, End class, 3rd glass
and box cars. In France you find box
cars marked tao Honmes 0g "..s'S
Cheveaux, and thus We travel ~Al'
modes of conyeyances such as one horse
and one OK to q wagon, rather crude in
the make-ups.- Youessen see on the
streets girl and dog tugging away
at q cart. A common thing is to see a
good looking. young woman rolling d
loaaed wheelbatEpN siong tits adf II
odd thing. to ne the EiL.s out iH tGa