The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-13

some one soon. / am getting alon.
Just fine. / think the condition owe
mere is very good for us boys, mucI
netter than / expected. My health
Is grand $50 you know 1 am on,
thankful boy and l hope to continue
From what / can hear and see. Uncle
Sans boys sure have the Huns or
the run. .......--....
L am on the Western front. some
where on the Marine River, and YOU
know am experiencing quite a bit
L would like to write you and tell
you all about the war conditions. but
its against the rules. Just wait until
L get back to the States, then l can
tell you all about it, for I know YOU
VIII be very interested in nv story.
And don't forget to write as often as
you can, for that's the only pleasure
soldier has, and that's a letter from
home now and then.
Give my regards to all. In clos
ing my letter, / hope to hear from
home soon. am sending lots of love
to all.
ALVIN NJ. THOMAS,
Go. A, 9Th U. S. Engrs., American
Expeditionary Force, France"
Mr.. James Porter, of Louisville,
formerly of Paris, sends THE NEWS
the following interesting letter from
Noah Clark, Paris boy, who is now
in France in the service:
France, July Is, 1918.
Dear JIM have been intending
to write for some time, but have
been changing around so fast that T
hardly knew one day where l would
be the next.
Left Philadelphia, July 6. for
Hoboken and sailed from there on the
Manchuria. Had a fine trip over, as
the sea was as smooth as glass, and I
did not get sea sick, but 1 came so
near it that 1 was afraid to laugh at
anybody else for feeding the fish.
This is an old town and has a very
fine harbor, and the scenery is very
fine. l have not been on liberty yet,
so don't know much about it, but
everything is wide open here and a
uniform don't put any lid on. Will
have to study up a little French be-
fore / go out by my lonesome.
They call this Sunny France, but
/ don't see where it got it's name, as
it rains here every day.
How is Mrs. Porter getting along?
Give her my regards and tell her I
sure would like to have one of her
good breakfasts in the morning. 1
haven't had pay day yet, and it sure
is h being broke.
Where are you going now? Hope
you have found something that suits
you. Give my regards to all the
bunch. Don't know anything else to
write, so will close for this time,
with regards to you and Mrs. Porter
Your friend,
NOAH CLARK,
gu. S. Naval Air Station, France,
American Expeditionary Force,
Care Postmaster, New York"
First Lieutenant Reuben B. Hutch
craft, of Paris, now somewhere in
France with the 166th Infantry, has
written County Attorney David D.
Cline a brief but interesting letter
from the battle front overseas.
Lieut.. Hutchcraft also sent in his
letter a souvenir cigarette which was
evidently taken from the mouth of
4 German soldier after he had been
killed. The cigarette, which had not
been lighted, bore stains of saliva
indicating that the Boche was pre-
pairing to enjoy his smoke when he
was killed presumably by one of our
American soldiers. Written on the
cigarette is the date "June Is, 1915"
no doubt the date when the German
soldier was killed.
Lieut.. Hutchcraft also sent Mr..
Cline a copy of The Ohio Rainbow
Reyeille, the official organ of the
I66th Infantry, which contains in
,eresting news for the soldier boys. |
Among the witty paragraphs we Sc
ect the following for publication:
"The German prisoner was asked |
f he realized the great causes for
which the Allies were fighting. Ger
;ainly,' said he The Italians are |
lighting to whip the Austrians; the |
French are fighting for their coun-
;ry; the British are fighting for the |
mastery of the seas, and the Ameri- !
,ans are fighting for souvenirs"
Lieut.. Hutchcraft's letter to At
orney Cline, written on Y. M. G. A. |
stationery, and dated 20 June, 1918,
'ollows:
Dear Dave:
Gam inclosing you a souvenir of
he recent battle. The Boche to
whom this cigarette belonged has quit
moking here on account of an Ameri-
an 80 calibre. Would send you
art load of helmets, rifles, packs,