Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-21
From a Drummer in France

from q drummer Ill france
Mrs. William H. Voss of Loganville
has received several letters from her
husband, now in France. He left Bar
aboo on July %, with 1S1 others from
this county, going first to Camp
Grant. The following compose ex-
tracts from. the letters:
My Dear Wife:
Here l am feeling fine and every
thing is o. X. l have seen some coun-
try since l left Camp Grant, and some
fine country, too. We are having
two-day clay off" now, and it sure
seems good, for we have been on the
go ever since | wrote that last letter
from Camp Mills. | saw Wiesler about
three days ago, and he is looking
thin. The French people sure are
fine here; they have treated us o. K.
1t is Sunday today and have nothing
to do but lie around thinking of you
folks. suppose you are asleep at
home, for it is $3.50 p. m. here. Am
going into town to a band concert at
$3.50. | have to move tomorrow
morning about six miles to regimen
tai headquarters. | am going into the
bugler and drum corps. Everything is
so nice and green here. We haven't
had a cold night or day since we ar
rived | wish you could be with me
and see what have seen.
Letter of October
My captain died with influenza l
feel badly over that, for he was a
splendid man / have some fine Off
GERS. All the light we have at night
is candle.
They have taken a bunch to the hos
pital-over 500-and we have been
here only two weeks. | suppose you
get all the war news; it sure is great.
When the news came in there was
some excitement for awhile.
| just got two letters of yours, No.
IS and II. sure was glad when 1
got them
Some cook we have now. He sure
is a good one We had blackberry
pie for supper. We go out and pick
the berries, and there are all kinds
of them; then we have pie. 1t seems
good, too, for it is the first pie I've
had since | left Camp Grant
| don't know when we will be able
to go'and do our share, on account Of
so many sick With the "fu" Our di-
vision is scattered all over; only en-
gineers here. The rest have gone for
ward.
All the water we drink must be
boiled. There is more wine than wa
ter, but l don't like the way it is
made.
Has Mabel heard from Ewald yet?
4 am a long way from him think
about twice as far from Rockford
home. There sure are some German
prisoners here. They are glad to be
prisoners, too. Don't even have to
be guarded. l wish you could see the
fruit that grows here-all kinds Of it.
l don't blame the French for fighting
for their country, it is fine, but the
U. S. A. is good enough for me.
Tell all hello who ask about me.
Letter of October II
Was out with the band this morn
ing, and some noise; there are 40
members in the band now. We drilled
until 10 o'clock; was dismissed until
this afternoon; then had signal prac-
tice. The next door from here there
are two little children and years
and they sure are cute kids. | have
some time with them and they watch
for me every evening. All the men
here are much older men and there
sure are some old people. am going
up to my old company to get my pay
and think there is some more mail
for me- That is what | am looking
for mostly. | was up and etaoOAA
for mostly. Our corporal and l were
up and got some mail Thursday even
ing, but not all of it.
We drummers will have to move
into another building about twenty
rods from here. 1t is a better place,
even hardwood floors. We get fine
feed. ! weigh 1877 now; was down to
$780, Clarke Dickie is in the same
company. / saw him Thursday even
ing. He is coming down to see me
tomorrow night. He was a tickled
kid and he said it seemed like year
since he saw me, and it was only two
weeks. The street car runs within
ten feet of our doors.
PVT. WILLIAM III. V0SS.
Hdq. Opt, or Band 81 Engrs.
A. p. o. SIC, Am. e, F., France.