The Mankato free press., 1918-07-05
FROM THE
BOYS IN ARMY CAMPS

Mrs. r. X. Williams of Lake Crys-
tai received the following letters from
her son Clyde who is in France:
France, May 26. 1918.-Dear Mother
and ALL Your letter of April 80
reached me a few days ago. Having
just wrote you l waited until today
to answer it. Everything is fine with
us. At present / am enjoying the
best of health SO / cannot complain
at all. Glad to hear that you are all
well, that is a good deal now days.
By the papers there is a great deal
6f sickness in the states from catch
ing cold So far we have experienced
very little sickness in our regiment.
haven't been sick one day since
have been in the army oh, have
had several colds but always able to
be around and / hope l shall be as
lucky in the future. AS long as | got
my health the war don't bother me
much, of course l would like to see
it over but it does no good to wish,
it's take your medicine and get Kaiser
Bill, that's our goal won.
How are all the children? l wish 1
could write them all but l haven't
thing to write about. l expect you
are all quite busy now, well am too,
but my work is not very hard only
l have to be on the job all the time
No fooling around out side like when
l was working on the road l like it
fine though. How's Ellen and Story?
Remember me to them, tell them to
write once in while. Two more
days and l shall have been in the
army one year, seems like l have
been in it all my life. I suppose l
shall hate to get out of it. Well no
more news so must say good bye.
Hope you are all well with love to ALL
Your son, Clyde.
and All: Your letters of May 1917
reached me few days ago, glad to
hear that you are all quite well as
am at present. This is Sunday morn
ing, a very beautiful day. I am
working today SO between trains 1
am writing few letters which l owe
badly. There is nothing to write about
but always do the best ]. can. Every
thing is about the same with us no
complaint at all. l had intended go
ing on furlough in few days but am
unable to SO will nave to wait a.
while.
/ Decoration day we all Swent to
station few miles down the way
where the band played during the
evening. In the afternoon we had a
ball game at our headquarters. They
mad a very nice Memorial service.
They decorated the graves of our boys
who have answered the call. Our
chaplain and several officers gave
some very interesting talks. All to-
gether we enjoyed the day very
nicely.
How's all the children? Hello to
them all. / expect you are all quite
busy now. Say if you will send me
some stamps l shall send you some
papers. We must put stamps on
papers, can get them at a station up
the line but / only get, up there once
IN while. Well haven't any more
news this time so think l shall say
good bye. Hope this finds you all
well as it leaves me. Trusting that
will be with you in the near future.
1 am your son, with love to all, CIyde
france, June 6.-Dear Mother and
all: Just few lines to let Won know
that l am still among the living but
we never know how long we will be.
us a big game of chance, some win
some lose. This possibly might be
the last letter you shall get from me
Tor sometime as we expect to be very
very busy soon and you can never tell
what might happen, but we all hone
Tor the best But don't worry about
me If don't come out o. K. you shall
near about it so let us think of the
pest side of life. This is a grand
morning, haven't been up very long
l am getting few letters wrote, of
course l might have time to write Won
again but it's best to be prepared.
l am in the best of health which T
am very thankful for and hope Won
are all the same. Haven't gotten any
mall for sometime, so don't know
now you are and what's more don't
Know when we will get any. Of course
we are only taking precautions, possi-
Dly nothing at all will happen but
there Is nothing like being ready. I
suppose you are all quite busy at this
tlme OF the year. Last night I was
down the line to hear an entertain
ment by some American women and
what l mean l surely enjoyed it. They
were the first Americans / have seen
since leaving New York. In ali nv
travels l find the American women
the prettiest and also the best.
Well | will try and find time to
write you Sunday, possibly by that
time We shall know more about
things. Hoping you are all well am
sending you all my best love with
hopes of seeing you all some day.
remain your loving son, Clyde
Williams.
The following letter was received
from one of the men stationed at
Camp Grant:
Sunday morning and nothing to do
until noon. Wish to God was in the
on1ce with you right now. l sure do
MISS that place. l want you to do
something for me. Let me explain.
You know enlisted in the THIRTY.
second Engineers because they told
me | would be across within seven
weeks. When l got to Camp Grant
the thirty second was all filled I'M.
packed and ready to CO. They pulled
out two weeks ago. Another fellow
from Mankato and myself were trans
ferrod tO tho Third Dro,;c;o.1