The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-04
-l9Il 8 Moore md.
Is BROTHER MEET
rac vile Boys Were IN
anne Town IN France
for Several Days.

lux SoSNeGd4 lays
nder dats Of october % Lloyd E.
Ioore wrote . most interesting let
Ter his father. Elder Ira 9. Moore
81 faclPIIle he and his brother,
James, enlisted IN the Mcdaniel de-
aehment IN last Nay, and after two
onfhs school in the government
school ct Richmond. one OF them
sailed tom Boston for France about
fro n1feIFport News for France about
August LIST. The letter IS as follows:
Ny Dear Father: was very glad
70 receive your letter Of the Sd on Sun
Day, the 9th.
would Ike to have been with you
on your trip Gin the ai1to) to Charles
ton; guess the waves OF the earth
couldn't have affected me nearly 50
mneh Is did the waves OF the ocean,
e ectalIy during storm.
5resume you are Ike was before
tOmfnB oYeT-possessed Of great de
sire to cross the ocean. My feelings
after getting here were very different
from what expected, for have q
greater desire than ever to cross the
ocean. But since am here want
70 stay until this trouble is settled
forever.
Il have been almost across France
at its widest point and every place
are 70 be found fine roads compared
% some In West Virginia, and are fine
for autos. In addition to being rock
surfaced, there are very few hills
none steep that I have seen or been
over. After we left Brest the most
of the country Is so level that l was
cSble to see as many as seven villages
fom points In the road at one time.
0nly occasionally we see house out
by ftselE-farmers and all live In VII
lagos. This fact suggests so much
that could write about the French
I habitat1ons, but prefer to wait until
return and tell you
To my knowledge there Is no limit
placed on what war news you might
tell You we're right In your statement
ABOUT Bulgaria. and we Just heard this
evening that Austria has thrown down
her arms and quit. From the way
things are going It will not be long
until We hear that Germany has quit,
100. The Allies VIII compel her to
gust sooner or later.
You have read, on several occa-
dropping literature on the trenches.
We witnessed such as act yesterday,
and to show you what kind OF litera-
ture they are 50 liberal with and how
cowardly this literature proves them
70 be, am tcclosing one OF the papers
which lit not Tar from our quarters.
We have moved only once since
reaching our destination, and are Ike
TO remain In our present location
eftnttely. or all winter. We are
qEary outfit. so We don't have rs good
reason as most other outfits for fire.
qdent moves. but the reverse.
received very great surprise
about September while in our first
location While watching the move
ment Of troops and supplies Oh Tues
day evening preceding the other drive
WHO SHOULD walk up to me but James.
: ae was stationed In the same village
=Sye were n. from Monday tn Thurs
dsy. I didn't see or hear from him
again until last Wednesday. In re-
: turning from the hospital learned
from some fellows IN the Fifth d1v1-
member, that he was not far from
where was then. so / changed my
course and went By where he was help
ing unload provision train. He is
looking the best ever saw him and
seems to be getting along fine.
1haye been bothered with rheuma-
Em quite bit the last month-that
what I was IN the hospital for. Out
side of that feel good. and regardless
OF the fact that have worked pretty
hard. have gained considerable in
weight.
Most of the fellows in the army
have acquired new habits, such as
smoking. chewing. drinking coffee.
early rising and retiring, and lmpover-
4shing their vocabulary. 1 haven't ac-
CURED any yet, but have adopted few
Just for the duration OF the war. such
8 early rising and retiring, and drink
dne coffee. I have made a little
ehange In my vocabulary. in that l
nave acquired few French words.
Anything at all from home is of In
teTest to me. So don't let that keep
you from writing. VIII certainly be
Cad to get the Christian Leader so /
can at least learn of some of the
Things that are being done for the
cause, even though am permitted to
assist only by my prayers.
There are many things of interest
could write about and will tell
Then get back" but it is bed time
nov, 50 win close for this time.
May the Lord continue to reward
Jon for the worthy work you are do
ms even more abundantIy in the fu-
lure than In the past, is my prayer.
Your son,
LLOYD E. MOORE, Pvt,
Bet Co. E. 18th Engrs,
.. s. Army, France.
9EUcH GAS WASTED.
40RGANToW1E, W. Va, Dec. a.