The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-16
LETTER FROM SGT.
CHARLES WRIGHT
IS With Chaplain Moody at Chau-
mont in France

Dcar Bill:
1t has been so long since 1 have
written that I am almost ashamed
to write but here goes.
am in the Y, M. C. A. and have
just got through work. Have been
carting Chaplains all the afternoon.
Went down to the Chaplains school
tonight and had supper. Mr.. Moody
is still at Chaumont and so am |.
received two letters from Cal
ifolnia since l wrote last, one from
the folks in Los Angeles when they
were down there and one after they
got back. Ny last letter sent the
18th Of August. 1t was dated Aug
ust 18th. VIII try to write more
often in the future, in fact, l viii.
am going on a days leave Of
absence day after tomorrow. Am
going to the coast Of Brittany oppo-
site the coast of England. There are
five of US going together. Will try
to write you from there.
Say Bill, did you get the $50 sent
you by money order? It was the
first that | sent | don't think you
ever mentioned it. After that l sent
$500 through the Y. NJ. C. A. which
you acknowledged and that is all I
have sent but | will send $500 to-
morrow and that will make $4,000 in
all and then next month | will send
| 5000 more.
Has the draft got you or did you
enlist or are you we'll enough to pass
physical examination. l guess Uncle
Sam intends to finish this war soon
as possible and he can't finish it
too soon to suit me. I have your
letter of July Goth and you evidently
expected me to assume that your
health was improving as you did not
mention ii although mother did.
Well it rained hard here last night
and also today. I am dreading the
winter. | haven't decided yet to spend
it in France but l may Think there
is possibility Of the war being
over this fall but l hope it don't
finish until the Germans are thresh-
ed to a frazzle. think l have re-
ccived the Republicans all right but
it comes rather iITegulally, some
come in two weeks and some in two
months. Cousin Almira sends me
Worlds Work and the National Geo
graphic from Lowell and l received
the July number before [ did the
/ April. How's that? | went on q two
F., days trip last week alone with the
truck Was quite near the front
/ Could hear the roar of the artillery
Was in a city-of 100000 population
that had been bombed by the Bochc
the night before and many othcl
times. Saw hotels five times as largo
as the Avenue House with all the
windows blown out and holes in the
walls and some buildings d heap o1
ruins. Ny truck did not run very
/ we'll. The magnetic, carburetor anC
valves bothered. 1t had just come
out of the repair shop and wasn1
adjusted very we'll. l tested The
spark plugs and had to take off tht
carburetor and clean out few shay
ings and some dirt Took off th'
IlldSHcto dIlu tlIllcQ IL ONcI anu eu
justed the valves after which it rul
pretty we'll, most Of the way on fou
cylinders. 1t was $50 mile trip. The!
don't think anything of sending /;
truck on a weeks trip over here. On'
fellow went on a trip Of nearly 9Gt
miles at four miles to the gallon o
gasolene.
Well I think I will close for thi
time as it is getting late and I will
write more very soon.
Love to everybody,
Charlie
t Sgt. Charles F. Wright,
f Motor Truck Co., 304,
{ G. H. A. E. T. in France
+ A. P. 0. 706 via New York