Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-17
COMPANY c RESTS.
BEING SENT.
ONTO FRONT LINES.
LETTER FROM OTTAWA SOLDIER i
OtSCLOSES THE CiTY'S OWN |
UNIT Is GETTING FINAL TRAIN. |
ING IN FRANCE.

Mrs Henry Walking has received
a very interesting letter from her
son, George Jobst, member OF Com
pany e, now stationed with the A. II
F. forces in France. telling some
very interesting facts about the trip
abroad. Young Jobst praises the
Red Cross, for the excellent work
they are doing for the boys over here
and over there
The letter reads.
My dear Mother.
Hel0w mother and everyone. How
are you all? Wei as am, hope.
arrived in France without any excit
ment' of any kind Had very nice
trip and enjoyed il as much as il was
pos ible. will always remember my
25'h birthday as spent it somewhere
in the ocean
Gee. mother, things and people sure
are very queer over here. 1t sure
imn,e me a whole lot to see the way
h live. | should Judge that where
We are now the people are about 300
9eir' behind us Of the United States.
We are now stationed at rest
E'nr hnm lam Ia
l'nt guess time makes no difference
80 Us now Where we go next no
one knows. But 1t matters not to
ne where we go just as long as stay
IN my present state of good health.
! am watching every truck that goes
by with the hope that in one of them
will see Butch. | sure would give
most anything to run across him over
here.
we certainly are having some time
mere trying to get along with the peo.
pie. That IS TO make them understand
rs II all seems so queer not TO be
able TO talk 10 them and be under
'tood ana the money exchange is SO
'unny But ! suppose after we be
come used to the ways everything
will be fine.
say. mother, when You write me. be
sure and tell me where they sent
Ndolph' because | suppose by now he
S in the service.
Just before loading on the shin thp
aides of the Red Cross served rs
With coffee and buns. And also cir.
'rettes. II surely went fine. The
Red Cross is a very good and wonder
'nl organization
NOW mother. write me when Won
can and | viii try and write 10 Won
each week Tell them all to write
ana will do the same
Again hoping you are all in the hest
of health will say goodbye for This
time.
Love to all, your son.
GEORGE.
Letter from Corp. Duncan.
One OF the most interesting wal
letters published in Ottawa up to The
present time, arrived in Ottawa Sat
urday, from Corporal Harold Duncan
OF Company c.. now with the Ameri
can Expeditionary Forces in France
lhe letter was written TO his sister
Miss Frieda Duncan, and contains
most interesting story about France
May 27th, 1918.
Dear Frieda:
Well at last we are in France after
a long and tedious journey. We let
Camp Upton, L. l. s., May ,dele'ed'
and boarded ship May tdeleted) I
took us tdeleted) days to cross anC
in all Il was a calm voyage. wa
| sick one day but was dizzy for I'VE
or three days We had q couple o
! days when the sea was fairly rongl
and the ship rolled pretty badly
/ Our quarters were in the thirt
/ class section and the bumps wef'
made OF canvas stretched over tW'
/ pipes and (deleted) II was sure
tedious ride although We were on
big ship We were well protecte
after we reached the war zone.
May 2ith We landed at Brest, tn
and one of the largest, but far iron
being modern. We marched thr
Brest and are camped in field oul
side the city. Everything is dlfieren
from the t S. All the buildings ar
old and of stone and the streets ar
narrow. There are no young me
around at ALL only old people, wome
and children. The women all dfes
in black with little white lace cap
and most everyone wears woode
shoes. The women do all the worl
they drive two wheeled carts. brni
ing their produce to town each NOR
ing. They use very few wagons b.