The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-30


ed for an Nmas present, but if you vii
excuse me, will take that privilege TIN
time.
On a separate sheet of paper J air
going to write letter to Santa Claus
and YOU can lay it on the piano or put
it behind a picture on the wall or any
where so he will be sure to find it.
would lay it on my dugout, for him
here but there is no Santa Claus II
this country, people are too bad.
This X. c. paper, am sure will looh
natural to you. ] was able to get It al
first aid station in little burg where
we stopped one day.
Oh yes, we all thought the Huns had
everything undermined and well IN
trenched as we drove them further back
but it seems as though they did not
think it necessary They thought they
could hold the country they had. Only
in one place the dough boys jus5 ahead
of us found 10 boxes of dynamite
placed under a concrete bridge enough
to blow up the whole Of the y. s. army.
They had it fixed so all they had to do
was press the button. But ii was found
ont in time and Fritz's plans were de
molished.
Love to all,
Dear Mr.. Santa Claus: Please don t
send me any clothes for | have plenty,
but YOU can send me a towel if you
wish, bar of toilet soap, stick of
tooth paste Oh yes, and that Menthol-
alum, pencil with a rubber on, a
shaving brush and | believe when you
get all this in that 0x4x3 box it will
be FULL but if there is my space left you
can add a stick of gum, and a piece Of
candy
Sincerely,
CORP. GEORGE V. FOX,
Bat. E, 149 f. A., A. L. F.
Well Kiddo, how is everything going
in camp? | remember how it was with
me, rather tough the first few weeks,
but after that a fellow gets used to it.
] wouldn't wonder but what, after
two years drilling at the university
squads right and left" would be rather
old stuff, but if you have a non-com
job you can stand on the side, and
watch them do it, or probably tell them
how. | we'll remenbe:- when ] was
there, that some Of the fellows for
eigners) did not know their right from
their left foot and you had to get right
down, and show them whi,h was which.
We haven't been doing much for the
last several days. got march order the
other night, but haven't moved tip. We
are awaiting orders.
I was always in hopes that Fritz had
lost our detection of July Is, but be-
cause the other night he dropped a
ID ,4a1,...
wounded two of our fellows, one i'll the
leg, and the other in the arm. But how
our lieutenant (knox) escaped without
was riddled with pieces of shell and sew
call this what you wish, but | call it |
sleeping between shells.
The next day he sent over one that |
caused the dirt to fly all over my tent.
so we finely concluded that Bat E and (
Fritz were playing checkers, and it :
was Bat Els move, which we did. We |
moved everything excepting the guns
about kilometer up the valley
The dough boys captured prisoners al
most every day. | can see them pass
along here Just now about 500 passed. !
Every little helps.
Peace rumors around here are num-
erous. Last nights papers said in big
black head lines. Kaiser accept all Viii
'on's peace terms and agrees to pay
icial.. bit think there is more or less
If -- connected with it. and Il
lont think that Old Bill and his follow
re beaten, and if they are they hate
n LOT II No 1,o,,., ;,,et vat P,,+ II,
ooner lie kicks through with the word
he better it will be for Germany, is the
pinion of the whole A. F. F.
w D. Morgarcidge has received the
GLOWING letter from his son who is
18th the army in France;
Somewhere in France, Oct 10, 1918
Dear Father: Well will write
ew lines today as we are back for
est and SIRE feel good. We are in a
egular outdoor camp. Have camp
res and eats, we toast good white :
read, make coffee and have a canteen
, buy jam and candy and such sweets
) that. We get all the tobacco, cigars
I'd cigarets issued to us free.
The German prisoners we have ia
Ell seem glad TO quit | have quite
collection of German stuff.
saw a very pretty air battle last
ght about shutdown Two Germans
lme back here to look around and the
S. air planes attacked them and
ought one down. He turned over and
-er and caught on fire and down he
me. That's one eye that won't be
oling at us.
These peace rumors sure sound good
mt they, we all hope for the best.
Toll everyone to write, for letter
ON home is better than pay checks. \
| saw Walter Nolan the other day :
d he is looking fine
| havent~seen Cherpillod for about I
Q weeks although he is in the same +
r''nent as | am. !.
We sure had some time when we were !,
the lines. Everybody was right up /:
d agoing. Every hour was excitement :.
Ill have no idea about the large
ount of things that are used in the :
r. The big dugouts that are just i
G mines underground. They are all +
ed I'D like fine houses +