The Ordway new era., 1918-05-03
LETTER FROM FRANCE

Sergeant T. A. Barbee writes his
sister, Mrs. Walter E. Dalby. of Ord
way. Sergeant Barbee is with his
company in France.
Dear Sister,
I surely have appreciated your and
Osie's letters. The support my good
sisters have given is well worth a
fight for and my only regret is that
l cannot write you oftener. My army
work has claimed a lot of attention
and I have been obliged to delay my
letters to you principally on that ac-
count.
/ The excellent box of candy. cigars.
gum and figs reached me yesterday in
good condition and l assure you was
onioyed with soldiers deep relish
We somehow develop a very great an
petite for sweets in the army and you
could not please me more and the
cigars are fine quality too. This was
awfully sweet and generous of you
dear sister and I am attempting to
deserve such kind acts on your part.
Lately I have been much more
satisfied with the part l have been
able to play IN the army actions. NV
superiors advanced me to corporal
this was tremendously encouraging
as YOU may guess. I am not salts
fed yet, am gCing up for a COM
mission either thru an officers school
or outside study.
We early arrivals in France have
seen real front line service and con-
siderable of five had the large
ones burst awfully near and have seen
enemy planes brot to earth and in
fact most of the rest of 1t. The thing
a soldier most fears, however. is the
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ters. not even rats.
Not so long after coming hero I
had an opportunity of visiting one
of Caesars old battle fields In France
which. however. did not hold as much
Of interest as the home of Jeanne
Domremy, which I visited and enter
ed. We viewed the room in which
she was born and the many relics Of
the times collected for inspection of
anvone fortunate enough to have the
privilege of going there. bought
souveniors in the home some of which
sent to Bob and someday may Sc
cure more. My intention is to send
him souveniors from time to time to
hold for me: 1t is imDossible to COL
llect them as / must not have so much
to carry about.
The weather has been mild since
about January lot. which Is a God
send for us soldiers, and the beauty
of the country is beginning to un-
fold. One would not expect so much
of beauty In hills, woods. canals,
streams and roads concentrated in
one small country is remarkable.
Since becoming a sergeant 1 have
been allowed a room in the home of
French lady and dearer one I've
never seen. I must give you details
some dav of these towns and homes,
hut anyhow the bed is so tall that
one has to use derrick to get in
springs and mattresses Zone feather)
under you and elder-down on top of
YOU makes wonderful thing of COM
fort to one used TO the non-elastic
army bunk.
4 The following is letter from Ser
geant T. M. Totten who is located at
Camp Kearney, California. to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Totten
who live north OF Olney Springs. His
letter says In part:
This is Colorado day and there is
going to be some kind OF a parade for
us given by some of the ladies' of
Colorado, those that are lucky to be
visiting so far from home. We are
having some fine weather now, 1t
hasn't rained for some time. We Just
got back from ten day hike. we had
a forced march making 20 miles un-
der heavy marching order in hours.
G company never lost a man neither
did Fl company, we were the only
two companies that never lost man
and I was sure proud of them. I
have the best Lieutenant for my lead