The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-12-20

inE fOr-frcrCh People Every
where Look Tn TO the Americans.
Uncle Bert" Martin OF castle Gate
this week had long letter from Evan
+ Jones ~ that camp and the son Of
MI. and Mrs. John Jones Of sunny
side. II gives no postoffice address
but Is sent from Tours. France, and Is
dated November 18th. last. Been n
long time since have seen you.
writes the young man. "but 7 hope.
Just the same. you are feeling fine and
dandy Some Of these near future
DAYS I win he back among all you
people. and then we can talk about
all the good times we have had.
have been overseas about six months.
and ! am now pretty well used to II.
Al first things looked gloomy and
quaint and oldfashioned Little by
little I have become acquainted with
the surroundings. and now don't
notice II 80 very much. The first
days Of my army life we're sort 81
queer and quite exciting as II is 10
everyone. Tho lining up for fncss,
getting up and going 90 bed by the
bugie. doing your own scruhbing and
many other little things seemed very
funny nt first. but I soon got used 60
Il And You know. or course. when
button comes of and you are IN camp
you haven't any mother 10 sew u back
on, 80 Il II up 70 one right there and
then TO put Il back on. Well. YOU
soon get used Co things when YOU
have Co do ~ yourself. The old say
Ing b. Well. you're In the army
now II seems quite like home In
some ways. hut In very few ways. be-
iieve me.
n am working down here at head
quarters aud sure do like A. The
work am at IN something like that
was engaged In % n civilian. ~ l
feel sortcr like being NJ home IN that
rcnpect when one n doing work he
10 Interested In he can't help but feel
more or icas contontcd. Were all do
ing our bit In some way or other.
Some have the pleasure of chasing
tho Huns while others remain behind
the lines and Keep the boys up there
al well equipped and Eivo them the
necoaHary things that " takes 10 keep
the hochca ON the run. So I was
picked ont Tor duty buck ~ the lines
In the service OF supplicH, I Joined
a. do my duty aud what this should be
left to Uncle Sam. You may be-
licve he found work FOR me and plenty
OF u. ! have been goinE u real hard.
and never have dana orv more real
.su,k in my life. But I have never
complained, for u all has gone 10 help
the good work along
Found Them Fighters.
you bot We arc proud Of our boyH
over here and OF the grand showing
they have made ana are making
They're Tine bunch Of fellows and
NO better are Co be- found N ono were
a. search tho world. They came here
with the Idea that thcy were going O.
win. They surely fought with that
sort ~ pep. Tho 18th % July was a
day thar never wiz he forge item. This
terrible Huns again came over the
top 60 once more ny their luck NJ
Paris. but they found n different elias
OF fellows. Tho NnnkH. determined
nH they we're not o. so back. went out
10 meet them and proposed fighting II
out right then nnd there. They
proved a. tho Hun that they were ths
lhtter's superior So. the Hun I'm
mediateiy began a. retreat Thee
have been going u ever since, Tn,
fnnks are tho boys that turned th'
tables on the Huns. ana they found
they had started something they couit
not finlah. A. the saying goes thel
hnd bitten of more than they ooul,
chew The Nenk'H name viii go duwi
In history never % be- forgotten, Thel
always win be known as the boys VIII,
put the kibosh a. the Huns, Oul
boys have had n hard time ~ II. bu
they have stuck like glue. They hny'
had lots Of real hardshipa' but thel
have fought through them like rea
men. America viii always be prous
OF those who came here 10 help pu
an end 10 prusslaniHm. Tho1e wh'
rot bnck viii enjoy some OF the glory
Tho fellows who have fallen WI
never be forgotten. Their names ans
heroism viii go down IN history
Getting Oft the subject ~ war,
would life Ia sty few words 0f thi
people of Franc They ere Ver'
quiet and peaceful sort Not ns ln
ltlntive or progre ssive ns tho peppl'
Of America, they seem o. DO cunien
with "a lot Of little things that thl
average American could not put ~
with. These little oldfnHhlonsd peu
pie so everywhere rambling over ~
stony streets and roads In their litll
loidfaHhioned cnrts aud equipment
The peasants wear tho ancient garh
ana a good many ~ them woodel
shoes. They have had q hard time %
u during the four long years 81 war
but they have braved u with remark
ably light hearts. They are polite AM
klhd, ever striving a. please. and al
ways ready % give a kind word, Their
are zane however. that are different
iiut that Is 90 he eNpected. As a rui
inc French person is quiet, happy
solncky' peaceahle individual. Al
nave lot Of respect Tor tho America
boys They consider them near one
10 iheir own Since the signing 81 an
hrinisiloe one may see the French al
color and the Stars and Stripes nyin
from almost every home.
After the Armlstloe.
THE first and second nights afte
the signing OF the nrmistice thes
French people alrlost went wild wit
Jo@ everywhere. They paradei al