East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-15
WITH LIE COLORS
PRAISES \. NJ. G. A. IN FRANCE-

| Il. B. Butler, of this city. in France
as a member of Company B, 44th
Regiment, TELLS in a letter to Wayne
lGurdane of Pendleton, the excellent
work of the Y. NJ. G. A. in France. He
says that the "Y'' contains a library
and has moving pictures three, times
a week, as well as providing cookies,
candy and gum. Butler tells of the
life of the French, known to the AM
orleans as "frogies." Following is the
letter in full:
October ~, 1918.
Somewhere in France
NV Dear Wayne. Gertie and All:
4 1 received your letter containing
the Round-Up folder few days ago
and hey You know how it was appre-
ciated. You say you wrote me at
Camp Merritt. 1 have never received
lit Yet but our mail has been tied up
for some time but has started again.
Wayne, it is hard to write about things
here as we are limited to so many
censor. rules. am, not at the front
nor am 1 at Paris, but am living at
the finest camp in France. where we
have every accommodation. We have
a large ''Y' which contains a library,
also moving pictures three times
week, also have cookies, gum and
candy once in a great while. We have
la laundry, Q. NJ. commissary where
we can buy from a cigarette paper to
"a safety razor at cost, hot water for
baths and electric fights. The regi-
ment we are with also has a large and
elegant band whichN gives concerts
every Sunday evening in the ''Y," so
you see we are well fixed for amuse-
ment and a clean, sanitary camp. We
would all rather be at the front but,
there is too much work behind the
lines. I am in the camp with Ed
Heinz, Cash Powell. Tige Blake, Has
ken, KuylSendalf and Fred Walters,
also young Noreen, the section bosses
kid. They are all fine and dandy and
working at their trades bat I am do
ing work I never did before and boy
she is hard Ed was seargent but we
are allowed to drink wine and he car
ried more than tonnage into camp and
got busted. We are in a beautiful
country where grapes and wild black
berries grow thicker than wheat in
Oregon The frogs pay no attention
to the fbIackberries and never touch ]
them but boy we laid on 'em heavy |
also the grapes and they sure are ele- !
CANT and miles and miles of em. |
Also fine gardens and. some fruit trees !
a fine country but any time they are |
ready 10 ship us to the states / am
ready. Last Sunday I visited the city |
which is about kilometers from
here, found a fine town also a dandy
where I consumed eggs,
J steaks, 4 pieces of thick rye bread,
butter. order of tomatoes. 2 plates of
French fries and bottle of Cham
oagne. Some feed. hushl cost me 20
rancs and so eentimes or $40. I
vent through the castle which was
,uiit in the 1fth or 18th century and
t is a sight, with its cracked walls,
,roken- stair ways, tunnels, and /
enough paper TO tell all about
t. I'll bring home some Dictures of
t and other views. have a first
lass pass which entities me to. go
ny place when not on duty, so think
omorrow Sunday I'll go in again.
/ few miles from camp the Frogs live
n high cliffs. have the homes dug in
he rock, but they are the poor class.
n order to be good Frog you have
) raise a moustache and have BIZ |
ycle But 1 don't like the nien or
Fomen either. J.,
Kiddo I must quit and hit Tor my
unk and she is going to be cold tos
light. the weather is not bad yet but
little cold of A. MS. 1 am working
ard, fat as pig and am happy as
YER Tell every body am still going
nswer soon. Love TO YOU and your I
,Iks. BUTTS. q
vt. b. b. Butler, Co. 3. 44th Reg. !
T. C., Am. r. F.. via New York. \
". y. LATOTREIIE WRITES. r
II. j.. IatoureiIe. on board the u O
s. Pittsburg. writes his sister, Mrs
. AIonterasteIli. that he L getting 8
long very we'll He has never in 3
ny of his letters been allowed to tell a
here ne is. except for the fact that n
e was i'm south America. Followins n
the letter: n
September 9I, 1918. ii
ear Sister:
Just short note to let you know Il
ow glad I was to hear from you d
nee more. First letter for quite y