The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-23
.comewhere In France, July "a.

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The weather was fine, and there was
INIT one little storm one night that
listed but a few hours. Some of the
boys got a little seasick on the trip
ocrose. but it did not bother me a
little bit. / was certainly glad that
= did not make me sick from the
wav the others looked.
TELL me where brother Harry is
n your next letter. / have not heard
iron, him for some time. / do not
tnow whether he is still at West
point. or if he has been sent over
here. Tell Uncle John that i am
1ooking for him to cross the ocean
nrettv soon. This is as pretty a coun-
trv as anyone could wish for any
where. Well, / must close now, so
good bye for the time.
Your loving son,
HERMAN BARLOW.
"260l69I First Pioneer Infantry,
Amer. Expo. Force"
Mrs. Nellie Highland received the
following letter from Charles Ed
wards. colored, formerly Of Paris,
now in France, as member of the
American Expeditfonary Force:
France, July %, 1918.
MISS NELLIE-This leaves me
we'll. trusting that these few lines
will find you the same. l have been
in the trenches several times and
have been under fire in four real hot
battles, and haven't even got a pin
scratch. So / am very proud to
know that ] am well trained enough
70 know how to save my life and
help save others, as well as the old
Flag
Il would like to know how old
Kaiser Bill and old Won Hindenburg
feel now, over so many Sammies
over in France, ready to meet any
cause.
Well. Miss Nellie, we have been
under four fires, as / told you be-
fore. in which we killed and wound
ed many Germans, and we haven't
lost one of our company boys yet.
We had only two wounded, and they
are we'll now. We now are in a
resting camp, about ten miles be-
hind the front lines, and very soon
We will go to the front again, after
brief rest.
Il hope you will be prosperous in
farming. Still / guess the farming
is over with now, isn't it? / will
close, trusting to hear from you real
soon.
From your obedient servant,
PRIVATE CHAS. EDWARDS.
GO. H, 372 r. L. w. S., S. P. 179,
France, via New York"
From a French town, comes the
following letter to Mrs. Mary H.
Williams, colored, from her son, Cor
poral George F. Williams, of Paris:
July IA, in France.
Dear Mother:T am taking the
greatest pleasure in writing to you
to inform you that / am in the best
Of health. / know you have been
worrying because you have not had
letter from me, but have not had
time since / wrote you a card.
Well. mother, there is not very much
that / can say just now. / hope you
and all the rest are well. / hope
the Lord will spare me to see you
again. L have dreamed of home
and you many nights, and / have
also thought / heard you singing that
song you used to sing, Where Is My
Wandering Boy Tonight Well,
here comes the work call, so / will
close by asking God to bless you and
all the others and keep you safe and
return me safe to you again.
CORP. GEO. WILLIAMS,
Go. L., 365th Infantry, Amer. EXPO.
Force"
Henry Letton, colored, with Frank
& Co., is in receipt of a letter from
David Johnson, formerly porter at
the Harry Simon stores in this city,
who is now in France with the Amer
lean Evolutionary Forces. The let
Ter, which is dated July 80, follows:
Il have nCw been away from home
three weeks, and have only had time
to write card announcing my safe
arrival in France. You must know
from this that a fellow doesn't have
much time for writing when he Is
soldering here. i like this soldier
lie very much. So far we are GER
family seeing the country at the
Governments expense. | will have
plenty to tell you when / come back
have been watching every organl
- Zatlon very closely in hopes that
can run across Will or some OF tn
other boys that left in the mrs
punch, but so far have not seen an!
Oh them. When you write tell m,
which organization he is in. =. :.
Wish you could have been on tn
ooat with us. 1t was very amusing
70 see the fellows get seasick. stoot
the trip fine. We landed at one caml
and spent several days resting ate
our long sea journey. At the end
specified time we started on Oh
mp into the interior of this coun
Try. 1t took us about three days e
reach our destination, during wh1c
time We passed over some very beau
ulul country and through a numbe
VI towns that are almost indescr1h
aole. on account of their beauty an
qualntness. i wish / could send 20
some souvenir postcards of the coun
Try but 1T is against the militar
rules to do so. When you answe
= leil me all the news. / will writ