The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-11-22
LETTERS FROM HON.
EDGAR 3. HAeER
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skin jerllin, These with my two Ihsht
sweaters and wooden underwear feel
sure will keep me amply warm. have
also wooden shirts and socks and very
heavy shoes and high lace boots, also
six wooden blankets and lot OF other
equipment You should have seen nae
to- day. | came down one of the main
thoroughfares of Paris carrying loose
enough stun TO fill one horse wagon.
could not get it whipped as paper
is very scarce here. In the batch Of
stuff carried were six blankets, n
folding cot, clothing can of cheese,
shoe brush smoking tobacco and a
| number of other articles. 1t was quite /
load, but managed IL all right,
| Though viii not be in Paris this win
ter you may send all mail to the Paris
address and II will be forwarded to
me.
There are some beautiful stores here
and 1t makes my heart sick when
see the multitude of pretty things on
display and realize that / am unable
to buy some of them and send to you.
haven't much money with me so must
20 slow on expenditures and save some
| for n nest egg in case OF necessity.
The war news now is very crafty
| ing we have the Germans on the run,
| but il will not do for us to slacken our
effort until they are whipped and sur
render Internationally. We must not
be caught in a trap by Germany's sin
lister peace manoeuvers. l like the
stand President Wilson has taken with
! reference to the Huns overtures for
an armstice. hope no armistice VIII
/ be entered into as Germany's well
| known duplicity and treachery cannot
be trusted to make II sincere. The
only way to conclude peace that will
be lasting is TO win an Overwhelming
military victory over the beast and
| dictate a peace the terms Of which he
will have no voice in. He began the
war and he must not be permitted to
end it. The allies must end II and die
tate their own terms This | am sure
will be the ultimate result,
AK les Bains France, Oct. ISL ar
rived here Sunday after an all night
ride by rail- and was very much IA
tigucd. but after rest and sleEg have
recuperated and am feeling y right
This is a most beautiful and delightful
place which is being used by he Y. ),
Government as n vacation center for
soldiers ON leave and fhe J. NJ. c. a.
is charged with the duty and resnon
sibility OF providing clean entertain
ment for the boys during their leave
and in this work they are succeeding
most admirably Before the war this
was a famous watering place and
health rsoFt with a magnificent casino
which was the scene Of much gaiety
and gambling, having appointments of
all kinds including a theater, and here
are splendid thermal and curative
baths TO which the afflicted repaired
(, in hope OF restoration TO health. The
city of AK is surrounded by towering
mountains the French Alps. and near
II is a beautiful lake, Bourget which
Is used for fishing and boating. The
loftiest peak of the mountains is Mt,
Il Reward which may be reached by a
: log road or assembled on foot. on at
the head of Lake Bourget is an old
r Abbey I'm which are buried the an
e cient Dukes OF Savoy, the ancestors
: of the present reigning house OF Italy.
o This province was the ancient home
$ OF the Savoys and in the treaty be-
: tween France and Italy which gave
r this section to France, the old abbey
: was reserved to Italy because there
the Dukes OF Savoy are buried and IL
yet remains part of Italy while the
, lsurrounding territory belongs to
France. All this section was conquer
ed from the Gauls by julius Caesar in
u a So B. c. II you will read the second
y book OF Caesar you will find an ac-
count Of the battles which resulted in
his victory over the Gauls. While this
is true, it is equally true that this sec
ton was occupied by the Romans be-
fore julius Caesars time. 1t was con-
= quered by Marius in l22 p. c. in a
n battle which overthrow the Cinnri. a
II German tribe In 1o2 B. G. there was
II built here by the Romans a temple of
II Diana, part of which is still standing
and around the walls of which that
II are still intact the Marquis Of AK
II built his chateau. A part OF this cha
H teau in which the walls OF the ancient
II temple OF Diana may be seen Is now
H used as a museum in which ancient
II relics are shown and another part is
H used by the city of AK as a town hall.
H Near the Temple OF Diana is an an
III Gent Roman Arch yet standing grim
H and intact The history of this Arch
N has not been accurately determined
H Near the sight of the Modern Baths
II and far underground are the remains
III Ln6 Olu lSehNilsf CA4tN N'SNN
II la2R. C. The modern Baths are sup
H Piled by water from subterranean
H springs in grotto which has been
carved and cut into a cave by the
erosion OF centuries. In the town of
H AK is beautiful park the ground
for which was donated by the Marquis
OF AK.
II There are many other places OF his
H toric and ethnologic interest of (which
i would like TO give you an account,
but have not the time
| In the midst OF this garden OF Won
\ ders modernity has erected the mag
/ nificent casino in which the Y M. c. A.
has established it's headquarters and
which is used by 1t as an indoor CEN
ter of amusement and entertainment
for the men on leave Here they have
their canteen, billiard room, reading