Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-03-14
PLENTY OF Beer
AND wine FOR
SOLDIERS
DRINKING WATER Is SCARCE IN
SUNNY FRANCE-QUAR-
TIERS ARE GOOD
NEIL ERSKINE WRITES HOME
Grangeville Boy Tells of Life In U. S.
Army and Says He VIII Re
turn When War is over

II There is plenty of beer and wine
both white and red, in sunny France
bat good drinking water is scarce,
A writes Neil Ersl1ine, a Grangeviue
I soldier, in letter home The letter
follows:
! Franco
Feb. 5, 1918.
Dear Folks:
( Received four letters in a bunch a
few days ago. They were dated Dee
ember 3, Q, Il and eS. Have been so
busy / haven't had time to answer.
| also received the tobacco and candy.
The candy was awfully good and the
tobacco was just what we needed for
lAmerican tobacco is scarce over here.
Shortly after we arrived we ran out so
Lieutenant Bowling gave US each one
sack o. Bull Durham. He saved our
lives I also received three Christmas
boxes from Ruth with tobacco. fruit
cake, gum, eigaretS dates and in fact
everything good; Oh yes. and leath-
er-bound diary.
WIN Return TO Grangeville
Don't worry for / am coming back
| would surely like to see our new
dog and tease him a Titles Teddy is
living 10 be an old cat. / would also
aove TO snap his tail and step on him.
Yes, VIII Pennington is back in the
company; just got over from the L. |
;. lie has bum foot now. l don I I
know what he viii have next time
am glad 10 hear that Alice is get /
ting along so well with her school I
and hope she will have the best OF /
luck the rest of the wear. Tell Ms.
Dyer that / would quit writing right
now If | thought you would all com,
over and make me a visit.
Good Quarters for Soldiers
We have good quarters over here
and are all feeling fine rs silk. We
got our third bath today. 7 don
know how the French do, but l think
they must be something like the Chimes.
along that line for we can Z go down
town and get a bath and YOU can =
get one IN camp very often. Can .
hardly set enough water 70 drink /,
around here. Everything is beer. and
red and white wine a..
We have lovely weather here. Il Is \
luSt hike our spring weather ~ home. .
-t was raining when we got up this !,
morning, but has quit now. Yesterday 7
he sun ShOne and il was nice and -
warm, We could see for miles over the
ountry. This certainly is pretty =,
oOntry with its quaint old-fsshionei
ouSes and green grass The people
ave small pieces Of land over here ana
lost Of that Is put into cranes. =
Nnlf II = tr.ser-~e~ lee, !
Nour loving son and brother.
NEIL -
Orp. y H. Erskine.
.. E, ll6th L. :. Engineers :.
= z + France 10
Letter from Sam Brown IN
Ms ErSSine has received this letter OF
ON sam Brown. 4 boy who writes to 90
= as Mother: 20
France 80
Jan y, 1913 "
Dear Mother, suppose that YOU are ia,
rprSeG that / didn Z write 70 vou wrS
? - lons. l wrote q couple OF LEI ere
= ous they were returned 70 ne
.es- am writing yoa great news IN
AZ We landed safely In France nuI
2 write where until the wa i Pa
sr oot ve are AL night. I an. trans
nd % different regiment. Left TAR
II II the o.1 regiment with other see
:. Neh lad humps, bit he : well tior
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5 eettiHs better ncw. We had n
endid CAriS-zaas Snd New Year. Oar he1r
irrent has been split I'd again. bct IMP
q i ss1r wlth the Gran esville bows trict
z oSe1 transferred Out OF rhe -es-i- arlO
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o%Ss, for Which / .hank ves re-v ing
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