East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-24
rnoM GnoIsGE MORGAN.

I Nh Dear Parents and Sis.
4 received two letters from You
/ In the last three DAYS and being sat.
urday afternoon and inScpction over
80 / viii try to write YOU few lines,
/ Also received some papors ana
I have been receiving them right along
and appreciate them. sent YOU the
stars and Stripes" few days ago
and think YOU viii find Il quite in
terestlng. II Is the official newspa
per OF the American Expedltlonary
Forces in France. VIII try 90 send il
To you quite often
just finished up a boil on tho
back Of my neck and now / have
small abscess in my ear. II Is moth
ing serious and does not keep me
! from doing nay duties. II has been
I awfully hot here now for a number
Of DAYS and no prospects for cooler
weather.
4 Everything is beautiful here now
Z One can go out into the country and
\ pick oddles Of berries FOR they grow
la profusion alongside OF the roads
Also the grapes are ripening fast and
y win soon be ready for wine. and az
/ You know. the Frogs" are great on
/. wine. They are very Jealous of their
I vineyards too. there being an -. T..
f." order Ia the effect that no enlist
Y ed men will trespass in q vineyard.
Can you guess who I saw one week
ago anf talked to- Well Il was Fred
/ steiwer and / talked TO him for about
fifAsen minutes. recognized him
he minute I saw him and he the
same with me. He is first lieuten,
ant in heavy artillery and BY this
time has perhaps left here,
We didn't have very much time to
talk because number Of other off.
GERS were with him / suppose ne
I would appreciate some pendlcton pa
pers for he said he had not had any
sent him
Also Fred Geissl saw and talked to
Tom Searcv who Is In the Marines. He
! is in this place a casual. having been
wounded, / believe IN the lungs. Fred
said he was IN good condition. Also
I another lad came in "a casual who was
ON the border with us. His name r.
v Roy Mead and halls from Grangeviile
So You see we see good deal Of
/ the human side Of this old war.
Things are going on gloriously for
the allies now for "HeinIe" &C. on his
road 10 Berlin, and believe me. hes
finding Il a rocky old road. too. You
have read the news and bulletins
when an election Is on. Well that's
the way We are. Always on our tip.
toes. And I sincerely hope the folks
IN the states have as much confidence
In the allies forces as We have In our.
selves.
I Since writing you last Moscoa
Froome has been made a sergeant.
This viii interest his many friends n
I feudicton II YOU care Co publish IL.
I've never told you before for
supposed you knew that We are train
Ing draft rcplacements for the engi-
neers' units in this country and when
say training. that means lots OF
work.
h also would be of Interest to you
10 know that / am going to Try for
"A ful0ugh next month Cthat is Sept.)
10 go 10 England 10 visit ray rela-
lives. We are entitled to "a seven
day leave now and as I've been Ia the
service Tor 20 months. 1 don antici-
pate much trouble In getting one.
Am glad 10 hear such cheerful
news from home and TO know every
one Is doing we'll. Was awfully sorry
10 hear ~ George Phelps death. one
gets used to such things In this coun-
/ ny. though for they are thick ana
fast nowadays. what was MS trou-
Dley never heard of his illness al
an.
It's funny dad. 10 sit here and look
out the window aud see the men
walking their punishment tours. You
see, today was inspection day and
Noe 10 the man who does not have
his shoes shined aud shaved ana his
pockets buttonsd up or has a dlfty /
sun. You see he has 90 march Win |
.ta rifle for one ana one hnlf hours I
ln the evening on his own time when |
the other men are ia town having IA |
good time, ~ Il Is very bad lhey I
have 90 bike with fun pack. It's the !
only way one can teach them dlscip- /
line for an army without discipline |
ceases 20 become an army and be-
comes "a mob.
1 nm on special duty now aud have |
10 help teach hundreds of men what |
10 do while a sentinel on poet Youd a |
aufs laugh to see me because I'm get
ting 90 be- regular platform ieetuf- |
e. Think ~ so into politics OF run /
opposition 20 Arthur Guy lcmpeY |
when get back 10 the states
Tomorrow We Nrs going 10 have \
gqite a game of baseball between !
the ION EngrH ana another town |
"a like 10 teli You who but don't I
think IA better Tor fear IL VIII bo
cut out
DO not try 90 send me anything 1
from the states for now We can buy II
most anything in the ~" or govern
Weut commissnry and cheaper than
son can huy it Things are much II
easier a. set nov thnn ihoy Ners
nine months ago. Also / did receive
ne present you sent un my birthday
aud bS coincidence or good iuck
received ii exactly ou mY birthday
fhnnk sou Rery much for it lH very
handy,
Apw this letter h. geiiing 10 be a
Donk more ur lfas. bat you wanted
lOtH uf news ANA I've tried 80 teil fou
after fashion and n you should
publish this hotter plenae excuse my
mistakes and ( Wish t0 Say heii0 10
ali no irlenda az hemns ais, a. .er
hello 90 sou for the rest ~ the boys.
80 good nighi for iis SOON my bed
lime.
Your son ana brother,
GEOHGE.
sgi GOO. A. Morgan. O.. Co, liaih
EuHra. American o. Forces. France.