Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-17
OUR VS.
OUR CoUN1RY's SERVICE

A letter from Kenneth c. Jarvis.
who is over there" TO his mother,
Mrs. Laura Cain of Augusta.
Dear Mother:
Well here l am, just where I have
wanted to lie for the last year and
now | am satisfied. and l feel pretty
confident that | will come back 70
you a lot wiser than l was.
We had a great trip across, with
pleasant sailing weather all the time.
and l wasn't sea sick a minute. But
the first morning out it was a funny
sight to see the rail crowded from
bow to stern with fellows hanging
their heads over and losing their
breakfasts. Ard we had lot of
fun when on the fourth day out it got
a little rough and at meal times the
dishes would slide all around the
table and perhaps you had your own
food and perhaps some one else's.
But he had Il good time and were
treated good by the officers. The
longer l am il: the army the better
like it and feel as fit as a fiddle
and am in the best of health And
we all feel the same way that the
sooner we get at the Huns. the bet
ter we will like it. would like 70
tell you a lot more but it is against
the censor 'ules so it will have to wait
until | get back home. You can tell
Victor that it won't be long now be-
fore | will get a chance to get his
German for him.
| suppose b.! now Sis is quite a big
girl and by the time l get home she
won't know ne
Wen, last year | spent my birth
day in the sh.pyard and this wear Il
VIII be over here" so | guess yoa
won't have t. make that cake.
Give Lillian and the rest nv love
and kiss the kids for me and keep N
good spirits. will close with a To-.
OF love from your loving son Ken.
Wife soon.
PRlVATT; KENNETH JARVIS,
Company NJ, 39th Infantry. A. Z. F
The following letter was recently
received from Private Clifton A,
Loon. elder sen of Mr.. and Mrs 4
j. Loon of Monmouth. who was one
OF the first to enlist from this town.
When the call for volunteers came
he enlisted in the Coast Artillery and
was stationed for a time at Fort
Preole, Portland harbor He is now
with the Supply Co. 54th Artillery,
I. "A. T., with the American E.xpe-
dictionary Forces in France.
Somewhere in France,
May IS, 1918.
Dear Mother:
"A lew lines this morning to let YOU
Know that l am thinking, dear, of
you. Yesterday was Mothers day
and l was o., a working detail
wanted to 50 to mass in the morning
but couldn't. 1t was the first mass
| nave missed since | have been on
this SIDE of The big pond.
Last night the Y NJ c. A. gave
a big time Q Us boys and it was fine
They took picture Of the saith Regi-
ment IN he hall. The band played
and some # the fellows sang and
others spoke. 1t was tery interest
ing evening. The Y. NJ. C. A. host
esses gave US doughnuts on our way
out and believe me, they tasted pref
ty good.
This is my day of rest | have not
received any mail yet Have been
mere almost three months and have
not heard from any one.
There are more aeroplanes hera
than birds. 1t is a sight to see them
sometimes when they loop the loop.
| was standing by the side of the
road yesterdlT and one tf the fell
lows in an aeroplane came right down
at me so tina. | could almost reach
him. He was trying to scare me bu,
did not move.
We are at another camp now
moved a few days ago We all like
here very much. The ground ism,
as damp here as it was at the other
camp. There is nice baseball field
here and the boys play ball every
evening when it doesn't rain. We
nave a pretty good team. Our CON,
oany played against another the
other day md won 4 to 3.
received package the other dav
rom Lena, Tut no letter She had
sent It to Fort Preble and thew had
forwarded I. I was much pleased
With 1t. This letter must make all
u Il or IS that I have written v,u
Ind have Tot received any vet ri
wrote to Mary last week. too. T son.
'ou a silk h ndkerchief the other
lay and am sending another in this
etter.
Afternoon-The mail has come but
zone for me. There were some
'apers. the Lewiston Journal among |
mem. / looked for the home news
nd saw Your name on the dinner
ommittee at the Grange. The pa
ers were kirG OF old but believe
ne, they looked good to us fellows.
We are getting nice food and plenty
I 1t. I am feeling fine. We get
bout everything at the Y. NJ. C. A
nd they have something going IN
very night. Don't worry about ma
or I am 0. X. The people over her,
mink the var will end this summer
Be sure AMI write often for am