The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-28
SOLDIERS WRITE MANY
LETTERS OF WAR LIFE

/ to the train and Duo men on each train.
We came over the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul and the New York Central
| from Chicago. We went through
Michigan and Canada was just
as miles from home but still ! could
not get there. We went through
Lansing. Port Huron, Battle Creek,
We went swimming up in the noun
tains three times and in the Hudson
river. The people sure did treat US
fine. They gave US all kinds Of things
to eat and smoke. We are only go
ing to be here for 8 or 9 days and
then we go to France.
We ara going to get 48-hour pass
before we go and / am going to go
over and see New York city. We are
just across the river from there and
can see all the tall buildings.
l counted 81 airplanes in the air
at once today. They are as thick
as birds here; there are IA planes
just over my head.
Now it has been hot here, 10 in the
shade and it is somewhat different
than having q nice breeze from the
ocean blow ing to keep you cool. We
could walk to the ocean in five min
utes at Fort Stevens and take swim
but you are lucky if you get bath
there, there are so many here, about
GO, 900 men here and they sent 10000
over last week and we will probably
help make the next 10000 for next
week. / have been reduced 10 q
plain private again. We were only
allowed mechanics and we had and
/ was the last one made SO ] and ons
of the other boys were busted as they
call it in the army, but have some
thing better in view now and will get
the same money.
You will get the Liberty bond !
bought in November and you can do
what you want to do with it. Well
/ guess / will have to close for this
| time and go back to work / have
been killing time while writing this.
My address is like this, be sure and
put the number on my mail for that
| Is more important than the name for
every man has his number, so will
close with best love and best wishes
Pvt. Claude Broadhead,
No. 43S397, Supply Co. 9Th Art, c.
A. c., A. E. F.
p. S.-Tell all the folks I said hello
and wish them good luck. Say hello
to Ella for me. / sent some cards
from Canada but maybe you wonf
get them because they boy who sold
them to US said we did not need
stamps on them but we found out that
he had told us a lie because we had
to stamp. They said just mark il
soldiers mail and it would go al
right. We got worked like that q
lot of times. We soon get used to it.
Be sure and write this address SC
you will know what it is for l may
not have time to write again before
go. c. B.
The third letter is from Frank Wom-
pc, son Of Mrs. Rebecca Wompo, OF
this city and is as follows:
July 6, 1918.
Dear Mother:
/ got two letter from you at noon
today. one that was written April %
You forget to put my Co. letter and
regiment on it and it had to be got
from the F.. M. S. ID. You say you
got my allotment and insurance pa.
pers. That is good. That you are
all well and ! am the same SO far
You asked me if had seen the kaiser
yet. / wish / would see him, just
once would be enough.
l
Have not seen them yet. Tell Mrs
Warner, Charley was with the com.
pany up to a week ago. He was shot
in the hand and is now in the hospital
So much for the first letter.
| Have one at hand / got while / was
in the trenches, dated May Is.
got your pictures the same day. They
are good. / think a lot of them
| / got one dated June 9. / would
like to be right back in the good ole
u. S. A. do not think it will be
long before we come back.
/ made an allotment of SIS in Feb
ruary, March and April all in one pay.
ment and then you got SIS for May
and you will get SIS every month.
have not got any letters from Aunt
Reny since we left the u. S. Tel
Violet got her letter and was glad
to hear from her and that she is
making good in school. / am glad
to hear. Tell her to stick to it. ]
wish / had good education. Well
this is all for this time.
Your son,
Frank.
Co. ID. 126 Inf. A. f. F., A. p. o. 734
p. S.-Put A. p. o. 734 on my mail
after this, | will get it sooner.
Lisle Seely, son of Mrs. Mae Seely
of Front street, writes an interesting
letter about the place where he is al
present stationed which is as follows:
Somewhere in France, June %, 1915
Dear Mother Mine:
Your most welcome letter of May
26 received and if you were as well
when it left you as | was when / re.
ceived it you never felt better in all
your life.
That little piece that was enclosed
about operations off the coast was
similar to the ones you will find most
any day in the Paris and London pa
pers that we can get for "a thrup-
penny Bit as the Limeys call three
pence. There is lot about our boys
in these papers and they are doing a
grand piece of work with the kaiser's
best men. was just reading in the
paper how 600 Germans made a
"still" raid on our lines hoping to
capture some of the boys for souven-
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