Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-07-26
G([ORGE STRATTON
WRITES FROM ENGLAND
..r of S37th Aero Squadron
ra,ls of Conditions in England
In Letter to Brother

Tho following letter was received
-. week from George M. Stratton
p,,lman boy now with the S37th
- eouadron, A. e. F., stationed in
england.
Dear Brother:
guess it is about time l answered
.onr letter-it only took five weeks
:, come. | am a real busy boy now-
dovs Am called out at 500 in the
Earning and have to walk two miles
- breakfast Ga good appetizer)
,aar breakfast / go to work. There
ara some Englishmen working at the
some Mace and at 1890 they have to
uop for tea. At 1890 | go to din
oer and at 6:15 to supper, then a
two-mile walk back to bed. But |
aon't go to bed when | get there.
you see have TO do my extra work
evenings. | can't even put things off
until Sunday because | have to work
then the same as every other day.
wouldn't be surprised if | had a lit
tie ride in the air some day. | am re-
nairing and building aeroplanes.
Would rather be blowing or doing
some kind of farm work.
When we came from work last
night there were several bales of
straw out in front of our barracks
and, believe me, we didn't need to be
told what it was for after sleeping
on hard floor for three weeks.
have received 13 letters the past
three days (some were almost three
months old and most everyone
wants to know why | don't write once
in while. Well, ii isn't any fun to
write sitting on the floor with your
paper on your knee and having six or
seven boys around you and all trying
to talk at the same time.
Things are real cheap" around
this country. For example, eggs are
IS cents per dozen; milk, six cents a
pint; potatoes, about 81 per cwt; ;
light pair of socks, soc, etc.
1t was real funny when some of us
first got English money and would
try to buy som ething, You see we
didn't know how much farthing,
hapenny threepence, siXpence, shil-
ling, florin, half crown and such like
we're. A penny is about four times
the size of ours.
Nearly all this country is used fol
hay or pasture. There are lots OF
sheep and quite a few cattle. The
land around here is about like it is
at home as to hills. 1t seems to be
mostly clay, but the grass grows fine
There are all kinds of wild flowers
arsund here. Nut trees grow wild
along the roads. Sometimes we cal
hear the coo-coos and hooking birds
calling.
everything is way behind the u. S
The people have old time custom s
They all have to have their tea in the
middle of the forenoon and after
noon. When they have roll call the,
answer corporal when their name
= called. They may talk English
Oat whole lot of it is hard to under
stand.
! saw an aviator trying out a ma
chine today and it is really wonder
ul what can be done with an aero
pane They are buzzing around al
most like bees on a hot summer day
aont believe they would be yer!
sOOa 10 go "fussing'' in as you wohlC
nave to talk too loud.
There are lots of girls around here
'Ro around where | work. | haven
eO' acquainted with any yet and d.
hot think | shall as--
we'll guess | had better quit ant
".iee 10 mother When you writ,
su all about the farm as | miss /
NE everything.
Your loving brother.
GEORGE w. STRATTON.
''' Aero Squad, A. e. F., England
CHRIgpTAN eruuH,~.,