East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-02

they must KICK through with the
much desired tobacco. He asks for
a newspaper and doesn't care how
old il is. Following is the letter,
which is to T.. A. Anderson:
Somewhere In France,
september Sth, l9ls.
4. A. Anderson.
Dear Pete and the rest OF the
bunch:--Your letter received yester-
day evening. Was sure glad to hear
from you. So Fletcher is back again.
Can't keep away. can they? | sure
would like 20 TO be there myself. This
is the only job ever had couldn't
quit The boss is sure stuck on me.
{ guess Pete this IS hard work ana
iif q wasn't that I'm tough | couldn't
stand Il az all YOU know. | haven't
received the package as vet hut I'm
locking forward to 1t with my mouth
open.
suppose YOU aI want me To toll
You about The war and what part I
am playing In e. but just cant. They
won't let me. / suppcs IL Will be all
right though to tell Sou 1 gut across
.. X. 1t was one of the worst rides
/ ever had and II :hay leave It To me
I'm going to wax hack. We were
the first troops GO go on board and
Of course had to go To the bottdm be-
/ low the water II a shat had hit uS
] couldn't have got out In week.
But believe me, the captain runnlns
the boat sure knew his job. Was In
l England but few days and would
4 Of liked to Of stayed longer think
the English think more of us tltan do
the French Crossing the channel
Won can bet your boots l s'ayed on
deck I'm not what YOU call afraid
Of sub hut I want an even break
1 la all things.
After reaching France We were sent
to an English rest camp.
called e stomach rost" which was
about the truth. for IL would surprise
1 Yrn how little araount Of grtb these
I f1nelishmen can live on. it's been nip
( ana tuck with ms though ever since.
II will be getting better though soon.
| lin not supposed 60 tell you fhese
things but / don't want to lie about
/ Il So am taking n chance. Aaout the
worst thing that happened 10 us was
that we run out Of smoking and tho
boes were just abou' ready 10 start
he * home. People at home might
l h-t as well understand now as any
Of iier time that II they want the boys
20 fight they had better kick through
with the smokes. That's al we ash
outs ide of ammunition.
The company was going 10 have a
I field meet. and you wouldn't believe
/ nio when tell you they had me down
Z fsr the broad jump, running jump,
I d IN jump. half mile race. ore hum
I d; 1d yard dash, shot put and to help
I in the singing Wouldn't tha- make
lgcl smile? III bet lester and will
/ p would OF liked to OF been here
( B-t it never came off-good thing Il
didn't or I would of been on the sick
| lii. II was intended for a Saturday
btt before that time came q company
wgs hit SO hard Il looked like 80 cents.
There was only ono man left In my
/ squad besides myself AM othel
squads were worse. One can never
ltcI what's going to happen you
inow. such Is life, It's geulrs so
/ blamed dark ! can hardly SEQ 10 write
ard rnining too. WIN finish iais to.
morrow.
Almost lost my bunkie Yesterday
but he got back an rIsht Has been
1 raining something fierce Last
night while ! was asleep some pooi
fish stepped right ia nay face win
/ hia muddy old shoes. They had nnila
I il them. too. such things will al
flost make D man cross.
Went out on hike the 5taer day
! End picked enough Wild bia kocrTie-
FOR the whole company. ! filled BY
trench cap fun besides al my pockets.