Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-20
Some where in Franc

Some where in France.
Dear Folks:
AS we are off for the afternoon and
our new Y. M. C. A. is so handy, I
feel it my duty to write you short
letter.
Oh those Easter bonnets If you are
getting weather as we are. Rain,
rain, rain, then mud, mud, mud.
We were fortunate to have Y
hut put up in our camp. As have
said before the work of our T. NJ. G.
AS cannot be beat to help the boys
over here or any where for that mat
| ter.
We had our fifth pay day last
week so every one is happy. Some of
them get to over flowing with the
happiness when they partake of too
much French water and wine. Every
thing is going fine with US. Would
like see the daily papers at home.
We know things you will never know
and you hear things we know nothing
about.
We went to a French town last
night and purchased some oatmeal,
coca, sugar, milk, jam, etc. This
morning we had oatmeal and toast
for breakfast. Say but it was fine.
canned heat and cooking in an old
tin can, but then it is more like being
out on hike or picnic to US to pull
off such parties. Of course we make
4 it a point not to duplicate anything
we have been having at our mess hall.
One gets tired of stew and boiled
spuds with the hides on, one reason
for the change and the other reason
is that we have the money now.
We have a brand new victrola here
in the Y and some of the finest rec
ords 1t makes one feel like life is
worth living after all.
l have had several pictures taken
with kodak but 1 have not seen one
finished. Now, l am in no condition
to have one taken. At present
wearing rubber boats and muddy
rain coat. Hat looks like the last rose
of summer. Some day when I get g
day off I'll wear my raped leggins
tans, trench hat and and helmet We
have our photographer with US ant
he is real good. Would like to show
you our gas masks. VIII try to ge
a picture of one some day
The flowers are blooming along tn,
roads and paths through the woods
I picked some the other night as
was wondering the wods. They ar,
|, similar to our daisies but differen
leaves. Speaking of paths through
the woods / started for our bar
racks from the mess hall. The Gu
; through the woods is much shorte
Gin the day timel but this time it wa
real dark and wandered around Ian,
knows hew long until finally I cam
> to some barracks and asked the mail
road to --. i wouldn't believ
them but / was back to our NAH
barracks from there I started. / ha
to go inside and recognize some of tn
, boys before / would believe where
was; but I'm not the only one to tax
the long and crooked path. 1t is flu
to hear where some of the boys go il
trying to get back to the barracks b
the short cut
There is still considerable nois
around here at night, the burstin
: shells and guns exploding sends
;, flash through the air that makes on
: think there is n electric storm on. Tn
rockets over No Mans Land looks lik
+ falling stars When a barrage start
g it is some sight to see the flashes an
= listen for the explosions. We hav
not been close to any yet that mad
us hike for our dug outs One deta
took to their heels yesterday and bee
lei it for shelter.
= hope this finds you all well and q
bright as before
Yours with regards to all
Andrew j. Croft
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