Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-20
Letters From
Local Soldiers
From Private Joseph ]. Leahy.
Somewhere In France.

hear from You after a silence of over
two months.
You say you saw the train pass
through. well the train l was on pass
ed through Amboy at 1850 In the
morning the Sunday after 1 was home
II was asleep in the train from the
time W. left the camp until we were
passing over the drawbridge. I look
ed out at the old homestead and could
see the awning OF the back porch,
but everything was quiet. I saw two
Lehigh Valley brakemen at the ross
ing.
/ was sent on an errand last Sun
day to q town about fifteen miles
from camp and the best part OF 1t was
I met Frank Tonghini, the former
cop and he told me where I could find
Tony. You can bet 1t didn't take me
long to find him and sure was glad to
see him. To celebrate our reunion,
we had q few glasses of French beer.
such as 1t is. You can tell Mrs. Dolan
that I delivered that letter to Mike
Egan today.
I was out on a four days hike
through the country and 1t was a reg
ular excursion. We had O swell time
and every. village we passed through
I met fellows from Amboy. There
seems to be some of them in almost
every company. I met John Hunt. l
am glad o received that picture of
our company.
/ was to mass at Q o'clock this
morning. France is full of Catholic
churches. You say Mike Dwyer'c
father is dead. Well I saw Mike yes
terday and he didn't know anything
about 1t. Amboy must be well clean
ed put as 1t seems all the boys from
home are over here. I can say that
I saw over one hundred of them to-
day. Kelsey and kid Curey" are
still with me and send their best re-
CARDS.
Well mother, I guess this will be all
for this time, hoping this letter will
find every one well and happy. As
for myself, I am in q pink of condi-
ton. Hoping to hear from home
| real often and wishing to be remem-
bered to the neighbors, I remain,
As ever,
From Biagio Tenace.
Dear Dominick:
After being in the Battery for
eight months and never got any ac-
ton out OF 1t, / volunteered to go to
Camp Dix. After being there for one
month I was sent to France. 1t was
my one great desire to owe and
help the boys out. I am greatly pleas
ed with France. The people are very
nice, but we have a hard time talk
ing to them. When we speak to the
| girls they only laugh, but some Of
them will learn English before we
leave them.
We are at a place where people have
plenty to eat and I was surprised to
see that In war times as l thought
they were starving over here. Our
food is good. There is no place like
old Amboy.
have asked to be transferred to
Italy. but / don't know whether I will
go. I would like to see my people
there and also to fight the Austrians.
Il hope to go home for a Christmas
dinner in the United States. Give my
regards to Mr.. CARTS and all my
friends in Perth Ambov and all the
family. Hope to hear from you soon.
Your brother,
BIAGIO TENACE,
Co. +, 14sth Infantry, A. E. F..
From Sergeant Ed. FranzbIau.
Dear Parents:
A few ines to let you know that I
am In the best of health. I just re-
ceived a letter from brother. He
writes that he Is in the best of health
and everything is going fine.
II what they say is true we all ex-
poet to be home for Christmas. Let
us all hope 30.
Is Leon home and did you receive
my letters I sent you in France2 How
Is Pa feeling7 LIDO hope you all are
In the best of health. My address is
Sergeant q. Franzblau, Co. III, 811th
Infantry, A. E.. F.
Let me know how everything at
home is. as yet I have not received a
letter from you. Try and send the
Perth Amboy EVENING NEWS.
Will close, hoping the day is lei
when I will see o all again.
AS ever. your loving son,
P. Send me Nathan's address and
remember me to Max Cohen.
Corporal James Christainsen.
Dear Mother and Father:
I have Just received your letter
dated June Is and am very pleased
to hear everything Is going all right at
home. As for myself / never felt bet
ter in my life. I am strong as a
horse and when I get back my appe-
lite will be so big that instead of one
sandwich and cake in my lunch basket
I will need about six times that. l
guess that I'll have to pay double
board. I guess hal you'll have to
find a new hiding place for your pies
and chocolate layer cakes cause when
I once get at them there will be
nothing left.
We had q real pig reast the other
evening. We bought a nice young
pig Weighing about sixty pounds. The
French woman on the farm made 1t
up for US real French style with
French fried potatoes and onions and
lettuce and bread and butter and cof-
fee and milk. Would you believe 1t.
ten of US ate up that whole pig. The
meal cost forty dollarsDthat is four
dollars a piece but everything is very
high over here. We spend most all OF
our money on eats. There r no
shows, or movies. Wine Inc cham
payne are used over here like water.
I haven't even tasted It and what's
more I never shall. I'll neve drink
nor smoke. I have always gotten
along withoutIt and no matter where
I am / will never be tempted.
/ am glad 20 know hat Rich and
Kate have found rooms and Watson
avenue 10 q nice street too. It has
been raining here almost every day.
I love 20 get clippings. I got that
one that you sent IN my my safe ar
rival over seas. VIII close now,
Your loving son
JAMES.
From Corporal Emanuel I. Hansen.
Dear Father:
Just a word while I have the time.
You see it Is far and few between
my letters, but IL is not my fault, as
I have not the time. We have tray-
eled since we left the states and be-
me I have seen some places.
The country through which we trav-
eled vas very beautiful and real inter-