South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-24
F. H. GHRISTOPH
IS HEARD FROM
Writes an Interesting Letter
From France TO The
heWS-TimeS.

The NewATimes Isl in receipt Of
the following letter t~om CPL Frank
Dc. Christoph. son Of Mrs. Frank =
Christoph. ~ Main 81. who IS in tn,
ouartermasters depot. somewhere i'm
France.
"I am out or the bakery company,
transferred out about a month ago.
and am working in the finance de-
Dartment OF the o. nm. corps. I'm
much better satisfied. Ny only re-
eret is 7 won't have an opportunity
TO trnveI around as much now.
While fin the bakery company j was
ON TIE move continually. Since I
left the fellows have moved twice.
j enjoyed that part of il. I travelled
over a great part OF France and saw
many wonderful and historical
places Went swimming in one Of
the most historical rivers IN Europe.
Ny work carried me up TO the front.
and 10 was more than interesting.
and exciting. too. ] had the good
fortune 90 remain up there for two
long months. I was there when 7
received the -ca-blegram from my
sister announcing my fathers death.
I was simply hear-broken. and don't
know what ] wOuld have done If il
hadn't been for the perfectly won
derful letters T received from my
kind friends backsin Mishawaka and
South Bend.
Embarrassing and Funny.
AT the end Of two months we
were relieved and ordered back TO
another part Of France. The same
order sent six OF us down i'm south
ern France and I was mighty glad
was chosen, % go along. We had
a grand trip and spent a couple Of
nights in sone towns where there
hadn't been ANY American troops.
We could hear them talking among
themselves and wondering If we
were English or Australians. When
we told them we hailed from Amer
lea the word spread like wildfre and
the streets. windows and stores were
crowded. And they followed US
until we left the town. II was en-
barrassing and funny, 100 When we
entered the dining room 20 eat
dinner the crowd came right in with
ms and .1ycd until we left. We
seattle. o. ceutime pieces i'm the
stree, The youngstots scramble
FOR Them
Meets BOYS from County.
tI remained in the south about
two months and was ordered up 10
this camp. Hadn't been here a day
until ] met n friend OF mine from
South Bend. and the next day ]
bumped into Eugene Dutch Bauer
lein from Nishawaka. a few DAYS
later I met Frank Eruggner, South
Bend. and the three OF us had a
happy time together The Red
cross girls gave us a big dance and
we had a good time.
AZ present I'm located i'm a large
aviation camp most interesting
place. 7 like 20 watch the fellows
training and preparing themselves 20
go up 20 the line. Each and every
ore Of them arc d~are-deviIs. I only
wish YOU could see some OF the
stunts they pull Off. 7 have seen
some OF the best English and French
fiers. n 7 easped for breath when
thew fell in their nose and tail spins
and clided 20 within a few feet of
the ground In q wins slip before
they s,raishtened out IL was simply
wonderful.
81 have been mighty lucky. I've
been IN a perfectly huge engineers
camp. an infantry camp. and now
I'm in an aviation camp. All the
fellows are well pleased and 7 never
hear a CrowL They are very well
fed. clothed and hH1eted. None OF
AS would change places with the
hoys i'm America for anything"
~ AfaLelaL. 20 "