The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-10-04
THE IDAHO REPUBLICAN

of course. The French seem to hay,
the manner Victory or nothing.
The Americans consider the war JUS
a big, interesting, deadly game, thei
boys must play to be boys. The,
send us off and hope we'll return
Don't you think these are the thre,
likely points of view?
Everybody is talking of -beatin,
the Germans by New Year. And
now | am going to nod over French
newspaper, Journal l mean, unit
the Y. M. c. A. opens it's denaturet
wine bar so can try the notoriou.
kickless drink.
Sincerely,
FREMONT.
Sergeant F. G. Kutnewsky, Head
quarters Co. 145th Field Art
A. e. F.
Sept, 1915
Dear Mrs. Trego:
Three letters have come to the
men of my regiment am told and
l know one of them came to me-
yours of July 81.
Will you be disappointed that j
didn't feed any of the fishes from
America to France? Perhaps by
good fortune, being busy as guard
and serving the colonel as agent.
Each day adds its worthy portion
to the richness of my experience here,
/ long for years to reflect upon the
things l see and hear. And II we
leave too quickly 1t will be a shame
indeed.
Our village is truly ancient. The
water is lifted in buckets from stone
like wells. The streets are edged
with house fronts and walls, every
thing made of quarried rock and
cement plaster. Even the walls have
tiled roofs All roofing is of dappied,
rough, red tile. Most of the lettered
signs on the store and hotel fronts
are in light shades of blue, which
goes nicely with the grayish stone
they are built with. Where
there have been repairs the colors
match, all is artistic, without intent.
They cook over open fires, even in the
hotels and restaurants. There are
seven or eight of these cafes in our
town.
The people are patient beyond
all measure with the Americans who
struggle manfully with their strange
French phrases. The yrepeat-they
llustrate-they ponder intelligently
over our feeble demonstrations and
are remarkably quick at comprehend
ing.
These people take their enforced
economies lightly, but If 1t comes
up the yhope for the end of the war.
They appreciate our coming and
our soldiers at every OPP
portunity. Their newspapers never
fail to give to the American arm their
full share of credit in each days
gains.
And I didn't get a great deal out
of the duck pond trip except the &C
quaintance of the interior of liner,
as I told you, smelly and close and
slippery. Oh. of course also, l had
my fill of seeing Water, water,
everywhere"
The French is coming to me
quickly on account of my faithful
pursuit of it in books. / even catch
some of the street conversation,
which runs like tumbling brook.
To us they speak pains-takingly and
It is easy.
Love to Sagehurst,
FREMONT KU INEWSKY.
The following letter was received
~ Mrs. Sarah ]. Crystal at Thomas
rom her son, who is now in France.
Mr.. Crystal, who writes the letter,
eft a year ago in September for
at Camp Lewis. Since at
Camp Lewis Mr.. Crystal has been to
south Carolina and New York:
Somewhere in France, Aug, IA, 1918
Dear mother and all:
viii answer your ever welcome
etters l received some time ago. l
haven't been able to write any sooner
10 will try and get in a few lines
low. l am well and hope this will
ind you all well at home. I hav been
,ver the top several times and got
Jack all o X. We are having nice
weather. over here and the crops
hat I have seen look good. I have
lot learned to talk Frnch yet very
much, but can understand some of
he language. The French people
reat the soldiers very kind, but
While we are in the trenchs we don't
let to see them very often. Tell all
he folks at home to raise all the
rops they can as there are lots of
'eople to feed.
l will have to cut my letter short
his time as this is all the paper l
ave and / can't write on both sides
f the paper.
With love to all I am
Your loving son,
Private THOMAS B. CRYSTAL.
Co. K. SO Inf. A. E. F. France via
New York.
This letter was received by Mr.. |
nd Mrs. Neider from their son Herb,
7ho is on the fighting line in France:
In France, Aug, 20, 1918.