The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
FROM NEAR THE TRENCHES
France. June 10. 1918

FRANCE June 10, 1913.
Hello, Henry, how are you pro
crossing by this time? / trust you
and the family are doing we'll and
enjoying life.
\ Well, what are you and the others
roQng scouts doing for a good time
and amusement these lovely DAYS
and nights / suppose YOU are
cushing the girls and gNng to ice
cream and strawberry suppers and
moonlight dances, aren't you? Of
ten think of the good times we used
/ 70 have But, gee, I'm living a great
llfe now It's wonderful to be on
foreign soil, seeing strange and diff
ferent things every day. | enjoy
IT. very mech, though / haven't seen
la single person that / knew since
March 30. Neither have. j heard
from home. But why should | worry?
The Sammies are all one and one
for all, There is nothing that trou-
bles me except the growing cootie
sppetites. We don't have the blues
over here. It's willies and cootoes.
I'd rather have the Willies, though,
than the coolies If you don't know
what coolies are, just write and ask
your brother Sam. He will tell you.
Where is Gam now? Is he still
in jefferson Barracks? / have writ
ten him several times.
Henry, like this country fine.
have travelled seven days and nights
bv roll since | landed overseas. l
was in training camp three weeks
at La Courtine. Believe me, | GER
tainly had a great time while | was
there, too--everything good to eat
and to drink. And the sweetest girls
IN France attend bar That's what
gets my goat
F7arvthino is very strange and
different over here. | would like to
ell YOU my first experience in going
o church, but gee, can't begin to
write it.
I've been in lots of beautiful towns /
Ner here. All Of the buildings are
made of brick, stone or concrete. Un-
lie Sans barracks are the only thing
we seen built of lumber since | left
he states Most of the towns and
mol vill1res near here are bombed
nd shelled to pieces. Henry, | vol
inferred to cross the pond, and while
was in the training camp at La a
'ourtine ! decided tc see what was
DING on at the front. That is why G
am here now | joined a division "
f New England troops. They are
Us vor know. ! like all of the i
oys fine. They all call me Tennes- d;
ee.
Comr Jackson the boys called A.
lie Red If they could see me now, d
think thew would call me Brown
kin instead. | wear the overseas
~ end You can imagine how look. "
Lister: When have you seen my OF
ri? What is she doing, and who
sporting her now? Pm anxious ca
know. 70
If John is in the training camp
nd him and Sam both my address. i,
case, and tell them their uncle is VI
,in@ great life over here. Tell "a
! of the connections that YOU heard
ON me, and that I'm getting along RI
cely, feelino fine, enjoying health, TIL
I'VE plcgty to eat and good clothes
wear as well as money to spend \.
lat ought to Keep a fellow happy. AZ
II supper | had steak with brown so
avy, douehnuts and apple pie. /
long to the heavy boys, and we do frt
me heavy work. TIE
Uncle Sam has got some of. every to
ing over here: from BED Cross 4,
rses~ and Ford cars, up to steam So
gines. tui
Unless the Germans send over pa
~ with nv name Gud address on ete
I'll be at home some day with "
good news. Best wishes. da,
JIMMIE (GYP) WILLIAMS. tor
ttery D., 1O3rd F. A., Amer. E, F., fat
France.