Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-07-05
H. M. WERTH in
THE TRENCHES
Young Tazewell Soldier in the
Thick of the Fight i'm France.
Eats a Nest of Eggs and
Finds Real Cow Milk.
A. L. T., Jpne 0, 1918.


The following very interesting let
ter has just been received by Mrs.
VIM. II. Werth from her son, Morri-
son, with the American Expedition
airy Force:
My Dear Mother:
am getting my mail little more
regularly these days, since l have
joined my company again. have not
been with my company but three
weeks since December Sth. l trav-
eled good deal and enjoyed the
larger part of the time. (Delcted.) |
received the letter Miss Ellen Bowen
wrote me and will answer it at once;
have received letters from several
Tazewell people, and sure have got
some surprising news in some of
them. still have the money father
sent me and will keep it until we
make another move and perhaps wait
for two more moves. He doesn't quite
realize how things are over here; if
he had he would never have sent that
hundred dollars; money is one thing
| have very little use for except
when want n good, big square meal
that is different from what we usual
iy get. The other day ate one doz-
en- eggs and had some sure enough
cows milk--drank quart. don't
mean by this that Uncle Sam isn't
feeding us; we are fed pretty good,
considering. Its the change | was
after. s | see Bill Bowscr pretty
often these days. He is getting along
fine. He had Il letter from Miss Ell
Zen Bowen yesterday which gave us
IL little news. We will wonder how
we will fit in with Tazewell and with
Tazewcl ways when we get back.
From the letters and the Clinch Val
ley News we get, there has been the
greatest change in very imaginable
way in the people and things in gen
eral have been away from home
one year, one month, and three days,
now, but there has been so much for
me to do and see, that il doesn't
seem near that long. l can hardly
realize that | have been somewhere
over here over six months and seen
n great deal of France from the
highest class of people to the very
lowest The people arc using milk
cows to plow with and TO do all kinds
of hauling. saw a Frcnchman
moving some grass with IL sure
enough moving machine pulled by
cows. The moving machine remind
ed me more Of home than anything l
have seen. l returned day before yes
terday from a three days hitch in the
trenches. That is all l am allowed
to say about, except maybe can
say it was the greatest experience l
ever had in my life. would not have
missed it for the world 1t will not be
long before l can give you the names
of certain towns that we will he in.
Night before last we had fine mu-
sical show; also preacher gave us
lecture, not sermon. About two
weeks ago we had very famous vio-
linst to entertain us; tonight we
will have another entertainment, but
I have not heard what it will be. +**
will have to stop writing for this
time as l want to catch up with my
correspondence. have ten letters to
answer, which will be a pretty big
Job. have not received the Clinch
Valley News for sometime, but guess
it is hung on the way over here some
where. l have been perfectly well
ever since arriving over here with
the exception of trench fever, which
lasted only four days. | am we'll and
healthy as a bear now. Watkins and
Lowe are also, and both asked to be
remembered to you. With lots of love
for you all. MoklooN.