South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

Despite all rumOrs to the contrary
Pvt. G. Wolf Of the 325th field ar
tillery. recently arrived in France,
believes that peace isn't so near as
il seems. Am satisfied in my own
mind that it will be a year at least
before an agreement can be reached
and that we will get some action on
the firing line. for which I hope" he
says in a letter to his father, George
Wolf, Of the Hotel Lasalle in Chi
cago.
Before entering the service Pvt.
Wolf was a member o. the night
editorial staff Of The News-Times.
He left with the selected men on
July % and was at Camp Taylor but
a few weeks when he was trans
ferred to a division at West Point
which was ready for overseas serv-
ice. The letter follows:
Dear Dad:
Have time 90 write a short let
ter which may have 10 be discon-
tinued in the middle of a sentence.
Things are moving along fine here
and we are getting some mighty
good work in which is bound to rub
off the rough edges and make us a
first class outfit. like my work on
the gun as il is much more inter
esting than curryirg horses. We are
now permitted TO tell something Of
our trip here and I will begin by
saying that we landed at Glasgow,
Scotland, on SEPT p. Is days after
4,-sv
understand considered rather
rough one also cold several days
as I believe our course took us up
in the region OF Iceland We came
through the Irish sea and up the
CLYDE river passing the village which
boasts as being the birthplace of
Harry Lauder. Along the Clyde the
country was beautiful, more so to
sea sick eyes. The shores of the
river are built with ship yards which
ere busy day and night. We dis
EN- barked about o'clock in the
afternoon and boarded one Of the
funny little English trains and start
ed down through the center OF Scot
land and England. arriving at Win
chester. England. about 9 O'Clock the
next morning where we marched
Norough the town 20 the camp about
four miles outside Winch ester is one
OF the oldest towns I'm England for
nlerlv the capitol and has the quaint
est and dueerest buildings and
streets one could imagine. II figured
a great deal in old English history
and had the opportunity OF climb
s~g a hill once occupied by Caesar
his troops. remains Of his trenches
and brea stworks are still there. Also
got 10 visit the Winchester Cathe-
dral which was begun by the monks
IN $50 A. n. To is a wonderful struc-
ture I'm an almost perfect condition
of preservation. The remains OF n
Aumber Of old Norman kings are
kept here. also passed the home Il
lane Austin. the English woman OF
letters. and visited Winchester col
tage. the oldest public school I'm
England Walked through the ruins
on an old Norman castle and visited
the banquet hall and saw the original
round table of King Arthur We stay
ed in Winchester four days and then
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smpton. rs miles. where we boarded
"a boat and crossed the channel 20
~ Havre. France. Here we remain
AZ one night and again took the
~ars for two days and nights. 70
.his place Here the climate IS Won
NArful which is more than we can
say for the other places We stopped
Il. where IL rained almost continual
~. France and England have suf-
fered terribly from the war as can
~ seen with half an eye. The streets
and trains are filed with soldiers.
-soended and otherwise. The women
sTe doing most Of the work such
~ running all the cars. trains and
cushing merchant carts about the
streets. They also drive wagons.
sexies, and milk carts. We are in