Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-11

came. Some Of the sights here re-
mind me Of a circus or fair. Q, Ats
great life.
When people say that the men are
all at the front over here. they are
Just right We came through a large
place the other day and marched
about four miles through the main
streets. All the way on both sides
were women and children and very
few old men. We were the first Am
erican troops to pass through the
place and believe me they gave US
some reception. When we stopped
they simply loaded US with cookies.
soda and smokes.
Well / will close now and will try
and write every week hereafter.
Have not got any letter from home
yet but expect will find some when
get. back to my battery. Hoping
you are having the best Of luck as !
am and are all we'll. am your loving
son, who is after the Boches just as
father would be if he were here.
Love to all,
Wi -. AZ o~N -. oSAA>~ "
d Battery. 303d, F. A. American Elk.
Forces.
Mrs. Eugene s. French Of Win
throp has received the following let
ter from her son, Bugler Harland c.
Maxwell. Hdg. Co. Sd Bin. 44th Atr.
Reg, C. A. c., A. E. F., France:
Somewhere in France,
Sept. 8, 1918.
My dear Mother:
Just line this afternoon to let you
know that am we'll and in good
health and hope this will find you the
same. We are having some of the
finest weather you ever saw. it is
neither too cold or two warm.
am in a little old French village
and it is very pretty. You ought to
here love their country as they do.
have had two or three passes
while have been at the front and |
visited a city near where l was. The
cities over here are not like ours. the
streets are laid out 50 funny and mar
row.
An old lady met two other boys
and myself on the street and invited
US UP to her place to have a bit to
eat. She was about IS years old and
lived all alone in little old room all
by herself. She could not speak any
English. but she made us understand
she had four sons in the war. We
staid there about an hour or SO and
she seemed real pleased to have US.
When we went away ] gave her some
money, but she did not want to take
it. She said America was bon, (bcn
means good in French and that she
liked to get the boys bit to cat once
in awhile.
have seen some of the boys that
used to belong to the company | be-
longed to back in the States, and it
seemed good to see them once more.
l suppose about all the young boys
that l know back home are in the
army by now. It seems like yester-
day that I left the States over here
and II don't seem as though the sum-
mer is almost gone.
tell you what I would like right
now--some green corn right off the
cob. ! think I could eat it with a
good will and look over my shoulder
for more.
Well mother dear. can't think of
any more to write tonight. so will
close giving my love to all Of the
folks. Give my love to sister Ber-
nice and Barb Tell them T will writ e
in day or two and if you see Ruby
tell her l am writing her too.
You may think 1t funny that | am
writing this on typewriter instead
Of with a pen. / am in headquarters
and there are two typewriters. like
to write on them. l will close with
lots Of love and best wishes.
From your loving son,
HARLEY.