The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-10

They all had good news IN them bf
1t any rate had no bad neWs. So
the farther read the happier ! felt.
The weather. here ID hne yet. /
can't think Of anything to. write SO !
will close and answer some Of the
others; hoping this finds you well, I
remain as ever,
Your loving SON,
Edwin r. Bailey.
Orville Klock. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Klock, writes very interest
ing letter home. AS will be CLEANED
from the letter, Orville is now in the
front line trenches and is undoubt-
edly learning many things in warfare
which he cannot mention in his let
ter, which is as follows:
Somewhere in France
My Dear Parents:
/ received your letter Of April Is
this q. m. and was certainly glad to
hear from home and to know you
were all well and like your new
home. ] am feeling good and we
are having swell weather now.
Well, folks, am in the front line
ITcuCHcs INV ouI SiaS - ooOoS 81
can tell you. We can hear the big
guns plain now and it is nothing to
see an aeroplane battle every day.
This is sure a pretty country. Ev-
erything is so green and nice. The
houses of the French people are made
of stone and have stone floors and
they are cold and damp and the barn
and cows and chickens are all in the
same building with big manure pile
in the front yard.
We were paid this week and drew
493 francs, the first pay I've had
since January. / am enclosing one
franc so you can see what kind of
money we have to spend.
You would think this was the 4th
of July by the noise of the guns to-
day:
There is an American Y. M. C. A.
near here and we sure did stock up
with American candy, cookies, canned
stuffs, tobacco, matches, etc.
Here where we are now. the people
work their cows just like we do our
horses. Sometimes you see COW
and horse hitched together and they
both wear gas masks.
You can buy beer over here so you
see that is where they have it en-
Michigan for there is nothing dry
over here. / don't believe the
Frenchmen know what water tastes
like.
went to church Sunday morning.
They have. a dandy church in this
place. 1t is made of stone and is
very damp, but the affairs and decor
atoms are beautiful
Nearly all the people talk German
here.
Let me know if anyone ever hears
from Ken Moon, George Menkee,
Burgess, Clarence Bailey, Leo Orser
and Oscar Rummler,, and how they
are getting along: How is Art Nc 4
GOV and is he still at Crawford's?
1t wasn't as bad in the trenches as
imagined it would be but some of {
The boys got the "cooties".
When you hear those big shells /
vhiz over your head it makes you feel
rather funny at first but you soon get
used to it.
Mother, / am wearing the socks
now that you made for me and they I
ire swell and the size is fine.
The dead were paid great honor
lere on Memorial day and in Paris,
90, SO the papers said. /,
We are only allowed to write three
etters a week over here. / will
write two home and divide the other
,ne among the rest.
You said you send bunch of ma
,ers every, week and have received
,nly one bunch since / landed in
France. / sure would like to get the
lonne papers as reading is very scarce.
wish you would mail me some Satur-
lay Evening Posts as miss them
very much. ! may possibly get them. |;
Give my regards to every one for
am not able to write them all.
We have a swell French band here
hat can surely play; also an Amer
can band.
Wen, folks, / hope you all keep
veil and write often and don't worry
bout me. ! will write as often as
can. Love to all at home.
Your loving son and brother.
We know lot of readers of the
News will be glad to read
etter from our brother, Martin, who
vas so well known In this city when
le used to deliver groceries for w.
dart's letters are always about as
arefree as they can be and this one
s like all the previous ones he has
written.
Saunders Range, June 20, 1918.
Dear Brother Ed. and All:
Well have not written TO you d.
ectly for long. time so thought
would teday as ! have little time
his p. m. when / am not working.
Ne were not firing this p. m. and /
vas detailed to help the truck driver;
'ur work was finished at 2:30 so /
anne to the ent to wait if he called