Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-30
LETTER FROM MILES J. RAVRR.
SOMEWHERE IN France,
October 2l lQlS-
Mr. AND Mrs. JoHN RAvER,
Pringle, South Dakota.

Mr. AND Mrs. JoHN RAvER,
Pringle, South Dakota.
DEAR FoLKs:--I will try to write you
a line or SO to let you know that an
still fine and hope you folks are all the
same. | hope that you have heard from
me by this time as | have written once
a week ever since we landed here. |
have written Ruby also.
We had good trip across. We left
New York or Camp Mills the morning
of August 23rd and got on the boat about
a. m. We stayed on that day but did
not leave the harbor until the next
morning. Then the little tug boats came
and we started on our way. There were
good many passenger boats in the
harbor and the people that were on
them all cheered and waved as far as we
could see them. The first two or three
nights we slept on deck as our place was
so warm we could not stand it only
when we were to mess. Then the
weather got foggy and cold so we were
all glad to sleep below. We, or some of
us, saw whale also some large fish aud
some flying fish They were real small
and were white looking. Some of our
boats got lost from the others during the
night and were gone until the next
evening when they caught up again. We
landed in an English port on Sept. 4th
and were sure glad to get off the boat.
We marched TO a rest camp and were
there two days when we moved short
distance to another then in couple Of
days we got on the train and went to the
port where we were to start for France.
We went to a rest camp and marched
out about three miles to it, then the next
day we went to the boat but did not sail
and so we had to march back to our
camp Then the next day we went
down and got on the boat and sailed for
France. The channel was rough and the
boat small so we sure had some time
keeping on our pins. Most of us were
seasick, but we were not long on the
way. We stayed on the boat until
morning and then went to camp which |
had been a dairy barn, but they had ta-
ken and made bunks in the barn. We
stayed there two or three days then we
moved again. Ihirty-two of US rode in |
box car about half the size of our own
and We were on the train a couple of
days, then we landed and made some
coffee for our breakfast. Later on we
went TO small town and were bileted |
there about three weeks. We liked it |
there very much as the people seemed |
to think a great lot of u.s. There was
one small French boy that sure hated to |
see us move away and we hated to leave
him behind as he was good kid but we |
had to go so we got ready and moved on |
to where we are now. We saw some
beautiful places on our way. We have
been having a good bit Of rain lately. |
will send Xmas slip and you can do as |
you like about sending anything but
don't send anything that will not keep. |
have not received my sweater 80 if it |
has returned you can send it and about
the socks, you can send them if you like. |
If you do slip in some chewing gum as |
have not had chew since | arrived.
We have been able to get candy and it
is sure dandy.
Well take good care of yourselves and
bye bye Sis, also Ray and Ruby l will
close. You are supposed TO paste the
slip on the package. Bye bye for now.
Your son,
Pvt. MILES ]. RAVER,
Co u ala Sunnlv Train A q 7oS