Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-07-05
WILBUR KYLE IS
COMMENTED IN FRANCE
,,,an Man Writes Interestingly of
Conditions There-Praises
Y. NJ. c. A.
Tours, France.
May %, 1918.

uleased with the move. You can take
,ouint at the map now and see just
where | am located.
Tours is a beautiful city, about the
,hird largest in France, and situated
an one of the largest rivers in
france. | thought before coming
here | had been in some pretty nice
n,oces but none of them can compare
With this. Our camp is about mile
and a half from the main part of
town. Just about half an hours walk.
spent Sunday afternoon taking
in the city and there sure are some
sights worth seeing. Was all
through one of the largest and Oldest
cathedras in France and it is far
hevond describing on paper Was
told il took 100 years to build it, and
the architectural work is wonderful.
Was up in the tower and got a grand
view of the city and surrounding
country. Was also all through the
large museums and saw painting and
statuary work for which France is
noted. | saw the bed Napoleon slept
in and also the rest of his bedroom
~t-something | never dreamed of
seeing.
The people of France spend much
of their time in identifying their
country. You see parks and flower
gardens here that | don't think could
be equalled in beauty. | will have to
admit that in my trip from Wash
ington to New York | didn't see any
country that could compare with
what have seen in France.
The cities here are very crowded
and most of the people live in apart
ments in the main part of town.
There is much better class of people
here than in any other French cities
I've seen. The people here differ in
that respect very much, owing to the
part of the country they are from.
In our trip to Tours we travelled
second class-that may not sound
very we'll to you, but it sure was a
ueat to us, for all our previous tray-
cling in France was done in boXcars.
There is so much transportation of
troops going on at all times that they
use all conceivable ways to get them
there. Nevertheless they all go down
as experiences long to be remem-
bered.
The coaches here are divided into
apartments, each accommodating
eight people. The apartment in
which l rode was well represented,
as every man was from a different
state in the Union, SO you can get an
idea of how we are transferred
around.
am writing this letter in the
!. NJ. c. A. 1t is not very large, but
serves the purpose for place to read
and write, They have large one
down town, where they serve meals
and real ice cream, something | had
not seen in France before coming to
Tours Everywhere along the road
"here you see an American soldier
stationed the Y NJ. c. A. has hut
Vi some kind to accommodate the
needs OF the soldiers. You people
!" Tar away can not realize the good
Tue Y. NJ. c. A. is doing over here,
Ou' their hut or building, whichever
" may be, is always appreciated by
the boys.
Inc French people have always
'een noted the world over as merry
MAKERS, and despite the hard struggle
'Ae' nave managed to find time to
'pend IN amusements of all kinds.
we had a real French dinner
1V"h town Sunday evening served in
~" courses, consisting of soup,
A' roast veal, chicken, asparagus
p'' cheese, walnuts and figs. Dates
80 and nuts are about the only
~ eS they serve as desert. Any
made OF sugar is a very scarce
"e'e' Most of the time we are able
uS candy and cookies at the Y.
H. = A. They cost at least four
States. '"e' oo !" Tue
VOL, an more than pleased with the
NO. was sent over here to do, and
,a sa not in the least disappointed; in
sr S things are much better than |
,v, expected to find them. We are
on ne In a temporary camp at pres
On, ~ Out expect to move into perman-
:, Quarters next week.
l,., managed to get a theatre pass
on, ' u,ght which allowed me to stay
ba ~ I'LL ll;3O, otherwise we have to
sse u at 1000. | saw a very inter
/ Fraa s show, 10 acts of vaudeville.
smssrything was in French Int thew