The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-26
From the Boys
sut. e. G. Rudd, Germany.

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Mrs. J. F. Rudd, of Dow City, has
received two interesting letters from
her son, Guile, who is with the tele-
phone battalion signal corps and at
s present in Kaiserisch Germany. He
mentions sending box of souvenirs
home which will no doubt be fine
collection according to the list he
sends in the letter.
Jan. Is, 1919.
Dear Mother:
/ received your most welcome let
ter Of the 10Th of December and was
very glad to hear from you, but sorry
to hear that you weren't over the tu
yet. 3F So. s.,-~~
I may be home for the 4th Of July,
but not much before, at least don't
expect to. Have you never received
my letters from Luxembourg, l wrote
over a month and half ago. told you
then what outfit was in and all about
our trip too. am with the third army
which is now the army of occupation
in Germany and not in any division
at ALL 1t. is just headquarters third
army, and when! you see any OF the
third army being sent home then you
can look for me, shut it won't be soon.
I sure am not in love with Germany,
and old Dow City would look awful
good tome. Twill surely be glad when
l see Oh Dow town and mother again.
am sending SIX more postals tonight,
be sure and take good care Of them,
and this will make 81 have sent you.
l have quite few trinkets saved up
to bring home. I guess l never told
you about the iron cross. | have a
real good one that I got off German
soldier quite a while ago. I will have
lots Of things when do get back. Be
sure and let me know when you do get
anything that l send SO | will be sure
that they got home 0. X. T. have a
slight headache tonight SO will close.
Goodnight, mother dear. From your
loving son, Guile. 49,.
+ ~ Jan. IS, 1919.
Dear Mother ..
haven't heard from you for week
now, so don't know much to write to-
night. | am well and getting along
fine. I sent a box home today
through the American post office here
and Just as soon as you receive it let
me know. am going to tell you what
is in it, so you can see II everything Is
there when it gets home. There are
quite few valuable things and wish
you would take real good care of every
little thing: One iron cross which l
got from a German soldier, rings, /
handkerchief, front piece from a
brass helmet (German), 80 postals,
Mosel and Rhine scenes, 2 telephone
switch plugs German board), bunch
of papers, maps, passes, French and
German bills, etc, 1 gasoline cigar
lighter (brass SHELF, 1 sack of trink-
cts, l Xmas card from Major Sloan, 3
German shoulder straps, lrosary and
beads, 1 book with map of different
places where I have been in Europe
I hear we are to go back to Cob
LEM for another month"; the Goth, so
we ought to have little pleasure out
Of life there.
Your loving son, Guile.
Sgt. e. G. Rudd,
Co. D, 51st Tel. Bn. S. C.
"A. E. F,a AZ Poo 9a7~ =, +. ~ ~ Y:
a SergeaIl t 9Rudd also enclosed a song
written to the tune OF ''Silver Threads
Among the Gold" which was written
by the boys on the Rhine
ouVcE III CduS FNsiSIS VIC S'e~NSg
Darling I am coming black, silver
threads among the black,
Now that peace in Europe nears, I'll
be home in seven years. -,
I'll drop in on you some night, with
my whiskers long and white,
Yes, the war is over, dear, and we're
coming home I hear.
Home again with you once more, say,
BY nineteen twenty-four,
Once I thought bye and bye I'd be,
sailing back across the sea,
Back to where you sit and pine, but
I'm stuck here on the Rhine,
You can hear the gang all curse, war
is hell, but peace is worse.
When the next war comes along in
the front rank I'll be found,
I'll rush in again, pell nell, yes Will,
like hell, like hell" ...