The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-05-07
AN OVERSEAS LETTER
Zeltingen, Germany,
April 4, 1919

Zeltingen, Germany,
April 4, r919
Mr.. w. II. Baize,
Hartford, Ky.
Dear Brother and Family:
Your letter of March received,
and was very glad to hear from
you and that you were all well.
am well and still waiting for orders
to leave. l don't know when we
will leave for America, hope to
leave soon. l hardly think we will
leave before the middle of May for
the states, but will likely leave here
in the week of May, as it will take
about days to reach the port OF
embarkation. The boys are getting
real homesick. 1t is quite task
for them to stay over here and /
am sure they will never want to Wis
it Europe when they once get back
to America.
/ was in Paris, recently. Paris
is the finest city l ever saw and no
in the world. l was in Paris 3
days and had a very good time
I there. There are soldiers there
from all the Allied Nations, visit
ing. The Dutch would have had a
gay time in Paris had they succeed
ed in taking it,
would rather be here than in
France as very thing seems so desc
late there. The people here have
more energy than the French, OF
course there are good reasons. AS
this country was not invaded by
their enemies, until after the armis-
tice. and | am sure they are not
sorry that we are here as we spend
quite lot of money with the peo-
pie The U. S. is certainly leaving
great amount of money in Europe.
am sure it will be needed at home
some of these days.
| was very glad indeed to learn
that your business was good, you
have my best wishes for a success
full business. | note with interest
that you are the editor of the Cim-
mercial News. 1t is the newest
little News | ever read l also note
with pleasure that you are making
a fight for good roads. l am sure
you cuold not render a better SER
vice for our County, although you
may meet with much opposition on
this subject. have learned by ex-
perience and observation that good
roads mean every thing.
am sure the people in America
are not aware of the fact that good
roads over here has already saved
our Government millions of dollars
and thousands of American Sol
diers lives. There is nothing that
could be of more service to our
armies over here than good roads.
Without them we could not have
made and carried out with success,
the big drives. Without them we
could not have gotten supplies and
men fast enough to carry out these
famous drives that made the whole
world sit up and wander how such
a marvellous undertaking could be
accomplished The good people at
home gave millions to the Red
Cross and Y. M G. A. Had ii not
been for good roads we could not
fbA
ed with appreciation and thanks,
from these noble organizations. The
people at home must or should new
er regret what they have done for
the Sons of America that did such
noble work. The Dutch made ev-
cry effort to destroy the roads and
hinder the progress of American
troops. Thousands of tons of ex-
plosives were dropped on these
roads but thanks to the American
Working party that was always
ready to repair these places. l can
not give the good roads proposition
enough praises, and l cannot under
stand why our country with all its
wealth cannot have roads as good,
II not better. than these European
countries. l am sure that all re-
turning soldiers will favor good
roads and will be instrumental in
causing the best roads in the world
to be built in the grand old U. S.
The chief trouble with our roads
are that they were not surveyed