The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1919-01-03

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With Love, EDGAR.
$. :. Arkansas.
Monday, Nov. II, 1918.
Dear Mother: You ought to be
over here, ] suppose you know why
say this, but ut that suppose there l.,
more excitement in the states than
there is over here. They say the wnf
Is over, and from the way the people
act Il must be practically over ~
| least. ] haven't been down town but
the boys that have say the French
know what they are doing. Everybody
is on the streets, and there are several
bands out, all parading around.
Al ll:OO o'clock this morning. when
the report came, you ought To have
heard the racket, all the big steam
crs cut loose with their big whistles.
but they don't whistle, they "bellor.'
think every whistle that would make
racket was in operation. In the
touring department, where | work, We
made au awful racket with the horns.
! am going to say "A little more In
this letter than ] have been saying,
don't know II you will get II or not
but J think you will. ] can't help but
cut loose little bit.
The place where | am IL about one
mile south Of the man part OF St.
Nazaire, It is known as Reception
Park, or Motor Park. II Is not u vciy
large place but we do an awful lot OF
work. All kinds OF trucks and cais
are brought here right from the
docks. We have TO assemble them,
oil and grease them. You see they
come all knocked down n they take
up less space for shipping. We put
fords through here BY the Thousand.
I've got two Caddilac's In my stall
now.
The trip made was on convoy Of
30 Fords. We drove them through
-. We had fine trip going up,
saw lots OF fine country, It looks real
productive and for the most part
seems to be real well farmed, except
in u few places II is more or less neg
lected, Of course, on account Of the
war. The roads here are fine, most
all macadamized.
Everything the French build is Of
stone. The house and barn, which Is
usually In the same building, is al
ways stone. II Is plain to see that
there are only two classes Of people
here, the rich and the poor. some
Of the poorer class live in the most
unsanitary conditions, | don't see how
they can exist. but they all seem to
be In good health. The rich people
live in swell homes which are usually
five or six times as large as the av-
erage home in the States, and is US
ualiy located somewhere on high
hill. Many Of them have high stone
wall all the way around.
Along the roads are miles and miles
of stone walls put up for no other pur-
pose than merely for fence, don't
see where they found time 10 build
them all. The French are great tor
having nice trees In the yard and
along the road, in some places they
have U beautiful row of trees on each
side of the road and 1t certainly looks
nice. Lots Of people have vines grow
ing up the sides Of the houses, some
Of them are nearly covered over, and
some Of the SWEETEST flower gardens
you ever saw.
No l never got a letter from Uncle
Twins. ! only got one card. l am
getting lots Of mail from you now
and hope you are getting q lot from
me.
Now that Germany has signed the
Armistice we are oil talking Of going
home. ! don't know just when that
Will be. Thsre 10 much more that
might say but will close now and try
and write more next time. OF course
l am well and happy: ~
9Th Company, 9Th Mechanic Regiment,
Aux. Service. A. y R.A p. o. 70i.