The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-02-13
Corporal Pearlie c. Haynes in
Germany.

oeILldIly.
Corp. Haynes of Company C of tn,
56th Pioneer Infantry, A. E. F., is nov
IN Germany. In a series of home letter.
under dates ranging from Dec. list to Jan
18th he tells of routine work and the
places the Company have been quarterec
in. In writing from A hus, Belgium, he
says: "Just few lines to let you know
am still among the living. hope all are
well at home. The war is over at last
! and it won't be long now before we will
! be at home. We are having good wealth
| France and came directly to Belgium anc
are going towards Germany We have
been sleeping in pup tents, but are now
quartered in houses making it much more
agreeable. They had dance here
Thanksgiving and | laughed myself
hoarSe to see some of our boys trying to
dance with the girls. They 60 like race
horses. 1t was great fun. In the morn
ing we had a parade for the people,
marched to church, stacked arms outside
and marched into church. This is one of
the towns in Belgium that was not de-
stroyed by the Germans. Everything is
awful high and scarce too"
Later he writes from Adenau, Ger
many. liam feeling fine and never weigh
ed more in my life. l have had no mail
for month and could not send any home.
| suppose all at home are getting ready
for Christmas. This is the second Christ
mas l have been away from home, but
am glad to know there won't be a third.
Our Regiment has been over here little
over three months, but we have travelled
some. We have been through France,
Belgium, have crossed the Rhine River,
and are now in Germany. We expect to
reach home in March. We are in win
ter resort, but would not be fussy about
being here in very cold weather. In any
direction you look you can see nothing
but mountains. The Germans seem to be
friendly, but l would not trust them verv
far. / will tell you more when l get
home"
They received their first mail from
home in 80 days when at Adenau Dec
oath. All received their Christmas boxes
and as Corp. Haynes mentions his in
cluded photos of dear ones, the natura
longing for home appears and he says, 81
will be some glad when the time comes
for us fellows to come home, now the
war is over. l would like to have beer
at home to see the Armistice parade il
Belfast. / suppose the Third Maine il
well drilled by this time. would like tt
send home some souvenirs, but have MOI
been allowed to send any until we reach.
ed this place. We are certainly having
snap now, but don't know how long i
will last. | thought we were going tt
have a green Christmas, but it showed
about three inches last night, Just enough
to make everything pretty. All the boy
are writing home today, Christmas. W.
expect to move back beyond Coblenz to-
morrow. | W II always remember 1911
as l spent Thanksgiving in Belgium ant
Christmas in Germany. They are goin,
to give us good Christmas dinner"
He was at Berncastle the last of De
cember and is more pleased with his sur
roundings, as he considers it a prettie
place. He says, "the talk is now that w
are going to Russia; but nope all tn,
rushing we will do will be for the boat t,
come home on" He broke his glasses il
South Carolina, broke another pair OF
the way from Spartanburg to New York
had a pair fitted in St. Nazaire, and late
lost them, and was unable to get fitted il
Germany. He speaks of dreaming o
home and of holding his baby Jean on hi
knee and heard her saying Daddy. H,
says: 81 was some disappointed when
woke up.''
You would not know here when Sun
day came. if you did not have a calendar
Under date of Jan. 4th he said it had no
been cold enough to form ice. At tn
same time last year they were at CAM
Green, N. c., and had snow on the groun,
and cold weather. With messages TO
those at home comes the expression, -
get so lonesome at times l don't know
| what to do with mvself"