Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-02-27
GEORGE r. TENANT WRITES
TO PARENTS FROM FRANCE

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TO PARENTS FROM FRANCE
Bordeaux, France.
January 12, 1919.
Dear Folks:
Will now try to write you q few
more lines today. I made q beef
steak at the top here, so will let it
60 at that.
Wsll there isn't much news over
here to write about but we like to
write often 30 you won't think we
have forgotten you. I would like to
write often but I hate to sit and
think Of something to write and then
not write anything after ! think an
hour.
Well we're sure having some wea-
ther over here-rain every day, but
It isn't cold and no snow. The grass
ID as green as tho It was May.
Say ! will try to tell about my
trip. ! came ovsr on the Mauretania
to Liverpool, England, then / went
thru England to London and right on
to South Hampton. Took the Yale
boat across the English Channel to
LaHavre, France, then I went thru
Paris and down to Bordeaux. Was
at Bordeaux three weeks, then went
to LaRochelle and was there seven
weeks. Then we came back to Salle-
buf near Bordeaux, where we are
now waiting for a boat to go home
on. You see Bordeaux is one Of the
largest ports in France 80 we will
sail from there. You get the geo.
graphy and look in southwestern
France and you will see where ! was
and am now at Bordeaux.
Well I sure had some trip and real
lucky not to get sick. The govern
ment is going to give the soldiers
overseas a course in agriculture at
the college at Bordeaux and the SOL
diers can choose the course he
wishes to take 30 chose course as
contractor and builder and will take
agriculture in connection with the
other course 30 I will have a ehance
to 60 to college in France. Bordeaux
il the second largest city in France,
10 am told by Mr.. Rowerdink, who
is my bed partner, and is going TO
college with me. The government is
sure giving the boys chance over
here to make up for lest time and I
am sure going to do all I can as ]
am going to carpenter when ] come
home till I get started again. Then
i will try farming so thot I would
take two courses, contractor and
builders course and agriculture. They
tell me / can take them both if l
want to for its on my service record
that ! am carpenter-farmer, SO I
can get two courses at the same time.
OF course / will have to study harder
but ] don't mind that. / am used to
working for what / get.
Well don't know when we will
come home for we have to wait our
turn which we think is not far off,
at least let's hope 80.
have been, building Y. M. G. A.
here SO have been quite busy in the
last two weeks and that is all have
done since was in Illinois at that
school is carpenter work. ! haven't
drilled any yovsr here and never do
and now I am made Master Mechanic,
80 don't have to ask any odds Of any
body.
The first time / was just appointed
mechanic, then they made me wa
goner, now they run me on up to
master mechanic and was made that
you see. Making and appointing are
two different things. When you are
made you wear the cross hammers
and when you are appointed you
don't. So wear cross hammers on
my right sieve and a big acorn on the
left shoulder, and that is the Division
we belong to, Oak Division.
l think the Bader boys are in the
Rainbow Division, but am not sure
rs / don't remember what Oscars
address is. He answered my letter
but forgot his address and have
not heard or seen any of the boys
from home only the ones in my com.
pany. We boys can get. a seven-day
leave Of absence to visit any part
Of Europe and our expenses and
transportation paid by the govern
ment, everything free. Some Of thu
boys went to some place in SPAR
90 guess will visit Spain next weel
and see the mountains and some 0,
the countries over here. Say Eng
land is sure a neat looking countr,
and Liverpool is some place. Every
body in England turns to the left o.