The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-01-03

The Tribune is permitted to publish
the following letters from Stanley
Prestel, son-in- law of Mr.. and Mrs. f
NJ. Nichol. Mr. PresteI is with tht
American Expeditionary Forces II
France. "'~i -~'''' -,''-'' '..'~'
Movers, France, Dec. 1st, 1918.
My dear Father. Mother and family
and wife if she is there: o. q CUES!
that takes in the whole works.: *
lust a line or two to, remind you
once more that i am still live mem
Der of the A., E. F., also to let -yol
know that you are far from forgotter
although we are separated by so many
miles. o:..,.
"A gang of Square heads" arrived
in our midst the other evening ant
one of them had nerve enough to ask
me for cigarette: 1t has never beer
my policy to refuse anyone anything
l have; but after debate with mysel
which lasted the greater part of two
seeonds,1 came TO the conclusion tina
if the aforementioned" square head wa.
in need of cigarette, he would have
to look elsewhere. ~'"''t' ~ :
They are a sorry looking lot Of
buns and each one. .ofa them is the
possessor of a Uranium that would
cause an anthropoid to blush with
shame as we'll as modification. Owing
to the thickness of theft worries
they even go so far as to want to
shake hands with some of us. Can
you imagine ma ira spii1g hand that
has been responsible for the death of
both women and children and part Of
the, cause for my presence over here
am sick and tired Of looking at them
and hope that I will never meet
one of them in the states, cause i.
do, the war is going TO Be resumed
only on smaller scale,
T noticed in the paper the other day
where one million Of Wncfe Sans
warriors would be leaving for, home
some time in the; very near future, but
that doesn't spell anything for me as
the transportation corps Of which I
am a member. may be the last. to
leave. However, 7; have a chance and
thai is an Steve Brbdie"s HAD y feel
cutie sure that'iT have scent my last
Thanksgiving in this country would
hate to think that Twas! doomed to
spend another year over here. / am
afraid the result would be disastrous
as 4 have had asplenty ofit already
AtRH the present writing I-da am
troubled with that disease. called bbv
medical experts, the French itch and
as result of that aforementioned
trouble, 4 lhayeI spent and am SPEND
ing now numerous minutes trying to
jar myself loose from those animals
BY much vigorous scratching. So far
all of my attempts have been in vain
but / feel quite positive that if"I ain
blessed with long enough stay upon
Mother Earth. I will have rid myself
of that ai'ment q few tmoment's before
old Father Times bottle Of sand has
shed it's last grain of my allotted wise
on this universe, They are the tough
est bunch Of Bugs that 7 have ever
been connected with and 7 sincerely
hone that their visit upon. nv tD5ersont
will Re limited aIthouqh | don't sim
pose they are verv pressed for time
or If they sare;I Jam sure that; they are
not aware of it.
The Allies. to the great discomfort
ture of the Germans, are regulating
the Watch on the Rhine and from all
appearances thew are going tofkeeD Is
regulated for some time TO come. The
Pr'ssiah war machine that at one time
looked like a "Super Six" now has
the appearance of a contraDtion that
would cause the worst wreck of a
Ford to shed tears of shame. f,s
The governments of both Enolaad
and the United States seem to be
making an awful boiler for the Ke;so-
and wouldn't he hit srrrrised Is
he has to paw the penalty Thatris no
more than he deserves for the manv
stunts Is has Pgl!s1 OF, NCrF1I
afford me unspeakab1e jov TO see Oh
Bill hanged nv the neck. SUSPENDED by
b rope from the lofty branch OF sonia
tree: 1t would he great SIGHT in.
Heed but I suppose nv chances of
ever seeing ANYTHING like that arr
Father slim. In the first place he
won't he hung and in the second 7
wouldn't get to see it if he was, So
what's the use? - 2 ?
Work is going on just the same as.
before the armistice was signed only
it has been greatly reduced due to the
fact that no more war material is
being sent up. We are anxiottslv
awaiting to get replaced by French
men and we feel that we
won't have to wait very long How
ever. here's hoping. ---.--------
was glad to learn of Gertrude's in
tended return to Caldwell. not that
question her good Judgment while
she is away, but she now has mothers
care and that helps whole lot be-
ieve me. / feel SURE that her recovery
rom now on wilflbe rapid. surely
lope So sHEt'aui stff l3il. \
1t is high time for me to be bring
ng this letter to close, SO will ring
,ff. ,fln,,lI
. Hoping the same finds you ALLEN
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