The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-06-19
LETTER FROM OVER THERE
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MISS Hilda Knutson has received the
following letter from her brother, now
with the First Air Depot, in France,
and it Is very interesting on account
of the visits he has made TO historic
places:
Ninth Casual Company, Hqrs First
Air Depot, A. p. o. T31-A, American
f. F., May 18th, 1919.-Dear Sister:
Received your letter just before go
ing to Paris on the Sth, and when
returned the night before last | had
few more waiting for me. went
with another fellow from here and we
sure had nice time. took several
trips around the city One to the un-
iversity, one to the Louvre, one to the
Pantheum-Le-Guerre, took a boat ride
on the River Seine, and saw the
French Statue. of Liberty. II Ia like
the one on Bedloe's Island, except not
near as large. | had ride on the
Ferris wheel and saw thousand 9th.
er things Of interest that are too num-
erous to mention. Certainly had a
wonderful trip in wonderful city.
There are thirty-four bridges cross
ing the River Seine, and there are
numerous trees and parks throughout
the city. The Red Cross Is certainly
doing a wonderful thing for the sol
diers in Paris. They can eat and sleep
for almost nothing. OF course, we
stayed at hotel most of the time.
They have a fine place near the Fer
rie Wheel and the High Tower
There is a picture of the war that
saw. 1t is complete circle. $50
feet around ami 80 feet nigh, and ali |
the leading generals, kings, presidents
and officials Of every nation on the
side of the Allies are on the picture.
This picture was begun in October, |
1914, and Just completed last fall, so /
1t took about four years to paint IL. |
and there were nineteen men working
on it every day, so you can imagine II
to be some picture, Among the Amer
leans on the picture were President
Wilson, ex-Presidents Roosevelt and
Taft, Generals Pershing, Bliss, Liggett
and Bullard, and another picture of a
business man, a workingman and COW.
boy together, ready to go to war, 10
show how much harmony there were
in the American people. And above
was a map OF the towns and battle
fields Of the front, all the way from
Calais and Liege. and down to Yer.
dun, Nancy, Toul and Colombey-les-
Bellies, end we could see troops march
ing on the battlefields. could see
the valley that we are situated in and
the hills and trees all along the
Argonne.
oh yes, must not forge. my trip to 4
Versailles. That was fine trip. II
1t a few miles outside of Paris and we
took the train. We went all through
the buildings of the former kings. OF
Louis the 14th, and Louis the 18th,
and was In the room where the treaty
of peace was signed In 1888 between
America and Great Britain, and also
where 1t will be signed after this war. D
and saw the table that it will be signed
on. AS We were going through the
park at Versailles our guide made
talk to us az we stood facing the cave
He said that long ago in the days gone
BY another American went through
.hese same woods and stopped just
where we are now facing these
statues. and this man was Benjamin.
together with John Adams
md John Jay were here. to sign the
reaty Of peace with Great Britain in !
7s3.
We could see some Of the German Il
elesates TO the peace conference.
'hsy we're kept In court yard where |,