Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-30

j
ceived the following letters from her
three sons, all formerly of Baraboo:
In Luxembourg
Rosport, Luxembourg.
Sunday, November "a, 1918.
Dear Mother:
After some time | have found time
to write again. When | wrote last l
was on furlough down in southern
France. / sure had a good time, but
when got back to the company they
were at TIE front again, and so got
another taste of the war We went
over the top on Suncay, the 10th. and
the next day the armistiee was signed.
i Believe ms that was one big day.
stayed in a small town and d
guard duty for about four days and
then started following the Dutch in
/ their evacuation Of the invaded ter
ritory. That was just week ago to-
| day We are now on the border of
the grand duchy of Luxembourg and
all ready to enter Germany.
The people here have been under
German rule for four years and hail
us as their liberators. All the towns
we go through are decorated, and the
people all get out and sometimes they
have a band Nothing is too GOOD
for the Americans. OF course it will
i be some time before they start to send
troops back to the states, but we ex-
pect to be among the first, as we have
seen some of the hardest fighting OF
! the war.
Say, I sent bunch of pictures
home when | was on furlough-t that
is views of the country and also some
poor photographs of myself.
Captain Prange is in charge of the
! company now with Rollin as first ser.
geant and myself a corporal.
/ Well, there isn't much to write
about now, but | will tell you all about
| it when I get home. / will close for
this time, but will write again as soon
| as possible.
Tell Geraldine to keep little Waco
| looking good until we get there. Give
Warren our best regards and with
love to all / remain.
Your loving son,
| CORP. PHILIP GIBBONS.
Co. A 12Sth Inf, A. P. O. 734.
Prices High
Somewhere in Germany, Nov. "a.
Dear Mother:
The last letter / wrote you was way
back in France and some me ago
| met Vaughn one week ago today and
he has been with me- ever since. He
was just returning from the hospital
when | met him and intend to have
him stay with me until we reach the
32d division, which will not be long
We have both passed through Bel
gium and Luxembourg together and
| have been treated mighty fine up tc
i date. The people are doing all they
/ can to help us and making the triI
just as comfortable as possible. 4
is quite cold over here at present
especially in the morning. From al
reports it will not be long before we
are home, which of course tickles' me
to death. This morning | paid three
marks Use American money! ford7s
| cup of coffee. Now will you complain
! of American high prices? My break
fast cost me marks. We are usint
German money now and it is rathel
! hard to get acquainted with at first
1 A pair of shoes costs between $50 ant
i $50, American money, and bread can
j not be bought. Tobacco is $40
pound. There is no such thing as
i pies or cakes,
i I was in the city of Luxembourg and
saw many people who could talk Eng
\ lish. Their dress is just as stylish
if not more SO than the people OF the
states, and, believe me, there are
some mighty chick girls there. Lux
emburg for me every time. do not
| know when / will be able to mail
this, but you must not expect many
letters from us now, for it is almost
! impossible to mail letters after we
have written them. We have beer
watching for Phil, but as yet have had
no success in finding him. You must
not worry about us, for we are having
y wonderful time and ! am sure viii
soon be back with you. Trusting thai
you are all well and enjoying your
self, / remain, your loving son.
CORP. ". A. GIBBONS.
1: Hdqrs. troop, Sd corps, A. p. O. 754
Luxury in Beds
/ Enroute to the Rhine.
/ November 29, 1918.
Dear Mother:
/ AS yesterday was Thanksgiving ant
holiday in the A. E. f., Veo and
spent the day in the city of Luxem
bourg, and it sure is some city, the
most beautiful place have seen il
long while and, believe me, there
u-oc uofhinC af interest we missed