The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-02-06
Two Letters from
Private Demiceli

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| Miss Margaret Demicel15 OF this city
is IN receipt Of two letters from her
brother. Private Pete Demicelli of
Company L. = One Hundred and Sixty
nfth Infantry. Fofty-sec0nd division,
with the army of occupation on the
Rhine. One of the letters - dated
December rs. and the other January l.,
In the first one he says:
"Just q line to let you know that /
am still alive and we'll ! suppose
you have been little worried by not
hearing from me during the last
month or SIX weeks? Both time and
writing material were hard to obtain
on the front lines. and since the fight
ing ceased we have been or the march.
Our hike ended here yesterday, and
today we had a fine Christmas dinner
of chicken. spuds, turnips. carrofs. pie
and plum pudding. think we will
have supper soon. but cannot say ex-
actly what the menu will be. but we'll
have some beer. which. imagine,
would be hard 10 get in Canon City.
1T gives me the blues at. times that
never get any mail from nome. What.
ever letters you have written have
failed to reach me. probably because
/ have been transferred SO many
times Now that we appear to be
permanently. located expect to get
them You may have imagined the
Rhine to be a big river? If SO 1t was
mistaken idea II is not much larger
than the Arkansas at Canon City.
This is the largest town | have
been in since landed In Europe.
do not know when we will be on our
way home. but hope 1t will be soon.
The German people treat us fine.
which seems impossible. but it is true.
Reuben Bell and ! got separated SO
l am the only one LET. know any
thing about that left the training camp
in this outft. Did John get in the
draft or did he escape it? Well, this
is a fine country OF mountains and
small towns. but fellow can't very
well enjoy it when he is broke. as
most OF Us are. II is getting late and
/ must close for the present.
In his letter of January 4. he says:
''Just scratch or two 10 say that
am in good health and express the
hone that you started the new year
with a smile because the war is over.
Two months ago ! did not think
would spend Christmas In comfortable
barracks on a hill across the Rhine,
but did and greatly enjoyed IL. So
far we have had very little winter
here. but suppose you have had lot
of II over there. Most Of the Colo
rado boys are somewhere else as there
are very few of them with this divi-
sion.
The Rhine river is not very wide.
but il must be deep. for boats ar. run
ming up and down II all day long The
American Red Cross ~ in 1his town.
and we sure know Il. II gave us
candy and cigarets on Christmas and
more cigarefs last night. We had
little athletic meet here today for the
boys of our company. Prizes we're
given to the winners, but as did not
take part IN an. of the races o. games
did not get snytbing. The boys are
getting their Christmas packages from
home now. but II there is anything on
the way for me do not imagine will
get 1t very soon. as I have been trans
ferred to replacement commands
twice since ! sent that slip home.
These changes make It difficult to
trail fellow up.
We'll, news is sure scarce with us
over here. We haven't any place to
go except TO the Y. NJ. C. A. or the
knights OF Columbus. and there isn't
any news there. SO will say goodpy for
this time"