The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
sERGT. CLARENCE CURTIS WRITES
Member Old 57th Pioneer Inf.-P'enty
to Eat, Good Place to Sleep.

A letter from Clarence A. Curtis, who
before he entered u S. service was en-
ployed in the Barre Savings bank, to
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. O. Curtis
Of Orange, viii be read with interest
by his acquaintance here. Sergt Cur.
It's went to Fort Ethan Allen last sum
mer, then to Westield Mass. Camp
Greene and Spartanbug. He was mem
Der of the old 57th Pioneer infantry,
which went to Europe few months
ago,
The letter was written Dec. and
says; "Do you think I am lost? | have
not been able TO get any paper to even
write home. How is everything at
home? / hardly think will be home
this Christmas, but almost think | will
be for the next one. I expect that you
are somewhat happy now to know that
the war is over. Everyone is happy
over here.
u am seeing a great part of France.
1t is a very beautiful country, but the
people are somewhat behind times. Most
Of the building are made of stone and
their barns and houses are all one. Their
wagons are big, heavy, two-wheeled
carts and, instead of driving one horse
beside the ether, they hitch it on
ahead. The French people are very kind
to the American soldiers and allow them
to come into their houses. We are liy-
ing in French houses and some are in
barns.
Il am in the little town of st. Mars
now, but don't know just how long
will be here. st. Mars is Just little
way from lie Mans. Ii you look on the
map, you will be able to find lie Mans
Roddie was left in lie Marine some time
ago and have not heard word from
him since.
II was almost up to the front once
and could hear the big guns roar, but
am some distance from it now. If |
were at the front now | expect I would
be able hardly to hear sound.
Il expect to be back home within six
months and win expect you to be there
waiting for me. Be careful and not get
sick and wait just little longer
II am getting plenty of things to eat
and a good place to sleep, so you needn't
worry about me. Mother, ] couldn't get
anything here to send yop for your
birthday, but will get you something
when ] get home. thought of you Oct
20, but you can't get things here as
YOU can in the u. S, A. ! have had to
do without money for some time, but
expect that we viii get paid off some
time. Have you received my allotment
each month? We will have that to use
after get out of the army.
Ward Luce left here quite a while
ago, but do not know where he went.
Sergt Lewis is the only fellow that !
know very we'll lett here out of our
company. / am now in the 330th Inf,
so my address now viii be Co Fl. 330th
Inf. A. p o., No. 7b2 Amer. Il. f., via
New York. | expect that it will change
from time to time, but send my mail
to my last address until ] write a diff
ferent one. My mail will follow me all
right please write as often as
YOU can, because it makes things much
more pleasant to hear the news from
home, If you ever get any Barre Times
that YOU think I would like to see,
please send them, because whenever /
get hold OF an American paper | read
It over and over again. / would like
to have you send me few bars Of
chocolate if you would, because candy
is not very plenty over here, / am in a
place where ! can get plenty Of paper
and will write as often as i can"