Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-06-19
Attorney johnson
Is Again at Office

Bogalusa's soldiers continue to ar
rive, and it is hoped that before long
all of the men win be in civilian
clothes again and at their old jobs.
Attorney Jess johnson arrived last
Friday, having been mustered out of
service in New York a few days pre-
vious. Johnson went over with the
seth Division, which was side
tracked as soon as it reached France,
and was under orders to be sent up
as requirements when the armistice
was signed on November IL. Many
of the men had already gone forward
and had seen service under fire be-
fore the war was over.
1t will be remembered that Lawyer
Johnson was active in the practice
of his profession in Bogalusa for
several years before going to France
with the army. He spent few
months at Camp Beauregard and
about ten months in France, being
assigned to various places. Upon
being asked for a statement, he had
the following to say:
''There is no language, French,
English, German, Italian, or all Of
them put together, to properly ex-
press how good a man feels to get
back to the United States after
spending a while on foreign soil. ]
can only say, and everybody viii IN
derstand it, that as soon as | was
discharged in New York / made a
bee line for Bogalusa, and | have
settled myself in the same hive and
am going to work. AS to France, !
shall let it 60 at saying that I've had
enough. France is great country
for the French America is great
country for everybody.
ut is certainly agreeable to see
how clean Bogalusa appears to one
who has not been in it for some time.
The first thing that caught my eye
was the trees along the streets, and
| can see that they have grown much
larger in the short time that have
been away. / expect Bogalusa to be
one of the most beautiful cities on
the map in a few years. The streets
are mighty bumpy, as well as the
country roads, but / understand the
new bond issue will take good care
of that with plenty of gravel on top
to make good roads for long time.
These conditions and these improve
ments are the strongest arguments
for my launching my boat again IN
Bogalusa, because had rather be on
the ground floor of fast develop
ing city and country than to endeav-
or to worm my way into an already
polished territory. France has beau
tifuI roads, well marked out, and one
can travel anywhere BY automobile
much faster than by train. ] always
IfaeW geoa roads were great asset
to any place, but / shall always be
more enthusiastic booster for roads
inn the future, because Of what /
have seen.
81 saw quite a number of Wash
ington parish men-in France, and it
was always a happy meeting. A few
DAYS before | left Lieutenant Percy
Lindsey came down to the camp.
where was being 'deloused' to tell
me goodbye. / also met there Cap
tan Foust of Bogalusa, Lieutenant
Arnold Simmons, Lieutenant Hubert
Magee, Corporal Clyde Poole and
Hezzie Sylvest, all of sFranklinton.
don't think it win be long before
all Of these men viii be back. They
all sent greetings to everybody.
while over there / visited many
interesting places, including Paris,
and the only thing / found wrong
with Paris is that it too far from
Bogalusa. / sailed from Marseilles,
came by way of Gibraltar, and had
bad trip of about eighteen days on
the water.
II take this opportunity to thank
my friends in Bogalusa for the many
kindnesses shown me while away
from home, in a business way, and
in writing letters and sending papers.
/ am as happy to get back as bare
foot boy is with his first new knife
in the hip pocket of his first pair of
pants"