The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-05-02
seen most of the world as well as lay

seen most of the world as well as lay
up quite lot of money.
We had a fine trip to France this
time. Went to Nantes which is a
town of 10000 people and is about
so miles up the Loire river. 1t was a
beautiful trip up the river for every
where there were old stone wind mills
like you see the pictures of in Hol-
land. While here and there old an
Gent castles peeped out from the tops
of the highest hills. Everything in
France is SO years behind the times
but the Frenchmen do not think SO.
They say that France is up to date,
but the United States is SO years
ahead of time. All the poorer class
wear ponderous wooden shoes and
the men broad baggy pants. Many
of their customs are very funny. Of
course the better to do class dress
well and about the same as Ameri-
cans do.
They have very few automobiles in
France, but what they have are good
ones. Their roads are fine, but they
ought to be for they have been hun
dreds of years building them.
At Nantis they have a beautiful
park of about 1000 acres all built
like natural woods and waterfalls,
with wild birds tanned and running
around. l went with rubberneck
party and visited huge old chateau
or castle built in about HOO. I spent
a whole afternoon roaming thru old
cells and musty passages. 1t certain
ly was interesting. I saw the cell |
where the famous old "Blue Beard"
was held after numbering his many
wives in the 18th century Probably
you never heard of him but Floyd has
| guess. | also visited the famous
old art galleries there and saw many
Of the old masterpieces in painting.
Had a fine time there. Met several
soldiers there from Oregon and Idaho
who knew people that l know.
| got quite a number of souvenirs. |
One German bayonet. Also some
French rs nm. shells. They were
The shells that the Americans used
SO effectively and in fact they are
,he shells that won the war. I am
going to express two of them home.
They are unloaded and perfectly safe.
Keep them until I come back and I
Will fix up something nice out of
hem. They are worth about $40 but
lidn't cost me anything as I got them
rom army men.
| am going to fit myself out in
ome new clothes when / get back to
Portland. 1t will cost me about SIS
or new suit, shoes, hat and other
necessary articles. / have plenty of
york clothes and keep everything
lean as can be as wash during the
ay when I have nothing to do. Just
ounted up and found that / have
bout Is work shirts and have only
ought two of them. Every time
ot of fellows quit they leave some
God shirts that are dirty. So 1 just
Jump them into bucket, pour in
lenty of washing powder, I've and
Dap and give them a good boiling
nd the result is I never have to buy
hirts nor sox.
I had good kodak with me on
ais trip and took many interesting
ictures so will send some as soon
S | can print them. Coming back
lis time we have cargo of ammuni-
on. We have 40 thousand 8-inch
nells and 1000 tons of powder and
hell caps on board. Nobody seems
, mind our cargo altho there is
1ough explosive aboard to blow up
ew York city. Going over we just
arely missed ramming floating
inc in mid-ocean. The officers fired
bout 100 shots at it but were unable :