The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-01-03


there until about the middle of jan
uary. Had dandy place TO stay while
there asHweswere inslarge barrask 81
7es I"f 81 sss I'M O. sas H frss
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down town and I still remember my
first French meal. Were the first
| American Soldiers there but it wasn't
long until they learned to serve more
/ in the American way. Could get
plenty of eggs, potatoes and meat
etc. of course no pastries. 49, =. j.. ."
Left La Courtine the middle of jan
nary and went to Sell-Sur- Cher, which
was north from there and about 200
miles due south Of Paris on the Cher
river. Sent out two details of men to
the, lat, Cerp.l school and 42nd Corp
school which took what few privateS
we had left and lot of corporals and
sergeauts They arc still there with
exceptions of a few who Welt to hos
pitfalls and SO came back through our
camp here as we get all of them
lthrodgh here. d., ,'"..' - -'"''' .'"
l. Went in box, cars to Self Sur Cher,
but was warmer than our former trip.
When we arrived there, which was
about "a hour' trip, It was almost like
spring. Rained little, but grass was
4 green and Most of tlie time roads
i were dry Gee, but itfowas pretty
around there. The, town was much
larger and the roads leading out into
1.-THE country were grand, so large. and
smooth, with large trees on each side.
|, Had quarters in some old buildings.
hut as it wasn't cold had it fairly nice.
Were the first ones there also. but a
few DAYS later lots of other outfits
came in. 1t was there that I saw Ted
EDriscoll and lot of other fellows that
II knew from the End idaho Com
? llmenced to-"learn a few words = OF
, French there and got so I could order
up a meal and got some of the best
: lrneals there II ever found ia, France
t I'm that part of the, country nearly
t everything was grape VINEYARDS and
.'Ethey surely booked nice. Some OF. our
, men who were left in the states at
' the hospitals joined us there. We also
got aSfew more men assigned toFus
lust Before we NfeftE there> We left
i Sell Suf- Chef Ii ? 6th of Fdbrhuary
4 and came here this time in coaches
was sonly a few hours. ride here tc
fAhs krsSAndSe haAa6eeAh5s since
v the 9th of February. How much lon
r ger we will be here-well | dom
e know.
e We received all the engineer casuals
V from the states here and gave them
e their final training and then fhey
e lwere shipped out TO different Engineer
loutfits at the front After the h1er
k came Back from hospitals they also
n came here and then sent to their out
n fits from here. So We got to see {
: number of OUR old men, and quite {
r number stayed here with us. Worked
c up big organization here and what,
6 mean we have handled an awful lot o
! linen here since last February and, Still
:, are. q 'ahia rH", @..ns. t,n'i
n went up to the 1st Corp. sehoolra
o Goudrecourt, short ways from Tou1
4 the latter part of March. Stayed Their
: month Saw most of the Middleton
i boys, as they we're sent there, on TIL,
n detail from La Courtine 1Franl
= Shaffer is here now and Is doing me- F
& duty down town There was too muc'
,e work for the room we had here at thi
n barracks so we have three in thi
n town, SO don't ger to-ser some-
e boys very often While at eoudrc
,s lcourt-was there as. Student learnin
IN some. Of the engifee rins- work etc.
,flwas about 80! biiIotaste Aen~ I'll
d front and could beat til reas " III
le big guns at thd front eark svert IL,
IylWas just a few kilometers from wfter
d loan of Arc vas botnI and raisI q
IA Domdemy Wanted 10 30, over All
y visit tho place MN here BAT ssiNe
!" every time Y hadaa chance togo, ser
sequentiy didn't get to see it. III
acl boys 4hat were there on detail toldSrn
n all abssu, it Can see where shr-~
or born, also the church she worshippc
st lin. .'.---.----s--,- 7''. Z
at The LIST OF June \ Went up 'to~art
We ithc front with some reelecenfents u
asi nhe and uginesFsl oiWHf sesMaar
th which is n town the other side teas
ysi Eof Paris oushc siasrs sN~r NThat MI
as far as you chuld go on the railro'
VS. nj that time From there i've went
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