Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-01-04
OUR VS.
OUR COUNTRY'S SERVICE

The following Soldier Boy" letter
has been received from Hiss Helen
Davis. the postmistress at the State
House, it having come to her father.
Walter Davis of Albion. from her
brother, Harold n. Davis. a private in
Co. C. 1Qlst Field Signal Eatn., Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces. Somewhere
in France:
Base Hospital. November "a, 1915.
Dear Father:
will try and write you few lines
this forenoon, it being Fathers day"
to let you know how l am, where am,
ETC.. etc.
am feeling fine, the best I have for
a long time and have moved from the
Hospital to the annex" about the
same thing and like it better. We are
in the big store barracks, on one side
Of the city and on the car line also 50
it is very convenient about going down
street.
] am in quite a large city Of 100000
called Limoges, about 10 miles from
Bordeaux in southwestern France. 1t is
quite a pretty city anC we generally go
on hike in the morn, So have seen the
most of it. l was out on a pass las:
night and took in all Of the big sights
but as we have to be in a: 900 couldn't
go to the theatre.
1 get paid the other day and received
about $40 SO am in luck once, for with a
few francs one can have quite a good
time. They have very good restaurants
and American food also, and ice cream.
too. have some every time go down
street, it tastes about the same as ours,
only not SO sweet
Well. l suppose you have read quite 4
lot about the underground city of YER
dun. 1t was once beautiful city. Our
headquarters were there and l came
from there to the hospital this last
time. 1t is where met Duffer too. I
want to get back to my company for
they are IN Germany, now. 1 belong
to the Goth Division. I don't know
whether you ever found it out before or
not.
didn't see much Of the front. rhort
while at ChateauThierry last July and
about two weeks in the Argonne Forest
which was rather 4 tough place. The
nearest that come to getting hit was :.
piece OF shrapnel that went half way
through my pack. 1t would have made
bad wound in my back, ] suppose. :
haven't been in Paris Yet. Had l
chance once but no money so there
wasn't any use of visiting a place like
that and broke.
am glad the war endel before cold
weather. 1t would have been very cold
as the fighting was all in the open.
hardly any trenches and besides we
didn't stop TO lie in them. Believe me.
the A. Z. f. has certainly. been on the
move and done its bit in winning the
war.
We have all kinds OF sports here, a
good pool table. piano. basketball.
football. tennis court and n baseball
game this afternoon. I have had few
good feeds lately of omeletes. French
fried potatoes. salad, hot chocolate, ice
cream, bananas and whipped cream and
Of course bread and cheese included.
Well. I can imagine we all next
Thursday with heaucoup grub for din
ner. I would like to be with You hut
expect to be back in the states in about
three months if nothing happens.
Forty-eight OF US walked over to the
hospital yesterday where we got new
underclothes and took bath. They al
so had band there which played for
US. such songs as "Over There" etc.
Their street cars are about the same
as they run between Waterville and
Fairfield and cheap to ride on, only tw,
cents all over the city. ] wish you all
the happiest and merriest Christmas
you ever had.
l see by the papers that they are de-
mobilizing the troops pretty fast in the
states. ! imagine it will take quite Il
while to get IFS all discharged and be-
lieve me, it will take some money, too
I have got about s75 coming besides the
rest of the time I am in the service.
see the Kaiser is seeking refuge In Ho,-
land. Well I hardly think France or
Germany would be safe place for him
to be at the present.
Well. I am commencing to smell din
ner and you know how I am on a Sum-
day so will have to close with a Merry
Christmas and a happy New Year.
Love to all the family. Your son.
Harold \. Davis.
Pvt. Co. c, lg1st Field Signal Fri i.
A. L r.