The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-03
CORP. WEEKS
BACK FROM
OVERSEAS
rriadetphia Lads Last Letter Home Full
OF Interesting Events.

Corporal Monte Weeks. well known boy
who has been serving with the 339th +.
A. from Camp Dodge. Iowa. has arrived
safely after s months service in France.
Monte ~ 4 former Trladrlpha hoy but
has boon located in Mason CITY, Iowa. TOR
several years. lie is we'll known among
the baseball fans. having played pro-
fcssinnal ball for Il number of years.
The following letter is the last ono
written before BE- sailed. to his sister,
Mrs. GLASS;.
: fSrancc. Dec. 81. 1913.
pcnr Sie:--I had about sworn off writ
ing letters because ! thought We were
going hrmr. Th" rumor was that VIC
would be in tho states by Christmas ana
no, latcr than January lSt. but We ar"
still here. Now hardly know what 10
think.
II they don't soon get me- out OF here.
l will so nuts
We are located in, til" country now.
where VIZ hardly sea any ono. Quartcrc'1
in an old mill. think il has rain"d
every day since We came here. Mud I"
our knees. Some place.
haven't seen 4 newspaper for over Il
month. so you can imagine what kind or
4 III. il is. 1t is dark here about 4:30
p. III. | get pretty disguised at times.
but don't think we will be here long.
SO that helps to cheer m" up. On" thing
it dorSn't get very cold here.
This will sure b" some place % spend
Christmas. can hardly realize that
Christmas is So near.
No doubt YOU all are busy doing your
Christmas Shopping. ti"c! ! wish J
could be HON" with you all. but / might
just as we'll forget it,
received the Christmas box from you
all. The. fruit cak" WAS fine. treated
several of tn" boys.
Rv the way, Ross came over to SOC
me last Monday hardly knew him.
You know il has been four years since
l saw him. He was at Fl Scrrv'.n when
! was IN West Virginia last February.
He is just as lively Us ever. Tom Ben
nett was with him. We talked ana
laughed all day.
You should havN seen the place where
| entertained. We sat in som" ola
Frcnchmar's barn. He leased me about
my receipt" room.
We arc about ten miles from bordeaux.
lIs is about IS miles from Bordeaux. n
We stay here long I'm going up to scr
him. December %. We will be over here
four months. then We are entitled I"
SEVEN day pass. |: ! get ii ! am going
10 Paris and try TO go 10 the front. loo.
| have scvrrul souvenirs but don't
know ii VIC will bc allowed To take then,
across or not. ! hay" n 1S"ch' helmet
and rifle. French hclm"; and numerous
small articles. Pretty much ~ load
with my pack hut ! can carry them.
When We cam" back her" W.: had 10
hike. about ton miles after W" got off the
train. So YOU may knnw il wasn't SucH
Il pleasant walk. VIZ rod" day and L
night in box ears with nothing To ca,
but hard tack and corn beef. Some eats,
Eth"
] hav" seen enough Of army life. II
wasn't 50 bad when tn" war Was GoinG
on. | was satisfied then. but now that
il is over I want Ia get back into civil
ian lif". I guess tho only thing l can 90
is 10 have patience.
Mildred sent me Tho pictures: th"y arc
r.nr. Glad 10 sec papa and mama LOOK
!ng So we'll
we'll. Sis. this Is enough FOR ;his time
and hope is the last writ" from
over here.
Say. should like Ia. hay" h"rn in thr
States when they crlr5ratrd ;hr signing
Of tie arnlisti"".
w" gotten all your letters {" date.
Good stunt. your numbering th"H:. then
] know # "" rHr"3Tr.l th"m all.
This leaves III" f""lnc fine and trust
il finds you all tn" same.
Your brother.
MONTE.
As soon ne Mcni" arrived hc wired his
nothrr. MIS-. j. r. Weeks. Of his SAFE
return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weeks have thrrc SONG
who have been serving overseas. they
arr: WaE. Ross &. Weeks, 6lst Coast
Art; Pvt IhaS Weeks. Casual Camp.
Brrst. and Corporal Monte 5. Weeks.
Mont" will stop i'll Wheeling before So
ing to Iowa