Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-22
Letters From
Local
From Sergeant HI. NJ. Weber.

From sergeant III. M. Weber.
Dear Mother
Just a few lines to let you know
that l am well and happy. l am now
stationed at Bordeau waiting for
transportation to the U. s. A. I ar
rived in this place a week G gu Iday
and was on the sailing list to sail last
night, but somehow or other there
were forty-two rames too many on
the list, SO ] was one of the bunch
that was left over until the next boat.
They say hat the first transport to
sail will sail in a few days INC ii that
is true l will be back in the u. S. A.
on New Years day. Anyway l will
surely be home sometime In January.
Believe me I am not a bit sorry that
l am leaving France as it has been
raining for the last week and has hot
stopped yet. Our camp here is a mud
hole anyhow and wherever you walk
the mud is up to your ankles.
The Woodbridge committee sent me
a five dollar money order and a
4 Christmas present, SO 1 wish o
would thank them a thousand times
for me and 1 wish everybody N
Woodbridge a merry Christmas and o
happy New Year.
If 1 had been lucky enough to go
on the first boat / could have spent
Christmas in dear old Woodbridge,
but as 1t looks now 1 will be a little
later.
we were relieved by another guard
company recently and when we left,
some of the German prisoners cried
since they were so used to us that
it hurt them to sec us leave. They
said that we treated them so well that
they would never forget old guard
company 6. We never gave them a
thing that they were not entitled to
but we never abused them like some
~ t1n ~ ~ no niCc hn do mot know
how long the government will hold
me after l arrive in the states, but /
do not think it will be over two weeks
at the most. When / get there l Will
wire you and let you know which
camp l am in, so in case that they hold
see me. I think 1 will be sent to some
camp in New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Virginia and North Carolina
and we will either land at Hoboken
or Norfolk, Virginia.
1 p 1 will be transferred to
the army reserve since I have two
more years to fill out nay contract of
seven. Perhaps Uncle Sam will be
good and discharge me as he wants to
start a new army.
One thing / want you to do for
me and that is. to stop worrying for !
am old enough to take care of myself
and besides everything is over and l
am on my way nome. Wnen L return
| am going to stay home because ]
have seen all of his world that 1 care
to visit. China. Japan. Philippines.
Mexico and France is enough. / can
judge the rest by what l have seen.
HARRY.
1t has since been learned that Ser
| geant Weber's brother, Charles. ar
rived at Newport News, Virginia, on
Saturday. and will soon be on his way
home.
Letter From Private H. Fredericks,
who was severely wounded in action
on the battlefield of france.
Dear Mother:
L received you letter and was glad
to get it and L also got a card from
Walttr. Walter surely has done his
bit. He has been up at the front
fighting like the real game soldier that
he is, and you ought to be proud of
him. He has been wounded and gass-
ed, but he said he was getting along
In fine shape. He has been in the
game thicker than l have, but at the
same time we " both done our bit
for Uncle San and we are not sorry
either.
HARRY.