Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-03-26
SGT. H. {. MCLAIN
IN GERMANY
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. McLain
Who is a Member of the Ram
bow Division Figures on
Getting Home i'm April
VISITED MANY PLACES
THROUGHOUT GERMANY
Made Two Trips to Paris. On Way
Back to BurgbrOM Stopped in
Metz. Took Many FIXTURES
of the Country
Burgbrohl, Germany
Feb. %, 1919

1
Feb. %, 1919
Dear Brother Art:
Your letter of January so was re-
ceived yesterday. Was glad to hear
from you am we'll and I hope you
al are the same. Well l have been
enjoying myself immensely the last
month or so. One day last month l
| got "a hour leave to visit Coblenz
on the Rhine. Coblenz is quite a
place. will tell you about it when
get home. Feb. 8 | got another leave
for IA days to visit Lyons and
southern France. l sure had good
time. l was in Toule, France, Nancy,
Vitry lie Francis, Paris, Dyon and
Lyons. Lyons is almost second
Paris so had a good time there.
was in Lyons about five days, in
Paris twice, once on the way to
Lyons and once on the way back. On
my way home l stopped in Metz. I
got home, or rather in Burgbrohl
Feb. IS, one day before my pass was
up l have some pictures that | have
gathered UP that am going to send
home. Well last Friday I. got an
other "a hour leave to visit Neuen-
aher, Germany. / had good time
there and got a few views that
will send with the others. If every
thing goes well l think / will get
down the Rhine to Cologne. Some
of the boys have been going and they
say it is a fine trip. have not done
much work lately on account of
running around but I am going to
start in good tomorrow. You know
the army of occupation has been
having school for those that needed
it and also for those that wanted
to take up some special branch of
work Well tomorrow l am going to
start an Automobile and Gas Tract
or School. What do you think about
it? A Colonel in the 117th Engin-
GERS is going to furnish me with a
tractor and possibly Ford car. /
am going to teach in two towns. ]
have about 200 students in this town
and God only knows how many in
the other.
March Swell here | am again
and | am we'll as ever. started my
school last Wednesday and it is COM
ing just fine. The boys all seem to
take quite an interest in it. /
haven't the tractor yet, but expect to
have it in day or so. 1t is Holt.
By the way Art don't let UP on
selling Hood tires, because they are
the best tire made. l know, because
the have been used on our AID Di-
vision ambulances ever since We
went to the front the first time and
l have been watching them closely
and have been comparing them with
other tires | never saw one with the
rubber partially pealed off. Every
one was worn down naturally, where
the other tires were all torn to
pieces. The drivers say the Hood
tires have given the least trouble of
any tire out. They ought to know be-
cause they have used almost every
make of tire that is out.
Well there is an order out saying
we are on the April sailing list, so
maybe / will get home sometime this
summer.
By the way | heard Y. M. G. A.
man announce it to the men that l
was going to lecture throughout the
division on the operation and care OF
automobiles and gas tractors. Well
/ guess I can do it if they want me
to.
When / was at Neuenahr the other
day | had my eyes tested by an army
eve specialist and he is getting me
pair of glasses. lost my others in
one of our little skirmishes at the
front. BY the way, got a letter
from ma and Irene Saturday, March
1, dated Feb. 10 Well must close,
from
Your brother,
Sgt. HARRY e. McLAlN.
10 u 1e2 Inf