The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-02
Letters from our Boys in Service
at Home and "Ouer There"

come home.
Sis guess you dad enjoy the war
relic train II you want to see war rel
les you ought to be over here. Some
Of the relics are going around with
out arms or legs and some other relics
are worn out guns Of all sizes and de.
scription Other things that are not
relics are the big guns they unload
from the ships and big camouflaged
ammunition trucks and observation
cars. Some OF the fellows coming
back from the front bring interesting
souvenirs they took from the Ger
mans. saw real iron cross Of the
second class. and several decorations
from the Germans. One fellow wits
two wound stripes on his sleeve show.
ed me little automatic pistol he took
off an Austrian officer whom he kill
ed in a hand 10 hand fight. The boys
who were up At the front sure had
the big time. am sorry ] never got
up there but I'm glad its over at that
Sis only a German officers helmet
has a spike on IT, Did you see the L
s. helmet? | have one but no shrap-
mel ever ratified on IT, also have
good American gas mask but the only
gas i was ever IN was the gas house
at the gas school
Sis J guess you all are sure happy
At home now that the war Is over. |
guess ] viii get home by spring at
least. They say only two more ship
loads % war material are due at La
Paliee and when they are unloaded
the port will be closed and turned in
to port Of embarkstion.
Sis ! wish you could see US in the
evenings over here We have two
rooms for ~ Of US. One has a good
big fire place in Il and We build fire
and sit around Il and sing until we
are sleepy or II We don't like what
hey have at the Kitchen (which is
good enough for anybody we 90 buy
ZONE steak or some thing and cook il !,
IN the fire. Today we had steak. po-
atoes. bread and peach jam. Yester-
lay we had tea. real country but
.er just like we had nj home. French
var bread and blackberry jam. We
rave the time Of our lives here. jus
20 anywhere we please in town, 20
o bed and get up when we like
vas the first one up this morning and
he clock in the ancient old tower
truck seven while | was dressing.
This is what call easy life. We
ound about half dozen books so
We read when We feel like il. We got
long with each other fine and the
Toys seem like brothers to me. /
hall sure miss them when our com
any il mustered odt.
will tell you few things now !
hat the censorship is not so strict III
snded IN Glasgow. Scotland on Sept. 4
p. We got to the Clyde River on ,
be 2Sth. After sailing along in +
light Of the northern coast of Ireland
or nearly ? days, We lay in the ,
mouth Of the Clyde on Saturday
ight and at daybreak we sailed
bout 20 miles up thctriver to Glas-
ow. ! kave seen lots Of country
nee l landed here hut shall always
emember the ride up the Clyde. II
undoubtedly the prettiest trip one
ould take IN the world II looked
oubly pretty after so long a trip on
he water. Fourteen days on the
alter SURF does turn one against the :
rht Of water =
Well. sls. guess had better close
'pns this win find you in good 0
saith and q good humor Oh. yes.
> ! Rave made myself several
'lenda ageenE the French children.
ns little sisl about "a ysau cid n
smsd Marie liiondon was chased .,
ora hsr hams nssF the 1slElsn heF, ID
y y The sIlsmana IN ieil. Il ain