Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-02

who has been in Paris, France doing
office work since the first part of
July, In part the letters read as fol-
lows:
Nov. "a
Dear mother and dad: #r
We now have the privilege to write
most anything we wish. First will
try to tell you something about the
trip when we came across. We left
Hoboken, N. j. June 9th and sailed
June 10th at 4:30, on the Agamemnon.
(The same boat President Wilson in
tends to come ON We went out of the
harbor, past the Statue of Liberty and
a queer feeling came over us as the
u. S. grew smaller and smaller till it
left our sight and we had no idea just
what was in store for US, never dream
ing of beautiful Paris We landed
June 10 at Brest, France; never saw
a sub but shot at a couple OF barrels
and boxes. There were 1000 soldiers
on board $500 of them being colored
people. OF course we were packed in
Nevertheless it was a grand trip and
one we all enjoyed as for myself,
wasn't even seasick. From Brest we
went to Tours in box cars, made to
hold 40 men or s horses. / was on
this train sc hours with very little to
eat no sleep and could not move a.
around much, 1t was some trip as our
car had flat wheels. From Tours
was sent to La Feite sons Juarie with
the head quarters of the LIST army.
That is where met Feinberg. This
town was s or miles from the front
lines and we could hear the heavy
guns all the time. I have seen aero
plane battles, but never as yet had to
handle a gun against the foe. My
fighting has been with my pen and
pad instead. Will tell you more about
this later.
On November z a party of us left
for Grenoble, which is leave area
for American soldiers. We spent six
hours at Lyons which is the second
largest city in France. That gave US
time to see some of the city and as
luck was with us we met soldier
that knew the important places and
showed us e-of the places OF in
terest. From there we went to Gren-
oble and put up in one of the best ho-
tells and for the first time since leav-
ing home slept between sheets and
had real bed. The food at this hO-
tel was the very best and we did it
ample Justice. One day while here
was spent in climbing the snow capped
mountains, here we met an American
woman that had married Frenchman
and she took us to some Of the places
of interest. One was the catacombs,,
another an old cathedral built 500
years after Christ Grenoble is noted
for it's good schools as many Of the
people of Paris send their children
there to complete their education. On
November Is we had a parade that
lasted five hours everybody in the
best of spirits. On all sides they shout
ed.
Long live America.
Long live France
Long live England.
In fact all the allies in this great
struggle for the freedom of mankind
In Grenoble the people went wild with
JOY. and there is nothing to good fol-
the American soldiers. 1t now looks
as though Some of us may go home to
the people we love and hold dear its a
happy thonght and / like to hngei
over the thought of home. We shall
all miss Paris as myself have had q
wonderful experience must now close
Am looking for my Christmas box
(My how nice a box from home)
Write me often,
am as ever,
am as ever your son
~ VICTOR
A..P. o. 7o2
A p. r. Paris Francs