Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-02-28
THREE MORRIS BOYS
MEET In GERMANY
Award Baker Writes From Coblenz,
Where He Met Hartog
and Caine

The following letter from Award
Baker was written the 9th of jan
uary to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Baker, of Morris:
Have not written for sometime as
l have been expecting to go home
since the middle of the month, but
last week I was attached to Sales
COmmissary Unit No. At, Headquart-
ers Third Army, and have good job
in the office. 1 doubt now if I get
back home much before late in the
spring as I don't think they would
have put me in here if l was only go
ing to be here for a short time
Received your letter with Floy's
letter enclosed a few days ago and l
enjoyed them both very much.
You are undoubtedly reading much
about the Third Army in this city.
Well it certainly is a pretty place
and is quite metropolitan, much diff
ferent than the places I was in, in
France. The city is situated at the
junction of the Moselle and Rhine
rivers and has many places of inter-
est. The Y. NJ. C.. A. is we'll repre-
sented here and have several places,
two of them are movie shows which
are operated both in the afternoons
and evenings, and afford a great deal
of amusement for the men. The
EX-King has a castle near here on the
Rhine that I expect to visit next
Sunday; a trip the Y. NJ C. A. is
oincr ~
castles along the Rhine and the seen
cry is beautiful.
The weather has been fine here too,
and only the last few days have we
had snow and there is just enough
to cover the ground. 1t is much diff
ferent than the weather you are hav-
ing back there now. In spite of the
scenery here and the mild weather, I
would much rather be enjoying Min
nesOta billiards than to have to be
here. We are not allowed to asso-
ciate with the Germans, in any way
whatsoever, not to accept anything
from them nor give them anything.
They seem to be friendly enough but
they certainly feel their defeat, and
many of them still stay by the kaiser
and seem to think he is alright. They
blame LudendOrf for cruleties and
atrocities. 1t will take them a long
time to get it thru their square heads
how they we're hoodwinked and some
will never realize it. They have Civ
en- everything they had to carry on
the war, even the brass off from their
doors in many instances. Fats,
wheat, Chocolate and coffee, they
have none at all hardly, and sugar
is very scarce. Anything they pur-
chase has to be boughten with cards,
allowing them limited quantities &C
cording to the number in the family.
I am bilIetted in the commissary
here and while it is not quite as nice
as the private place I was in before,
it is so much better than what have
been accustomed to have in this
"Man's' army that I am as a whole
fairly satisfied as long as it is neces-
sary to be over here
I met the Hartog boy at the COM
missary here the other morning and
he was surprised to see me over here
and I guess I was the first one that
he had seen from home. He is with
some Evacuation Hospital near here
and is driving one Of the trucks. DR..
Gaines son is here in the hospital
working, and I hope to get an oppor-
turity to see him before long.
Well I must write Bess letter yet
tnniOht will hovo f0 1nouo off
for this time, trusting this letter finds
you both we'll and hoping to hear
from you soon, I am as ever your
loving son.
-ALWARD M. BAKER,