Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-30

get along all right. l hope we have a few
days in Camp Merritt when return /
can get down to Brooklyn to pay a visit.
Well, Bill, viii be home for trout fishing
II ! stay there that long after l get home. II
Is going TO be pretty quiet for my line of work.
l think. How is everything, pretty well filled
up for work? / am thinking of landing on
the telephone work in Minnesota, but of course
l don't know what ! going TO do. The
ribbon | won was against about 400 horses, so
you see had pretty fair looking outfit.
GREAT TO BREATHE THE FREE AIR OF
AMERICA
by Private Tollack Mageiand. Camp Hill,
Newport News, Nirginia.I
Hello Everybody: VIII drop you a few lines
to let you know that am back to the good old
Y. s.. A. ! landed here this morning, and
feel like n lark, didn't get a bit seasick. We
sailed from Brest, France, the 4th of March,
so yon see, I've been on the water quite long
time. We had about three days of stormy
weather. The rest of the time was fine. You
can't imagine how good it is to be on American
soil again, and I'll feel still better when get
home.
I see the ocean from this camp. II
isn't more than about ten rods out to the
edge of the water. But / have seen so much
ocean that l don't look that way. How long
l stay at this camp / don't know; we are to
get new clothes and service records fixed
up. and several other things, we may be
here for week more. Then we will be
don't expect me too soon, but hope TO be home
by Easter. l am very anxious to hear from
home, how are you getting along? | could
write a letter that would take week to read.
but will wait till get home. Then I'll tell
you what can't write. / will say this much,
she has been hard trip. IT'S wonder that
am still alive. If you had seen when /
laid in the hospital in Scotland. you would
htink the same. There was nothing left of me.
but have gained up again.
The weather here is fine. We run around
in our shirts. Suppose it is cold ir Wisconsin.
Tell father and mother hello, and that they
need not worry now: | get good stuff to eat,
France. The eats there, sometimes, were
mighty slim.
HAS TRAVELLED MUCH IN FRANCE
by Private John GOrsline, Co. 7th. First Air
Service Nice, Eranee, December POI
Dear Mother: Thought to drop you a few
lines to let you know / am all o. X. am on
my leave now, and am having a fine time. l
was at Marseilles but now i am at Nice, over
looking the Mediterranean and near Italy.
These are fine Siaces-Nice is a soldiers rest
camp. We stay at hotels and there isn't any
thing too good for us either. It's warm here
all the time, gets cold. There sure is
beautiful scenery here. wish you could see
what l have seen. / can't begin to tell you
any of it. l left camp the goth and came here
the I'd of January.YOu l have seen little
of France. Well. how Is VirOQua? l pre-
sumo you have plenty of cold weather and
snow. Suppose you are looking for me home.
but We have plenty of work to do, so don't
worry we will get home after while. 1t
don't pay TO worry about anything, so / am
through far fine and dandy. l got letter
from Media the other day saying Eddie Gors-
line was in a hospital. | never heard Of him
being sick. l camped at Sampigny and
have been at Anglers all summer a year. /
was at Paris my way down here. Well 1
have told you all have time to now.
DOING SOME LITTLE STUNTS ON THE
OTHER SIDE
By Philip Shumway, 1106th AreO Repl. Squad
ron. A. p. o. 713, Am. E. F. ROmOranten,
France, February IN
Dear Mother and All: Received your most
welcome letter written January LIST, few days
ago, and two yesterday. One November "a.
and December 18th, rather late. but very glad
to get them just the same Glad to hear that
all of you are well. Do not worry about me
getting the flu because | have lived outside
all the time. | have become pretty well ac-
custOmed to the weather here. Before
when il rained much was rather afraid of
getting il but lately il has turned colder and
SHOWS some nearly every day and then is only
an inch or two of snow. Somewhat different
than at home isn't IL? Do not worry about
me because l around much. That Is
my job. We haul spare parts for motors and
cars from supply depot TO camps where they
are needed and then they are distributed from
these TO nearby camps whenever needed. !
think l told you in my last letter about max
ing a 500 mile trip all alone with truck
load of spare parts that is the reason we went
TO Italy to get these parts for Fiat cars. The
U. 5. government has several of them in use
We were right at the factory and is some fac
tory too. Being in this kind of work is how
come to get to Paris often. We always
come back TO Rom0ranten when we make our
deliveries and wait here until we get orders
to 20 somewh here else. You viii notice by the
address given in my last letter that now am
in new outfit. I and five other boys that
belong to 646th, the one came over with,
were attached TO the I'd Co. I'd motor mechan-
ical regiment for along time and about two
weeks ago were transferred to l1O6th
Areo Replacement squadron from the 646th.
was very glad that they transferred US TO
this new outfit for whenever we are released
and done with this work they will transfer
us TO an outfit that Is going home. | hope this
time will come soon. did not see Pats let
ter: very sorry: | would like to have read it.
read some OF the other boys and enjoyed
them very much. Harry Tull0eh was in Paris
a short time ago but l did not happen TO be
there. Chances are l would not have seen
him If l had been there, Paris IS some large
city. / would like TO see Tom but guess We
win have to wait until we get home to swap
war tales. I was in Paris when President
Wilson was there and they had big parade
that day. but American soldiers were al
lowed on the street except those with special
passes. which were very few. and the NJ. P's-,
they we're the only who get to see han
Sorry 10 hear that Mr.. Latimer is sick. Give
him and Mrs. Latimer my best regards. Clad
TO hesr Herb is going to get home soon. Best
wishes and regards TO all the friends and
ne5ghhors-
BETTER THAN FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE
IBy Thas. NJ Garin. Medical Department. s0th
Infantry. Eseh, Luxumburg, Germany, Jan
pary 3.
My Dear Mother. As I happen 10 have
you few lines. although it doesn't seem 20 do
much rood as I Fiouft set any mail any more.