The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-07

DI.J A.
in the Medical Corps of the Amer1-
can Expeditionary Force in France.
Until recently Capt. Orr has been
unable to give his lacotion, but the |
lifting of the censorship enabled him
to date his letter from Menil la Tour,
France. The letter follows:
'Menil la Tour, France,
Dec. 1, 1913.
Dear Papa
THE censorship is now lifted, so
we can tell where We are, etc. We
saw in the papers that it was lifted
some days before we got the order.
I'VE left FIT. Benz. Harrison for
New York, went by Cleveland, Buff
alo. Rochester, Utica, Syracuse and
down by the Hudson to New York,
crossed over on a ferry boat to Long
Island and out IS miles on Long
Island to Camp Upton. Here we
staid for two days and two nights.
We then boarded the train about
i've O'Clock in the evening, going
I'D through New Haven, Conn, and
Vermont and reached Montreal.
Canada, about two p. m. next day.
Here we boarded our ship, a
British transport, H. M. S. S. Nalacla,
(which being interpreted means His
Maiesty's Steam Ship Valacia.)
I'VE started from Montreal about
5p. m. that day, Aug. %. We went
down the st. Lawrence river, crossed
the Gulf of st. Lawrence, and into
the harbor of Sydney. Here we
waited several days for our convoy
After the ships of our convoy came
a conference of the masters OF all
the ships was held and the Admiral
decided that our ship was not fast
enough to keep up with the convoy.
So they pulled out and left us.
Then we went back up the st. Law
renee river to Quebec, where we were
transferred to another ship. II. NJ
g Port Lincoln, and started out
again. We joined convoy OF abou'
ten ships off Nova Scotia, ana tht
second day out at sea We were join
ed u more ships from New YORK
So we had twenty-five ships In oui
convoy coming over. Never sub
marine did we see. OF course we were
glad that we did not, yet we were
somewhat disappointed that we OLE
not. as We were wen prepdre'
for them. j hope they will nav
some in New York harbor that W.
can see when we return.
eve were on board the two ship
twenty-six days. So had gotten Z
he quite a sailor when we landed a
Iivernool. We disembarked at LlV
erpool about 5 p. N. and got aooar
+ha train there at 10 o'clock an
crossed England to Southhampuoi
Here we spent the day and Doarde
another ship at p. N. to cross IL
Enelish Channel. We came out Q
the Isle of Wight and left II
Needles at 9 p. m. and arrived
Cherbourg, France, about lz:o
Here we lay in the harbor until me-
morning. About three days out ITO
Liverpool we were met by a VINO
Aock of sub. destroyers, when doo
I'd in and around our fleet OF shl
&c though they were doing it for o.
amusement and it did meet with o.
satisfaction. We only mad o.
DESTROYER coming across the cham
and no other ship with us, but
were on a very fast vessel.
eve spent the day in Cherpou
and loaded up on freight train
we had one passenger coach lot [
ofBcers-and came across France
rectly to the headquarters Oh
l;,ht railway in the Toul Sect
WAS here a couple Of weeks and IN
oaoa right on up nearer the fro
Our headquarters were far enou
hack of the lines to practicaliy
ont of danger. Our organlzatl
connected ND the American ns
railway with the German light IL
vav. The light railway track is
centimeters wide and is used TO ca
ammunition and supplies up 10
front. ,
"Haye seen several airpiane
t,es one in which the German PIX
vas brought down. Was up at
front when the firing stopped
xen,her IL. Was on special ser'
under office OF the Chief surge
second Army, for some time, WI
took me pretty much over the q
of the Second Army. so nave
= pretty busy. ,,ter
inc towns. Toul b an ancient
o,,nded nv a wall and m
Anciently it was one of the stron'
fo,t;f,ed cities of Europe. Nanc
one Of the larger cities of Franc
thing the sixth city in SIZE Vi
before the war. Metz is tue
town I have SCENT is more hn'
American city-than the OF
They have very good shops anu
can get a very good meaa 10 III.
francs "a franc Is ABOUT 10 -