American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24
LETTERS FROM POWER
COUNTY SOLDIERS.


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Miss Lillis Hughes is in receipt of
the following letters from Corporal
Harold G. McCully, who is in over
seas service:
Medigem, Luxembourg, Nov. rs, 1918
/ suppose you think / have forgotten
you, or are dead or something. This
is the first writing paper | have seen
for a long time, as it is scarce here.
We we're pretty busy the last week
of the war, and since then we have
been hiking all over creation.
/ sure am thankful that | was for
tnuate enough to come through 1t all
with a whole hide.
Luxembourg is a fine looking coun-
| try, but some things are very high
priced.
The people treat us fine. The wea-
ther is pretty cold and rainy but
can stand anything now till ! get
home. Tell Frank and Gertrude that
| | can't answer their letters just now
as l haven't any paper.
Well, / hope to be home by this
time next year. / am getting so old
and cranky that | can't get along
with myself.
/ have been in charge of quarters
/ today so have been in soft.
/ sure hope l am home next Thanks
| giving. When | do get home ] sure
am going to fill up on hot-cakes and
apple pie and other good things.
/ never got to see Rheims, but | saw
Verdun-went through there few
days ago, and battled all over that
country l can tell you more when |
get home in five minutes than i can
| write in a week.
November 29.-Well | haven't had
a chance to mail this yet, so will add
few lines.
| went to the comissary this morn
ing to get some candy but got left,
they were out. But I'll make up for
lost time when l get home when ii
comes to eating sweets.
Tell Stanley he is some lucky
guess he won't have to come over
here now.
It's nearly dark now and there is
crap game going alongside of us
so I'll have to finish some other time
November 30.-I have left LuXem.
burg and am now in Germany. This
is fine looking country. The people
are more thrifty than in France.
The last few days of the war were
sure hot ones. We all thcughC ii would
be over soon and, of course, nobody
wanted to get hit just a. the last ant
= we sure did some lodging.
| have had them burst on each side
, of me and over my head and nearl,
= under my feet, and haven't got mark
Some luck, isn't it? Well, good by
for this time.
Homthiem, Germany Dec. IL re
ceived your welcome letter today
They must have gotten little ahea'
OF time with the celebration on tn
Sth of November. / sure was duck
ing shells that day.
| was on the front when the Yam
, KEGS fired their first shot and wa
: still there when they fired their las
!, one and never got mark.
/ marched forty-eight hours straigh
= ! to get to that city you mentioned, bu
:, didn't get to the fight. II didn't amour
10 much, anyway.
SO far, Germany is a much nice
: country than France. The people ar
:, more thrifty and have nicer homes.
II seems funny to march along tn
9 road and not hear any signal fire o
!, see any signal lights.
got letter from my sister toda,
= They are getting anxious to see m'
}, as ii is almost seven years since
saw her, but I'll have to stop in Idah
before / go down there. II is likely
be some time before / see her yet.
Gertrude is sure some good lool
i ing girl. suppose she has two beau
e by this time.
a l suppose you have had some sIeig
' rides by this time. hope to be sleig
i riding by this time next year Wei
e I hope you have a merry Christms
o and happy new year Good bye fC
n this time.
n CORP. HAROLD G. M'CULLEY.
d Battery B. Fifth F. A., A. e. F., VI
l. New York.