The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-29
CRANITEVILLE
Pvt. Malcolm MacAskilI with 10th Di-
vision in France.

This letter was received recently by
Donald MacAskill from his brother, Pvt.
Malcolm MacAslill, who has been sta
toned in France with the 26th division
since the armistice was signed. The let
ter was headed Louyrieres, France, Dec.
81, and reads as follows:
Just a week ago tonight since /
wrote you How is everybody and what
are you all doing anyway? / imagine
you are Just eating dinner. Wish was
there to help you; no such luck. We are
here yet and no signs of going home SO
far ! am just wondering what they are
going to do with us, send us home, or to
Germany. / had dinner and supper all
in one to-day. This is my third letter
since dinner, one to father and to Chris
tine / hope you are all well and happy.
| have been thinking of you folks quite
often to-day
"A year ago tonight / was in Mont
Neuf chateau, right close to the chateau,
on the chateau grounds. Some nice place
too. There are some fine walks through
the grounds. was planning to have
some pictures taken with the truck, but
am out of luck on that now
Last winter ut this time we had
little snow, but this year it is pretty
muddy, raining nearly every day sup
pose Jemima was with you for Christ
mas How is shel / haven't heard from
her for quite while.
at is little over a week since | saw
Sergt John Murray. He was o. X. then
and spent the previous Sunday with me.
When he went back, another fellow and
! walked into the next town with him.
When we were getting into the village
we heard music ED of course had to find
out where it was They were up on a
hayloft and underneath American SOL
diers and French girls were dancing or
supposed to be. We listened TO the mu-
sic for a while and then beat il for home.
Come to think of it, ! received two
letters from you few days ago, dated
/ Nov 3 and 8. | was in Marie at the
time. They didn't she'll Marie at that
! time, but they came over two or three
times and dropped bombs. A bunch of
us went down into the dugout as soon
as we heard the drone Of the Hun planes.
We had just got down when they start
ed to drop them They were near enough
so the conclusion put out our candles.
we were in a small town before that
called Brae II was under continuous
| shell fire all the time we were there. We
counted the smells for five minutes one
day and they sent in 81 shells in that
time. Some were high explosives. Those
are the ones that burst in the air They
would keep that up for an hour or so,
| then rest a while and all of sudden we
would hear them whistiing again
81 read Gen. Edwards speech in the
Boston Post | think the paper was dat
ed Nov. 81 Some speech 1t was no
bluff either.
when we came back from Chaumont
| / ran across Gordon Guy. He was the
same as ever. | haven't heard from any
of the boys you gave my address to.
Perhaps they thought they would run
across me on some big street on their
travels They would be more apt to find
me In some shell hole. / hope they are
all safe and sound anyway. We wouldn't
be a bit surprised TO hear that some Of
them are back home by now. Tell John
| was looking at certain picture taken
on Smiths tower on Sunday afternoon,
and couldn't help laughing That was
the day John fen and Alex Campbell
fell down the dump and John tore his
pants in pretty bad shape How are
| Clifford and DOM Some big nephews by
now, suppose VIII close wishing you
happy and prosperous new year. Re.
member ne to all my friends Malcolm. 4"
Special meeting of Maple Leaf camp
| 1892. NJ. w. of A., in Miles hall Thurs.
day evening at 7 o'clock for installation
of officers. There will be new clerk
installed at this meeting. Come to the
meeting and pay your dues. Per order
A. b, Jenkins, council, Fred Prize, trus-
tee.