Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1919-02-13
WRITES FROM FRANCE

| The following letters are FROM
Frank l.. Brown to his mother ana
sister, Maymie:
Dear Mother:-Will answer youf
letter which | received yesterday
Hope this will find one and all well.
As for myself, l am all in the good.
We arrived at this place after hik-
ing since the 22nd OF November.
Rested five days Of the. %; hike1
altogether 305 kilos-one kilo is 5-8
of mile. Believe me it was some
hike and the roads in some places
were fierce. We are now in Coblerz
which is on the Rhine river, doiag
guard, or the company I am with is
Suppose We will be here for some
time yet as it looks that way just
at the present, but hope they don't
keep US here too long, although this
is good sized town, and there are
quite few good looking Dutch girls
around here. l sure will be glad
when they start us home. The chan
ces are 1t will be spring before we
get home, but don't worry, mother,
about the war not being, over for
they haven't got chance in the
world to start any more war with
us, for some time yet. anyway, 70"
we have got them licked and licked
for good, SO don't worry about me,
for l have had my health SO far and
escaped without any serious acci-
dents. The only one was one of m,
small fingers broken and that didn't
amount to very much.
Had some pretty close calls, but |
thanks the good Lord he spared |
me through them all. Well, mother
was sorry to hear that Aunt Lizzie's
health hadn't improved any, bu5
hope she is better by now
So, tell all hello, and answer soon.
Your loving son, FRANK.
Dear ister:-This being Chris;
mas morn will write you a few lines
am all to the good. Hope .5u are
having lots of fun for Xmas Guess
our fun will be little scarce, but
they are trying to make things as
pleasant as possible for us. We are
going to have Christmas tree this
afternoon. Think the Red Cross is
going to give each of us something
but don't know what it will be. Al
so, we are going to have good din
ner, Mess is going to be at two
o'clock.
Well, we had a good sized snow
last night, and everything is nice
and white adm looks like Chris tma5
all right, but it don't seem that way
These Germans see INTO pay but lit
tie attention to Christmas.
Suppose there are quite few of
the boys that were over here. tha!
are home to spend Christmas Would
like to be out of the bunch. No
doubt it will be great Christmas
'or many: the greatest for many
years, but I am thankful that / am
living and can enjoy today as well
Is / am, for there are many poor
ads who are laying coveerd with
he sod instead of a nice sheltered
.oom like L have. There are four
If us in a good sized little room with
/ good bed, plenty of blankets 20
leep us warm, good stove. plenty
If coal and We are getting plenty s
o eat, so that isn't so bad at that
Ind owing to us being troops of oc-
.upation think 1t most likely we
will be here for quite while yet
Also they are going to put us medi-
al men all together again and drill
is for we are now, or have been all
he while since being over on this
ide, all split UP, so many of us with
'ach company. But now the whole
egiment is together, so guess we
will have to do some more fonrs
light and fours left, but hope 1t 9
Won't be for so very long. Well,
ave got some Christmas already, one
of cakes, IL bars Of CAM
", package of cigarettes and
lug Of tobacco and a cigra; thai !.
sn't so bad for starter. Also had
ONE beer and now am waiting for :,
inner, so will close, hoping that one
nd all are having nice big Christ ,
las. am. your loving brother,
FRANK L. BROWN.