Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-16
LETTERS FROM CUR KHAKA-CLAD WARRIORS


your own good for it costs many dollars to
/ got wise and made two-thirds Of my months
salary an allotment. So you see when fellow
hasn't any money he can't spend it,
NOW RESTING ON THEIR LAURELs
I IBy Swain Thompson on Active Service with
me american ExpedItionary Force. Maiieorne,
Dear Cousin: l suppose you think as the
war Is over that ! weald be home by this
time but am still making time in this town
This is place of about soc and there was that
many soldiers when came here but they
guard companies and some easuals without
their service records and short Of equipment
here TO get fixed up ready to sail back TO the
United States. We are a company of So men.
are mostly all sergeants and eorporals and
about all detail work. l have to report to the
supply officer at the ration house tomorrow.
: SO maybe III have permanent job down
there while I here. l have not done
much of anything but go to chow and sleep
while | have been here. We came here on
Christmas eve. i suppose you have
and cold weather. / have not seen snow yet
and everything is green around here. There
is a big Chauteau close to and they all
talk English SO ] have visit every time / go
down that way ! have not been in a position
where i could write 10 everybody and some
on for you must remember this country has
been at war four years and things are not as
plenty as they in the states. Our old di-
vision, the seth, sailed for the United States
suppose Fred is back home by this time as
/ they are discharging them by the thousands
years out Of me before l through. I'll
have 20 start al in civil life. l won't
know if am aFrenchman, Swede or what.
used to French customs and French
people that wont know how TO act
SAVED SOLDIER THIRTY DAYS PENALTY
/ by Kenneth ID. Harris. Trever. Germany,
Dear Folks: I am pretty lonesome to be
4 at home tonight. In fact IL is the first time
/ l have been lonesome for time. The
officers have rooms down town but officer
per company must say in the barracks at
| night To night IS my turn. We were for a
| while in the old barracks used by Napoleon.
When we got all nicely cleaned up we got
orders TO move TO the new barracks. II is
nice here. Each squad Is mem has a ROOM
| Good wash room and toilet for the men. The
room has dresser, wardrobe, bed, washstand
| table and stove in it. We also have electric
| lights. 1 have orderly (sevant) to keep my
room clean. make my bed, shine my shoes.
build the FIRE, etc. He stays in a room right
across the hall, so you he is handy at all
/ times. ! also have my down town
The people here treat us fine. Much better
than the French did. They are way ahead of
the French in everything. This city is the
oldest city in Germany. l will get little
booklet telling of some of the things that are
here. ! have not had much time to look the
city over yet. Will have Saturday D. m. and
Sunday off and will do some high scouting.
J Last Sunday | could not look around because
; ! commander of the guard. Day before
yesterday l was appointed counsel for a soldier
who was tried for Absence without leave"
He went absent in the states. There was not
much could do for him. He pleaded guilty I;
was arrested and sent back to his company
after three months absence. He was at the
! front and went through about two months
battle I used this fact to make appeal to
tighten his sentence. Well l helped him
| little. Instead of giving him months hard
labor and take months pay, they gave him
5 months labor and took months pay. So
you I saved him $50 and month hard
labor. ] expect they will keep me in that for
! the other court martial cases.. Did you
ever think your yOungster would be lawyer !?
Some lawyer | Hope they shove il onto
some one else l would feel better If /
could get some mail again. Have not had
any mail since leaving officers school. 1t
surely will come pretty soon. We have parade
with music every day. The officers have a
man at battalion headquarters. Things are
going fine here but very anxious to get
back to the good old u. S. A. and home. We
are doing guard duty for General Pershing
! and General Foch here.