Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01
CORP, SWEENEY TELLS
Of BEAUTIES IF FRANCE
Writes to Home Folks. Giving
Observations of the Depart
ment of Haute- Marne.

CORPORAL G Leslie Sweeney. who Is with
The American t,Npcditionar, Forces IN
I:aucc has written m interesting letter,
under date OF November -, to his sister,
Nr1 Andrew I'lrich at POS Ncs; twenty
h.th street, IN which he tolls ot some oi me
beauties of France
Well az last the censorship rues nave
been lifted 80 much thar We may toIi
vhcrc wc are and what w have been and
Avn lolng he writes i am ~ the cl'N ~
Chaumnnt. a cItV of H. OON people, ~ the
Department 81 llautr-Marnc q ppcr
Narncl within about - miles u the source
Nj ;hc famous and hj-torle Marine river,
,Aiurh has hccn the ~trnc ~ 81 Huch 81
thl>V,r ~ lighting h4~ rErr taNrn place
th.~ t?rup th, ,lv,r II has ail svt u further
down strcAm nearer laris "t about w or
la miles The town WAS founded back m
rbe ,lu.C of the anricut Romans, and Is
jnraf.I ,,u Nh, ton III 4 htll a~ was tho Gus
totu Il, those days aS II was easier To
,lran hru.h- down hI at an enemy than
III ,,~ ~tu' ''row fhou tip IL hmm lor that
T,a- n. r great many ~ 81" anrICnt towns
Eli Frame. 4rc located IN the crest ui hlil
Thr .IInatc II, tins section rs Known as the
lt-rc climate lis the mll~ around here
.rr gra.N .n,t bills to fhr Nosccs Noun
n 4 i eurpoocd "a hc the worst
1il4l fallt tt.tN t' 'fit siiiAA 'Ntt-
iar,~ very favuahlv vlth the climate ~
Wilmington Inst ncv the weather IS
-r.ai. hu: We arc ull holding cur breath,
,~ MI expect tie raiuy season any day,
with It'll attendant mud France has the
most aiicc,lou.,tc mt Il yau ever saw II
-ur,Iy doe ~tck hl fellow
ta the Chalmnut people, ! cannot
.a> anything toi, although have hrcn
rs trr months, have NOT met any 81
th,p duc to ny naturally contrary
.t4rc Tho better class ~ people Viii not
.,-,lr.,tc with soldier and don { care
to a~~,.I"tc with tho lower class. who viii
4.e,, lgtc with the soldier ! cannot see
uh, / should hc Loss particular N choo>-
.Dl my associate, lust hcrsuSc happen
If bc ~ France. and therefore, don
Nu4v the ChtU, ,ntaI-y. The merchants
atuaN~ arc yer, cordial and ohhglng m r.
hcylu. us 81 uu; francs, TINT that ni course
IoaI... tci of ht.~.uc- " them HE y Nj.
usAc~ up l.r TIN aek " ~oriahIllty
,,.tt ruri 81 th. pcupIr aud have really
,tt,rt 4~-,d u, hing II 'hr vaN ul being
entertained ,uf tsc ) hA- always been
!ch
.t,y Alarno Is 4tou' tcn minutes walk
r. ,hr barracks 4u. Is uily Il little
..3 from fuur to Cen irct wide and
t.. q inches ,p -l> lrct deep. i cat
.~a ansu. .,. ihat can navigate III il II
pni,t Ihr Nia~u, q tu., fellows the
l.i-. 1T Tic riyer. Il Ined On either
,ic, iN great tail pupaT~ aud gives one
tr. immersion 0t Wandering lH q park
Il hcu FLOWING lts cour~ ~ roads and
4nsl- are alwAv- arch"d WITH trees, winch
t..l travelling more agreeable and
te -ant il relieves tby aarrcunc-~ 81 the
..rt~,.ttc tIat Is s. n:trH encountered ia
travelling I'd home lvcn IN the winter
t.I. Il. tHt ml~' ctcs. Uhlc: i 10 be found N
ar,.. Quantities Ir Tie trees, helps TO
i.Iakc The W4Idcrcr icC that II VIII stop
ra5.luE sometime and the trees wall take
0,. tLlr tul.aLc once more. There are
.4r.c c.4IrIlc- ot lr trees around here.
Intact th, forestry of rance j. a wonder
Is .,-ch ~ forests are kept Ike parks
.nd after i tree OF 4 number ci trees 9re
chopped down everything Is cleaned up
.ud II III an urdcrls condition.
4. IL my work Much 10 my dIsap-
puiurmcni / did not gct assigned 10 TAIL
rpal Nork WhIch regret for II | had
ma, hav, Lad an opportunity 70 get IN
~ou.u ot tbc ,NcItcmeu,. However, was
.~~i.u,t :.~ ~'ruoCrapher IL Colonel Il. G.
nI.N.u4ci { hicf. Ci-I-C Topography, u
-,,,ton u Gcueral PershIngs staff. / he
,url uas relation To the production OF
lHfu'iug ui hullt TINS. circulars, etc.
r st- played very important part IN
aa, garic Sound and fash ranging
ones ndcT tho direction of Colonel
Al, ulrl Tins service Is something
a.a tins war ], is the location OF
,itu.t gu- by means d recording the
-..luG vi thclI discharge and the flare Of
th,u guu- cur own artillery fire is
d,rrc',d bv means Of their observations
( our Wurk las been REALLY wonderful, when
il j. realized that i was absolute
lV ucN 70 t,i our men and officers
and ever 5Hc had 20 be- trained IN
ID some II America = leading physicists
have had the work In chare, and have
produced wonderful results Our Allns
have commended the work performed bv
the American service and il has been equal
fo Tie best III tho Allied ;Imics While nv
Work has been more u ass Interesting /
would have preferred railroad work. A. It
!, more IN my line and would have per
h,p~ offered more excitement but hope
have done my bIt here Just as we'll
wen the way things look now Il
Won't ~ such a terrible long time until
H., home with YOU and have planned
n.st what / want 1u DO the first dav Al
Ion, ! want To spend the first evening
with YOU two girls. the klddits and Andy
No one else do want II see until have
Had 4 whole evening just loohIng AT YOU all
Keep everyone else out that one nlght,
even If YOU have Ia insult them. ] believe
sh..Il ,at thCs. kids alive