The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
LLOYD LEATHERMAN
WRITES FROM PARIS


The following letter was recently
received by his sister from Lioyo
,eatherman, formerly OF Chippewa
lake. but now of Lodi, in which ne
tolls of his experiences in Paris:
~ Paris, France, June %, 1917.
rather believe this will be long
letter. Lots of things happen here ana
time goes as fast here as it could any
nlace in the army. We have dancing
here at the Y every evening ana 1or
the big dances Y girls come out from
the city. Then every afternoon the
Inter-Allied games are going on at the
arena. Sight seeing trips by trucks
throughout Paris are for us every DAY.
Al these things free, even all the
ice cream and lemonade we want are
free to us. Yesterday l took hne
trip sight seeing in Paris. You re-
member the book. "A Tale OF Two
Cities" well, / was where those scenes
took place. l was in the Pala de JUS
tice. also called the Palace OF tne
Kincs. Here is where the prison Is IN
which Louis 18th was held during the
French Revolution, awaiting his exc
cution by the French method Oh tne
gullotine. , o,a h;s-
torical and beautiful Notre Dame
cathedral, I could write you long
story on the history Of this structure
hut it would take too long. we also
went to the spot where the last row
sL,.;oI,s lie in the sidewalk, all that
remains of the Bastile towers and
walls. We went out past President
Wilson's Paris home, and past the
French Presidents home, past tne
Palace where the Peace Conference
has been in session SO long, then
through the most popular streets OF
paris. the business as well as the
residential sections.
But the part that impressed me
most of all l have not you about YET
This was the painting OF the Grea'
War that is just ended. 1t Is In
round building, the picture enclrclml
the whole inside. This is the mos
wonderful painting Of the present age
Il shows all of our battletields JUS
exactly as they were from one en'
To the other. It shows the very road
I marched over for many weary mile
with my heavy pack and that heav.
automatic rifle. It shows the burning
towns. Oh! it is wonderful. This i
all in the background. In the fore
ground are perfect pictures OF ou
great generals and other great me-
of +nday. showing their base an
their part in the war. 1t shows Bel
gium pleading for help; U: 5. sol
diers coming to the rescue OF France
Alsace and Lorraine as two girl
cheering the soldiers on their marcf
Well. it Just shows the history OF tn
whole war. 1t is wonderful.
I also visited Napoleon's tomb. Thl
also is very beautiful. By some pro
cess of paint mixing on the window
the interior is made to appear llk
sunshine at about twilight. No matte
what the weather is outside, the in
side is always the same. | saw tn
airplane that the greatest French ac
used in bringing down his first SIX
teen planes. It is just a small plane
Did l tell you that Sunday the tw
supposedly best companies Of the regi
ment were picked TO Present Arms t
General Pcrshing and the President o
Franco and his wife? Well, Co. K, Q
the 4tIi division and Co. L, of the ct
division did this feat. am in the lat
ter company, and perhaps you wi
see me in the movies, because a
these big events are rolled up in tn
picture machine. Pershing sent ou
Colonel complimentary letter, tn
Colonel complimented our Major an
the Major complimented us.
Hope everybody at home is gettin
along fine.
Lloyd Leatherman,
Co. L, 3rd army, Composite Reg.