Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-02-04
CONDITIONS IN FRANCE
DESCRIBED BY SOLDIER
Lieutenant Herman F1eishman Writes
Interestingly About His
Experiences.


store. has received the following erier
from his nephew. 1t. Herman Flesh.
NAN. wh1 - win the 10th divis,,l af
the American armies In France:
Just returned from trip around
the city, first 10 quarfermastcr com
miSsary where they celebrated to-day
and sold everyone can Of chocolate
candy. From there Ia the Y. NJ. e.
\. where we managed n cup of cocoa.
then hack Ia the hotel with paper and
envelopes. IA General Jack said that
We all had % write our patcrs today.
and as he also said we could tell abont
everything we knew. this Is liable To
he some letter.
Since writing you last. believe II
was just before leaving the forward.
ing camp. have been in couple Of
other camps. that's what we call them.
'mt mast of the time I've been out In
the rain. Anyhow. writing facilities
We're not what yon would call excel
'epl. in fact about all the writing I've
done for the past three weeks has been
- initial >1mc order or sign dos l.
.nrnl ar ~.
FIR, ~ he forwarding camp. na,r'i
mp about 100 kilOmeterS and huilt u
large target range. worked German
prisoners On the job and had about
loco Ia take care of every day. Fin
ished that job last week and was or.
dcred hack here. L. Mans tSamhei
where We turned over our company
and received orders assigning Us Ia
The Both division. which IL up around
Nerdun and Metz. Due Ia transportn-
tion. have not been able To get out. so
that, have been tied up here having To
live In u hotel with n real he'd. electric
lights and place to eat where they
furnish napkins, oh. tell you ALL
its hard 10 do IT, Also have places
whore n fellow can get bath. had one
fine hot tub bath since leaving the l..
=, and my only hath In three weeks
yesterday. Remember the day walk
ed ten miles To get n bath? Well. that
was the last I had had
WAS out In the woods when the ar.
mistice news was received couldn't |
quit work. hut that night we all walk !
ed Ia u little pueblo. about five kilo.
meters away and celebrated There
were Belgian. French and American |
there and we 'Nived la France. les
Flats Unit and all others until rev.
ellie. or pretty near.
As ! have written before. this
country Is So much like Mexico that II |
seems Ia me Mexico has taken from
France. or French customs. rather
than Spanish. Have tried To find pe0.
pie that speak Spanish hut so far have
had no luck.
II am assigned to the seth division
hut as ! have not reported, have IN
idea what or where my duties will be-
~ 'quien sabe' what is next. Expect
Ia he able to leave here about Tues
day for the front VIII 90 through
Paris and, II possible. steal n day
there. From there to Metz or Verdun.
II suppose will h. doing guard
duty along the Rhine for awhile did
everything else IN this war. from guard
duty to digging trenches and dug-0uts,
but didn'c get chance Ia scrap.
Have no idea when ] shall get
back. hut believe that can figure
safely on being home about August.
II not n little sooner on course they
IRE sending old divisions that have
seen most service over here wounded.
,tc.. hack first. My division has been
IN IL prettily heavily. too. hut have
heard no dope that II IL to come back,
40 that II things run the natural !
.ourSe of events will get hack about
august, figure
"Since landing here. have been at ST. .
lazaire. le Manse. Tours, Champag-
iic. st. Mass du Boie and about six
n seven American camps, which We
'nly know by number. 81 You see. ! am I
ecing the country.
Haven't gathered any souvenirs. ~
here is no place TO carry that stuff
when travelling back and forth. also !
while was going forward. Always
bought would get my iron crosses
nd things of some son of gun out |
n No Mans Land but as the 'Guerrc
mis- before ! had my chance. reckon I
II have To buy a few or manage 'em
omc how before going back !