The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-03-06
Letter from Germany.
Manderscht id, Germany,
January e, 1919.
Dear Julie:

Lear y uuS.
Both of your letters reached ne to
day, your little note and your real Ions
one Of December 10TH
Don't address any more to Coblenz
for l am now 80 miles from that cit,
and may never get them. My mail i.
now, coming regularly, and receive let
tiers every week or two-it takes abou
one month coming over
wrote Clothiide long letter. il
hich mentioned our wild bear hunt
A Few officers and myself, and few
natives to make the drive, brought out
several from the forest: we all free
about the same time ana brought down
two. large and small one, Of course
each claimed to have made the success
full shot. We had several fine roasts-
it is real good meat, but nothing like
our domestic hog, it has aity gether a
different taste.
will not try to GO TO Paris at this
time, will go later. An officer, who
passed thru On his way, told me that
prices were exorbitant. He was cIars-
ed 30 francs 5000 Tor q room ard
$500 to take him to the depot. The
French people are coming money now,
they claim we have too much money
and take advantage OF present condi-
ton. Paris is crowded with people
from all parts of the world
The air planes you mention must
have been very exciting sights for our
home felix's but they, are SO numerous
with US that never look up 70; see
them, but did witness on one occasion
Sc going over the German lines; they
move in formation like wild ducks with
a leader and outer and rear guard.
am sure where ever that bunch went,
great damage must have been there
suit.
| mailed you the. Stars and Stripes,
it has so much good reading, thought
you might like copy The home pa
pers mailed me in September and Octo-
Der arrived all in enc bundle / WAS
glad to get them and read Payne
letter to his wife. He certainly haa
some hard tines. l knew he was in
this division, but, you know it covers &
territory IS miles long, and have NO
had the chance to meet kim, but ex-
pect 70 DO so next month fof am going
over the whole division in official Ca
pacity and when l reach his regiment
will look him up. l have met only two
of our home boys since my arrival in
Europe.
Yes, we all had some thrilling ex
periences, but once in it, soon get accus-
toned to it and laugh and joke about
being dumped off as a natural consc-
qnence. Don't think tod you about
the large shells that would OK casionally |
come over us, they ire FIVE feet long
and make loud wkSe zing. seald; I'd
rather be bombed II av,a.ss1s than
those awful shsils,, q ~. .eaat IL
graveyard music, - very arpppris II.
name. We had httie German dog al
we named him setz; he was very il
telligent and when ever he heard tLe |
first sound of enc CT these SHELLS he |
coi.ld beat airy one to d she'll hole, a
few usually came over ever. evening |
about P. M. Not only ''.4etz" but
every old mule a,ound wcuid start g
most mournful brayinec
am glad to note home papers speak
Of our return by sumner, but / don
know when We viii return, bat nope
soon for we are anxioGs 20 get tack.
Although We are Wei treated by the
ierfhans and appears to be willing to
10 any thing they can Tor is, when
.ver they pass an American officer
hey never fail to tip their hats This
'eminds me of a rooster fight, we ara
he winning cook and walking around CT
heir hand Growing.
You should hear s. m CT chem crying
l0wn the Kaiser ard Crown Prime ana
low delighted they are to be freed ans :;
lope to have government like ours.
rhe Americans 1--we maoe yery
avorable impression On ali Now don't :
hink | am pro-German. am only tel t
ng you things as see them. +
! sent you card showing some ol1
astles on the peaks of some Noun
aims. This old structure was erected
, 914. have walked all oyer it and c
trough the canyon It is a coed days >
'alk. "a
New in conclusion will tell you thai a
am having the easiest time since t
m in the army ard in the best q g
ealth. l have hospital under ny (
lpervision and l go there every even
g about 2 p. M for enc hours work !
I'D give instructions for those wko q
ave to be returned 10 duty, l spend r.
ost of my time reading and in our g
tile, club rooms which are well fur y
ned, an ideal and comic table tuupe 4
g place for soldier. n,
Love to the family a. ci
Your devoted brother, NJ
Walton. = =
LIST Lieut.. P. " Prsdhomne, M. C. Of