The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-03-13

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to write about. sure hope this find
you all in the best Of health, and will
much love to you all.
/ Temporary address:
Private Alfred A. Seymour,
/ Hotel Cosmopolitan,
Cannes, Alps Martimos, France
Letter From Chas. l.. Lee of Dorset
/ Paris, France, Dec. IL, 1918
My Dear Folks
As you sec, am still in Paris; 1t il
said that the American officials are
working so hard to get ready for Pres
ident Wilson, that they are not doing
much on passports. Well, it will give
me chance to be here and see the
show LeMans, where am assigned
is described as a picturesque old city
of about 65,000 people, with cathed-
raj, in some details, the finest in
France. The wife Of Richard Lion
Heart is buried in it. Over 10000
troops are stationed in lie Mans, where
they are expected to stay until they
are sent home. Every day French
troops march through the city-gsing
home, hope.
At the hospitals here are good
many of the badly wounded, one of
whom, with his face all broken up
and his jaw wired on, said: Il would
rather have this face, than the one Of a
Stacker who stayed at home"
December 18th.
Tomorrow President Wilson comes
to Paris; the u. s civilian organiza-
tions like the Y. M. C. A., X. Of c.,
ETC., are to have space reserved for
them down near the Arch of Triumph.
Today | went out to Versailles and
saw those wonderful towers, and
gardens, and woods, and stood where
William | was crowned emperor in
1871; saw those wonderful painted
ceilings and walls, and the bare walls
where paintings had been taken down
when the Germans reached the Marine.
December 14th.
This morning we started up town,
getting out at the Madeline, and max
ing our way up till we came to the
Champs Elysees-Paris' most famous
street, now lined with captured
German guns. The square was pack
ed with people; overhead, airplanes
were flying, and in the street mounted
soldiers kept the way clear, while in
the windows, on tops Of buildings, on
the iron fences, in tops of trees, in hay
carts, the frugal owners having rented
the space, on ladders leaned against
trees and walls, on the captured Ger
man guns, on one of which l perched
for awhile before all was over, and
anywhere that man, woman or child
could perch, cling on, there was one,
and the flags of the Allies were every
where. The French are thrifty, and
everyone who could was selling little
flags, medals, flowers, etc, and along
the streets, acrobats, contortionists,
ETC., were reaping har-
vest. Two little fellows, clad only in
underclothng and stockings, were
really wonders in tumbling and twist
ing.
| saw only glimpse of President
Wilson as he went by. The crowd did
not impress me as showing the excite
ment that an American crowd would;
they cheered quite good deal, but 1t
was not the continuous excitement you
see in New York, or any American
town. But it sure was one great day.
Today ! was talking with secre-
.ary who was in the last German
iriye; he had a beautiful pocket knife
hand work, which, with a German
,fiicer's huge pistol were his only
He said the officer was
irawing the revolver when an Ameri-
an Sergeant got him and the pistol
ell, and he picked it up. He had had
/ fine set of field glasses, but they got
90 heavy, so he threw them away.
December 10th.
This morning l went TO headquar-
ers, and then back up to the Made
inc, thinking to come to my room and
'ack, but along the street that runs
'arellel TO the great church, on the
vest side, saw row Of disnounted
lorsenen, with bright red and white ,
obes, and olive fez and uniform, while