Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-26


men here on account of the flu. We
walked to the Great Central depot
and are off on our first railroad ride
in Europe Eight men are assigned
to a compartment. / am surprised
at the speed of these toy trains. We
were aboard from 3 p. m. to !. a. m.
and got off 1T Winchester. We
walked three and one-half miles to
camp but it seemed like 10 miles as
we had no supper and little sleep.
Several of the boys dropped out as
they did not have the strength to
walk and carry their packs.
Oct. 10. We arrived in camp
about a. m. and had an. English
breakfast and went to bed until
noon. Had a good dinner, bath,
clean clothes, shave and hair cut
and feel like king. Our camp is
located on the estate of Lord Crom-
we'll Sir Walter Raleigh spent some
time and money on this estate. Win
chester is we'll fortified and has
many ruins and old cemeteries. Saw
my first German prisoners today.
Oct. II. Spent the day in look
ing over Camp Standon and nearby
villages. Don't think much of the
English meals at the present time
as you can not get much to eat
without a card.
Oct. II. The sun was shining
for the first time today. Took a lit
tie walk and picked English walnuts
and few blackberries. Saw a
ruined castle.
No Prohibition Here
Oct. IS. Lieutenant Kelly took Is
of his men to Winchester today, but
we did not get very good look as
our time was limited. 1T was built
in 1901 by William the Conqueror.
Alfred the Great, Queen Elizabeth
and others, famous in English his
tory, are buried in an enclosure
here, said to be the oldest in Eng
land. We got a drink of ale, gin,
wine and Scotch whisky and ham
and eggs for dinner. We were we'll
paid for our visit. @
Oct. IA. We marched to Win
chester today and entrained for
South Hampton where we embarked
for France. We sailed at 7 p. m.
and landed at LeHarve about ga. M.
Oct. IS. We are in camp seven
miles from the boat-landing. Most
Of the buildings are stone with red
title roofs. We have IL men in each
tent.
Oct. 16. We were to leave today
but were delayed so | took a short
walk.
Oct. II. We entrained today for
somewhere in southern France. The
cars are marked 40 men or eight
horses"
. Oct. 10. There are 81 of us in this
boxcar and it has a fiat wheel.
France is not as pretty as we ex-
pected, but they have fine cattle and
horses in this section.
Oct. 10. We are still travelling and
passed through Tours and Paris
We are near Bordeaux now and
have passed miles and miles of vine
yards. Some of the boys got into
shed and stole some wine. They
also slipped some whisky in when
the train stopped.
Oct. 20. We are in St. Gament
juggling rations and baggage,
Billeted in Horse Barns.
Oct. 81. We are billeted in
horse barn, but have bed sacks and
straw and it is not half bad. The
people seem very nice and have
good wine.
Oct. o. During our stay here we
have had a good time and lots of the
boys have been drunk and sick as
well. THE sour wine makes you
very sick. We have been getting
real food for long time now and
it is cooked in real American style.
Nov. 5. Payday and a bunch of
happy boys. had a pass to Bor-
deau1c.
Nov. 10. I have seen lot of
sights which / will keep in reserve
until I get home. The climate here
is warm and very damp. 1t rains
two days and one-half the next. The.
land is sandy and gravel, but wifi
have to give it to the French for
knowing how to make living on
it. have picked and ate figs off
the trees but do not care a great
deal for them as they have sick
ening taste. In Bordeaux the the
alter was built in 1916 and is one of
the finest in France. 1t was built by
Louis XVI. There are two. cathe-
drals built between 100 and 1900 |
and the tower on one is 326 feet
high. At present the tower is used !
as wireless tower. In the basement
are IA mummies which have been |
kept for more than 100 years.
Everybody Drunk Today.
Nov. IL. Armistice signed and
everybody drunk. Did not see
Frenchman, Belgian, Italian or Eng
lishman drunk until today. They
have been at war four years and |
do not blame them for celebrating.
They are all drunk today, men,
women and children and all insist on
US helping them celebrate.
Nov. l2.s Everybody SOLDERING up.
Nov. IS. Left St. Gament for
Clarmont, France. Everybody is at
tending to business as before the
armistice.
Nov. Is. Landed in a little village
of Cornon and are billeted in an an
Gent ruin or at least il looks like