New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-06-07

all through the trip and our boat was at
tackled twice by the submarines. How
ever, we made the trip O. K. and landed
in Saint Nazaire, France on the 5th day
of April 1918. Weak and sick, eve-y-
one fus took hike from the city t.
Camp, with full equipment and rolls 10,
over two miles and half. We stayed
in Camp until the 18th day Of April 1913
from there we took our first trip oa
French trains and left for Bordeaux. We
had special train called the troop train
and was surprised to see the differen,
class of coaches. as we have only one
class. The train had LIST, End and 3rd
class coaches. So we rode from Saint
Nazaire to a nice city by the name OF
Nantes. There we stopped until the next
day and the Company Commander took
us out for exercise and walk. So we
visited several old buildings while there
we went to the Cathedral, one of the old
est churches in this country, over sixteen
hundred years old. You could see the
outside was all worn out by the weather,
but, the inside was just as pretty as i.
could be. Then we left the next morn
ing for Bordeaux, as we were ordered
there for Military Police duty, and was
stationed there as streets cops for over
six months.
Bordeaux is another nice city. visited
every place Of interest and went through
q lots of old churches and a tower, over
fourteen hundred years old, it is over
500 feet high and from it you can see
the country for long distance. ! also
went through several American Hospitals
there and around the city about four miles
miles out is located one of the biggest
American Hospital in the A. E. r.
known as Base Hospital No. %. There
are over forty thousand beds in it, and
in the city limit was another one knowa
as Base No. 6. We attended many
American funerals, accompanied by what
you call the firing squad. / have seen
many cripples with legs off, or arms or
half Of the face shot off From there !
left for the Peyrenies mountains as
Military Police for while. and then
changed to the Division of Criminal In
vestigation known Is detective work in
the States. / went to the city Of Bayonne
and Biarritz; in Bayonne ! went through
the Napoleon Chateau, where the police
were stationed. In Biarritz there is one
of the incest bath houses ever seen. it
Is known as the summer resort place
called the "Casino Of Biarritz." From
there ! was sent in the mountains in
Luchon, Pan and Lourdes. I think these
three places is about the best I've sect
yet, in Pan. I've went through the Cha
teau Of Henry the Fourth. In one Of the
roons even saw. his cradle. From there
went in Luchon in January and Feb
ruary 1919 Some places over the noun
tain had over Eve and six feet Of snow.
I then left Luchon, and went to Lourdes
This is the greatest Catholic community
in the world. I've seen the Croft Of
I nurdee TIA var Of the Gross. all four-
teen statues engraved right in the noun
tain rocks. It has big stairway. and
one has to 70 upstairs on their knees.
Il has I French police station right ct
the entrance of the stairway These pc-
lice are known as "Gendarmes.", and I
also went to the spring where thousands
Of persons are cured Of rheumatisn.
From there I've went to Toulouse,
another nice old city. From Toulouse !
vent to Ssin. Sabastin. Spain, went
across the border q was in civilian
clothes. I've visited : few places ~ we'll
= the park where the Royal bull fiehts
ne hsld coaldn't stay there very long
- ii was against the rules and regula-
hons Of the q. 8, Array to BE there. I've
seeA spGAe of H. best looking women.
- dark sems d the best wine I ever
taelsd n ny life. Spain i known for
~ good wine, much better than the