Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-04-10
Seeing Sights In Paris.
Private Mackley Tells of Many
Places He Has Visited.
Ror CIR A,1ha Franco
Bar Sur Aube, France,
St. Patrick's Day.

Dear Mother and all:
Will write another letter to let you
know how | enjoyed Paris. Paris is the
only real live town that have seen in
France and my three days were like
dream and one could spend month there
and there would still be lots of things to
see Everybody seems to be busy and
the streets are crowded with motor We
hicles and teams and it takes some dodg-
ing to get across the street. They have
a wonderful subway system, for three
cents you can ride over the whole city by
changing cars. There are three different
lines of subways over top of each other
and four and five cars to train and they
MN about two minutes apart and are al
ways crowded. ] was lost twice the
first evening in Paris and the only way l
found my way back was by getting into
a Bus and telling the man where l want
ed to go. am sending you 10 packages
of postcards Of the different places visit
ed and will tell you all about them when
| get back, as it would take book to
describe them ALL Will tell you some of
the places saw. Notre Dame Inside
for Is minutes), Police Court and famous
chapel Inside BOTH, the church that was
sheled by the Big Bertha on Good Friday,
place where the Peace Conference is TAX
ing place, place where the President is
stopping Oh Ave. Fiat Unis. or Ave.
United States). Just missed seeing him
when he arrived as the automobiles in
which the party were riding were still in
view going up the street followed by the
crowd | was on my way to the football
game outside of Paris and went through
a gate in the wall around the city. Saw
the site of the Bastile and crossed the
bridge which was built with the stones
from the Bastle. Saw the different COL
leges, museums and parks Saw the
the large buildings which was part of
the cause of the different wars of France.
The Eiffel Tower whose base covers 4
acres and which is 9S4 feet high and con-
tains one of the most powerful radio
stations in the world Saw the Patheon
lie Care which is one of the most Won
derful paintings | ever saw. have sent
you booklet on this wonderful painting
and will tell you all about it when get
home which hope won't be very long
as we expect to start from here about
the Goth Of April.
visited Versailles where the famous
Peace table is located 1t is the table
on which Peace will be signed and on
this table the first German emperor was
signed into power and it is here that that
power will be taken from him. / signed
your name in the booklet on this table.
This booklet that am sending you will
give YOU more idea what the place Is
like than | can and will tell the rest
when get home
Took boat trip on the River Seine
which is the first trip the Y. M. c. A..
has taken since the high water. Was
in the Casino de Paris and the Follies
Bergere two of the largest in Paris and
it is hard to tell where didn't go. This
is only about half of the places that |
saw and | have forgotten the names.
Don't destroy any of the booklets or
cards that | am sending as | want them
kept as | am sending them home
/ so as not to have so much to bother with
when do come. will have to get rid
of my German gun and instead will send
in few days fancy dress helmet
! Am enclosing two clippings telling a
few of the things that are to happen IN
Bar sur Aube this week The President
/ | think is also expected and on Wednes'
day we have championship basketball
game besides having two travelling shows
here this week, each one three nights
and tonight St. Patrick entertainment
and movies, etc, so that it should be 8
busy week. We expect $4,000 visitors
on Friday.
Keep lookout for the following thin Is
am sending this week 10 packs o.
post cards. book sent from Paris, l
book of Versailles, | copy of the stars
and stripes with the booklet of the wa
pantheon enclosed, German helmet ant
gues IS that is about all. Will have t.
close for this time as it is near dinner
Love to all,
Lloyd