Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-02-20


Der her by, although won't forget
France for sometime to come, because
those big high explosives give you
a very good memory. Oh, Boy!
/ This sure is a great life up here
in the mountains but will have to go
back again before long. Sleep just
as late as you care to in nice big
feather bed, all you want to eat and
drink also, if you like, but l don't
care very much for their wines, they
are too darn sour for me.
The Y. M. C. A. has very nice
place here in big "Casino," which
used to be big French gambling
house before the war, like Monte
Carlo.
They have a canteen for cigars,
cigarettes, and all kinds Of tobacco,
and then one where you can buy cof-
fee, lemonade, cakes and sandwiches
to your hearts content. Then they
have a theatre, billiard room, read
ing and writing rooms separate, and
also nice big dance hall for dancing
and concerts, song fests and loung-
ing. It sure is some place all right.
I haven't been able to see it all yet.
| A big bunch Of us are going to
hike up one Of these big mountains
before we have to 60 home, that is
back to the company, that is our
home in the army. Some home, what ?
| Well / must close and 60 down
town after few things and eat
some supper, after which l will take
a short walk "avec" this little girl
told you about, then hit the hay for
few hours.
| Write SOON With love to all,
1 Dewey
Hohr, Germany
Dec. 25, 1913
Merry Xmas
Dearest Rookie:
Well, seeing today is Christmas
and also holiday, I'll drop you /;
few lines.
Our division has the honor of being
one of the outfits Of the Army o.
Occupation and it sure seems funn.
to be over here and in Germany, sc
when / get home I'll sure have som,
yarn to spin to you folks.
We started from Sedan and hiked t,
Coblenz on the Rhine and / SUR
never expected to ever cross tn
Rhine and help break up the "Watcl
on the Rhine" but we sure did tnal
little trick.
We passed the statue Of the horse
man that guards the the entrance tt
the Moselle river, where it connect.
with the Rhine, and also where the,
had that famous bridge. l have for.
gotten the name Of the bridge but
we passed over it,.
II mother is there yet, tell he,
that the Rainbow Division is the
42nd and that belong to the First
Division, and am sure proud Of it.
She probably got the two mixed up
in some way.
I'll probably be home soon, but not
much before spring, according to the
latest rumors, but it sure will be q
happy Yank when I plant my feet
on good old U. s. "A. soil again.
| Has Artie come home yet? I read
in paper where the Navy is going
to be, or has been, turned loose.
Did / ever tell you l am a Corp?
Well, "the powers that be" made me
a corporal just before our last drive
on Sedan and still am corporal
and Frank Burke is Top Sergean,
OF the company. I guess we will
come home together, if nothing hap.
pens to interfere.
I ! suppose you will have big blow
out today but mine is coming mex,
Fourth Of July. Savvy! sure wan,
you to start now preparing for il
for l sure am going to do justice
to few dozen apple dumplings ane
lemon pies.
Well Rookie, I hope you get you,
man back "toute suite" and alst
wish You Merry Christmas and A
Happy New Year.
4 With love,
Dewe,
II x. Morelan was an Omaha visitor
Sunday. He states that he has jus
contracted for some Of the bAst pic