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

or Govt. pay checks, or changin
J American for French money Ailr
keeping that line going from II to
! wasn't sorry TO see Mr. r. pull in o.
the big truck. '''
i Another trip for supplies. oftcl
wonder what the French people rcall,
think of the Americans, tho big arm.
trucks go tearing along the roads an'
everything has TO get out Of the way
Yesterday, one man in little two
wheeled cart, with a small bob tailc,
horse, kept in the road ahead Of Vi
till ! expected smash, but just at the
last minute he got out Of the way
The other night the kids on the street
were singing, Hail, hail, the gangs
all here, what the hell do we care p
And thy really did it very we'll
Almost all of the troops were
marched out Of Noycns this morning,
and tonight 1000 more are expected;
but today it is very quiet here.
If could remember half the con-
versation | have on any subject, |
would be able TO tell what the whole
U. s. is going 10 think, on almost any
interesting subject. But they all want
to get back "What can | get my dad
for present ?" | heard one fellow
ask another.
General Pershing has been in this
area for several days, looking things
over. 'The main thing now," he says,
sis to keep up the morale of the men,"
Yesterday lot of the Rainbows
came in, just out of hospitals; how long
they are to stay they do not know. j
try to keep good supply of reading
matter on hand for the men, and plan
for lectures and entertainments.
/ have had vivid pictures of the
fighting all through. You have to
hear what~all these men say and put
it all together to get a real picture Of
what has taken place. | think | can
tell man who went through the last
German drive, by the look of his eyes.
| listened to vivid account of Quentin
Roosevelt's last fight by one who wit
messed it, and who had wing Of
Quentin's plane.
The seth, or Back Hawk Div, has
now left, and has been replaced by the
77th, the N. Y. Div, trained at Camp
Upton. They are fine men, and have
fine officers.
Three women workers have come
to start wet canteen. | have helped
them to find rooms, and Mr.. r. is to
help them put up their tent. Last
night, when it was bright moonlight,
Mr.. II. went with them, and they took
their chocolate cans to camp few
miles out, where they served hot
chocolate and cookies to the boys.
To do what one can for these boys,
during this time Of uncertainty and
and home sickness, is work
that is well worth while. And they
come TO the Y. for every conceivable
sort Of thing-and get it, in more
ways than you could imagine. | wish
you might look in ON us tonight, the Y.
IS very busy place; some of the time
Ben sells, and some of the time do.
While the girls have got the men to
playing games, and the place is very
lively.
You would laugh if you could see
iome of the French children reading
heir lessons to me. There is school
lear us, and when ! went for walk
hey fairly blocked the way, so that
lad to be cut out. But they are too
riendly, and they would swarm the Y.
( welcomed. The little rascals try to
,et the American soldiers To buy them
igarettes. Around the corner from
IS is PETERS store.
Tomorrow is TO be busy day, and
must go to bed. To any who may
INQUIRE for me, please remember me.
do not get time to write the personal
,tters that would like to.
CHAS. l.. LEE.